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Aston Villa v Stoke – 15:00  – Aston Villa drew 1-1 with QPR last weekend, a first half goal from Brett Holman earning Paul Lambert’s side a point. The Villa manager may seek to reintroduce Darren Bent this weekend, given his recall to the bench against the R’s, to try and add some more […]
QPR vs. Aston Villa (15:00)  Harry Redknapp’s appointment seems to have inspired QPR, who put in another improved performance on Tuesday to earn a point at Sunderland.  A win on Saturday would cut the gap between the R’s and safety from eight points to just five: –         Adel Taarabt set off the January […]
Aston Villa vs. Reading (20:00) A point against Arsenal will have relieved the pressure on boss Paul Lambert to a small extent, but three points will be what Aston Villa fans crave even more- victory against Reading will be a must in this season’s relegation battle: –         Although the team is low down […]
Aston Villa vs. Arsenal, Saturday 17:30 Â Aston Villa dropped in to the relegation zone last weekend after a 5-0 defeat from Manchester City increased the pressure on Paul Lambert. Villa frustrated Manchester City for long periods, but once the dead lock was broken the defending champions ran riot. That result may have been […]
Manchester City vs. Aston Villa 15:00 Â – City and Villa took part in very contrasting endings to their matches last weekend. Manchester City were pushed all the way by Spurs before coming from behind to win at home, while Villa led Manchester United 2-1 before capitulating to a 3-2 defeat. – Edin Dzeko […]
1. Marouane Fellaini v Sunderland 2. Nika Jelavic v Sunderland 3. Andreas Weimann v Manchester United 4. Javier Hernandez v Aston Villa 5. Edin Dzeko v Spurs Vote for your favourite in the poll below….
Aston Villa v Man Utd, Saturday 17:30 Ciaran Clark was dominant in breaking up play in Aston making 30 interceptions in the game, the most by a player in a single game all season according to the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index. Ashley Westwood also displayed a fantastic work rate in covering 7.1 miles in […]
Malcolm Dawson writes: “With £10 tickets available via season card holders, a healthy crowd of over 41,515 turned up for this one. The majority, Pete Sixsmith included, were hopeful of a turnaround in fortunes and took their seats looking forward to an opportunity for the Lads to finally stamp their authority on a game there […]
Sunderland v Aston Villa, Saturday 15:00 Sunderland have now drawn six of their first nine games this season after a 0-0 draw with Stoke in their last outing Simon Mignolet was outstanding for the Black Cats to keep a clean sheet Sunderland are the lowest scoring team in the league, having scored just six goals […]
Aston Villa v Norwich, Saturday 12:45 Aston Villa hover just above the relegation zone after a 1-0 defeat to Fulham in their last league game Villa have now scored just 6 goals in 8 games this season, with Darren Bent scoring two having had 15 attempts at goal with 9 on target. That puts Bent […]
Fulham v Aston Villa 15:00 – Fulham could only take a point out of their game with newly promoted Southampton, despite goals from Keiron Richardson and an own goal earnt from a deflected John Arne Riise shot – Southampton are consistently one of the hardest working teams in the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index, and […]
Tottenham v Aston Villa, 15:00 – Tottenham recorded an historic 2-3 win away to Man Utd last weekend following a fine all-round performance. An early opener from Jan Vertonghen, as well as a great finish from Gareth Bale and another from Clint Dempsey secured the points for Andre Villas-Boas side. – Jermaine Defoe continues to […]
Aston Villa v West Brom 16:00 – Aston Villa slumped to a 4-1 defeat at the hands of Southampton last time out, after conceding four goals in the second half. Despite going in ahead thanks to Darren Bent, Paul Lambert’s men were unable to prevent a deluge of goals from the Saints after the break. […]
Southampton v Aston Villa 15:00 – Southampton were brushed aside by a free-flowing Arsenal as they fell to a heavy 6-1 defeat. Although two own goals from Jos Hooveld and Nathaniel Clyne certainly didn’t help the scoreline’s appearance, the Saints will have had few complaints after being outplayed in a clinical display from the Gunners. […]
The Premier League threw up its usual amount of excitement and quality again this weekend. Vote for your favorite goal of the weekend from the following 5 GIFS 1.Nick Powell (Manchester United v Wigan Athletic) 2.Matt Lowton (Aston Villa v Swansea) 3.Dimitar Berbatov (Fulham v West Bromwich Albion) 4.Lukas Podolski (Arsenal v Southampton) 5.Leighton Baines […]
Liverpool v Arsenal 13:30 • Liverpool came close to victory over reigning champions Manchester City after a very promising performance made up for their opening weekend defeat to West Brom • New signing Joe Allen was prominent throughout, and covered the most ground among the Liverpool players with 6.78 miles • That makes Allen’s performance […]
With the annual resumption of Barclays Premier League action on Saturday we are all once again facing a long nine month period of drama, excitement and, depending on which club you follow, agony. Saturday’s big kick off saw the household names of Liverpool and Arsenal begin their respective campaigns in somewhat of a new era […]
It seems an age ago since the Martin O’Neill era at Aston Villa. When we look at the position of the club last season it is a far cry to that of a club that not too long ago had become perpetual top six finishers in the Premier League under the Northern Irishman. Under O’Neill’s […]