Aston Villa player grades: Snow storm dooms Villa play style

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 13: Jack Grealish of Aston Villa reacts during the Sky Bet Championship match between Aston Villa and Queens Park Rangers at Villa Park on March 13, 2018 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images,)
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 13: Jack Grealish of Aston Villa reacts during the Sky Bet Championship match between Aston Villa and Queens Park Rangers at Villa Park on March 13, 2018 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images,)

Aston Villa lost for the second time inside a week. A snow storm in northwest England made Macron Stadium a difficult pitch to play on. Still, the claret and blues left little to feel optimistic about.

Villa lost to a very bad Bolton Wanderers side on Saturday.

That’s about all that needs written.

The claret and blues conceded another set piece early in the first half to go down 1-0. They ended up chasing that lead for the next 71 minutes. What came in between was a display of gross referee incompetence, awful second half tactical substitutions and a physical Bolton side that refused to let Villa score.

My player grades:

Statistics provided by WhoScored match center. Aston Villa needs this international break to get healthy and reflect on consecutive terrible losses.