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Jonathan Kodjia returning at just the right time for Aston Villa and Ivory Coast

The striker has endured a miserable injury-hit few years, but is now bouncing back in some style

Jonathan Kodjia scored the only goal of the game on Monday as Aston Villa beat Millwall to break a record that had stood for 109 years.

The Villains’ 1-0 victory was their record-breaking 10th in a row. The previous best was nine, which had been established way back in 1910, when the Midlanders were one of the country’s giants.

These days, their aspirations are much more modest, and a return to the Premier League is the only thing the second-city heavyweights are aiming for this term.