Aston Villa intend to keep their "Monster" Christian Benteke

Aston Villa hero Christian Benteke stole the headlines again this past week after yet another monstrous performance during Villa's 6-1 victory against Paolo Di Canio's Sunderland. The Belgian striker sealed a lightning quick hat-trick within the space of 18 minutes during the second half, before receiving the due adulation of the Villa fans after being substituted off for the injury-ridden Darren Bent.

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Premier League strugglers may be forced to sell star asset, but not without a fight

 Aston Villa are determined to hold on to star striker Christian Benteke and will apparently turn their back on offers of £30million.

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You win nothing as a television pundit - Why I demand more from our football 'experts'

 

The more observant among you will notice the clever play on words of my title. The variation on the famed declaration ‘You win nothing with kids” is deliberate if slightly forced.

Now, I like a good pundit as much as the next man, well

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Aston Villa destroy Sunderland to claim Premier League performance of the week

This space had seemed destined to be occupied by Liverpool following their 6-0 demolition of Newcastle United on the weekend. Aston Villa had other ideas however.

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Carlos Bacca may be on the Premier League radar (video)

Club Brugge striker Carlos Bacca is the Belgian Pro League's top scorer with 24 goals this term and may be heading for a summer exit.

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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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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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Young player of the year - The Contenders

Yesterday we looked at the contenders for the main PFA Player of the Year award, today we look at the front runner for the Young Player of the Year crown.

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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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Lukaku vs Benteke (Video)

Luis Suarez and Robin van Persie will be duelling for this season’s golden boot in the Premier League but there are two young Belgian strikers really making their mark in the English game.

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FA Cup is a welcome distraction for Villa

Having stopped the rot in what was looking to be a horrendous run of form, can Aston Villa use their FA Cup tie against Ipswich to build some momentum?

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Is Darren Bent being frozen out? (Video)

Paul Lambert may claim there is nothing untoward behind Darren Bent’s absence from his side, but something is not right.

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Ambition or Villain?

As much as clubs don’t want to become the feeder teams to the big four, surely it is a positive when the player says that they aim to join one the big teams in their career?

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Benteke continues to prove his worth

Benteke-taka was a phrase I saw coined on Twitter on Tuesday night. It was an appropriate level of praise for the Aston Villa front-man, who arrived at the Midlands club on transfer deadline day from K.R.C. Genk for a fee thought to be around £7m.

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