Birkir kom inn á sem varamaður í hálfleik þegar Glenn Whelan meiddist. Birkir hjálpaði Aston Villa að vinna 1-0 sigur en hann spilaði aftarlega á miðjunni.
Birkir hefur ekki átt fast sæti í liði Aston Villa í vetur og hefur að undanförnu verið orðaður við félög á Ítalíu. Steve Bruce, stjóri Villa, hrósaði Birki mikið eftir leik og staða hans hjá félaginu gæti nú breyst.
„Ég er mjög ánægður fyrir hans hönd. Við vildum gera tilraun með því að sjá hann spila þarna og hann sannaði að hann getur það," sagði Bruce.
„Ég var ánægður fyrir hans hönd því að þetta hefur ekki gengið eins vel hjá honum og við höfum viljað síðan hann kom. Svona frammistöðu gerir honum mjög gott."
Stuðningsmenn Aston Villa kepptust einnig við að hrósa Birki á Twitter eins og sjá má hér að neðan.
Has to be said that Bjarnason looked quality in that DCM role yesterday in 2nd half. More energy and better distribution than Whelan imo #avfc
— Simon Finlan (@FinlanSimon) January 14, 2018
Bjarnason and Elphick have shown there worth to the squad over the last three games. We shouldn’t sell them this window as they have settled in the squad. If that means no loan players, so be it. We have a very good squad as is.
— Yorkshire Lions AVFC (@yorkshireAVFC) January 13, 2018
Have we found the perfect position for Birkir Bjarnason be it at he expense of injured Whelan? #avfc #topdrawperformance
— Simon (@batchelorsa) January 14, 2018
Home from Nottingham and going to bed a happy guy. Thought Villa played well. Bjarnason was excellent having come on for Whelan at the break. Vital three points in the bag. #AVFC
— Kevin Hughes (@kevinhughes348) January 13, 2018
As much as I love Jedinak, he seems to be made of glass these days. If Bjarnason is going to hold the midfield with that quality, I’d be more than happy for him to get a run. #avfc
— Andy (@AndyVilla80) January 14, 2018
Birkir Bjarnason was absolutely unreal yesterday
— Matty (@MattyAVFC_) January 14, 2018
Dear @AVFCOfficial @retsub12 don’t sell top pros in elphick and bjarnason. Cheers. #utv #avfc
— Julian Jones (@juleslolo) January 14, 2018
Professional performance from #avfc again today getting the job done. Snodgrass and Grealish brilliant - Bjarnason put it about in the holding midfield position when he came on, too. Great to see Hogan on the scoresheet. Brilliant away support as per. Forest is a great away day.
— James Leyfield (@JamesJourn) January 13, 2018
Bjarnason was excellent when he came on tonight, was also one of the better performers last Saturday. I like him and hope he stays! #avfc
— Tonksy (@tonksy84) January 13, 2018
Bjarnason was solid when he come on play him before Whelan definitely #avfc #utv #vtid
— Lee jones (@Stix1874) January 13, 2018
