Many Aston Villa fans were revelling in a tweet from the club recapping footage of their crucial 2-0 win over Crystal Palace on the road to 2019/20 survival [BBC], which occurred one year ago today.
In a fixture of tight margins, a brace from Trézéguet was enough to secure a vital win which put the Midlands club within four points of their relegation rivals with three games to spare [BBC] as they ultimately ensured top-flight safety on the final day [BBC].
Fresh from comfortably finishing 11th in the league last season, the Villains have quickly banished the uncomfortable memories of that 2019/20 campaign.
Furthermore, they recently smashed their transfer record in order to bring in ex-Norwich talisman Emiliano Buendia for a fee rising to £38m [The Athletic].
In light of the club’s throwback tweet, many Aston Villa fans took to Twitter to rejoice at the memories of Trezeguet’s crucial double over Crystal Palace.
Aston Villa fans react:
Replying to the club’s official Twitter account, here is how some fans reacted to the footage:
“Celebrated in the gosta like we won the league this game”
Credit: @MrNicoMole”I remember this as one of the few good points we had in the 2019/20 season! King Trez!”Credit: @amydunne_2001″King Trez”Credit: @MazeSZN”One of the wins that kept us up.”Credit: @avfcdom2″This was absolute last chance saloon, what a performance on the day. If we hadn’t won that we’d have been down! Can’t wait for the new season #avfc”Credit: @JamesPiggford”our survival isn’t spoken about enough, honestly”Credit: @catrinedwards18In other news, many Aston Villa fans react to a tweet about this duo.