'Weak link', 'Having a mare', 'OMG' – Aston Villa fans react to one player after derby win v Birmingham

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11 Feb 2018, 8:26 am

Aston Villa won a valuable three points in their race for promotion and got one over on their bitter rivals with a 2-0 win against Birmingham on Sunday. And fans were left first disappointed by the performance of Conor Hourihan and then elated after a late wonder goal from him the sealed the victory. Albert Adomah put Villa in the lead before Hourihane added the second in the 81st minute. It was a stunning strike from 20 yards but it came after a poor display from the 27-year-old midfielder. However, the goal was enough for redemption in the eyes of the fans, with his display really being a game of two halves. Here is a selection of the best reactions from Aston Villa fans from his first-half performance. If you'd rather celebrate his wonder striker, flick through to the end!

Hourihane 🤔🤔,
— johnny d 🦁 (@JohnJpd65) February 11, 2018

I agree the comments about Hourihane. Not there today. Wonder if Thor can step into that role? Not sure about Onomah still. #AVFC
— The_Holy_Trinity_Show (@Holy_Trinity_AV) February 11, 2018

I hate to keep banging on about Hourihane mate but your bang on, been poor for a few games for me now. Let's hope he makes us eat our words second half.
— Roger (@Rog_FootyMad) February 11, 2018

Hourihane always struggles in these high intensity games. Just not quick enough, strong enough
— mc (@m0nkeyb0yI978) February 11, 2018

And here are the reactions from delighted Villa fans after his wonder strike:

Hourihane can definitely be an impact player off the bench for us in this upcoming campaign - especially with bangers like that in his locker
Wanna see more of him xx
— Alex (@alexdunnesf) February 11, 2018

Take a bow Conor Hourihane ...THE CITY IS OURS #PartOfThePride #FightLikeLions @AVFCOfficial Why I love being a Villa fan
— Phi Smi (@whippetvilla) February 11, 2018