With a 1-0 aggregate victory over Middlesbrough in the Championship Play-Off semi-finals, Aston Villa players have been correctly celebrating our achievement in taking the next step towards a return to the Premier League this season.
🎵 Que sera sera, we're going to Wembley!!@SkyBetChamp Play-Off Finalists 2017/18. 👊#AVFC #UTV pic.twitter.com/yZW57tXWq3
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) May 15, 2018
With us slipping a few too many times in the regular season and missing out on automatic promotion, the more financially rewarding and slightly more magic route via Wembley remains open for us as we enjoy an extended campaign. With Fulham next up on the hallowed turf, we aren’t there yet and there’s one more big performance needed from the lads to secure our stated aim at the beginning of the campaign.
With Boro dispatched though, we are a step closer to tangible success this season and as long as they don’t take their eye off the main prize, there’s certainly no reason why the players can’t take a moment for downtime and enjoy this last week.
I’m sure there may have been a cheeky half-pint or two on Tuesday evening, but the players certainly expressed their joy on social media following the match.
Over the moon to get over the line tonight. Nothing achieved yet one more game to go 👊🏻 See you all at Wembley! UTV pic.twitter.com/TndgLLcw2N
— Conor Hourihane (@ConorHourihane) May 15, 2018
Big occasions = big performances from this man.#AVFC pic.twitter.com/U2yKQQNymi
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) May 15, 2018
https://twitter.com/grabbs22/status/996511524721188865
📸 Different generations. Same cause.
Up The Villa!!#AVFC #UTV pic.twitter.com/bEZFh4XIHh
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) May 15, 2018
Onto the final #AVFC
— Ahmed Elmohamady (@Elmo_27) May 15, 2018
WEMBLEYYYY🕺🏽🔥 what a shift from the boys! Done this club proud❤️ #AVFC
— André Green (@AndreGreen_) May 15, 2018
Wembley!!, Well done boys 💪🏾🔥 #utv @AVFCOfficial
— Keinan (@Keinan) May 15, 2018
Thanks all Villans and let’s keep going together!#UTV https://t.co/PrL2LFfuDE
— Dr. Tony Xia (@Dr_TonyXia) May 15, 2018
Even some old boys and others of a notable nature got in on the act!
Hard working & very professional performance by @AVFCOfficial tonight. Superb! 👏🏾👏🏾#gamemanagement
— Tony Daley MSc (@TonyDaley7) May 15, 2018
job well done @avfcofficial. Next stop #Wembley ! #utv
— Geezer Butler (@geezerbutler) May 15, 2018
🍾CONGRATULATIONS🎉
@AVFCOfficial are back at #Wembley! pic.twitter.com/SvMlv2MkGO— Wembley Stadium (@wembleystadium) May 15, 2018
