ASTON VILLA STRIKER Scott Hogan finally ended his goal drought as he was on target in Aston Villa’s emphatic 5-0 win over Bristol City in the Championship today.
Hogan, who has been part of recent Ireland squads though has yet to win a cap for Martin O’Neill’s team, headed home the opener on 23 minutes during today’s clash at Villa Park.
The 25-year-old has struggled for form since completing a £12 million move from Brentford to Steve Bruce’s side a year ago.
Despite three goals in the EFL Cup, the Salford native, who is eligible to represent the Boys in Green through his Irish-born grandparents, had yet to score in the Championship this season before today.
This evening’s effort ended a long goal drought — he last found the net in the league against Wigan last March and has just two Championship goals in total since completing his big-money move to Villa.
Hogan’s Irish team-mate Conor Hourihane later completed the scoring, as the midfielder’s 85th-minute deflected strike rounded off a win that led to Villa moving up to fifth in the table and left them five points off the automatic promotion spots.
Other Championship results on Monday:
Bolton 1 Hull 0
Derby 1 Sheffield United 1
Leeds United 0 Nottingham Forest 0
Norwich 2 Millwall 1
Preston 2 Middlesbrough 3
QPR 2 Cardiff 1
Sheffield Wednesday 0 Burton 3
Sunderland 0 Barnsley 1
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