Aston Villa fans react as Tom Heaton plays 90 minutes on injury comeback

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Aston Villa goalkeeper Tom Heaton completed 90 minutes for the first time in ten months last night during a 2-0 win for the under-23 outfit against Stoke City.

The custodian has been out with a knee ligament injury but now he looks like edging closer to a return to the first-team fold.

Heaton arrived at Villa Park in the summer of 2019, costing the club £8 million from Premier League rivals Burnley.

The 34-year-old managed 20 games before breaking down with a season-ending problem but he’s now on the mend.

He will face a real battle to oust summer signing Emiliano Martinez from the starting line-up, especially after his solid early-season form.

Having some quality competition on the bench would be ideal for Dean Smith though ahead of a long campaign.

Heaton has been capped three times by England and is a very reliable pair of hands.

The stopper is paid £42,000-a-week by Villa and he’ll be desperate to try and wrestle the gloves away from Martinez.

Following his clean sheet against Stoke for the under-23 outfit yesterday he posted a message to supporters on Twitter.

Fans were quick to react and here is what they are saying about Heaton’s pending return.

https://twitter.com/Dean1874_/status/1331003796365971458

https://twitter.com/utcdotcom/status/1331004725031030790