Watford captain and Birmingham fan Troy Deeney hopes Aston Villa avoid relegation

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Agen TangKasneT  ~   Birmingham City fan Troy Deeney delighted in scoring Watford’s winner in front of the Holte End – but still hopes Aston Villa stay up.

The Watford striker is a lifelong Blues fan and revelled in the abuse from the Villa faithful, particularly after his enthusiastic celebrations of the 85th-minute header which put the Hornets 3-1 up. Villa pulled one back to make it 3-2.

But rivalry was set aside at the final whistle as he joined friends of both allegiances at Chelmsley Town, the club he played for as a teenager, to watch Leicester draw with Manchester United.

And Deeney insists he takes no pleasure in Villa’s struggles.

He said: “I’m a Brummie lad so I don’t want any Midlands team not to be doing well. I want us all to do well and ­hopefully they can pick up.

“But if they don’t I’m not going to be crying, let’s put it that way.”

Strike partner Odion Ighalo may be catching the eye, scoring his eighth goal of the season before forcing Alan Hutton to turn into his own net for Watford’s second, but Deeney’s goal was his fourth in five games.

He is earning his Premier League stripes and has come a long way since skiving most of his Villa trial at 15, only turning up on the fourth day because he knew there was a game, to become a player a manager can depend on.

Bandar Judi Online TangKasneT  ~   “He is a big part of the soul of this team,” said Watford boss Quique Sanchez Flores.

“He is the connection with the stand, he’s the spirit I need.

“The Deeney I know is an amazing boy, and amazing player. The attitude on the pitch is an example for other players. He’s a very good captain.”

Villa captain Micah ­Richards made his own ­contribution, and whipped up the crowd after his header cancelled out Ighalo’s opener.

But defensive lapses cost the home side, although Jordan Ayew’s late cracker meant they had a ray of hope until the final whistle.

Deeney likened the open attacking game to a Championship encounter – and at this rate that is what rock-bottom Villa will be involved in every week come next season.

Their tally of five points equals the worst total at this stage, matching those of the doomed QPR, Swindon and Sunderland sides.

But manager Remi Garde has not lost hope.

“I’m still believing we can do it,” said the Frenchman. “But I’m not silly, I know that every game we don’t win makes it more and more difficult.

“But the challenge is still there.

“We are seven points behind the good zone then we have only one thing to do which is to work – that’s it.”