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Steve Bruce should drop Keinan Davis with Agbonlahor returning

Steve Bruce manager of Aston Villa looks on during the Sky Bet Championship match between Birmingham City and Aston Villa at St Andrews on October ...
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The Aston Villa manager is set to face a striking dilemma.

Gabriel Agbonlahor of Aston Villa during the Pre-Season Friendly between AFC Telford United and Aston Villa at New Bucks Head Stadium on July 12, 2017 in Telford, England.

Having missed the majority of the season so far due to injury, Gabriel Agbonlahor is now closing in on a return to action and the experienced attacker is set to give manager Steve Bruce a dilemma.

Youngster Keinan Davis has been a regular for Villa this campaign but, while some of his overall displays have been impressive, the prospect has lacked conviction in front of goal, as demonstrated by the fact that he has gone ten Championship games without finding the net.

Shane Sutton of AFC Telford United competes with Gabriel Agbonlahor of Aston Villa during the Pre-Season Friendly between AFC Telford United and Aston Villa at New Bucks Head Stadium on...

Davis could still have an important part to play for Villa in their promotion push and given his pace and trickery could be well suited to being deployed as an impact substitute.

Agbonlahor, meanwhile, is far from prolific himself – he has scored just one league goal in each of the last two seasons.

Gabriel Agbonlahor of Aston Villa celebrates during the Sky Bet Championship match between Aston Villa and Birmingham City at Villa Park on April 23, 2017 in Birmingham, England.

However, his experience and tactical awareness could prove useful for Villa, at least in the short term.

Agbonlahor is still quick and he can use his pace to stretch defences and create space to bring others into play.

Villa need an extra option to give them the best possible chance of earning promotion and Agbonlahor could well help them in that regard.