Christian Benteke’s second-half hat-trick lifted Aston Villa’s hopes of Premier League survival and brought Sunderland’s revival under new manager Paolo Di Canio to an abrupt halt as the Black Cats were thrashed at Villa Park.
Aston Villa remain precariously placed in the battle against relegation after being held to a draw by Fulham.
Aston Villa moved out of the relegation zone by beating Stoke, whose own survival fears grew after the loss.
Aston Villa miss the chance to pull out of the bottom three as Liverpool come back from a goal down to seal a 2-1 victory at Villa Park.
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Aston Villa breathed new life into their Premier League survival hopes, coming from behind at Reading to snatch only their second league win of 2013.
Manchester City close the gap on leaders Manchester United to 12 points with a 1-0 win against Aston Villa, who remain in the drop zone.
Two Santi Cazorla goals helped Arsenal to beat relegation-threatened Aston Villa.
Aston Villa’s hopes of Premier League survival received a major boost as two quick-fire goals saw off West Ham and moved them out of the bottom three.
Marouane Fellaini struck in injury time to rescue a point for top-four hopefuls Everton against struggling Aston Villa.
Newcastle United won the battle of the Premier League strugglers to deepen Aston Villa’s misery and plunge them into the relegation places.
A late winner from John Marquis put Championship side Millwall into the fifth round of the FA Cup at the expense of Premier League Aston Villa.
Bradford became the first fourth-tier side in over 50 years to reach the League Cup final as they secured a 4-3 aggregate victory over Aston Villa.
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Aston Villa slipped into the relegation spots in controversial circumstances as Jay Rodriguez’s blatant first-half dive helped Southampton to a valuable win.
Bradford City established a platform to spring another stunning Capital One Cup shock and reach Wembley with victory over Aston Villa at Valley Parade.
Danny Graham fired a stoppage-time equaliser to deny Aston Villa victory at the Liberty Stadium.
Wigan Athletic moved out of the Premier League relegation zone and above Aston Villa with an emphatic victory over their struggling hosts.
by eplmatches · Published December 26, 2012 · Last modified December 27, 2012
Tottenham’s Gareth Bale hit a second-half hat-trick as Aston Villa suffered a second successive heavy defeat.
by eplmatches · Published December 23, 2012 · Last modified December 24, 2016
Eight-goal Chelsea move up to third in the Premier League as they rout a limp Aston Villa 8-0 at Stamford Bridge.