Aston Villa slumped to another defeat, this time against Barnsley.
Aston Villa’s Jack Grealish looks dejected after Barnsley’s second goal
Aston Villa’s nightmare run continues, with the Championship’s biggest spenders still to win a game in 2017.
Last night they lost 3-1 to Barnsley at Villa Park, despite signing two of the Tykes’ best players in the transfer window.
It was a night where no Villa players came away with much credit, only striker Jonathan Kodjia who scored again to pull a goal back after half-time.
One player who supporters are growing increasingly frustrated with is midfielder Jack Grealish, who had four shots at goal in the defeat – but not one hit the target.
While he managed to create two chances, he was hooked after 75 minutes and replaced with Leandro Bacuna, a substitution cheered by the home fans.
Grealish suffered the ignominy of failing to win a single Premier League game he played in last season for Villa, puncturing the confidence he showed in his debut campaign in 2014/15.
While this winless run came to an end this season, Villa are on the slide again and Grealish appears powerless to influence games at present, and manager Steve Bruce has a decision to make whether to drop him for this weekend’s clash away to Newcastle United.
Here is a look at how Aston Villa fans reacted on Twitter to his performance…
Aston Villa’s Jack Grealish looks dejected
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