Lambert stands by Benteke decision

Villa were without a goal in over 10 hours of play heading into the match against the league leaders, so the decision to drop Benteke - who scored 29 goals in 60 outings during his first two seasons at Villa Park - was not warmly received by the club's fans.

But the Belgian has only netted three times in this campaign and Lambert felt his decision to leave him on the bench until the 68th minute was justified.

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