Aston Villa boss Martin ONeill is backing Nicky Shorey to find his true form at Villa Park.

Villa begin to reap rewards of patience with Petrov

England’s Under-21 side cruise to a 2-0 friendly win over the Czech Republic at Bramall Lane. Goals from Fraizer Campbell and Craig Gardner gave Stuart Pearce’s men a comfortable victory and extended their unbeaten run to 28 matches.

Wilfred Bouma is making good progress from his ankle injury and hopes to be back in the Aston Villa side by the early new year.

Martin O’Neill has backed Nicky Shorey to force his way back into the first-team fold at Aston Villa.

Aston Villa boss Martin O’Neill has played down renewed doubts over England midfielder Gareth Barry’s future at the Midlands club.

ASHLEY Young believes Villa’s performance at Arsenal ranked as the best during his two years with the club.

STEVE Sidwell says Villa’s win at Arsenal means they can now be considered serious contenders to the big four’s dominance of the Premier League.

Aston Villa defender Martin Laursen is named Denmark’s Player of the Year for 2008.

Curtis Davies believes Villa’s success in stopping Arsenal’s usual passing game was key to victory on Saturday.