Lambert Praises 'Fabulous' Benteke

Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert says Christian Benteke is ''fabulous''  after his 17th minutes hat trick pushed his side closer to premier league survival. Benteke three wonder strikes thrashing Sunderland 6-1 on Monday,sum up the 22 years old Belgian 22goals of the season.

Villa are now five point above Wigan - who are in the bottom three with a game at hand - and above Newcastle on goal difference.

Lambert hails 'massive performance'
"He's been fabulous. He has a big, big career in front of him," said Lambert.

"For a lad of 22 he has played a lot of high-pressure games for club and country.

"The crowd here love him and I can't speak highly enough of him. As long as he keeps his feet on the ground he can have a big career.

"When you look at his header for his second goal he jumped the height of the crossbar. He has just been excellent."


Lambert was delighted with how his young side responded to the pressure of a game Sunderland manager Paolo Di Canio described as a "Champions League final".