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James Collins and Robbie Keane battle for the ball.
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Kyle Walker and Victor Obinna jump for the ball.
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Emile Heskey and Wayne Bridge on the ball.
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Stiliyan Petrov and Thomas Hitzlsperger on the ball.
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Thomas Hitzlsperger brings down Nigel Reo-Coker.
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Darren Bent holds off Matthew Upson and Wayne Bridge.
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Zavon Hines and Ashley Young on the ball.
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Gabriel Agbonlahor scores the winner for Villa.
NINE. Nine. Nine. No, there’s definitely not an emergency. Not any more, anyway.
It’s just that the No.9 has a nice ring to it after Villa’s remarkable rise up to ninth in the Premier League, don’t you think?
Gerard Houllier’s claret and blue brigade will know not to get carried away with their lofty league position during this crazy season of topsy-turvy top-flight football.
And being outside of the bottom 11, albeit temporarily perhaps, is probably more important than being in the top nine right now during the congested end-of-season scramble for safety.
But, as Houllier observed on London Marathon weekend, it certainly makes Villa much more comfortable as they approach the home straight of the Premier League survival race.
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