Stephen Warnock has hailed the impact of Aston Villa central defender James Collins this season, labelling him “as brave as a lion”.

Stephen Warnock has hailed the impact of Aston Villa central defender James Collins this season, labelling him “as brave as a lion”.

Aston Villa manager Martin O’Neill was delighted with matchwinner James Milner’s performance in the 2-1 victory over Wigan at the DW Stadium on Tuesday night.

Aston Villa boss Martin O’Neill could recall Gabriel Agbonlahor to the starting line up when they take on Wigan tonight.

Martin O’Neill reckons Gabby Agbonlahor can follow Wayne Rooney and become a 20-goal-a-season man.

Martin O’Neill is hoping a virus does not affect any of his influential Aston Villa players ahead of Saturday’s trip to Stoke City.

Ashley Young wants Aston Villa to learn from last season’s fade-out as they chase FA Cup glory and a Champions League spot in the final two months of this campaign.

Martin O’Neill has backed Aston Villa to make the most of their second match at Wembley this season when they play Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final next month.

Aston Villa’s bid for glory faces a massive month as Martin O’Neill claims his side has been done no favours by the Premier League.

Martin O’Neill will be looking to put an end to a bizarre unwanted record in Aston Villa’s FA Cup quarter-final at Reading on Sunday – by claiming his first win in March since taking charge nearly four years ago!