Aston Villa Round-Up, Tuesday 27th October: Jackson Shines as Chelsea Regret Grows, Plus Transfer Scouting Missions

There's a familiar theme doing the rounds this evening, with ESPN asking whether Chelsea are already ruing their decision to let Nicolas Jackson leave for Villa Park, after the striker netted twice to beat Manchester City and end City's unbeaten start to the season, a result that's helped haul Unai Emery's side up the table following their sluggish beginning to the campaign (ESPN).

On the pitch there's more good news to report, with the official club website confirming another couple of wins have gone on the board, continuing the positive momentum Villa have built in recent weeks (AVFC.co.uk).

Transfer talk is bubbling away too. Sports Mole reports that Villa had a 'delegation' watching a 16-cap international on Monday night, with the player said to have an admirer in Emery himself (Sports Mole). Meanwhile, Birmingham Live claims Villa sent scouts to run the rule over Rangers target Oguz Aydin, with the Türkiye international apparently on the club's radar (Birmingham Live).

Away from Villa Park, former favourite Youri Tielemans has found life tough since his move to Manchester United, and Birmingham Live reports he's been on the receiving end of an unnecessary dig aimed at his time in claret and blue, one that Emery himself would reportedly disagree with given how well the midfielder served the club (Birmingham Live).

There's also praise for the Villa boss on the continent, with Damian Vidagany speaking out to say Emery 'deserved' to be in the conversation at the prestigious Ballon d'Or awards, a nice nod to the job he's doing at Villa Park (Birmingham Live).

And in a lighter story, Prince William has revealed he's such a devoted Villa fan that he posts anonymously about the club online, with BBC Sport noting that 'William knows his stuff about Villa' when it comes to all things claret and blue (BBC Sport).

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