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title: "Aston Villa: Fans praise Matt Targett"
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author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Aston Villa"
published: "2021-05-16T12:35:13Z"
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# Aston Villa: Fans praise Matt Targett

**Plenty of Aston Villa supporters have praised Matt Targett on social media for his performance against Crystal Palace on Sunday lunchtime.**

Dean Smith made [four changes](https://www.skysports.com/football/crystal-palace-vs-aston-villa/live/429193) from the side which drew [0-0 with Everton on Thursday evening](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55598709), with Ahmed Elmohamady, Kourtney Hause, Jacob Ramsey and Ollie Watkins coming in for Matty Cash, Tyrone Mings, Ross Barkley and Keinan Davis respectively.

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Targett [kept up his record of starting in every league game this season](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/matt-targett/leistungsdaten/spieler/250478), and his display at Selhurst Park impressed a number of Villa fans. The 25-year-old has missed just [15 minutes of top-flight action this season](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/matt-targett/leistungsdaten/spieler/250478) and was a part of a changed Villa defence alongside Elmohamady, Hause and Ezri Konsa.

The left-back was coming up against [Palace winger Andros Townsend](https://www.sofascore.com/crystal-palace-aston-villa/hP) in the capital and [completed a number of accurate long balls](https://www.sofascore.com/crystal-palace-aston-villa/hP) against Roy Hodgson’s side, posing a considerable threat with [some neat deliveries](https://www.skysports.com/football/crystal-palace-vs-aston-villa/live/429193).

### Villa fans praise Targett

Here is what these Villa supporters had to say about Targett, with one fan describing one of his passes as ‘outrageous’.

**“Targett is absolutely class man, could be player of the season for us tbh“**

[Credit: @GreaseSZNN](https://twitter.com/GreaseSZNN/status/1393895948301094912)

**“Targett is quality right now. Definitely should be in the conversation in terms of getting a England call up.“**

[Credit: @will\_avfc](https://twitter.com/will_avfc/status/1393890996140724227)

**“Another brilliant ball from Targett“**

[Credit: @VillaTil1Die](https://twitter.com/VillaTil1Die/status/1393890716980584448)

**“Matt Targett what a player this season most improved player in the league by a country mile“**

[Credit: @\_\_ryannpaul](https://twitter.com/__ryannpaul/status/1393889673823535111)

**“That is an outrageous pass from Matt Targett in to Watkins”**

[Credit: @JonahB90](https://twitter.com/JonahB90/status/1393888213186527232)

**“Wow Targett has come on leaps and bounds really send some great balls up to AEG“**

[Credit: @Noelmurray19](https://twitter.com/Noelmurray19/status/1393889664415719425)

***In other news: Villa keen on in-demand 22-year-old, could replace £32,000-a-week man, find out more [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/aston-villa-transfer-rumours/aston-villa-abdul-mumin-on-villans-transfer-radar/).***