Rory Wilson bagged four goals as Aston Villa recorded a stunning 7-1 triumph over West Bromwich Albion in the Under-18 Premier League on Saturday.
The Young Lions fell behind at Bodymoor Heath but hit back in stunning fashion as a brace from Wilson and another goal from Kadan Young opened up a 3-1 half-time lead against the Baggies, who had Jenson Sumnall sent off just before the break.
Wilson wrapped up his hat-trick after the restart, sandwiching a brace from Jamaldeen Jimoh, before hitting the net for the fourth time late on to cap an impressive afternoon for Villa.
The Villans, who have now won three of their opening five league matches, will be looking to continue their winning run when they travel to Leicester City on Saturday.
Eseosa Sule opened the scoring the visitors in the 11th minute when he capitalised on a defensive mistake from the hosts.
But Wilson equalised with his maiden goal of the afternoon midway through the first half, fed by Young before drilling low across Ben Cisse.
And it was 2-1 shortly afterwards as Aidan Borland found Young out wide and he dribbled in from the touchline, beat his man and capped a fine solo goal with a superb finish.
A key moment came just before half-time as Wilson raced through to latch on to a ball over the top and was pulled back in the area by Sumnall, who duly saw red and left the Villa striker with the chance to slot home the resulting penalty for 3-1.
Jimoh controlled a cross on his chest and drilled home from close range to get his name on the scoresheet against his former club early in the second half.
And Wilson completed his hat-trick shortly after the hour mark with a well-taken finish from Borland’s inch-perfect cross.
A second penalty of the afternoon presented Villa with the chance to make it 6-1, and Jimoh duly stepped up to convert and send Cisse the wrong way from the spot.
It was left for Wilson to wrap up the scoring in the 87th minute, registering his fourth of the game with a neat finish from Cole Brannigan’s throughball.
