Morgan Sanson completed 90 minutes as Strasbourg saw off Ajaccio 3-1 on Sunday to record a crucial victory in their battle for Ligue 1 survival.
The on-loan Villa midfielder helped the club to three crucial points against their relegation rivals.
Sanson’s Strasbourg occupy 17th place in France’s top tier and are now eight points clear of the drop zone.
In the Championship, Cameron Archer and Aaron Ramsey combined to fire Middlesbrough to an emphatic 5-1 triumph over Norwich City on Friday night.
Archer bagged a first-half brace and claimed two assists, one for Ramsey to open the scoring against his former loan club at the Riverside.
The Villa striker completed 90 minutes while Ramsey hobbled off midway through the first half.
Marvelous Nakamba’s Luton Town leapt back above Boro into third place on Saturday after they saw off Rotherham United 2-0.
Nakamba completed 90 minutes as the Hatters continued their fine form in the race for promotion.
Keinan Davis started for Watford as they kept alive their play-off hopes with a 2-0 win over Bristol City.
The striker completed 62 minutes of the triumph at Vicarage Road as the Hornets moved four points off the top six with four games remaining.
There was disappointment for Jaden Philogene and Cardiff City as they went down 4-1 at promotion favourites Sheffield United.
Philogene played all of the encounter at Bramall Lane as the Bluebirds remain out of the drop zone merely on goal difference.
Wesley and Levante UD are set to host Mirandes on Monday night in Spain’s Segunda Division.
Finn Azaz played 87 minutes as Plymouth Argyle moved back to the top of League One with a 1-0 derby victory at Devon rivals Exeter City.
Lamare Bogarde enjoyed 90 minutes as Bristol Rovers registered a last-gasp injury-time penalty to secure a 1-1 draw at home to Derby County.
In League Two, Louie Barry and play-off chasing Salford City suffered a disappointing 1-0 home defeat to Colchester United, with the Villa forward appearing off the bench as a 68th-minute substitute.
Filip Marschall and Gateshead’s six-match winning sequence in the National League came to an end as they lost 3-0 at home to Bromley.
