Aston Villa kept themselves well in the race for the play-off places last night as they beat Sunderland 2-1 in front of their own fans at Villa Park.

The men from the West Midlands have had a good season so far and look set to be there or thereabouts this season with them underlining their resilience and quality yesterday evening.

Indeed, it wasn't the most free-flowing performance but if you can win those games then you've got a great chance of achieving something and that is certainly what Villa did.

Plenty of their players were still praised in light of the result, even if it wasn't the biggest of wins, with James Chester really stepping up to the mark in the heart of defence.

With that in mind, then, let's take a look at some of the plaudits he was handed last night on Twitter:

Thoughts, Villa fans? Let us know below!