Aston Villa captain Stilyian Petrov, who is battling acute leukaemia, announced on Thursday he was retiring from football.

Christian Benteke proved a more than able stand-in for record signing Darren Bent by scoring the winner that saw Aston Villa beat Reading 1-0 on Tuesday.

Victory, only their third in the league this

Manchester City's first tilt at Champions League glory ended in a heart-breaking group stage exit a year ago having been drawn in a tough group - though the club then went on to lift the Premier Leagu

Half-time substitute Javier Hernandez scored twice and made another as Manchester United came from two goals down to win 3-2 at Aston Villa on Saturday and pull four points clear in the Premier League

Half-time substitute Javier Hernandez scored twice and made another as Manchester United came from two goals down to win 3-2 at Aston Villa on Saturday and pull four points clear in the Premier League

Manchester City suffered a surprise exit from the League Cup on Tuesday as Aston Villa clinched a 4-2 third round win at Eastlands, while Chelsea welcomed back controversial captain John Terry with a

Former Norwich City manager Paul Lambert was confirmed as new Aston Villa manager on Saturday, and his shift from Carrow Road to Villa Park didn't cost Villa owner Randy Lerner a single penny.

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