Aston Villa's march towards promotion continues as they overcame Sheffield Wednesday in an enthralling 4-2 victory today.
Villa can thank two Irishmen for the invaluable three points, namely Glenn Whelan and Conor Hourihane. Whelan scored his first goal since 26 November 2011. It ended a run of 270 goalless games and brought Villa back into the game after Lucas Joao had given Wednesday the lead.
Glenn Whelan goal 2-2 #avfc pic.twitter.com/3jl7xDB4gJ
— villareport (@villareport) February 24, 2018
With the game finely balanced, it was Hourihane who stood up and powered home a strong shot to give Villa a crucial lead. Hourihane is quickly becoming a fan favourite under Steve Bruce as the Cork man was hailed by the faithful for once again grabbing a winner.
.@ConorHourihane goal 2-3 ? #avfc pic.twitter.com/ldtxgVTxYJ
— villareport (@villareport) February 24, 2018
Get in there!!! What a win! Great way to bounce back from the last 2 games! Congrats on the goals lads @ConorHourihane @grabbs22 @robsnodgrass7 🙌🏻⚽️#AVFC
— Jack Grealish (@JackGrealish) February 24, 2018
That’s why @ConorHourihane should not be dropped, always good for a goal. Important, important player. 9 from central midfield when he’s played as a holding midfielder for 2/3 of the season. #avfc #utv
— Dan Bardell (@danbardell) February 24, 2018
Hourihane with another key goal and that’s now 9 for him this season 👏👏👏 #avfc
— Jamie Morris (@JamieMorris1874) February 24, 2018
Conor Hourihane you absolute hero
— Stephen Carron (@Stephencarron_9) February 24, 2018
Robert Snodgrass added an injury-time penalty to add some gloss to the scoreline. The result leaves Villa just a point beyond Cardiff and automatic promotion.
