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19	Aston Villa	22
20	Leicester City	18

2 hours ago

Villa can't help but feel envious of West Brom ahead of derby

Relegation-threatened Aston Villa take on West Brom, Hull City host Sunderland and Southampton will look to bounce back against Crystal Palace in Tuesday's Premier League fixtures.

As Villa prepare for the first of two Midlands derbies in a week -- Tuesday's league game followed by Saturday's FA Cup quarterfinal -- there is no denying that opponents West Brom have clear supremacy in one area: the art of decision making.

Where Villa procrastinated and kept faith for far longer than was sensible or logical with Paul Lambert, giving a failing manager another transfer window, West Brom acted decisively to replace Alan Irvine with Tony Pulis on Jan. 1st.

Pulis was the ideal...

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2 hours ago

Sherwood: Players need to feel the pressure

Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood thinks his players "need to feel the pressure" as they try to get out of the English Premier League relegation zone.

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4 hours ago

Prem: Sherwood, Villa aim to change fortune

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5 hours ago

Vlaar doubt for Villa

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Ron Vlaar is a major doubt for Aston Villa's derby against West Brom with a calf problem.

The defender was suspended for Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Newcastle and could sit out again with an injury as boss Tim Sherwood rates him touch and go.

Kieran Richardson and Philippe Senderos are sidelined with Aly Cissokho and Alan Hutton remains a doubt for Sherwood's strugglers.

West Brom boss Tony Pulis will talk to Stephane Sessegnon about diving after the forward was booked for simulation against Southampton...

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23 hours ago

West Brom ready to seal Aston Villa's relegation fate says Craig Gardner

Southampton continued their recent slide with a 1-nil loss away to West Brom.

Craig Gardner scored the only goal of the game when West Brom defeated Aston Villa in the Premier League back in December.

West Brom midfielder Craig Gardner is ready to hammer a nail into Aston Villa's relegation coffin -- but admitted he would not wish the drop on anyone.

Gardner wants to secure the Baggies' survival even if it means helping to seal struggling Villa's fate.

The midfielder suffered relegation with Birmingham in 2011 and does not want a repeat with Albion ahead of the Midlands derby at Villa Park on Tuesday.

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Albion are eight points clear of the Premier League relegation zone after Saturday's 1-0 win...

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