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Stan Collymore and Tony Xia react on Twitter to Aston Villa win

Dr Tony Xia, Chairman of Aston Villa walks the pitch during the Sky Bet Championship match between Aston Villa and Birmingham City at Villa Park on...
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Aston Villa won against Norwich City at Villa Park in the Championship on Saturday.

Aston Villa returned to winning ways in the Championship on Saturday afternoon, as they got the better of Norwich City 4-2 at home.

Villa headed into the match against Norwich at Villa Park on the back of a 2-1 defeat to Reading away from home at the Madejski Stadium in the league.

In what was a hugely entertaining match at Villa Park, Conor Hourihane was the star of the show as he scored a hat-trick for Steve Bruce’s side.

Former Villa striker Stan Collymore was following the match, and he has taken to Twitter to give his reaction to the win.

Villa chairman Tony Xia has also taken to Twitter to revel in the win for his team.

Stan Collymore playing for Liverpoolduring their 4-0 Premier League victory against Leeds at Anfield, 19th February 1997.

Dr Tony Xia, Chairman of Aston Villa walks the pitch during the Sky Bet Championship match between Aston Villa and Birmingham City at Villa Park on April 23, 2017 in Birmingham, England.

Over the course of the 90 minutes at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon, hosts Villa had 37% of the possession, took 20 shots of which eight were on target, and earned three corners, according to BBC Sport.

Villa will return to action on Tuesday evening when they take on Wigan Athletic at Villa Park in the EFL Cup.