Birmingham fined £40 000 for pitch invasion

Birmingham have been fined £20 000, with a further £20 000 suspended, following a pitch invasion during their League Cup quarter-final.

Villa hit by O'Neill resignation

Martin O'Neill resigned as manager of Aston Villa with immediate effect, the English Premier League club said on Monday.

Hughes hails red hot Bellamy

Mark Hughes believes Craig Bellamy can lead Manchester City into the Champions League after the striker's goal earned a 1-1 draw at Aston Villa.

Late Torres winner sends Liverpool top

Fernando Torres came off the bench to head a stoppage-time winner as Liverpool twice came from behind to beat Portsmouth 3-2 on Saturday.

Liverpool on the slide as Chelsea head to Anfield

Defeat for Liverpool by Chelsea at home on Sunday would leave them contemplating another season as also-rans in the title race.

United, Villa ease through in FA Cup

Manchester United and Aston Villa reached the fourth round of the FA Cup on Sunday after seeing off lower league opponents Southampton and Gillingham.

Zayatte own goal hands Villa 1-0 win over Hull

A Kamil Zayatte own goal two minutes from time gave Aston Villa a 1-0 win at Hull City on Tuesday and lifted them to fourth place in the Premiership.

Aston Villa could crash title race

Aston Villa have what could be their best chance to crash the title race with the opportunity to put one of their rivals out of the running.

Villa go third after own goal sinks West Ham

Aston Villa took full advantage of the absence of the other Premier League top clubs on Saturday, winning 1-0 at West Ham United to climb to third.

Young secures dramatic win for Villa

Ashley Young's goal in the third minute of stoppage time secured a 3-2 victory for Aston Villa over Everton at Goodison Park in Liverpool on Saturday.

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