Jordan Ayew is struggling to nail a consistent spot in the Aston Villa starting line-up. The Ghanaian transferred to the English Premier League from French Ligue 1’s FC Lorient, started the first two Premier League game, and the subsequent six has been history. A heavily bench oriented history that is.

The Ghanaian forward was on Saturday named on the bench for his side’s home game against Stoke City.

Jordan Ayew was introduced into the game by manager Tim Sherwood to increase his attacking options in the second half after Marko Arnautovic had put away side Stoke City 1-0 up.

The tactical decision by the manager did not yield anticipated expectations as Villa went on to lose the game by the solo goal.

The defeat puts Aston Villa in the relegation zone with only four points from eight Premier League games. The struggle for Aston Villa means Ayew would have to work hard and stamp his authority on games to get desired playing time as his manager tries to find a solution to the poor run of form for his team.