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Aston Villa 4 Bolton 0 - Birmingham Mail report

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

Aston Villa 4 Bolton Wanderers 0 - matchday report

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 Res 1 Blues Res 0

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

Manchester United 4 Aston Villa 0

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

Manchester United 4 Aston Villa 0 - matchday report

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

Aston Villa 0 Sunderland 1 - matchday report

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

Aston Villa 0 Sunderland 1

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

Aston Villa Youth 2 Chelsea Youth 3

TONY McAndrew saw Villa's FA Youth Cup dreams end in heartbreaking fashion at Villa Park as Chelsea secured a 4-3 aggregate semi-final win.Read

Portsmouth 2 Aston Villa 0 - Birmingham Mail report

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 2 Aston Villa 0 - match report

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 1 Middlesbrough 1 - Birmingham Mail Report

PANCAKES, a tyre punctured by a nail, a snooker table, Holland. Now add a DVD of Villa against Middlesbrough March '08...Read

Aston Villa 1 Middlesbrough 1 - Match Report

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

Arsenal 1 Aston Villa 1 - Birmingham Mail report

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 1 Aston Villa 1 - matchday report

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

Villa reserves 1 Reading reserves 1

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

Reading 1 Aston Villa 2 - Bill Howell's report

IN TERMS of entertainment the comedy value would have been heightened had James Harper pushed Martin O'Neill with enough force to remove his spectacles.Read

Reading 1 Aston Villa 2 - matchday report

ASTON Villa outclassed Reading at the Madejski Stadium to bring their dream of Champions League football nearer to reality and push their opponents closer towards relegation.Read

Carlisle Youth 0 Aston Villa Youth 2

ASTON Villa booked a place in the last four of the FA Youth Cup thanks to a dream start against Carlisle United at Brunton Park.Read

Aston Villa 4 Newcastle United 1

EVEN Aston Villa's inconsistency is inconsistent as, amid all the controversy of Premier League games being played abroad, their first-half display belonged over the road at Aston Park and their second could have graced the Giants Stadium, Sydney's Stadium Australia or the Tokyo Dome.Read

Aston Villa 4 Newcastle United 1 - matchday report

ASTON Villa piled the pressure on Newcastle United manager Kevin Keegan as an inspired second half performance handed Martin O'Neill's men a 4-1 win.Read