Aston Villa goalkeeper Brad Friedel expects the battle to finish fourth in the Barclays Premier League to go right to the wire.

Brad Friedel believes referees are afraid to penalise the big clubs following Aston Villa’s FA Cup exit.

ASTON VILLA goalkeeper Brad Friedel has questioned refereeing standards

Aston Villa are weighing up a move for Manchester United goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak as competition for 39- year-old Brad Friedel and his compatriot Brad Guzan.

Keeper Brad Friedel has urged Aston Villa to put their Carling Cup frustration behind them – by returning to Wembley for the FA Cup final in May.

ONLY eight months separate Mark Bosnich and Brad Friedel in age but their careers couldn’t have been more different.

Martin O’Neill believes Aston Villa keeper Brad Friedel can continue his current stunning form for “an indefinite amount of time” ahead of tonight’s home Barclays Premier League clash with Manchester United.

Aston Villa keeper Brad Friedel has praised the Villa back-four and believes the whole team contribute defensively.

Tottenham could not find a way past Aston Villa goalkeeper Brad Friedel as two of this season’s top-four hopefuls in the Barclays Premier League cancelled each other out.

While all Aston Villa (Aston Villa betting) fans are obviously delighted with the progress the team have made under Martin ONeill, we are still waiting for the Villains to mount a serious top 4 challenge or win a major trophy. The long and anxious wait