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Africa-Press<\/a> – Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>By Sports Reporter<\/b> – ZIMBABWE international midfielder Marvelous Nakamba celebrated his 50th appearance for English Premier League side Aston Villa in style after playing a starring role in their 2-1 win over Chelsea.<\/p>\n

The match was played Sunday at Villa Park and was Villa\u2019s final game of the season.<\/p>\n

The hardworking defensive midfielder was rewarded for his solid performance when he started last midweek\u2019s win over Tottenham by retaining his place in the starting line-up against the visitors.<\/p>\n

And the Warriors star did not disappoint after putting in an assured 90 minutes performance in the midfield anchor role alongside Scotsman John McGinn.<\/p>\n

Aston Villa secured a deserved win, courtesy of goals by Bertrand Traore, and an Anwar El Ghazi penalty while Chelsea got their consolation goal from Ben Chilwell.<\/p>\n

After the match, Nakamba took to Twitter to express his delight after reaching a special milestone by making a half-century of appearances for Villa since joining the club in August 2019 from Belgian side Club Brugge.<\/p>\n

\u201cVery proud to make my 50th appearance for this great club. Excellent result today to end the season on a high. Thanks to our amazing fans for their continuous support,\u201d Nakamba said.<\/p>\n

The Zimbabwe international was one of the star players for Villa as he thwarted Chelsea\u2019s attacks all afternoon.<\/p>\n

He was so impressive that the Birmingham Mail newspaper gave him a rating of 9\/10 in their post-match analysis of the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn for his 50th appearance at Villa since his summer arrival in 2019, with Nakamba in alongside John McGinn for the second successive match. The Zimbabwean put in a brilliant and brave block to thwart Mason Mount early on and remained disciplined throughout,\u201d the Birmingham Mail wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cNakamba put in a string of body-on-the-line challenges and last-ditch tackles as he kept Chelsea\u2019s talented midfield and attack at bay. Loved his work today in midfield and boy did he cover some ground. Superb. Starman.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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