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Aston Villa: James Collins won't Ham it up if he scores

JAMES Collins has pledged to do the Dunne thing by refusing to celebrate if he scores in the claret and blue of Villa on his first return to West Ham this evening.Read

Luke Young

Aston Villa: Martin O'Neill facing tough choice

VILLA face a dilemma over Carlos Cuellar’s replacement at West Ham tonight with Martin O’Neill struggling to choose between Luke Young and Habib Beye for the right-back spot.Read

Tom Ross Column: Premier League is full of softies

HAVE you noticed how prevalent it’s becoming for players who, with minimal contact from an opponent, fall to the ground as if they have been shot?Read

Aston Villa: James Collins is a great signing, says Martin O'Neill

MARTIN O’Neill believes James Collins has already proved West Ham’s loss is Villa’s gain after hailing the former Hammers defender’s immediate impact.Read

Aston Villa hit by triple injury blow ahead of West Ham game

Aston Villa have major injury doubts over midfielders Stiliyan Petrov and James Milner ahead of tomorrow night's Barclays Premier League encounter at West Ham.Read

Stephen Warnock

Aston Villa: Stephen Warnock to have yellow card rescinded

STEPHEN Warnock is set to have his yellow card at Everton rescinded after the referee admitted the combative Villa full-back was a victim of mistaken identity.Read

Aston Villa's James Milner a big doubt for trip to West Ham

MARTIN O’Neill has all but ruled ever-present winger James Milner out of Villa’s intended top-four-busting trip to West Ham tomorrow evening.Read

Everton 1, Aston Villa 1: The match in pictures

Birmingham Mail photos from Aston Villa's draw against Everton on SaturdayRead

Aston Villa: Is Doug Ellis looking a little lost these days?

VILLA fans enjoying a pre-match pint on Merseyside before their side’s 1-1 draw with Everton could hardly believe their eyes.Read

Why Aston Villa got their PR skills spot on this week

VILLA’S top brass can claim quite a few PR masterstrokes and the open training session last week was clearly one of them.Read

Stud Marks: Why Steve Bull was talking just that at the Villa-Wolves derby

STEVE Bull might have been a prolific goalscorer in the lower leagues but he continues to miss the target as a pundit.Read

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill faces selection problems before trip to West Ham

MARTIN O’Neill faces a potential triple selection blow ahead of Wednesday’s trip to West Ham after counting the cost of Villa’s bruising battle at Everton.Read

Ashley Young is a class apart says Aston Villa boss Martin O’Neill

MARTIN O’Neill has defended his description of Ashley Young as “world class” despite the winger since struggling to live up to his billing on a consistent basis.Read

Stephen Warnock: Aston Villa are fearless away from home

STEPHEN Warnock’s family may be “True Blue” Evertonians but that did not stop them celebrating with him and his new team-mates as Villa clawed a point back at Goodison.Read

Points are the real prize for Brad Friedel after making his 200th consecutive Premier League appearance

BRAD Friedel was modest in the extreme despite notching up a record 200th consecutive Premier League appearance in the clash with Everton, insisting it was points not prizes that mattered.Read

John Carew relieved to open his Premier League account at Everton

SUPER sub John Carew expressed his relief at opening his Premier League account for the season after his equaliser earned Villa a point at Everton.Read

Carling Cup draw with Pompey puts Friedel on a high

BRAD Friedel believes Villa have been given the best of a bad lot when it comes to the Carling Cup draw and a trip to Portsmouth, with all of the remaining sides in the competition coming from the Premier League.Read

Martin O’Neill: Sending on super sub John Carew was an enforced change

MARTIN O’Neill revealed that his decision to send on super sub John Carew was an enforced change rather than a tactical masterstroke.Read

Everton 1, Aston Villa 1: Mat Kendrick's player ratings and match stats

Everton 1, Aston Villa 1: Mat Kendrick's player ratings and match statsRead