Aston Villa boss Dean Smith has praised the impact of star man Jack Grealish.

The Englishman has been experiencing a few off the field problems, receiving a driving ban for nine months after two separate offenses.

But Smith believes Grealish has done an incredible job of maintaining his focus on the team and performing on the pitch.

Villa were excellent at everything but scoring in a 0-0 draw with Burnley on Thursday.

Smith said post-game: "It was a performance I expected from him. A lot was made out of the week he has had but he was in court for two driving offences, nothing more nothing less and he handled it as I expected him to, with aplomb.

"Jack's performances are what we are accustomed to. We had to make changes and with the way Burnley play we had to be good defensively.

"I'm really pleased with the performance, there are loads of positives to take. We changed 40 per cent of the team and our squad was tested but came through with flying colours. It was a performance worthy of a win."