Aston Villa striker backed to return to form

Jordan Ayew has been backed by his coach Remi Garde to make amends for his moment of madness when he returns to action.

The Ghana international striker is available for selection for Tuesday night's Premier League match against Everton at Villa Park after serving a three-match ban.

Ayew was dismissed early in that match and has missed the victory over Norwich and defeats to Liverpool and Stoke City.

The Ghanaian has, at times, been a bright light in a cloudy season for the claret and blues and Garde said: "Jordan can be important now.

"In a period when the team wasn't performing Jordan was playing well.

"He made a big mistake: for the team. I'm sure that he will have to prove to his teammates and everybody else in the club that he regrets his mistakes and do his maximum."