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title: "Cameron Archer impressing out on loan"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Crippy Cooke"
section: "Aston Villa News"
published: "2022-03-30T12:10:40Z"
modified: "2022-03-30T12:10:41Z"
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# Cameron Archer impressing out on loan

Cameron Archer looks to have a bright future at Aston Villa, but he wasn’t getting into the first-team ahead of Ollie Watkins and Danny Ings this season, so he was loaned out in January.

The 20-year-old [joined](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/cameron-archer/transfers/spieler/533662) Preston North End until the end of the campaign and has impressed at Deepdale, finding the back of the net consistently while quickly nailing down a regular starting place.

Archer has made [12 Championship appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/cameron-archer/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/533662/plus/0?saison=&verein=466&liga=&wettbewerb=&pos=&trainer_id=) for Preston, scoring five goals, and had a goal-to-game ratio of 0.5 from his first 10 games. The England U20 international has featured in every second-tier game for the Lilywhites since joining and has started in their last nine league outings.

Archer scored two goals with one assist in [17 games](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/cameron-archer/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/533662) for the U18s and scored 17 goals with seven assists in 36 games for the U23s before making the step-up to the first-team. He’s scored four goals in six games at senior level and will push for a spot in the first-team next season when he returns from his loan.

Gerrard felt it would be better for Archer to get competitive football rather than play a supporting role for Watkins and Ings, and his decision is paying off.

***[In other news, Keinan Davis impressing on loan at Nottingham Forest](https://readastonvilla.com/2022/03/30/aston-villa-keinan-davis-impressing-out-on-loan-nottingham-forest/)***