Proud and unabashed , Aston Villa supporting talkSPORT commentator Stan Collymore showed his true colours when he watched his boyhood club claw back a vital point against Premier League relegation rivals QPR . Sporting a claret and blue scarf in the press box at Villa Park , the former striker could not contain himself as Christian Benteke fired home to make it 2-1 to the home side and was pictured leaping out of his seat . That lead would n't last though , as goals from QPR 's Clint Hill and Charlie Austin turned the game on its head and made it 3-2 in the visitors ' favour . Boyhood Aston Villa fan Stan Collymore covers the game against QPR on Tuesday night at Villa Park . Collymore can not hide his delight when Christian Benteke scores to make it 2-1 to the home side against QPR . Sporting a claret and blue scarf , the former striker holds his hands aloft as Villa take a 2-1 lead on Tuesday . But luckily for Collymore and indeed for Villa , Benteke managed to draw the two sides level with a stunning free-kick on 83 minutes . Collymore himself played for Villa between 1997 and 2000 , having grown up idolosing the likes of Gary Shaw and Peter Withe . He has been a talkSPORT commentator since 2008 . Following Tuesday night 's result , Villa are 16th in the Premier League table . Benteke scores his and his side 's second goal to make the score 2-1 against QPR at Villa Park on Tuesday . Benteke seals his hat-trick to rescue a point for Villa against their Premier League relegation rivals . Benteke has now scored 11 goals this season as Villa set their sights on Premier League survival this term .
TalkSPORT ben Stan Collymore grew up supporting Aston Villa . Covering Villa 's 3 - 3 draw with QPR on Tuesday , he could not conceal his excitement when jersey ##pool scored . He was seen hanging from his seat in the liver Park press box .