Aston Villa's Premier League security was finally sealed by Arsenal's comfortable win over Wigan Athletic, but was testament to Paul Lambert and his impressive young Villa side. Villa ended their season by going to Wigan and playing out a 2-2 draw that looked every bit like two teams playing against one another with not much on the line.
Chris and Steve keep the show short this week, discussing the final match of the current campaign and also the first knockings of the next, which began in earnest with the announcement of Villa's pre-season programme in Germany, England and Ireland.
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May 20, 2013
May 13, 2013
Aston Villa Review: Episode 42 - relying on Arsenal?
With one game to go in this Premier League season, Aston Villa are still in the brown stuff. It's been clear for some time that this might be the case, but given the team's mid-campaign form it's possibly a minor surprise that we're in the best position of the three teams still under threat from the drop.
Wigan Athletic's game in hand against Arsenal might well seal the deal for the FA Cup winners, but if it all goes to the last game then Sunderland's trip to White Hart Lane could be Villa's saving grace. Wouldn't it be nice to doom Wigan by our own hand, though?
In this week's show, Chris and Steve discuss Villa's defeat to Chelsea and the final game of the season at the DW. More importantly, we also talk about the retirement and final hurrah of Stiliyan Petrov. Villa's club captain has been forced out of the game by leukaemia and said goodbye on Saturday. Should the 19th minute applause continue next season?
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Wigan Athletic's game in hand against Arsenal might well seal the deal for the FA Cup winners, but if it all goes to the last game then Sunderland's trip to White Hart Lane could be Villa's saving grace. Wouldn't it be nice to doom Wigan by our own hand, though?
In this week's show, Chris and Steve discuss Villa's defeat to Chelsea and the final game of the season at the DW. More importantly, we also talk about the retirement and final hurrah of Stiliyan Petrov. Villa's club captain has been forced out of the game by leukaemia and said goodbye on Saturday. Should the 19th minute applause continue next season?
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May 6, 2013
Aston Villa Review: Episode 41 - relegation six-pointer
Aston Villa are learning a little bit about the concept of the relegation six-pointer this season, but Paul Lambert's team redefined the phrase's meaning with a stellar week. A stunning 6-1 demolition of Sunderland dragged the Black Cats into the supposed two-horse relegation battle and even took Villa above Newcastle United. A win at Norwich City ignited chaos.
Chris and Steve saw the action at close quarters and report back in this week's show. We assess the two victories, the performances that earned them and what they mean for Villa. The team are now on 40 points but the debate continues as to whether that will be enough to avoid the drop. Other teams will define that but Villa still have their own job to do. In the new AVR we look ahead to the Chelsea fixture that could confirm safety.
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Chris and Steve saw the action at close quarters and report back in this week's show. We assess the two victories, the performances that earned them and what they mean for Villa. The team are now on 40 points but the debate continues as to whether that will be enough to avoid the drop. Other teams will define that but Villa still have their own job to do. In the new AVR we look ahead to the Chelsea fixture that could confirm safety.
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