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 [...]
Millwall piles more misery on Aston Villa
LONDON, England ● Millwall piled on the misery for beleaguered Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert as John Marquis’s late goal gave the Championship club a 2-1 win in the FA Cup fourth round on Friday. Lambert has endured a torrid time since leaving Norwich to take charge at Villa Park in the close-season, but this [...]
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 [...]
Brad Friedel resigns with Spurs
LONDON, England ● Veteran goalkeeper Brad Friedel has signed a new contract with Tottenham Hotspur through to 2014, the Premier League club said on Wednesday. The 41-year-old American, Tottenham’s first choice goalkeeper since joining the north London club from Aston Villa in 2010, has found himself edged out by France international Hugo Lloris [...]
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 [...]
Downing puts himself in shop window
LIVERPOOL, England ● Liverpool winger Stewart Downing finally ended his Premier League goal drought as the Reds swept to a 4-0 victory over Fulham at Anfield on Saturday. Downing had gone 44 league matches without a goal since joining from Aston Villa in a £20 million deal in 2011 that has been widely ridiculed as [...]
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 [...]
Italian whistleblower joins Aston Villa
BIRMINGHAM, England ● A coach who refused a €200,000 bribe to help fix an Italian Cup game last year has joined Aston Villa in a community coaching role. Villa announced on Wednesday its decision to hire Simone Farina, whose actions in refusing the bribe in the match between his club Gubbio and Cesena last November [...]
