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GREAT SEND-OFF FOR LEGEND ELLIS

Match Verdict
IT was the end of an era and the beginning of another at Villa Park.
A massive crowd paid tribute to former owner Sir Doug Ellis.
On the pitch boyhood Villa fan Dean Smith got his reign as the club’s eighth manager in just over eight years off to a winning start.
But the same old frustrations are there for Smith, Villa dominating, but not getting enough goals and almost getting caught out because of it.
Like Villa, Swansea manager Graham Potter says his team are a work in progress and with more confidence they would have got at least a point out of what was an emotion...

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