Darren Bent's goal just after half-time proved enough for Aston Villa to edge out Blackburn Rovers in a hard-fought encounter at Hong Kong Stadium and reach the final of the Barclays Asia Trophy.Read
ALEX McLeish must have feared the worst when Stephen Warnock pulled up wincing without barely touching the ball just moments into his first match as manager of Villa’s small squad.Read
SO if results elsewhere played such a pivotal part in shaping events at Villa Park, then forget White Hart Lane for a moment and turn your attention back to the Queen Elizabeth hospital in Selly Oak.Read
THERE was a bloke wearing a whoopee cushion costume, a girl done up like Wonder Woman and a cavalcade of comic characters as Villa’s previously unhappy travellers marked their last away day of the season with a fancy dress party.Read
WITH seven minutes of Aston Villa’s penultimate home match remaining, Darren Bent scampered clear of the Wigan defence and bore down on Ali Al-Habsi’s goal. Redemption beckoned.Read
Aston Villa striker Darren Bent repaid another slice of the faith shown in him by absent manager Gerard Houllier to rescue a point against Stoke at Villa Park.
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Gabriel Agbonlahor propelled Aston Villa towards Barclays Premier League safety and edged West Ham towards relegation with an injury-time winner at Upton Park.
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Leighton Baines struck a late penalty as injury-hit Everton denied troubled Aston Villa a much-needed win in the Barclays Premier League this afternoon.
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