Aston Villa fans had another reason for cheer this week, as Welsh international centre-half, James Chester, got the full 90 minutes under his belt for our Under 23 side on Monday as we took a 3-2 victory over Newcastle United.
Villa fans haven’t seen the 30-year-old in action since the end of January 2019, as he last featured in the 2-1 Championship victory over Ipswich Town, before his injury finally caught up with him after he caused lasting damage playing through the pain barrier trying to plug the defensive gaps that former manager Steve Bruce had bizarrely left us with.
Chester had been back in training building himself back up for quite a while now, and he was an unused substitute in our recent EFL Cup clash with Wolverhampton Wanderers, however, the full 90 at U23 level is a real marker for the return of his fitness after his lengthy layoff, and understandably, plenty of fans on social media were delighted to welcome him back.
Chester????
— Tom (@Tomavfc15) November 4, 2019
Yes yes Chezzy ????????
— Phill Whitehouse (@PhillWhitehouse) November 4, 2019
Decent performance from #avfc against #nufc – lots of chances created, a relatively easy night for Chester and again positive signs from Ramsey and Clarke in particular. https://t.co/gtqIcGBl0D
— Gregg Evans (@greggevans40) November 4, 2019
Great to see Chester getting a full 90 minutes tonight for the U23’s. Looking forward to seeing him back in action for the first team #AVFC pic.twitter.com/6fUlzT9omA
— Laura Mosedale ???? (@LauraMosedale) November 4, 2019
Not sure he will get in anymore tbh, great player though
— Scott Ward (@scottward100) November 4, 2019
5th choice
— bigH (@bigH82457393) November 4, 2019
Fantastic to see Chester well on the road to recovery now, if anyone deserves some Premier League football in Claret & Blue its James Chester. #avfc https://t.co/utq6dUocT2
— Roger. W (@RW43avfc) November 4, 2019
Are Chester's Days As A Regular Over?
Yes
No
Solid Backup
Having significantly strengthened our options at the back, the likelihood of our former skipper getting his starting spot back seems unlikely, as plenty of fans seem to agree, but given his efforts in our shirt simply having him back fit and playing his part in the dressing room is enough for now and given how he battled on through pain, I’m pretty sure we wouldn’t stand in his way if he wanted to move on for greater game time now.
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