STILIYAN Petrov's 50-yard wonder goal was the undoubted highlight of Aston Villa's romp in the sunshine as Paul Jewell suffered yet another black day as boss of doomed Derby.Read
GOALS from two of Villa's outstanding youngsters, Ciaran Clark and Nathan Delfouneso, took Villa to within striking distance of the Premiership Reserve League South championship after Pompey had a player sent off in the first half.Read
WATCHING Villa in recent weeks has been a bit like a trip to Heathrow's Terminal 5 - long periods of frustration with little prospect of reaching Europe.Read
TWO-goal captain Gareth Barry and striker Gabriel Agbonlahor rediscovered their scoring touch as Aston Villa ended their mini-slump and dealt another blow to Bolton's survival hopes.Read
VILLA went to the top of the Premiership Reserve League South table with a smart first-half goal from Sam Williams and now need just eight points from their last four games to clinch the title.Read
THE law of averages waved the white flag on this fixture at a time when the two leading protagonists in this latest encounter were more likely eating lollipops than delivering them as Villa last beat Manchester United in a meaningful fixture, writes Bill Howell.Read
WAYNE Rooney grabbed a brace just when Manchester United needed it the most as the Red Devils moved six points clear at the top with a comprehensive win over Aston Villa.Read
MICHAEL Chopra earned Sunderland their first away win of the season to give a massive lift to their survival hopes - and put a huge dent in Aston Villa's chances of European qualification.Read
THE winners were probably Birmingham City Council after their threat to close sections of the Holte End because Aston Villa fans in the Upper K block persist in standing, writes BILL HOWELL.Read
FORTUNE, they say, favours the brave. One can only conclude therefore that Portsmouth's Harry Redknapp must have piloted a Spitfire in the Battle of Britain and been the recipient of a George Cross for single-handedly picking off Luftwaffe Messerschmitts.Read
PORTSMOUTH duo Jermain Defoe and David James enhanced their international credentials in front of watching England boss Fabio Capello at the expense of Aston Villa counterparts Gabriel Agbonlahor and Scott Carson.Read
ASTON Villa's hopes of securing a European spot suffered a major dent despite skipper Gareth Barry rescuing a point with a controversial penalty against Gareth Southgate's side.Read
IT TAKES five minutes to soft-boil an egg anywhere other than at Arsenal where just three minutes can be an eternity and leave your yolks as hard as marbles.Read
ARSENAL showed plenty of fighting spirit which they will need to stay the course in the race for the Barclays Premier League as substitute Nicklas Bendtner rescued a point with a stoppage-time equaliser to deny Aston Villa at Emirates Stadium and keep the Gunners top of the table.Read
STEPHEN O'Halloran headed the second-half equaliser that maintained Aston Villa's four-point lead over Reading, but it was hard work for Kevin MacDonald's men who had to fight all the way.Read