John Carew had opened the scoring for Aston Villa

John Carew believes James Milner’s development into a central midfielder has enabled Aston Villa to cope with the loss of former skipper Gareth Barry. Barry opted to make a 12 million summer switch to Manchester City, who entertain Villa in a game

John Carew insists finishing as Aston Villa’s top scorer this season is not the be-all and end-all.

Searching a first striker, for the possible departure of John Carew and Emile Heskey, Aston Villa seems to observe the English striker of West Ham, Carlton Cole (26)….

Tottenham in for Espanyol midfielder, Rafa threatens to quit and Fulham want Carew

Fulham seem particularly interested in 30 year old Norwegian striker John Carew, whose contract with Aston Villa is about to expire.

John Carew insists it is crucial that Martin O’Neill remains at Aston Villa as they look to bounce back from FA Cup disappointment and rekindle their challenge for a European spot.

Martin O’Neill and John Carew have hit out at Chelsea captain John Terry for a bad challenge on James Milner.

Aston Villa again have doubts over James Milner, Richard Dunne, Emile Heskey, Gabriel Agbonlahor and John Carew.

In-form striker John Carew is sweating on his chances of being fit for Aston Villa’s FA Cup semi-final showdown with Chelsea.