Aston Villa are really hammering along at the moment with them the form team in the Championship and the promotion race.

Things are well and truly in their hands in the battle to be second behind Wolves this season after Derby lost last night and now they'll really be looking to put the foot down.

For sure, the change in mood at the club this season has been stark compared to recent years and it looks as though the good times aren't too far away from Villa Park once more.

They should be able to attract some more top players before too long as well, which brings us on to the topic of this piece.

Despite their struggles in recent times, Villa have still had some good players and so we think this is the best XI from the past five years...

It was Johnstone or Brad Guzan.

We think this is a fair call despite him only being on loan.

Hutton has seemingly grown into his full-back role and has become a cult hero almost.

He gets in here.

Clark v James Chester was a tough one.

We've gone with Clark thanks to his extra Premier League experience.

John Terry has proven to be a revelation.

The centre-half has lead by example and has been key to the promotion push this year.

Ryan Bertrand wasn't at Villa long but he gets the nod.

We have him just ahead of 23-year-old Jordan Amavi because of their careers so far.

Snodgrass has been class this season.

If Villa go up they need to try and keep hold of him as much as they can.

Delph left in acrimonious circumstances.

However, he was still a good player for Villa and one that would get into this side.

Grealish is the star of the current crop.

He is running games for fun at the moment and is destined for the big-time for sure.

Adomah is scoring goals like a top striker.

Few can match his numbers from out wide and he deserves to be in this side.

Scott Hogan has improved but Kodjia is still the number one man currently despite injury.

He's better than a lot of what has been at the club recently.

£19.8m rated powerhouse Benteke walks in.

A brute force at Villa he deserves to get into this side because he was unplayable at Villa Park.