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Aston Villa 0 Portsmouth 0

ISSUED in October 1969 to replace the 10 shilling note, rarely has a 50 pence piece dominated a football match to such a degree.Read

Chelsea Reserves 0 Aston Villa Reserves 1

STEVE Sidwell sent a clear message to Martin O’Neill that he is ready for a Premier League bow after making a goalscoring return for the reserves in their 1-0 win at former club Chelsea.Read

Chelsea 2 Aston Villa 0

DISTANCE between the two clubs in terms of league placings: four. Distance between the two clubs: 126 miles. Relative distance between the two clubs in terms of Premier League quality: a million miles.Read

Aston Villa 1 Litex Lovech 1 (Villa won 4-2 on aggregate)

SIX down and 12 to go in a bid to reach Istanbul’s Sukru Saracoglu Stadium on May 20.Read

Aston Villa 2 Sunderland 1

IN MUCH the same way that you should never test the depth of the water with both feet, then you should also never get carried away with a decent start to the season.Read

Aston Villa 0 Queens Park Rangers 1

MARTIN O’Neill was claiming it wasn’t ‘déja vu’ while for Iain Dowie it plainly was.Read

West Bromwich Albion 1 Aston Villa 2

ASTON Villa beat Albion in possibly the first West Midlands derby to be decided during the warm-up.Read

West Bromwich Albion 1 Aston Villa 2

JOHN Carew tormented the West Brom defence as Martin O'Neill's side registered a third away win in six days to maintain a push for a Champions League spot.Read

Litex Lovech 1 Aston Villa 3

LITEX Lovech’s love affair with national pin-up Stiliyan Petrov is finally over after the home-grown star helped Villa come from behind to beat their nine-man outfit in their first-round first-leg UEFA Cup clash in Bulgaria last night.Read

Litex Lovech 1 Aston Villa 3

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Nigel Reo-Coker goal was key, says Martin O'Neill

VILLA manager Martin O’Neill hailed Nigel Reo-Coker’s second goal in as many games as the turning point in the victory over Litex Lovech.Read

Tottenham Hotspur 1 Aston Villa 2

AT last, a drop of London Pride after an eternity of bitter memories.Read

Aston Villa Res 1 Tottenham Hotspur Res 0

CARLOS Cuellar announced his presence at Villa Park with a towering performance as Kevin MacDonald’s men edged it through a superior first-half performance in their Premiership Reserve League South clash with Spurs.Read

Stoke City Res 1 Aston Villa Res 2

CARLOS Cuellar made his first appearance in an Aston Villa shirt in last night’s reserve victory at Stoke.Read

Aston Villa 1 Liverpool 1

GARETH Barry played as if he had been unveiled from behind a huge theatrical curtain alongside a speedboat, just as Yorkshire comic Jim Bowen’s words were being uttered by Rafa Benitez at his American owners.Read

Aston Villa 1 FH Hanfnarfjordur 1 (Villa win 5-2 on agg)

A HALF-strength Aston Villa side booked their passage through to their first tie in the competition proper since September 2001.Read

Aston Villa 1 FH Hafnarfjordur 1 (Villa win 5-2 on aggregate)

ASTON Villa are through to the first round proper of the UEFA Cup for the first time in seven years despite being held by the Icelandic part-timers in a low-key second leg at Villa Park.Read

Aston Villa reserves 7 Hereford reserves 1

VILLA reserves stepped up preparations for next week’s Premier Reserve League (south) opener with a comfortable 7-1 victory against Hereford United.Read

Stoke City 3 Aston Villa 2

THE eyes of the world were focused on an Olympic Games the last time Aston Villa were in these parts in the top flight, writes Bill Howell.Read

Aston Villa 4 Manchester City 2

THREE goals in less than 10 minutes from Gabriel Agbonlahor saw Aston Villa tell the Premier League that they mean business this season, writes BILL HOWELL.Read