One match, one point. Aston Villa drew Hull City in their Championship opener on Saturday. Below we share our player grades from Villa Park.
After an exciting first half full of life, Villa produced an absolute dud in the second. Consequently, the club dropped two points at home after Jarrod Bowen equalized for Hull City.
Gabby Agbonlahor opened the scoring with an open net finish. Alan Hutton’s run from the right produced a sizzling ground cross that went behind Aston Villa striker, Scott Hogan.
That was the whole story of Steve Bruce’s squad. They reverted to reactionary football after picking up an early lead. Bruce waited far too long to influence the game with a system change.
For many in the claret and blue, it was a tale of two halves.
Aston Villa return to action mid-week with an opening round fixture of the Carabao Cup against Colchester United. Colchester lost to Accrington Stanley in their League Two opener on Saturday.