Aston Villa cruise to Barnsley victory, Grealish a 9/10

7.5. Quiet first-half for Sam Johnstone. In front of the Villa Park faithful, SJ only had to deal with a few simple saves until Barnsley broke out in the second. Made some tremendous saves on Bradshaw and Moore. Not at fault for Barnsley’s first-half set-piece finish.. GK. Aston Villa. SAM JOHNSTONE

RB. Aston Villa. AHMED ELMOHAMADY. 6.5. Rack up another assist, as Elmohamady supplied Scott Hogan’s first from a curling right wing cross. Passing was a little off on the afternoon, but positional defense was quite good. Conceded a near-penalty on the 75th-minute.

6.5. Clean in the air, strong is possession. Gets downgraded half a point for bungling an open header on goal and the set-piece debacle. Had a nervy turnover in the second-half too.. RCB. Aston Villa. JAMES CHESTER

6.5. Copy and paste for the Villa captain. Gets downgraded for the unorganized set-piece defense. 93.3% passing accuracy.. LCB. Aston Villa. JOHN TERRY

7.5. Forget the Scottish Cafu. Alan Hutton is the Scottish Roberto Carlos. Raided Barnsley’s left flank all afternoon with 96% passing accuracy in the first-half. Who would think Alan Hutton would lead Villa in touches, for several matches, from the left fullback role? <p><em>Update</em>: Elmo led in touches, 90 to 82, over Hutton.</p>. LB. Aston Villa. ALAN HUTTON