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Al Maha takes you away from the bustle of Dubai

Lisa Smith finds life in the lap of luxury in Dubai goes down quite nicely, thanks very much. Read

Kop experiences inspire Villa defender to aim for Europe

Villa star Stephen Warnock explains to Lisa Smith how he first got the buzz for European football.Read

Happy days are here at last for Beye

Habib Beye has had a frustrating start to his career at Villa Park, as he tells Lisa Smith.Read

Villa wingers James Milner and Ashley Young good enough for any team, says Carew

John Carew believes his Aston Villa team-mates Ashley Young and James Milner would walk into any team in the country including Fabio Capello’s England squad.Read

Aston Villa's statue to club legend who founded the Football League

A monument set to rival Anfield’s Shankly Gates and Wembley’s iconic Bobby Moore statue will be unveiled at Villa Park this week.Read

Megson puts Aston Villa among the country’s top flight

Aston Villa are as strong a side as any of the country’s best on home soil – that’s the view of the man who will pit his wits in the opposite dug-out to Martin O’Neill tomorrow.Read

Tiredness no excuse for Aston Villa defeat, says O'Neill

Aston Villa manager Martin O’Neill insisted there could be no excuses after his side missed out on the chance to move into the coveted fourth spot in the Barclays Premier League after sufferigng a 2-1 defeat at Upton Park last night.Read

Wonderkid Hines’ last-gasp winner makes Aston Villa pay for Beye dismissal

Aston Villa’s march on the coveted fourth spot in the Barclays Premier League was halted in its tracks at West Ham United – Martin O’Neill’s side hitting the buffers thanks to a disciplinary nightmare and the performance of Hammers’ substitute and Academy wonderkid Zavon Hines.Read

Milner and Petrov doubts for Aston Villa test at West Ham

Martin O’Neill faces a selection headache before tomorrow’s tough away match against West Ham United with James Milner “extremely doubtful” and skipper Stiliyan Petrov also facing a late fitness test.Read

Aston Villa boss says Ashley Young has class to overcome attention

Martin O’Neill has defended his claim that Ashley Young is one of the best wing wonders in the world insisting “I know because I watch a lot of football. I am a boring twit!”Read

Everton 1 Aston Villa 1 - Post analysis

Man-in-black Lee Probert not only managed a case of mistaken identity when booking Stephen Warnock instead of Stiliyan Petrov but sent off Villa defender Carlos Cuellar for a second bookable offence following a tackle on Nigerian anchorman Yakubu. Read

Aston Villa midfield needs to score more, says boss O'Neill

The Villa boss is aware that almost all of his side’s goals to date this campaign have come either from the centre-forwards or the defence and says it is time the midfield players started chipping in, citing Chelsea as the perfect example.Read

Ashley Young hails Aston Villa hero Brad Guzan

Brad Guzan’s heroics for Aston Villa in saving three out of four penalties against Sunderland to put the club’s name in the hat for the quarter finals of the Carling Cup may have taken many people by surprise.Read

Carling Cup: Sunderland 0 Aston Villa 0 aet (Villa win on pens)

And as if his shot-stopping heroics after extra-time were not enough to deny Sunderland, he also denied Kenwyne Jones from the spot in normal time as well as a death-deying save from Kieran Richardson.Read

Villa boss Martin O'Neill disappointed at two points dropped against Wolves

Martin O’Neill admitted it had been a case of two points dropped in the derby with Black Country rivals Wolves after a late penalty shout enabled the hosts to seize a share of the spoils.Read

Wolves 1 Aston Villa 1 - Post analysis

Mick McCarthy will be hoping every cloud has a “Sylvan” lining after his top scorer of the past two seasons delivered the crucial 83rd minute penalty which ensured his side a vital point against derby rivals Aston Villa.Read

Richard Dunne: Aston Villa need to up their game against league’s ‘also-rans’

Richard Dunne believes Aston Villa need to step up their efforts against teams like Wolves and Blackburn Rovers and find the same intensity and drive that they have used so far to defeat Liverpool, Chelsea and take a point from Manchester City.Read

Wolves boss McCarthy backs Sylvan Ebanks-Blake to open goalscoring floodgates

Mick McCarthy has backed his “bear with a sore head” Sylvan Ebanks-Blake to open the floodgates now that he has finally got off the mark with his first Barclays Premier League goal.Read

Aston Villa boss O’Neill hails McCarthy for ‘resurrecting’ Wolves

Martin O’Neill has hailed the manager he faces in the opposite dug-out at Molineux tomorrow for the way he has “resurrected” Wolverhampton Wanderers.Read

O’Neill warns Aston Villa players and fans not to get carried away

Martin O’Neill has urged players and fans alike not to become too carried away with Aston Villa’s successes as there is “a long way to go yet.”Read

Author Profile

Lisa Smith is a sports reporter for The Birmingham Post and covers Aston Villa and England football teams. She is a football fanatic and grew up on the terraces at Aston Villa before landing her 'dream' job. She joined the Post after nine years as a news reporter on the Birmingham Mail. A former college footballer and netball player, she also covers boxing and Formula 1.

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