Matthew Lowton

[BC54 VFC]

Good luck Matt, and a big 'well done' to his brother Glenn who was frequently amongst the Villa fans at away games, even saw him in the pub before the midweek Palace away game last December.

[Brend'Watkins]

Would be an excellent player but for a chronic lack of the required pace at prem level. I think he knows that too.

Like Weiman he always have his best.

[Toronto Villa]

He was a terrible defender. But offered lots in support of the attack. I suppose it depends on what we needed most at the time. But as a defender at PL level he left a lot to be desired. Like everyone goals against Swansea (I think), Stoke, brilliant cross for Benteke at Goodison and winning the penalty vs Albion are things we can recall fondly.

[silhillvilla]

This is closer to his house so his mrs has got her wish.
#women

[OCD]

He was a terrible defender. But offered lots in support of the attack. I suppose it depends on what we needed most at the time. But as a defender at PL level he left a lot to be desired. Like everyone goals against Swansea (I think), Stoke, brilliant cross for Benteke at Goodison and winning the penalty vs Albion are things we can recall fondly.

I think Lowton made quite a few of Benteke's goals in Lambert's first season.

[Matt Collins]

I really like him. It's a shame he just never learned to defend against a winger. Bit of a problem at full back!

[Witton Warrior]

Scored a couple of memorable goals and was the best crosser of a ball we had for a while
As usual "all the best for the future son" and don't turn it on if you play against us!

[Ads]

Defensively he was never up to it in this league. I've heard people say Richards last positional sense, but I am surprised Lowton could find his way to BMH. Good crosser of the ball and decent going forwards. At 26 he's never going to be improving enough to be good enough.

I wish him well.

[richardhubbard]

Good luck Matt

[preston28]

I liked Lowton & thought he was a decent player. Perhaps not only is it sad he is going but sad that I have become used to decent players as the norm in the last few years?

[silhillvilla]

Bottom line, nowhere near good enough defensively for the PL.
Easily rolled off the ball and beaten by wingers, a couple stick in my mind, the goal in the 0-3 v Wigan where he's easily rolled off the ball. The Yanited home game last season (1-1) young skips round him so easily for the cross for the Falcao equaliser .

[AVH87]

He provided one of my best memories at a Villa away game of the last ten years, the screamer v Stoke to put us 2-1 up with less than ten mins on the clock. Wish him well, overall he lacked pace and strength to be a solid fullback, and is 3rd choice behind Bacuna and Hutton, plus Richards can cover RB.

[old man villa fan]

Agree with everything said by others.  Too easily beaten inside which is fatal at PL level.  Wish him the best with the rest of his career.

[richard moore]

Good luck to him. The fact that we can so easily remember his few good moments tells you all you need to know about his general lack of quality and consistency. For which see Weimann also. And indeed us through and through...

[Dave]

Good luck to him. The fact that we can so easily remember his few good moments tells you all you need to know about his general lack of quality and consistency.

I disagree - I think it says more that his good moments have been astonishingly good.

The Stoke goal was unquestionably the best moment of Lambert's first season and from the thread a few weeks ago the West Brom penalty that he won (although clearly less spectacular on his part) seemed to win the vote for the best moment of the season just gone.

Somebody like say, Luke Young was a far more consistent right-back but I think people would struggle to come up with a list of specific great moments in his Villa career like you can with Lowton.