Traoré happy to be contributing

After a stunning finish against Newcastle, Bertrand Traoré says he is delighted to be chipping in with goals for Aston Villa.

The 25-year-old scored once in his first 11 appearances for the Club, but he has since found his feet in front of goal, netting four in his last six outings.

Traoré is enjoying his first season in claret and blue and he’s keen to keep contributing for the team.

He said: “As a striker, it’s nice to get some goals for the team. After winning games, scoring goals is the most important thing for me in trying to help the team get some points.

“I’m really happy with the goal as I’ve been working hard for the team. It was nice to get the victory.”

Villa were rarely threatened as they secured a comfortable win against the Magpies, ending a run of three Premier League games without a win.

Despite losses to both Manchester clubs, Traoré felt the team had been playing well and was pleased to see them get back to winning ways at Villa Park.

“We weren’t on a good run after losing against Manchester United and Manchester City, so being back at home was important for us and we got the victory,” he said.

“I think we were really good against City and today we just continued from the performance against but today we were rewarded.”