Gestede fires Villa to victory

Aston Villa finally enjoyed that winning feeling again as they got their Sky Bet Championship season up and running with a 3-0 success over Rotherham at Villa Park.

It has been 190 days of hurt for Villa, who suffered a dismal relegation from the Premier League last season, since their last win way back on February 6 when they beat Norwich 2-0.

This season under Roberto Di Matteo had started inauspiciously after two defeats, but they hit the ground running on home soil as Rudy Gestede’s double and a late Jack Grealish strike blew the Millers away.

It was a difficult afternoon for Alan Stubbs’ men on their first league meeting with Villa since 1971 and the former Hibs man is still waiting for his first win in charge.

Charged up by a pre-match introduction for new owner Dr Tony Xia and keen to end their drought, Villa started on the front …

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