Paul Lambert was full of praise for Gabriel Agbonlahor

After a difficult start to the season, Villa pulled away from relegation trouble

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Former Aston Villa striker John Carew 'to join Inter Milan'

The Norwegian is a free agent having left West Ham in the summer

Paul Lambert watches his Aston Villa side lose 2-1 to Newcastle

Paul Lambert confident Aston Villa will survive threat of Premier League relegation

Villains are currently in the bottom three

Andreas Weimann of Aston Villa

Aston Villa relaxed over future of Andreas Weimann

Striker has 17 months to run on current deal

Nathan Dyer of Swansea City celebrates with team mates after scoring the opening goal against Bradford City
Michael Laudrup has his Swansea side playing quality football

James Lawton: Outclassed, but Bradford still have good cause to hold their heads high

At the last hurdle, their hopes weren’t so much denied as confiscated

Sant Cazorla opened the scoring for Arsenal

Match Report: Santi Cazorla’s two goals bring great relief for Arsene Wenger

Arsenal 2 Aston Villa 1: Arsenal side show determination and win praise from their under-fire manager for being united

Bradford City versus Swansea City: Capital One takes credit for a fairytale League Cup final

As lowly Bradford head for Wembley to take on Swansea, Simon Read talks to the plastic cards chief who has put millions into sponsorship

Protestors gesture against members of the English Defence League during a demonstration on August 27, 2010 in Bradford

Dreams of League Cup glory give battling Bradford an escape from tough times at home

Ian Herbert on a club from English professional football’s lowest tier which hopes to bring success to a city torn by conflict

Bradford manager Parkinson says he will not have to tell his players how Swansea play ahead of the Capital One Cup final

Bradford City manager Phil Parkinson fully focused on League Cup glory

Bradford manager Phil Parkinson has broken with convention by claiming he would take a cup triumph over league success.

Paul Lambert watches his Aston Villa side lose 2-1 to Newcastle

Paul Lambert wary of Arsenal backlash

Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert has branded criticism of Arsenal counterpart Arsene Wenger as "over the top" and warned his side to expect a backlash in tomorrow's encounter with the Gunners at the Emirates Stadium.

Wenger has won seven trophies in his time at Arsenal but his side haven't lifted any silverware since 2005

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A look ahead to this weekend’s Premier League fixture at the Emirates Stadium

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Premier League: Reading v Wigan preview

A look ahead to this weekend’s Premier League fixture at the Madejski Stadium

Benteke celebrates his goal for Aston Villa

Paul Lambert confident Christian Benteke will stay

Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert believes Christian Benteke will remain with the club if they retain their Barclays Premier League status.

Bradford celebrate winning their Capital One Cup semi-final against Aston Villa

Bradford relishing Capital One Cup chance

Kyel Reid will be paying his first visit to Wembley on Sunday even though he regards it as his home town stadium.

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