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Ashley Young bidding to win a fourth England cap

Ashley Young intends to take the confidence gleaned from Villa’s historic win at Arsenal with him to Berlin as he bids for his fourth England cap tomorrow. Read

Understudies catapult Aston Villa to brink of qualifying

Martin O’Neill’s cast of understudies expressed their satisfaction at guiding Aston Villa to within touching distance of the knock-out stages of the Uefa Cup. Read

Villa dig in for excellent victory in Prague

Uefa Cup Group Match: Slavia Prague 0 Aston Villa 1 Read

Aston Villa lose fitness battle in Zurich

FC Zurich 2 Aston Villa 1 - Gabriel Agbonlahor on target in Switzerland but Villa are well off the pace as Zurich score two penalties. Read

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Bill Howell started covering Midlands football for the Sunday Mercury in March 1998. He moved to the Birmingham Mail, writing solely on Aston Villa, following the 2000 FA Cup Final. Previously he was a sports reporter in Aberdeen, covering the Old Firm, and before that he was a news reporter in East London.

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