The Roy Keane effect produced instant dividends for Aston Villa as they sprung a surprise victory at The Britannia with a well-taken goal by Andreas Weimann. Keane, making his bow as Paul Lambert’s assistant, heard his name chanted by Villa fans as Weimann’s 50th-minute winner exposed some uncharacteristic hesitation in the home defence. With both teams parading three signings apiece, there was plenty of optimism around at The Britannia at kick-off time. Get in there: Andreas Weimann celebrates opening the scoring at The Britannia Stadium in front of the travelling Aston Villa support Fire power: Weimann blasts home Villa's opening goal to put the visitors ahead in a tight clash at the Britannia Stadium against Stoke
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Andreas Weimann scored the only goal to give Paul Lambert's Villa side a hard-fought opening day win
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Stoke fell to defeat at The Britannia Stadium with new star striker Bojan failing to make the desired impact
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Weimann's goal sparked wild scenes in the Villa end with some fans spilling onto the pitch
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The visitors ended up comfortable winners as they saw out the game but still looked dangerous on the counter attack
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Claret and blue hero: @placeholder raises his arms towards the fans as he waits for his team mates to come over and congratulate him...