• Home
• search
• Archives
• LiveScores
• LeagueTables
• Trophies

News Feed

Carew keeps Aston Villa on course

John Carew’s goal kept Aston Villa in the hunt for Champions League football next season with a 1-0 win at home to Stoke City here on Saturday.

Norway striker Carew, on as a substitute, settled the match just after the hour mark when he headed in Ashley Young’s cross.

Stoke created few chances but were furious when a first-half effort from Mamady Sidabe was disallowed for a push on Stephen Warnock.

This was Villa’s fourth straight Premier League win and saw them stay among the top flight’s leading quartet, with Martin O’Neill’s men now unbeaten in seven games.

Villa made a bright start and Stoke goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen had to make a double save to deny Stiliyan Petrov and Gabriel Agbonlahor.

But the hosts suffered a setback when England striker Emile Heskey had to go off injured following a challenge with Danny Higginbotham, Carew taking the forward’s place.

Tuncay Sanli almost unlocked the Villa defence but the Birmingham club held firm and then won the match with a goal of the utmost simplicity as Carew got on the end of Young’s cross from the right to head powerfully past Sorensen.

BIRMINGHAM, England (AFP)

Tags: ashley, Birmingham, birmingham england, champions league football, Danny Higginbotham, England, gabriel agbonlahor, John Carew, martin o neill, Martin O'Neill, match, Norway, premier league, quartet, setback, seven games, stephen warnock, Stoke City, striker emile heskey, thomas sorensen, tuncay sanli, utmost simplicity

Related posts

• Villa boss downbeat over injured Laursen (0)
• O´Neill refuses to surrender Champions League dream (0)
• No Love lost as Villa face UEFA Cup struggle (0)
• Aston Villa can´t afford more mistakes: O´Neill (0)
• Villa count on Dubai tonic to raise spirits (0)
• City hit by striker crisis for Villa visit (0)
• We can kill Chelsea´s title hopes, warns O´Neill (0)
• Villa into Europe as Hull falter (0)
• Ten-goal thriller gets Villa to Wembley (0)
• Spurs knock Villa off Champions League track (0)
• Michel to get time to settle at Birmingham (0)
• Dunne deal for Aston Villa (0)
• Bulgarian star Petrov commits to Villa (0)
• Barry – I´ll stay at Villa if we reach Champions League (0)
• Agbonlahor backed to claim England ticket to SAfrica (0)

Comments