Aston Villa: March 2010 Archives

Krulak rubbish rift rumours

Charles Krulak has blasted reports Villa boss Martin O'Neill has had a fall out with Randy Lerner that could result in him quitting.

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O'Neill exit rumours grow

Aston Villa have denied reports Martin O'Neill has handed in his notice and will leave the club at the end of the season.

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O'Neill stays defiant

Martin O'Neill says he will take responsibility for the Chelsea defeat and insists they must bounce back against Bolton.

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Striker worry for Villa

John Carew has joined Aston Villa's list of walking wounded after picking up a back injury against Chelsea.

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Carew lined up for shock switch

Birmingham City are eyeing a shock summer swoop for Aston Villa striker John Carew if contract talks collapse.

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Guzan weighs up next move

Aston Villa keeper Brad Guzan may look for a loan move next season after his disappointment at missing out on the Carling Cup final.

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Chelsea 7-1 Aston Villa

Frank Lampard scored four as Chelsea demolished Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge to underline their title credentials.

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FT:Chelsea 7-1 A Villa: Chelsea demolish Villa with a stunning performance to underline their title credentials

GOAL:Chelsea 7-1 A Villa: (90mins) Lampard scores his fourth for rampant Chelsea

GOAL:Chelsea 6-1 A Villa: (83mins) Anelka finds Kalou who fires into the bottom corner

GOAL:Chelsea 5-1 A Villa: (68mins) Lampard sets up Malouda who is able to pick his spot

GOAL:Chelsea 4-1 A Villa: (62mins)Lampard claims his hat-trick with a second penalty

GOAL:Chelsea 3-1 A Villa: (57mins) Zhirkov finds Malouda who sweeps the ball into the net

HT:Chelsea 2-1 A Villa: An entertaining game with Chelsea ending the first half on top

GOAL:Chelsea 2-1 A Villa: (43mins) Lampard blasts a right-foot penalty past Friedel

GOAL:Chelsea 1-1 A Villa: (28mins) Carew sidefoots Young's cross high into the net

GOAL:Chelsea 1-0 A Villa: (15mins) Lampard slides in to tap Malouda's cross past Friedel

LINE UP: Friedel, Luke Young, Collins, Dunne, Warnock, Milner, Petrov, Sidwell, Ashley Young, Carew, Agbonlahor

LINE UP: Cech, Ferreira, Alex, Terry, Zhirkov, Deco, Mikel, Lampard, Cole, Anelka, Malouda

Rivals join midfielder race

Aston Villa face a battle with Manchester City if they want to land Barcelona star Alexander Hleb in the summer.

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Stars facing fitness fight

Gabriel Agbonlahor, Richard Dunne, Emile Heskey and James Milner are all doubts ahead of Villa's trip to Chelsea.

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O'Neill stays defiant

Martin O'Neill insists Aston Villa are still in the race for the top four despite dropping points against Sunderland.

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O'Neill sweats on injured quartet

Aston Villa have doubts over Gabriel Agbonlahor, Richard Dunne, Emile Heskey and James Milner ahead of the weekend.

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Aston Villa 1-1 Sunderland

Aston Villa were held to a 1-1 draw by battling Sunderland on a night of frustration at Villa Park

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FT:A Villa 1-1 Sunderland: Villa failed to break down a stubborn Sunderland defence in a scrappy second half of few clear chances.

HT:A Villa 1-1 Sunderland: Villa had the best of a first half that Sunderland defended well in.

GOAL:A Villa 1-1 Sunderland: (30mins) John Carew tapped in a good Ashley Young cross to level.

GOAL:A Villa 0-1 Sunderland: (22mins) Fraizer Campbell scores from Kieran Richardson's assist.

LINE UP: Gordon, Hutton, Turner, Mensah, Ferdinand, Campbell, Henderson, Cattermole, Richardson, Malbranque, Bent

LINE UP: Friedel, Cuellar, Collins, Dunne, Warnock, Ashley Young, Milner, Petrov, Downing, Carew, Heskey

Defender set to head back out on loan

Aston Villa defender Shane Lowry is set to re-sign for Leeds United on loan for the rest of the season.

