Aston Villa
# aston-villa - Sunday 2 June, 2013
Dunne delighted to be back after 12-month lay-off
The experienced defender came on a substitute in the 4-0 win over Georgia this evening in what was his first appearance since Euro 2012.
# aston-villa - Thursday 16 May, 2013
Ferguson: I had to leave Manchester United ‘a winner’
At last night’s end-of-season awards the United players voted Michael Carrick as their player of the year.
# aston-villa - Thursday 9 May, 2013
Aston Villa skipper Petrov retires as cancer battle goes on
“Football has been the other great love of my life, so it is with a heavy heart that I am announcing my retirement from the game.”
# aston-villa - Saturday 6 April, 2013
VIDEO: 10-man Arsenal go fourth, Villa escape drop zone as Lowton hits a worldy
Rosicky notched a brace for the Gunners as they continued their bid for a Champions League spot.
WATCH: Southampton leave Reading hanging by a thread
The result left Nigel Adkins’ side on the brink of relegation from the Premier League.
# aston-villa - Sunday 31 March, 2013
‘We don’t have to sell Suarez,’ insists Brendan Rodgers
Meanwhile, Villa manager Paul Lambert was adamant his team will escape relegation.
WATCH: This Philippe Coutinho assist is one of the passes of the season
Liverpool defeated Aston Villa 2-1 in today’s only Premier League match.
As it happened: Aston Villa v Liverpool, Premier League
The Reds were at Villa Park for Easter Sunday’s big game.
# aston-villa - Saturday 16 March, 2013
Late Christian Benteke strike dents Harry’s survival hopes as Villa start to look up
Brad Guzan was in inspired form for Villa between the posts as QPR were beaten out in a relegation zone thriller.
# aston-villa - Saturday 9 March, 2013
Premier League: Massive win for Aston Villa at relegation rivals Reading
This was a six-pointer, wasn’t it?
# aston-villa - Thursday 7 March, 2013
Trapattoni confirms Richard Dunne will miss Sweden and Austria matches
The Ireland manager broke the news at a fundraiser in Drogheda tonight.
# aston-villa - Saturday 23 February, 2013
United go 15 points clear, Arsenal turn the page
It’s looking increasingly likely that the Premier League title will be returning to the red half of Manchester.
As they happened: Premier League 3pms
Manchester United visited Loftus Road, Arsenal took on Aston Villa and Everton were at Norwich.
# aston-villa - Sunday 10 February, 2013
VIDEO: Aston Villa prevail despite Weimann’s shocking miss
Charles N’Zogbia helped the hosts beat West Ham 2-0 in the Premier League today.
# aston-villa - Tuesday 29 January, 2013
Bad news for Ireland? Richard Dunne suffers injury setback, Lambert admits
Ireland head to Sweden before welcoming Austria to Dublin next month.
Newcastle send floundering Villa into bottom three
Meanwhile, Wigan battled back for a draw with Stoke in one of tonight’s other games.
# aston-villa - Saturday 26 January, 2013
‘Quit? No chance’ – Lambert remains defiant after yet another cup humiliation
After going out of the Capital One Cup to lowly Bradford City, Villa were beaten by Millwall in the FA Cup fourth round last night.
# aston-villa - Friday 25 January, 2013
Millwall condemn Villa to more Cup misery
The Championship side came from behind to embarrass their Premier League opponents.
# aston-villa - Wednesday 23 January, 2013
Snapshot: Carl McHugh flies the Donegal flag after historic win over Aston Villa
Bradford reached the League Cup final after last night’s efforts at Villa Park.
# aston-villa - Saturday 19 January, 2013
Villa punished by Odemwingie late show
The Nigerian ensured a dramatic end to this Midlands derby.
As they happened: Premier League 3pm kick-offs
Liverpool and Manchester City were just two of the sides in action this afternoon. Off we went…
# aston-villa - Tuesday 15 January, 2013
Back to business: Dunne to finally return, Keane trains with Spurs
Aston Villa should have their experienced centre-half available soon, while the former Spurs striker is back for a fortnight.
# aston-villa - Tuesday 8 January, 2013
The Departures Lounge: Chelsea could lose out to City on Taison deal
We round up the best of this afternoon’s transfer tid-bits.
Preview: Bent gunning for Bradford in the League Cup
The English striker is hoping to hold onto his place in the Villa team for tonight’s semi-final meeting.
# aston-villa - Saturday 5 January, 2013
FA Cup third round: Where do possible upsets lie?
We run through the lower league sides who could cause their opponents some problems today.
# aston-villa - Tuesday 1 January, 2013
Premier League previews: Who will win today’s games and why
No rest for the wicked footballers, with both Manchester clubs among those competing this afternoon.
# aston-villa - Friday 28 December, 2012
Former Czech Republic and Aston Villa footballer dies in sledding crash
Vaclav Drobny was capped two times for his country.
# aston-villa - Thursday 27 December, 2012
Gareth Bale gives match ball pride of place on top of Christmas tree after hat-trick
The Spurs winger hit a quickfire treble against Aston Villa yesterday.
# aston-villa - Wednesday 26 December, 2012
As it happened: Aston Villa v Tottenham, Premier League
Tottenham took on Aston Villa, as we brought you the action in our minute-by-minute liveblog.
As it happened: Premier League 3pms
The league’s top three all played on a busy St Stephens’ Day.
The Magnificent 7: St. Stephen’s Day crackers
From eight goal thrillers, to on-field team talks, football has served up a feast of fascinating St. Stephen’s Day encounters.
# aston-villa - Monday 24 December, 2012
Off the Record: 5 sporting stories you may have missed this weekend
Featuring the Arsenal footballers getting into the Christmas spirit and the Ulster scrum at its best.
‘The team is growing’ – Benitez a happy man after Villa rout
The Chelsea boss isn’t ruling out a title challenge after his side moved up to third with an 8-0 win yesterday.
# aston-villa - Sunday 23 December, 2012
As it happened: Chelsea v Aston Villa, Premier League
The Pensioners host Paul Lambert’s in-form side at the Bridge. Find out how it goes.
Born leader: Clark relishing captain’s role at Villa
The Ireland defender has slot into the role in recent weeks with regular captains Gabriel Agbonlahor and Ron Vlaar sidelined.
Preview: Benetiz feels 6-point swing could revive Chelsea’s title hopes
The Blues take on Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge and currently lie in seventh.
# aston-villa - Saturday 15 December, 2012
Rodgers blindsided by lacklustre Liverpool
The Northern Irishman conceded that his side lacked the intensity they have shown during their recent upturn in form.
5 thoughts from today’s Premier League matches
QPR finally get the win they’ve craved all season, Liverpool are undone by Benteke and Norwich’s Irish pair again come up trumps.
As it happened: Premier League 3pms
Manchester United hosted Sunderland while Liverpool were at home to Aston Villa.
Bad news, Trap! Dunne undergoes third hip operation in America
The defender faces a race to be fit in time for Ireland’s crucial World Cup qualifier against Sweden in March.



























































