Cazorla eases pressure on Wenger
LONDON, England ● Santi Cazorla eased the pressure on under-fire Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger as the Spanish midfielder’s double clinched a crucial 2-1 win over Aston Villa on Saturday. Wenger had faced renewed calls for his resignation after last weekend’s embarrassing FA Cup exit against second-tier Blackburn and the midweek Champions League defeat against Bayern [...]
Good business Newcastle at Villa
BIRMINGHAM, England ● Aston Villa’s fortunes continued to plunge on Tuesday as they sank into the Premier League’s bottom three following a 2-1 loss at home to relegation rivals Newcastle United. Goals from Papiss Cisse and Yohan Cabaye put the visitors 2-0 up after 31 minutes and despite a valiant fightback sparked by a Christian [...]
Aston Villa sink into relegation zone
BIRMINGHAM, England ● A contentious Rickie Lambert penalty gave Southampton a 1-0 win at Aston Villa on Saturday that saw the Birmingham club slip into the Premier League relegation zone. Lambert converted his 29th successful penalty in a row in the 34th minute after Enda Stevens was penalised for a challenge on Jay Rodriguez, and [...]
Bale’s hat-trick sinks Villa
BIRMINGHAM, England ● Man of the match Gareth Bale claimed his first Premier League hat-trick as Tottenham Hotspur won 4-0 at Aston Villa on Wednesday to climb to fourth place in the Premier League. Villa were better than in their 8-0 humiliation at Chelsea on Sunday, but their obduracy only lasted until mid-way through the [...]
Chelsea merciless
LONDON, England ● Rafael Benitez took a big step in his efforts to win over doubting Chelsea fans by overseeing a stunning 8-0 victory over Aston Villa on Sunday that moved the Spaniard’s side back up to third spot. Fernando Torres kick-started the win with his seventh goal in six appearances, while Frank Lampard marked [...]
QPR equals worst start to season
LONDON, England ● Queens Park Rangers equalled the Premier League’s longest ever winless start to a season as they failed to overcome Aston Villa in a 1-1 draw in Harry Redknapp’s first home match at the helm. The west Londoners have now failed to a collect victory from any of their opening 15 [...]
Lambert happy to keep Bent waiting
Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert has once again backed his decision to omit Darren Bent from his squad, after the striker was left out for the second game in succession. The £24 million record signing looked a frustrated figure as he watched on from the stands, and his cause won’t have been helped by the [...]
Villa furious after City thumping
MANCHESTER, England ● Sergio Aguero and Carlos Tevez each scored twice to add to David Silva’s opener as Manchester City recorded a commanding 5-0 victory over Aston Villa on Saturday. Silva opened the scoring with his first goal of the season and after Andreas Weimann was controversially penalised for handball, Aguero converted from the spot. [...]
Chicorito not so little any more
BIRMINGHAM, England ● Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez sent his side four points clear at the top of the Premier League with two goals in a 3-2 comeback win at Aston Villa on Saturday. Austria international Andreas Weimann scored either side of half-time to give Villa — who have not beaten United on home soil [...]
