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James Chester has stressed the importance of seeing off Colchester United in the Carabao Cup tomorrow night.

The Villa defender knows that winning breeds confidence and he’s keen to avoid a repeat of last year’s horror-show at Luton Town.

“If you go on a run of games regardless of who it’s against, it helps you in the league – it gives you momentum,” said Chester when asked if Villa want to progress.

“We were a little bit disappointed not to get the victory on Saturday, but if we can go and perform on Wednesday and get that victory it will be a good win to take into Saturday at Cardiff.”

Chester wants the extra games on the calender and admits his thrives off every fixture he’s involved in.

At Hull City he scored in the FA Cup Final when the Tigers were defeated by Arsenal and those memories still remain fresh in his mind.

“Playing a lot of games is what I really enjoy.

“If you ask any footballer, they’d prefer to play games than train so we’ll be preparing to make sure we’re right for Wednesday now.

“I was lucky enough to get to a cup final with Hull and that will be a memory I’ll look back on when I finish my career with my family.

“But this season and with the size of this club, our main goal is getting promoted.”