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title: "Johnstone makes a career choice, Villa join race for Yeovil defender and more: Aston Villa news round-up"
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type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Brian Gosden"
section: "Aston Villa News"
published: "2018-04-13T07:30:00Z"
modified: "2018-04-13T07:30:00Z"
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# Johnstone makes a career choice, Villa join race for Yeovil defender and more: Aston Villa news round-up

The news cycle surrounding Aston Villa never stops and as such, it can be difficult to keep up to date with everything that’s going on. Therefore, we’ve rounded up everything you might have missed from yesterday into one place.

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### [Villa player ratings: Cardiff (H)](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/04/12/villa-player-ratings-cardiff-h/)

![](https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/2018/04/944412336-300x300.jpg)

A stunning volley from local boy Jack Grealish saw Villa defeat Cardiff City 1-0 at Villa Park on Tuesday evening.

While this much needed win … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/04/12/villa-player-ratings-cardiff-h/)

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### [Sam Johnstone ready to quit Man Utd](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/04/12/sam-johnstone-ready-to-quit-man-utd/)

![](https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/2018/04/900871014-300x300.jpg)

Sam Johnstone is reportedly ready to quit Manchester United at the end of the season as he looks for a permanent transfer away from Old Trafford, … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/04/12/sam-johnstone-ready-to-quit-man-utd/)

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### [Aston Villa join the race for Yeovil's Tom James](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/04/12/aston-villa-join-the-race-for-yeovils-tom-james/)

![](https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/2018/04/910720620-300x300.jpg)

Celtic will face competition from Aston Villa in their pursuit of Yeovil defender Tom James according to the Birmingham Mail.\
The defender has been … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/04/12/aston-villa-join-the-race-for-yeovils-tom-james/)

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