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Aston Villa begin to reap rewards of patience with Petrov

WHEN Manchester United roll into Villa Park on Saturday evening, Aston Villas bogey-team will include another potential thorn in Martin ONeills side in the form of a brilliant Bulgarian. Read

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

Villa re-think expectations after win at Arsenal

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Four Villa players in England squad for 'meaningless' friendly against Germany

Injured England pair John Terry and Steven Gerrard have reported for duty ahead of Wednesday’s friendly with Germany – already described as “meaningless” by Aston Villa manager Martin O’Neill. Read

Gabriel Agbonlahor reaction to Villa's win at Arsenal

Agbonlahor plays down his part in Villa success Read

O’Neill making light of Aston Villa fixture congestion

MARTIN O’Neill believes fatigue will not be too much of a problem as his Aston Villa side prepares to play its 22nd game of the season at Arsenal this weekend. Read

Carew facing race to be fit enough for Arsenal game

JOHN Carew has seen a specialist about his problematic hip injury, which has forced him to miss Aston Villa’s home defeat to Middlesbrough last weekend. Read

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill optimistic John Carew and Luke Young will be fit to face Arsenal

ASTON Villa have started the countdown to their weekend visit to Arsenal by examining the condition of injured duo John Carew and Luke Young. Read

Disaster for Sidwell as Middlesbrough win at Aston Villa

STEVE Sidwell endured a rollercoaster of emotions at Villa Park yesterday. Read

O'Neill facing selection dilemma at Aston Villa

Martin O'Neill has admitted Aston Villa's UEFA Cup victory at Slavia Prague has left him with some tough calls to make as he prepares for the visit of Middlesbrough on Sunday. 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 looking for fresh start with Uefa Cup trip to Prague

Aston Villa will treat this evening’s European tie in Prague as a unique occasion unlike anything they encounter in the Premier League, according to manager Martin O’Neill. Read

Aston Villa manager O'Neill wants fighting spirit in Prague

Martin O’Neill is looking for Aston Villa to reproduce the same fighting spirit they displayed earlier in the season when they take on Slavia Prague in the Uefa Cup. Read

Ashley Young signs four-year deal at Aston Villa

Aston Villa have continued their policy of signing up their stable of stars on long-term contracts by agreeing a new deal with Ashley Young. Read

Martins double wrecks Aston Villa hopes

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Birmingham City and Aston Villa treasures up for auction

A commemorative cigarette box, handed to a wartime Blues boss, is expected to fetch around £1,000 when it goes under the hammer in London next week. Read

Friedel salutes Villa ‘super-sub’ Carew

Aston Villa goalkeeper Brad Friedel hailed the introduction of John Carew as the turning point after Villa secured a 3-2 victory over the American shot-stopper’s former club, Blackburn Rovers. Read

What a difference a year makes for Barry’s Villa

Aston Villa and England midfielder Gareth Barry believes his team are far improved on the side of 12 months ago. Read

Aston Villa beat Blackburn to go back into top four

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