Aston Villa

Delph: Sidelined indefinitely.

McLeish rues Delph injury

Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish has conceded midfielder Fabian Delph is unlikely to play again for the rest of the season.
Keane: Enjoyed Villa spell

Keane unsure on future plans

Robbie Keane has downplayed talk he may pen a permanent deal with Villa, although he admits a return to England is a possibility.

Dunne: Set for the sidelines

Villa suffer Dunne injury blow

Aston Villa defender Richard Dunne is expected to be out for at least a month after injuring his shoulder in the 1-0 loss to Man City.

Lescott: Winning goal

Aston Villa 0-1 Manchester City

Manchester City returned to the top of the table thanks to Joleon Lescott's goal as they edged to a 1-0 win at mediocre Aston Villa.

McLeish: Under pressure

Dunne: McLeish needs time

Villa defender Richard Dunne has voiced his support for Alex McLeish who has come under pressure from a section of the club's fans.

Villa Park: Home to the Villans

Aston Villa v Manchester City

Alex McLeish's Aston Villa can expect a stern test when league leaders Manchester City make the trip to Villa Park on Sunday.

Villans fail in Keane bid

Aston Villa have been unsuccessful in their attempt to extend striker Robbie Keane's loan spell from the Los Angeles Galaxy.

Villa fans plot McLeish exit

A group of Aston Villa fans are planning to protest manger Alex McLeish's tenure at the club after a poor run of results.

McLeish bemoans wastefulness

Manager Alex McLeish felt Aston Villa paid the price for poor finishing in a 2-1 loss to Newcastle at the weekend.

Newcastle 2-1 Aston Villa

New signing Papiss Cisse made himself an instant Newcastle hero as his debut goal clinched a 2-1 win over Aston Villa on Tyneside.

Newcastle v Aston Villa

Newcastle's top scorer Demba Ba should make his return against Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday.

Centurion Bent still cautious

England's Darren Bent is not taking his place at Euro 2012 for granted, despite scoring his 100th career goal in midweek.

Aston Villa 2-2 QPR

Aston Villa mounted a stirring comeback on home turf against QPR, but failed to bring an end to their miserable winless run at home.

McLeish not jealous of Hughes

Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish insists he is not envious of the spending power afforded to his QPR counterpart Mark Hughes.

Aston Villa v QPR

After suffering FA Cup exits at the weekend Aston Villa and QPR have the chance to turn their focus back to Premier League action Wednesday.

Table

Barclays Premier League

  Teams P Pts
1 Man City 25 60
2 Man Utd 25 58
3 Tottenham 25 53
4 Arsenal 25 43
5 Chelsea 25 43
6 Newcastle 25 42
7 Liverpool 25 39
8 Norwich 25 35
9 Sunderland 25 33
10 Everton 25 33
11 Swansea 25 30
12 Fulham 25 30
13 Stoke City 25 30
14 West Brom 25 29
15 A Villa 25 28
16 QPR 25 21
17 Blackburn 25 21
18 Wolves 25 21
19 Bolton 25 20
20 Wigan 25 19
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Fixtures
Results
Wednesday 22nd February
South African ABSA Premier League
Platinum Stars 3 - 4 Orlando Pirates
Black Leopards 2 - 2 Bloemfontein Celtic
International Match
China PR 2 - 0 Kuwait
UEFA Champions League
Basle 1 - 0 Bayern Munich
Marseille 1 - 0 Inter Milan
Europa League
Man City 4 - 0 FC Porto
Tuesday 21st February
UEFA Champions League
Napoli 3 - 1 Chelsea
CSKA Moscow 1 - 1 Real Madrid
Sunday 19th February
South African ABSA Premier League
Maritzburg United 0 - 2 Ajax Cape Town
Mamelodi Sundowns 0 - 0 Jomo Cosmos
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