Villa kick-started their Championship campaign on Saturday as they secured their first win of the season with a 3-0 win over Rotherham. However there was some hope that they could get a first win under new manager Stubbs as Villa have also had a poor start to the season after losing to Sheffield Wednesday on Sunday and then Luton Town on Wednesday night.
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Ross McCormack is likely to make his home debut after signing from Fulham for B#12million and is chasing his first goal after two scoreless games.
We are improving and we will keep improving. Many of our players haven’t had that feeling for a long time, so to have that feeling is very important for the players and the fans.
But he started the game alongside new defensive partner Tommy Elphick and marshalled the team to just their second clean sheet in six months of football with his performance, which, in particular for Di Matteo, was a highlight.
“You can do everything right on the training pitch but the best recipe for confidence is the result at the end of the week”.
“The first goal was disappointing”.
“Overall we needed to show a little more belief when we had the ball”. In the second half the emphatic win was sealed when Jack Grealish went clear of the defence and he beat Camp to get the third of the day. It came from an unforced error. They have just paid a record amount of money for one of their strikers [Ross McCormack], we have to be realistic.
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The last time the 20-year-old featured in a league game where his team gained any points was May 9 2015, when Villa beat West Ham 1-0.
