Aston Villa secured promotion to the Premier League on Monday by beating Derby County in the Championship play-off final at Wembley.
Anwar El-Ghazi headed Villa in front just before half time with his sixth goal of the season. John McGinn then capped a star-man performance with a scrappy second for Villa, before substitutes Jack Marriott and Martyn Waghorn combined to give Derby hope.
Marriott got a slight touch on a Waghorn shot which found the net to set up a frantic final 10 minutes, but Villa held on for a deserved victory.
Sportsmail's ROBERT SUMMERSCALES has rated the performances of the two sets of players below.
Aston Villa beat Derby County 2-1 in Monday's Championship play-off final at Wembley
Aston Villa
Jed Steer - 6
Was Villa's hero in the semi-final, but merely a spectator for much of the day at Wembley. Had one save to make and held on well.
Ahmed El Mohamady - 7
Served up a fine cross to help Villa take the lead at the end of a tight first half.
Tyrone Mings - 7
Working with John Terry seems to have helped him massively. Was an assured presence at centre back but injured himself making a tackle moments before Derby made it 2-1.
Tyrone Mings put on a commanding display at centre back but left the field with an injury
Axel Tuanzebe - 5.5
Allowed Mason Bennett to get the better of him a couple of times. But seemed to benefit from the influence of Mings alongside him. Excellent in the air.
Neil Taylor - 6
Barely put a foot wrong at left back. Looks ready to resume his Premier League career, after leaving Swansea in 2017.
Conor Hourihane - 7
Definitely ready to make the step up from the Championship. May have slipped under the radar but everything he did was done in style.
Albert Adomah - 6
Known more for his attacking talents, but aided the Villa cause with his tireless defensive work.
John McGinn - 8.5
Villa's efforts to suffocate Jack Grealish often left McGinn in space. Showed some excellent touches and applied the pressure which caused Kelle Roos to blunder. Also made four tackles.
Scottish star John McGinn scored Villa's second goal and was the clear man of the match
Jack Grealish - 6
Not a particularly memorable performance from Villa's main man, but impressed in flashes and worked well off the ball. A little too unselfish.
Anwar El-Ghazi - 7.5
Booked for pulling Jayden Bogle's shirt after some clever skill, but gained revenge by beating
