Highlights of this afternoon’s 1-1 draw at Aston Villa.

Town goalkeeper Alex Palmer admitted he fulfilled a dream in making his Premier League debut in the Blues’ battling 1-1 draw with Aston Villa.

The TWTV team reflect on the 10-man Blues’ excellent hard-fought 1-1 draw at Aston Villa.

Town boss Kieran McKenna hailed the fantastic character shown by his side as they held Aston Villa to a 1-1 draw at Villa Park, despite playing 50 minutes with 10 men after Acel Tuanzebe was shown what the Blues manager felt was a “really poor red card”.

Ten-man Town battled to a superb 1-1 draw away at Aston Villa to climb to 18th in the Premier League table. The Blues were reduced in number five minutes before half-time when Axel Tuanzebe was dismissed for a second bookable offence against one of his old clubs. However, 11 minutes after the restart, Liam Delap gave Town the lead, but Ollie Watkins equalised on 69 with the Blues backline and Alex Palmer, outstanding on his Premier League debut, holding on for a vital point.

Forward Sammie Szmodics could be involved at Aston Villa on Saturday after the ankle problem he aggravated at Coventry last weekend proved to be less serious than feared, but Conor Chaplin is still at least a week away from a return.

Alex Palmer’s journey to the Premier League has not been straightforward, but Town’s new goalkeeper always believed the opportunity to play in the top flight would come.