Mbwana Samatta made his third Premier League appearance for Aston Villa in their 2-0 loss to Southampton on Saturday.
After making his debut for Villa in the League Cup game against Leicester City, the 27-year-old was also on parade against Bournemouth and Tottenham Hotspur.
At St. Mary's Stadium, the Tanzanian star was handed his fourth consecutive start by manager Dean Smith and but was unable to help the Claret and Blue Army from defeat.
Mali international Moussa Djenepo set up Shane Long in the eighth minute to open the scoring for the Saints before Stuart Armstrong sealed the victory with his stoppage-time effort.