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Villa sweat on Dunne fitness

Aston Villa have a major worry over Richard Dunne while Gabby Agbonlahor is definitely out of the home game with Sunderland.

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Striker to miss Cats clash

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill has confirmed Gabby Agbonlahor will miss the Sunderland game with a foot injury.

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Double worry for Villa

Aston Villa have doubts over defender Richard Dunne for the Sunderland game after he picked up an Achilles injury.

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Doyle linked with Villa

Aston Villa are ready to battle it out with Everton for the signature of Wolves striker Kevin Doyle this summer.

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Aston Villa 2-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

John Carew's late goal saw Villa nick a point against a Wolves side that will be disappointed to take just a point from the game.

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FT:A Villa 2-2 Wolves: Villa nick a point against a Wolves side that fought well and will feel unlucky not to secure victory.

GOAL:A Villa 2-2 Wolves: (82mins) Steve Sidwell shoots home from a long ball forward.

HT:A Villa 1-2 Wolves: Wolves showed great fighting spirit to deservedly lead at the break.

GOAL:A Villa 1-2 Wolves: (39mins) Milner is unfortunate to convert a low cross into the net

GOAL:A Villa 1-1 Wolves: (23mins) Craddock bundles the ball home from Jones' free kick.

GOAL:A Villa 1-0 Wolves: (17mins) Carew slots the ball home from Young's low cross.

LINE UP: Hahnemann, Zubar, Craddock, Berra, Ward, Foley, Guedioura, Henry, David Jones, Jarvis, Doyle

LINE UP: Friedel, Cuellar, Collins, Dunne, Warnock, Ashley Young, Milner, Petrov, Downing, Carew, Heskey

Gabby worry for Villa

Gabriel Agbonlahor is facing a late fitness test ahead of Aston Villa's showdown against Wolves on Saturday.

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Young admits Euro dream

Ashley Young admits Saturday's fixture against Wolves is massive in Aston Villa's hunt for Champions League football.

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Villa ace tipped for international stardom

Striker John Carew has told James Milner he can be the long-term solution to the right-side of England's midfield.

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£15m striker on Villa radar

Villa boss Martin O'Neill has reportedly joined the queue of Premier League clubs interested in signing Wigan striker Hugo Rodallega.

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O'Neill's joy at midfielder's turn

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill continues to be impressed by James Milner and has halted his performance against Wigan as sensational.

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Wigan Athletic 1-2 Aston Villa

Two defensive lapses helped Aston Villa to a narrow win over Wigan Athletic

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FT:Wigan 1-2 A Villa: Villa edged an end-to-end game and earned a deserved win with superior play in attacking areas.

GOAL:Wigan 1-2 A Villa: (64mins)James Milner fired Villa ahead after a Chris Kirkland error

HT:Wigan 1-1 A Villa: An entertaining half full of goalmouth action ended all-square.

GOAL:Wigan 1-1 A Villa: (28mins) Wigan hit back immediately through a Gary Caldwell header.

GOAL:Wigan 0-1 A Villa: (25mins) A James McCarthy own goal gave Villa an early lead.

LINE UP: Friedel, Dunne, Cuellar, Warnock, Collins, Downing, A Young, Milner, Petrov, Carew, Agbonlahor

LINE UP: Kirkland, Caldwell, Boyce, Bramble, Figueroa, Thomas, N'Zogbia, McCarthy, Diame, Moreno, Rodallega

Striker boost for Villa

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill could recall Gabriel Agbonlahor to the starting line up when they take on Wigan tonight.

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Defender linked with exit door

Aston Villa defender Habib Beye is again being linked with a move away as Sunderland and Fulham chase his signature.

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Villa linked with striker swoop

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill is being linked with a summer move for Fenerbahce striker Dani Guiza.

