Aston Villa Football Club continued their winning ways on Saturday. Steve Bruce’s men, courtesy of Albert Adomah’s brace, defeated Mick McCarthy and Ipswich Town at Villa Park.
In a rough, physical match, Steve Bruce and company won their third in a row, claiming nine points from three matches following the international break. The result sees the claret and blues remain in 4th-place, but the gap near the top narrows.
The opening 25 minutes were not too pretty as Ipswich nearly broke the Villa defense. An innocuous corner found the back of the net, only for the Tractor Boys to be adjudged a foul in the box. To make matters worse, Mile Jedinak, deputizing in central defense, could not continue and was replaced by Christopher Samba.
Albert Adomah opened the scoring in the 35th-minute with a deft finish after Ipswich failed to clear their lines. His one-on-one finish on the other side of the break sealed all three points for Aston Villa. After halftime, Ipswich Town failed to threaten Sam Johnstone’s net at all.
The win is mitigated slightly considering Keinan Davis went-off injured as well near the expiry. His injury is worth monitoring with a Friday evening match on December 1st.
Ahmed Elmohamady and Jack Grealish entered late in the second half. All data provided by WhoScored’s match center.
Aston Villa go again next Friday away to Leeds United.