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title: "Alan Hutton says Villa ‘need reinforcements’ after damning statistic"
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type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Crippy Cooke"
section: "Aston Villa News"
published: "2022-04-14T15:46:41Z"
modified: "2022-04-14T15:46:43Z"
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# Alan Hutton says Villa ‘need reinforcements’ after damning statistic

Aston Villa conceded 46 goals (1.2 per game) and kept 15 clean sheets (0.4 per game) in 38 Premier League games [last season](https://www.soccerstats.com/table.asp?league=england_2021&tid=f), but they’ve conceded 46 goals (1.5 per game) in 31 league games [this campaign](https://www.soccerstats.com/table.asp?league=england&tid=f), keeping nine clean sheets (0.3 per game), so it appears they’re in a decline.

The Villans conceded three or more goals on six occasions last season (16%) but have done it eight times (26%) in seven fewer games this campaign. Tyrone [Mings](https://readastonvilla.com/2022/02/10/media-react-to-error-prone-tyrone-mings-being-at-fault-in-leeds-draw/) and Ezri [Konsa](https://readastonvilla.com/2022/04/10/journalists-say-poor-ezri-konsa-struggled-for-aston-villa-v-tottenham/) have come in for fierce criticism too, so Alan Hutton believes Steven Gerrard will bring in competition at the back this summer.

He told [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/hutton-aston-villa-to-sign-new-defender-after-sources-150m-transfer-reveal/): “I think (defence) is somewhere Gerrard will look to strengthen. Defensively, it’s not being good enough and I think reinforcements are needed.” Villa brought in Calum Chambers from Arsenal in January but could upgrade Kortney Hause if he’s sold in the coming months.

The 26-year-old has been short of playing time this season and may need to leave for more opportunities. Hause’s exit would require Gerrard to replace him and Villa have been [linked](https://readastonvilla.com/2022/02/22/noel-whelan-says-aston-villa-should-sign-quality-joe-gomez/) with Liverpool’s Joe Gomez among others.

It remains to be seen who they end up bringing in, however, as a move for a defender may require one to leave first.

***[In other news, Noel Whelan says Steven Gerrard could ‘get rid’ of Emiliano Buendia](https://readastonvilla.com/2022/04/12/noel-whelan-says-steven-gerrard-could-get-rid-of-emiliano-buendia/)***