After being beaten quite heavily by Chelsea Aston Villa find themselves 7 points behind 4th placed Tottenham. Can they recover and fight for the last Champions League spot?
The two sides will meet on Saturday at Villa Park and both are looking to a swift return to winning ways. Aston Villa got beaten last week at Blackburn while Arsenal lost the north London derby to Tottenham after leading 2-0 at the break. The Gunners also had a midweek slip-up in the Champions League as they got beaten by Portuguese side Braga.
Sir Alex Ferguson has today claimed that the signing of Richard Dunne by Aston Villa last summer was the signing of the season. The former Manchester City defender has been in sensational form this season, but do you agree with Ferguson or perhaps you think it is one of the other four players who are inlcuded in the poll? Vote now
Aston Villa have drawn five of their last six home matches and they will be looking to end that poor run tonight against Everton. Aston Villa are 7th while Everton are just behind them in 8th, so it could be an important match for an Europa League spot. Can Aston Villa end their nightmare run and save their season?
Manchester City and Aston Villa will meet on Wednesday in the Fifth Round of the FA Cup. The Citizens were held to a 1-1 draw by Fulham last week while Aston Villa grabbed a convincing 4-1 victory against Blackburn in the FA Cup.
There has been plenty of talk regarding the future of James Milner at Aston Villa this week following the news that the midlands club had rejected a £20 million bid for the England midfielder from Manchester City. Milner has refused to rule out the possibilty of leaving Villa Park this summer and now the likes of Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool are also believed to be interested. Who do you think he will be playing for next season? Vote now!
Manchester City, Milner is the player that they needed.
Aston Villa, Ireland is good and all that money is even better.
One of the most important transfers of the summer finally went through, James Milner will join Roberto Mancini's team of stars at Manchester City while Aston Villa get Stephen Ireland plus 16 million pounds. Many people say that Villa came out pretty well from the deal, what do you say?
Yes. How else are you going to explain Tottenham and Aston Villa's success?
No. The big four are still strong. It's the other teams on the league that have gotten stronger.
Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill insists that the top teams in the Premier League have not lost ground, despite the likes of Villa, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City threatening to break into the top four this season. (goal.com)
Aston Villa have to recover after being demolished by Chelsea last weekend. They must win at Bolton to preserve their chances of finishing 4th. Bolton won't give up easily though, they still need a few points to stay up. Can Aston Villa recover?
