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Aston Villa silenced any doubts that their dominant 5-1 victory over an injury-stricken Norwich City was merely luck by defeating Brighton & Hove Albion at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon.

Dean Smith's side were made to work for it though as they went behind early doors to an Adam Webster header.

Skipper Jack Grealish was instrumental in the game as he bagged the equaliser right on half-time, meeting Frederic Guilbert's cross.

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He then turned provider in the dying stages of the match, feeding an onrushing Matt Targett through on goal, who duly slammed home in the 94th minute to move Villa into 11th in the Premier League.

The 24-year-old's contribution was so sublime that he has been tipped for the Champions League by their former striker Tony Cascarino, and he did so in front of England manager Gareth Southgate too.

Talk about seizing your opportunity.

On Saturday afternoon, no player created more chances than he did - not even Callum Hudson-Odoi, not even Dele Alli and not even James Maddison.

Those behind him in the list all have their own international exploits to shout about - Hudson-Odoi became the youngest-ever player to make a debut in a competitive fixture, Manchester City's Joao Cancelo has last summer's UEFA Nations League title to his name while Lucas Digne was a runner-up for France at Euro 2016.

Yet Grealish is yet to even make his first bow for the Three Lions, even since pledging his allegiance to the country back in 2015.

There have long been calls for the Villa captain to be called up to the national team, (supporters in B6 being his primary advocates) but this will surely bolster his claims across the country.

England may have smashed Bulgaria 6-0 a week ago, but it only masked a more deep-rooted problem which was displayed in the defeat over the Czech Republic just a few days earlier.

Southgate has lacked two clear things in the past year - a clear yet youthful number ten, and a natural leader.

Ross Barkley's chances will start to wear thin over the next year or so, as Mason Mount fully tightens his grip on that role for Chelsea, though, he far from inspired fans in that aforementioned loss.

Then there's Maddison, who is yet to feature despite earning a call-up.

On the other hand, Grealish captains his club at 24, and his transition into Premier League life has been as smooth as he could have liked, making him fully deserving of an opportunity next month when England face their final two qualifiers.