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Mark Bunn admits the horror-show and aftermath at Wycombe Wanderers earlier this season was a ‘reality check’ for Aston Villa.

Frustrations boiled over when the claret and blues failed to see off the League Two side in the FA Cup as fans were quick to vent their anger at the team.

Villa have since turned the corner and are now putting up a fight to stay in the Premier League and Bunn reckons that particular day galvanised the under-performing team.

“Yeah, the Wycombe game!” pondered the goalkeeper.

“It was a reality check and all the lads realised that.

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“We had to pay the fans back by performing better and I think we are starting to show that now.”

The clash was Bunn’s first away game inbetween the sticks and just his second start for the club and he admits it will remain in his memory for a while.

“We were trapped in the stadium for an hour afterwards which wasn’t great,” he added.

“That was the lowest the team has been.

“But it just shows great character from everyone to come back from that.

“To go from that to the run we are on now is just fantastic.

“We were in a bad position and couldn’t get a win.

“But over the last 5-6 games we’ve been fighting and the fans can see that.

“I think they will stick by us now.

“As you can see we’ve grown as a team now, we seem to be stronger than ever, and we’re pulling together as a team now.”