Gerrard Houiller's Aston Villa side take on Newcastle on Sunday with the home side in need of points to avoid relegation; Newcastle are starting to find their feet under Alan Pardew and will look to finish as high as possible. Villa have been in poor form and despite having some excellent players in their side…

The two sides are bracing themselves for tonight's fifth FA Cup round, with Villa preparing to galvanize another opponent in their bold race for eight FA Cup trophy, while City are finally hoping to end the 35 years old curse that left their shelves silverware empty. The two sides have already had two head-to-head clashes…

Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier was pleased with assistant referee, Sian Massey's performance in his side's 1-1 draw at Blackpool. The match was Massey's first in the Pemier League since he sexism scandal involving former Sky Sports presenters Andy Gray and Richard Keys. Houllier said: "She took the right decisions. I was confident in her.…

Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier will try to sign Birmingham midfielder Sebastian Larsson in the summer when the Swede's contract has expired. Houllier failed with an offer in January to sign the 25-year-old. "I knew Larsson's contract was up at at the end of June, so obviously I was interested because he's a good footballer,…

Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier hailed Darren Bent's instant impact as the striker marked his debut with the winning goal against Manchester City. Bent, who joined Villa last week in a club record £24m deal, struck early to seal a 1-0 win that lifts Villa out of the Premier League relegation zone. "I thought the…

Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier will be given time to turn around the fortunes of the struggling Premier League club. Villa slipped into the bottom three for the first time since 2002 after losing 1-0 at home to Sunderland on Wednesday. Since Houllier took over in September the club has won three of their 16…

Former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier blames Wayne Rooney for England's shocking World Cup performance. Houllier singled out Manchester United striker Rooney, who failed to score in South Africa, for particular criticism. The Frenchman said: "Probably the key to understanding why England didn't perform at the World Cup is that the top players didn't do as…

The Top European football leagues season have ended not long ago, but sports fans will still be entertained with exciting matches as the Confederations Cup is set to kick off on Saturday, June 15 with home team, Brazil challenging Asian representative, Japan. Luiz Felipe Scolari's men will be eager to prove their strength in front…

Sevilla have confirmed that they have reached an agreement with Manchester City to sell their long-serving winger Jesus Navas. Navas looks set to leave the Spanish outfit following 10 seasons at the club, and will be showing off his talents next season in a City side that is expected to be managed by former Real…