Ciaran Clark has defended Aston Villa's disciplinary record and insisted he will always stick up for his teammates.

The centre-back became Villa's fifth player to be sent off this season after a scuffle at Leicester -- which saw the club fined and warned by the FA for the third time this term.

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They were hit with a 60,000 pound fine after tempers flared following Matty James' reckless tackle on Jores Okore late in the Foxes' 1-0 win this month, with Clark dismissed for grappling with James.

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Grealish, 19, tweeted this week "can't wait to be happy playing football again'' after dropping out of the first-team picture at Villa Park.

He is believed to have been disciplined by Lambert and the Scot has advised Grealish, who has made 11 appearances this season, to avoid the social media site.

He said: "I think he should stay off tweeting. Not everyone needs to know that he's...

Aston Villa have ended their attempts to sign Manchester City's Scott Sinclair as manager Paul Lambert admitted he won't be buying the winger in this transfer window.

The Premier League champions reportedly wanted 4 million pounds for the former Swansea player and Lambert said the combination of the transfer fee and wages meant the deal is off.

"It's a mixture of everything,"...