Aston Villa defender James Chester has hailed their team spirit as their revival continues.

Resurgent Villa recorded a seventh win in eight games against Norwich City.

And they're suddenly a good prospect for Online Betting Offers as they push for promotion.

The run has followed an eight-game winless streak which saw Steve Bruce's team plummet down the table and all but end hopes of making the play-offs.

A busy January window meanwhile saw eight new players arrive and Chester now claims the rotten run of form did at least have the effect of strengthening the bond in the new-look team.

“As daft as it sounds, when you go through the dark times you help each other out even more," said the skipper.

Bruce was full of praise for Neil Taylor's performance following a testing week for the defender.

Wales international Taylor was sent off for a challenge which broke Republic of Ireland captain Seamus Coleman's leg last Friday - an incident which is now being investigated by FIFA.

"Taylor produced a wonderful challenge in the last few minutes to prevent Nelson Oliveira scoring," Bruce said.