The Premier League fixture list should provide Aston Villa with a better festive period than this time last year, but Paul Lambert's team first had to overcome the tricky matter of a home match against Manchester United. Villa haven't beaten the Red Devils at home in the league since 1995, and even David Moyes can't turn that around overnight.
Sure enough, some familiar defensive mistakes took the sting out of Villa's positive start and United won easily. In this week's Aston Villa Review, Chris and Steve assess Villa's showing against Moyes' side and try to answer some of the stark questions it raised. There's also a short preview of Villa's visit to Stoke City on Saturday.
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December 17, 2013
December 9, 2013
Aston Villa Review: Episode 62 - Villa beat Southampton but lose to Fulham
Aston Villa are nothing if not unpredictable, at least in terms of results. While Villa's play rarely varies, Paul Lambert's side is capable of battling to a surprise result against a good team and then losing to a poor one, all in the same week. Last week demonstrated exactly that and we pick over the details in this week's Aston Villa Review.
Villa took three points from Southampton on Wednesday, scoring three times at St Mary's against the team that started the evening as the best defence in the Premier League. On Sunday, they went to Craven Cottage and got exactly what they deserved from their game against Fulham: nothing.
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Villa took three points from Southampton on Wednesday, scoring three times at St Mary's against the team that started the evening as the best defence in the Premier League. On Sunday, they went to Craven Cottage and got exactly what they deserved from their game against Fulham: nothing.
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December 2, 2013
Aston Villa Review: Episode 61 - two Premier League points in a poor week for Aston Villa
It's a busy couple of weeks for Aston Villa and Monday night saw them get off to a poor start against West Bromwich Albion, before clawing their way back into the game and securing a point in surprising circumstances. Buoyed by that, expectations were high for Saturday's game against Sunderland. Another draw, another point and another frustrating day at Villa Park for supporters.
In this week's Aston Villa Review, Chris and Steve analyse Villa's two latest results and performances, and look ahead to the next two. Villa go to Southampton on Wednesday and to Fulham on Sunday, keen to pile on some more away points in the apparent absence of home inspiration.
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In this week's Aston Villa Review, Chris and Steve analyse Villa's two latest results and performances, and look ahead to the next two. Villa go to Southampton on Wednesday and to Fulham on Sunday, keen to pile on some more away points in the apparent absence of home inspiration.
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