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title: "Aston Villa: Cameron Archer catches England eye"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "David Comerford"
section: "Aston Villa"
published: "2021-10-16T18:40:23Z"
modified: "2021-10-16T18:40:23Z"
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# Aston Villa: Cameron Archer catches England eye

**Cameron Archer is ‘on England’s radar’ after impressing for Aston Villa, according to [Matt Maher](https://twitter.com/mjmarr_star/status/1449128801485590531).**

### The lowdown

Archer [netted a hat-trick on his first start](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58239481) for Villa’s senior team against League Two Barrow in the Carabao Cup in August.

Villa faced a far sterner test against the reigning European champions Chelsea in the next round, but Archer was on target again.

The 19-year-old has been part of Villa’s last five matchday squads and was handed brief run-outs from the bench away to Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur (via [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/cameron-archer/leistungsdaten/spieler/533662)).

Archer has unsurprisingly earned some rave reviews, with Birmingham Live journalist Ashley Preece dubbing him [‘absolutely sensational’](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/aston-villa-player-ratings-burton-21773391).

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### The latest

Maher, the chief sports writer at [The Express & Star](https://twitter.com/mjmarr_star/status/1449128801485590531), wrote in a tweet that Archer is ‘being monitored’ by England youth team coaches after an ‘excellent’ start to campaign.

There’s also interest from ‘several Championship clubs’ in a potential January loan.

### The verdict

Archer’s progress of late has been seriously impressive. You could now argue that he deserves to be the leading back-up to Danny Ings and Ollie Watkins, ahead of the soon-to-return Keinan Davis.

It’s absolutely no surprise that England are paying close attention, particularly when [there may be a battle for his services](https://twitter.com/greggevans40/status/1449125429059674123).

Villa, for their part, will be under no illusions as to the importance of tying Archer down, with his [contract up at the end of the season](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-cameron-archer-contract-21775665).

**In other news, [fans react to this pre-Wolves news](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/aston-villa-news/aston-villa-fans-react-to-pre-wolves-news/).**