Aston Villa dropped into the bottom three after a 3-1 drubbing by Southampton at Villa Park.
Defensive mistakes and a complete lack of quality allowed Southampton to ease to a rare away win against Villa.
John McGinn also went off injured with a suspected ankle injury in another huge blow for Dean Smith.
Several Villa fans took to Twitter to show their frustrations with the performance.
Twitter: Two defensive midfielders at home to one of the worst teams in the league. Embarrassing 😳 #avfc (@thevillazone)
Twitter: We are in deep deep deep trouble. Wow. #AVFC (@mattlyynch)
Twitter: Abject #avfc. Southampton had to build a 3-0 winning lead before we played any reasonable standard. But 2nd best mo… https://t.co/023ZeLYo7c (@jonnygould)
Twitter: #AVFC https://t.co/FZLIFrTdvp https://t.co/aktO7Fj5tg (@DanRolinson)
Twitter: Wesley and Jack were the only two playing okay today. Something needs to change #AVFC (@gingerlewis99)
Twitter: Whisper it…
I think Smiths position needs to be assessed. I’m not saying #SmithOut but it definitely needs to be… https://t.co/L8YS2eranx (@TomGardiner10)
Read ASton Villa’s verdict
It is certainly not a fun time to be an Aston Villa fan.
The Villans have struggled massively, and with John McGinn injured, it only looks to be getting worse.
The Boxing Day clash with Norwich is a huge must-win game now.