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Villa set for fight to keep O'Neill

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill is rumoured to be top of Liverpool's wanted list if the club decide to part company with Rafa Benitez.

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Stoke City 0-0 Aston Villa

Stoke and Aston Villa shared a dour goalless stalemate characterised by good defending and poor passing.

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FT:Stoke 0-0 A Villa: Two well-organised defences finished on top in a disjointed game that saw neither keeper properly tested.

HT:Stoke 0-0 A Villa: A scrappy half in windy conditions of no clear-cut chances ended goalless.

LINE UP: Friedel, Cuellar, Dunne, Collins, Warnock, Downing, A Young, Milner, Petrov, Carew, Heskey

LINE UP: Sorensen, Higginbotham, Huth, Collins, Faye, Whelan, Whitehead, Delap, Etherington, Sidibe, Sanli

Villa ace in fitness race

Martin O'Neill will give Gabriel Agbonlahor as much time as possible to prove his fitness ahead of Saturday's trip to Stoke.

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O'Neill after West Brom ace

Aston Villa are thought to be keeping tabs on West Brom's in-form defender Gabriel Tamas, according to his agent.

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Villa chief urges league focus

Martin O'Neill is hoping Aston Villa don't get distracted by their cup exploits as his priority is a top-four Premier League finish.

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Villa chief reveals virus fears

Martin O'Neill is hoping a virus does not affect any of his influential Aston Villa players ahead of Saturday's trip to Stoke City.

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Gabby winning fitness fight

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill says he is confident Gabby Agbonlahor will return against Stoke after struggling with a virus.

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FA set Cup date

Chelsea's FA Cup semi-final clash with Aston Villa will take place on Saturday, April 10 with a 5pm kick-off.

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Villa eye Spurs ace

Aston Villa have joined the queue of clubs who are keeping tabs on Tottenham midfielder Jamie O'Hara.

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O'Neill in striker plea

Martin O'Neill has told John Carew he needs to show the same hunger every week if he wants to keep his place in the Villa side.

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FT:Reading 2-4 A Villa: Carew's second half hat-trick sends Villa through after Long had sent Reading into the break leading two-nil.

GOAL:Reading 2-4 A Villa: (90mins) Carew completes his hat-trick from the penalty spot.

GOAL:Reading 2-3 A Villa: (57mins) Carew's clever flick finds the far bottom corner.

GOAL:Reading 2-2 A Villa: (51mins) Carew's heads Downing's cross into the bottom corner.

GOAL:Reading 2-1 A Villa: (47mins) Young tucks home at the far post after Carew's cross.

HT:Reading 2-0 A Villa: Long's 1st half double gives Reading a huge advantage at half time.

GOAL:Reading 2-0 A Villa: (42mins) Long slots calmly into the bottom corner from 10 yards.

GOAL:Reading 1-0 A Villa: (27mins) Long heads home from 3yds after Mills flicks on a corner.

LINE UP: Friedel, Cuellar, Dunne, Collins, Warnock, Downing, Milner, Petrov, Ashley Young, Carew, Heskey

LINE UP: Federici, Griffin, Mills, Ingimarsson, Bertrand, Kebe, Tabb, Howard, Sigurdsson, Long, Church

O'Neill unhappy over packed schedule

Aston Villa's bid for glory faces a massive month as Martin O'Neill claims his side has been done no favours by the Premier League.

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Defender drops move hint

Sunderland could resurrect their interest in Habib Beye after the defender revealed he could quit Aston Villa in the summer.

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Defender gets Cup nod

Aston Villa hope to have central defender Richard Dunne back fit for the FA Cup quarter-final clash against Reading on Sunday.

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Defender bemoans Villa chances

Habib Beye admits he may have to leave Aston Villa at the end of the season but says French clubs are unlikely to pay him enough.

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Rift rumours denied

Aston Villa officials have blasted reports suggesting Martin O'Neill has had a bust up with Randy Lerner over transfer policy.

