Aston Villa move out of relegation zone

This was certainly a 'must win' game for both Reading and Aston Villa before today's

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Is Benteke enough to keep Villa safe?

It is this time of the season where teams paths are firmly laid out for them and those associated with Aston Villa know that it is 50/50 whether they survive.

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Premier League round up - Week 28

Real Madrid weren’t the only team due to play in the CL this week who tasted victory over the weekend. On Saturday, their opponents, Manchester United, cruised to a 4-0 victory over Norwich thanks to a hat-trick from Japan international Shinji Kagawa and a last minute goal from Wayne Rooney.

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Could John Carew return to save Villa's season? (video)

33-year-old Norwegian John Carew failed to prove his fitness during a trial with Italian giants Inter Milan last week, sparking rumours that 6ft 5in striker could be set for a return to Villa Park.

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Will Aston Villa Survive?

This season has been very disappointing for Aston Villa so far and find themselves in 18th place with 11 games still to play.  Paul Lambert, who took over at Villa Park in the summer after the departure of Alex McLeish, has had full backing of the Villa fans despite heavy defeats to Manchester City, Chelsea and Tottenham, aswell as embarrassing cup exits to lower league Bradford City and Millwall. But is there still hope for Villa fans?

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5 of the Premier League's best ever goalkeepers (videos)

'You have to be slightly mad to be a goalkeeper' is often being blasted around by many different commentators despite not having much meaning to it. Sure, you take a lot of stick for conceding goals or failing to collecting a ball from a set piece of a cross, but there are many perks to being a goalkeeper.

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Classics from the archive: Arsenal vs Aston Villa (Video)

It has been a season to forget for both Arsenal and Aston Villa for vastly different reasons.

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Is Christian Benteke the missing link for Spurs?

When Aston Villa splashed out a reported £7m on Christian Benteke this summer, many a football fan were scratching their head as to what could only have been perceived as 'a massive gamble'. However, gambles as substantial as this one often pay off and while Villa hover perilously over the relegation zone, Benteke has proved to be an unmitigated success.

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Aston Villa’s lifeline

Sunday afternoon saw Villa improve their chances of survival with a narrow win over West Ham, now West Ham’s away form has been sketchy all season, so Sunday saw an opportunity for the home side to take advantage of this and edge closer, or improve their chances of staying in the premier league elite.

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Is this finally the end of the road for Stephen Ireland?

Stephen Ireland is the latest “big” name to be frozen out by Paul Lambert and told to train with the youngsters at Aston Villa. Is it any surprise?

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What the match-fixing scandal really says about football

In an era when football casts disparaging looks towards the likes of cycling and athletics at their seemingly endless list of doping scandals and moral failings, should we have been looking a little closer to home?

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Exit This Way

With just over 3 months of the Premier League remaining, we’ve reached the stage of the season in which the football calendar is littered with pivotal games. Matches take on added significance within both the higher and lower echelons of the league. Across the final 13 match days, each hard earned point, or three, becomes ever the more valuable as clubs jostle for either expected success or simply survival.

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Who is going down from the top flight?

The way things are going in the Premier League this season, the battle to avoid the drop is looking more exciting than the title race. Manchester United are currently 9 points clear of their rival Man City and the Red Devils show no signs of faltering.

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10 potential transfer deadline day deals

Transfer deadline day - One of the most exciting days in the footballing calendar.

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The dreaded vote of confidence

Poor Paul Lambert. It's hard to not sympathise with the former Norwich City boss.

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