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Teen Aston Villa fan gets to game after year in hospital

A teenage Aston Villa fan was able to see his first live match after a year in hospital.

Jude Aston, 17, has cerebral palsy and chronic pain syndrome and has been largely bed-bound for three years.

He has been an inpatient at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton since August 2021 but the aspiring sports journalist was able to watch his beloved team take on Everton on Saturday.

Jude, from Penn, said it was "great to get to a game after so long away".

"It was just good to be back and see so many people I knew from before," said the teenager, who last visited Villa Park in January 2020.