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Villa line up Henry

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill is reported to be keeping tabs on Wolves midfielder Karl Henry.

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Barca midfielder linked

Aston Villa are being linked with former Arsenal star Alexander Hleb who looks set to leave Barcelona in the summer.

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Friedel dreaming of silverware

Brad Friedel has called on his Aston Villa team mates to put their Carling Cup final disappointment behind them by winning the FA Cup.

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Villa boss upset by Dowd decision

Martin O'Neill has lambasted Carling Cup final referee Phil Dowd for his failure to send off Manchester Unted's Nemanja Vidic .

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Krulak rubbish rift rumours

Charles Krulak has blasted reports Villa boss Martin O'Neill has had a fall out with Randy Lerner that could result in him quitting.

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O'Neill exit rumours grow

Aston Villa have denied reports Martin O'Neill has handed in his notice and will leave the club at the end of the season.

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O'Neill stays defiant

Martin O'Neill says he will take responsibility for the Chelsea defeat and insists they must bounce back against Bolton.

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Striker worry for Villa

John Carew has joined Aston Villa's list of walking wounded after picking up a back injury against Chelsea.

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Carew lined up for shock switch

Birmingham City are eyeing a shock summer swoop for Aston Villa striker John Carew if contract talks collapse.

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Guzan weighs up next move

Aston Villa keeper Brad Guzan may look for a loan move next season after his disappointment at missing out on the Carling Cup final.

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Chelsea 7-1 Aston Villa

Frank Lampard scored four as Chelsea demolished Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge to underline their title credentials.

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FT:Chelsea 7-1 A Villa: Chelsea demolish Villa with a stunning performance to underline their title credentials

GOAL:Chelsea 7-1 A Villa: (90mins) Lampard scores his fourth for rampant Chelsea

GOAL:Chelsea 6-1 A Villa: (83mins) Anelka finds Kalou who fires into the bottom corner

GOAL:Chelsea 5-1 A Villa: (68mins) Lampard sets up Malouda who is able to pick his spot

GOAL:Chelsea 4-1 A Villa: (62mins)Lampard claims his hat-trick with a second penalty

GOAL:Chelsea 3-1 A Villa: (57mins) Zhirkov finds Malouda who sweeps the ball into the net

HT:Chelsea 2-1 A Villa: An entertaining game with Chelsea ending the first half on top

GOAL:Chelsea 2-1 A Villa: (43mins) Lampard blasts a right-foot penalty past Friedel

GOAL:Chelsea 1-1 A Villa: (28mins) Carew sidefoots Young's cross high into the net

GOAL:Chelsea 1-0 A Villa: (15mins) Lampard slides in to tap Malouda's cross past Friedel

LINE UP: Friedel, Luke Young, Collins, Dunne, Warnock, Milner, Petrov, Sidwell, Ashley Young, Carew, Agbonlahor

LINE UP: Cech, Ferreira, Alex, Terry, Zhirkov, Deco, Mikel, Lampard, Cole, Anelka, Malouda

Rivals join midfielder race

Aston Villa face a battle with Manchester City if they want to land Barcelona star Alexander Hleb in the summer.

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Stars facing fitness fight

Gabriel Agbonlahor, Richard Dunne, Emile Heskey and James Milner are all doubts ahead of Villa's trip to Chelsea.

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O'Neill stays defiant

Martin O'Neill insists Aston Villa are still in the race for the top four despite dropping points against Sunderland.

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O'Neill sweats on injured quartet

Aston Villa have doubts over Gabriel Agbonlahor, Richard Dunne, Emile Heskey and James Milner ahead of the weekend.

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Aston Villa 1-1 Sunderland

Aston Villa were held to a 1-1 draw by battling Sunderland on a night of frustration at Villa Park

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FT:A Villa 1-1 Sunderland: Villa failed to break down a stubborn Sunderland defence in a scrappy second half of few clear chances.

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