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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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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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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The dreaded vote of confidence

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

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West Brom vs Aston Villa preview

Possibly one of the biggest games of the season thus far. On top of being a fiercely contested derby game, both sides are in desperate need of a win, West Brom to keep their dreams of a European place live and kicking, and Villa to keep their status of a Premier League club.

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How do you solve a problem like Villa?

Aston Villa is a club in crisis. They were beaten by Bradford City in the first leg of their League Cup semi-final last Tuesday and are facing the very real prospect of being relegated, but why are they in the mess they’re in?

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Who will win the relegation battle? Aston Villa vs Southampton preview

The two sides immediately above the dreaded drop-zone are set to go into battle this Saturday and both managers will be desperate to snatch all 3 points, but who will get them?

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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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Can Darren Bent's return fire Villa to safety?

Aston Villa are a football club with a massive history but, as has been proved in the past, no club is too big to go down.

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Can Lambert turn around Villa’s fortunes?

Last weekend’s 1-1 draw at home to Norwich saw Aston Villa make their worst start to a season for 43 years.

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Norwich to survive, just!

Having lost their inspirational manager Paul Lambert to Aston Villa during the summer, the task of maintaining Norwich City's Premier League status has been handed to Chris Hughton.

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Old players becoming new managers

With news circulating that Alan Shearer is topping the Venky charts, I felt it was about right to have a look at some other managers who have returned to their playing clubs as managers. 

Why do they do it? They return as heroes of yesterday and almost inevitably get the boot after a run of bad results or a shocking cup exit at the hands of Nowhere Town from the depths of the Dr Blue Power division.  

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