Aston Villa: February 2009 Archives

Aston Villa will hope to get back on track after two defeats and stay in the hunt for a Champions League place by beating Stoke.

Gabriel Agbonlahor has described the next few weeks as crucial to Aston Villa's season and he believes fatigue won't be an issue.

Curtis Davies is looking for Aston Villa to shrug off their Uefa Cup disappointment by defeating Stoke at Villa Park on Sunday.

Brad Friedel, Gareth Barry and Emile Heskey are amongst eight players who will be back in the Aston Villa side for the visit of Stoke.

Martin O'Neill is unhappy that Aston Villa must play on CSKA Moscow's artificial playing surface in their Uefa Cup tie on Thursday.

Steve Sidwell, Luke Young, Curtis Davies and Zat Knight are the only first-team players set to feature for Aston Villa at CSKA Moscow.

Martin O'Neill has told CSKA Moscow's coach Zico his claims Aston Villa are over-reliant on winger Ashley Young is 'a cop-out'.

Martin O'Neill is backing his weakened Aston Villa side to come out on top in their Uefa Cup second leg at CSKA Moscow on Thursday.

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill says the Champions League is the 'holy grail' and is ready to sacrifice the Uefa Cup to get there.

Aston Villa are believed to be showing an interest in Fiorentina's Brazilian midfielder Felipe Melo, but face strong competition.

Carlos Cuellar and Nigel Reo-Coker will both miss Aston Villa's game against CSKA Moscow but should be fit to face Stoke City.

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill has revealed Wilfred Bouma will return to action for the reserves next Monday.

Aston Villa star Gareth Barry insists he will stay at the club and snub Liverpool if the Villans qualify for the Champions League.

Guus Hiddink won the first game of his Chelsea stewardship to climb above Villa thanks to Nicolas Anelka's first-half strike.

Aston Villa defender Curtis Davies will battle on until the end of the season despite struggling with a shoulder problem.

Steve Sidwell is back from suspension but Emile Heskey and James Milner are doubts for Aston Villa's clash with Chelsea.

Martin O'Neill says Aston Villa can still make it through to the next round of the Uefa Cup despite the 1-1 draw with CSKA Moscow.

Martin O'Neill has said James Milner and Emile Heskey are still doubts to face Chelsea on Saturday after missing their Uefa Cup clash.

Aston Villa defender Curtis Davies is fit to face CSKA Moscow despite suffering a recurrence of a shoulder problem.

Wilfred Bouma's return to action for Aston Villa following a dislocated ankle has been put on hold as a precaution.

Martin O'Neill says he is keen to draw a line under the controversy surrounding the injury Emile Heskey sustained with England.

Zat Knight wants Aston Villa to put their FA Cup disappointment behind them with Uefa Cup and Premier League success this coming week.

Zat Knight believes Aston Villa must bounce back from their FA Cup exit starting with the Uefa Cup clash against CSKA Moscow.

Aston Villa are sweating over the fitness of Emile Heskey and Curtis Davies, who have Achilles and shoulder problems respectively.

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill has ruled out the possibility of striker Nathan Delfouneso joining Crystal Palace on loan.

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill has hit out at Fabio Capello for playing Emile Heskey against Spain on Wednesday.

Aston Villa are hoping to have Luke Young back to face Everton but Gareth Barry will miss out through suspension.

Martin O'Neill has told his Aston Villa players that they must stay focused if they want to avoid ending up with nothing this season.

Craig Gardner says the secret of Aston Villa's success this season is the great team spirit within the dressing room.

Aston Villa star Gareth Barry's future remains unresolved amid fresh reports he could leave the club this summer.

Martin O'Neill has revealed that injured Aston Villa duo Carlos Cuellar and Nigel Reo-Coker are facing two weeks out.

Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez believes Aston Villa are a real threat in this season's title race.

James Milner claims boss Martin O'Neill is the reason why six Aston Villa players have secured a call-up to the England squad.

Luke Young is racing to be fit for Aston Villa's FA Cup clash with Everton after pulling out of the England squad with a toe injury.

Martin O'Neill has warned his stars about silly bookings after Gareth Barry was suspended for Villa's FA Cup clash against Everton.

James Milner has hailed Aston Villa's six England call-ups as a huge achievement and revealed his excitement at being among them.

Martin O'Neill is hopeful that Gareth Barry will stay at Aston Villa but will not stand in his way if he wants to leave in the summer.

Aston Villa moved up to third after a 2-0 win at Ewood Park and consigned Blackburn to their first defeat under Sam Allardyce.

Emile Heskey and Stiliyan Petrov are both set to return to action when Aston Villa travel to Blackburn this weekend.

Martin O'Neill admits John Carew's return is a major boost for Aston Villa but says the striker is still searching for full fitness.

Martin O'Neill has warned his squad that everyone must play their part as Aston Villa's impressive season continues.

Aston Villa will be without Emile Heskey but John Carew is set to start his first game in three months against Doncaster in the FA Cup.

Gareth Barry insists he is happy to remain at Villa Park and insists his relationship with Martin O'Neill is 'very good'.

Martin O'Neill says Aston Villa will start contract talks soon with Stiliyan Petrov, who has hinted he would be keen to stay at Villa.

Martin O'Neill will look to strengthen his Villa squad before January's deadline, but admits it will be 'exceptionally difficult'.

Randy Lerner has flown in to aid Martin O'Neill's plans to add to his squad on a busy final day of the winter transfer window.

Aston Villa will hope to get back on track after two defeats and stay in the hunt for a Champions League place by beating Stoke.

Gabriel Agbonlahor has described the next few weeks as crucial to Aston Villa's season and he believes fatigue won't be an issue.

Curtis Davies is looking for Aston Villa to shrug off their Uefa Cup disappointment by defeating Stoke at Villa Park on Sunday.

Brad Friedel, Gareth Barry and Emile Heskey are amongst eight players who will be back in the Aston Villa side for the visit of Stoke.

Martin O'Neill is unhappy that Aston Villa must play on CSKA Moscow's artificial playing surface in their Uefa Cup tie on Thursday.

Steve Sidwell, Luke Young, Curtis Davies and Zat Knight are the only first-team players set to feature for Aston Villa at CSKA Moscow.

Martin O'Neill has told CSKA Moscow's coach Zico his claims Aston Villa are over-reliant on winger Ashley Young is 'a cop-out'.

Martin O'Neill is backing his weakened Aston Villa side to come out on top in their Uefa Cup second leg at CSKA Moscow on Thursday.

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill says the Champions League is the 'holy grail' and is ready to sacrifice the Uefa Cup to get there.

Aston Villa are believed to be showing an interest in Fiorentina's Brazilian midfielder Felipe Melo, but face strong competition.

Carlos Cuellar and Nigel Reo-Coker will both miss Aston Villa's game against CSKA Moscow but should be fit to face Stoke City.

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill has revealed Wilfred Bouma will return to action for the reserves next Monday.

Aston Villa star Gareth Barry insists he will stay at the club and snub Liverpool if the Villans qualify for the Champions League.

Guus Hiddink won the first game of his Chelsea stewardship to climb above Villa thanks to Nicolas Anelka's first-half strike.

Aston Villa defender Curtis Davies will battle on until the end of the season despite struggling with a shoulder problem.

Steve Sidwell is back from suspension but Emile Heskey and James Milner are doubts for Aston Villa's clash with Chelsea.