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Irish star scores and Sarri sent to the stands as Chelsea held by Burnley

Hendrick’s sweet volley handed Burnley the lead against the run of play, Chelsea failing to clear a corner.

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Watford held in Burnley stalemate following Graham Taylor tributes

Watford failed to deliver a fitting tribute to their former chairman Graham Taylor after they were held to a goalless draw by Burnley at Vicarage Road.

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Burnley blast four past Bournemouth to move off bottom spot

Burnley ended their miserable start to the Premier League season in style with a thumping win over Bournemouth at Turf Moor to climb off the bottom of the table.

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Robbie Keane set for first management job

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Last year's finalists knocked out of League Cup

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Robbie Brady back in top tier thanks to €15m Burnley deal

Southampton boss Ronald Koeman gives Shane Long licence to miss

Aston Villa 2 Southampton 4

Mon, 25 Apr, 2016

Shane Long scores as Southampton pile on the pain for Villa

Southampton breezed to victory against wretched Aston Villa as supporters continued to turn on the relegated hosts.

Sat, 23 Apr, 2016

Remi Garde ponders therapy for Aston Villa

Remi Garde has admitted he could be forced to abandon long-held principles and turn to sports psychologists to dig Aston Villa out of the relegation mire.

Mon, 11 Jan, 2016

Remi Garde will stay even if Aston Villa are relegated

Remi Garde insists he will stay at Aston Villa even if they are relegated.

Sat, 02 Jan, 2016

Diego Costa keeps cool to carry Chelsea fight

Chelsea 2 Aston Villa 0: The saint or sinner debate surrounding Diego Costa haunts Jose Mourinho, even when the Chelsea forward appears to be the innocent party, but a much-needed victory over Aston Villa underlined one fact in this most uncomfortable of title defences for the legendary manager.

Mon, 19 Oct, 2015

Tim Sherwood feels the pain as Sunderland steal point

Aston Villa 2 Sunderland 2: A moment of frustration left Tim Sherwood with a hamstring injury – but the Aston Villa boss was delighted with his team’s performance despite having to settle for a draw against Sunderland.

Mon, 31 Aug, 2015

Your Thursday evening catch-up

Good evening. Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Thu, 20 Aug, 2015

Rudy Gestede makes instant impact

BOURNEMOUTH 0 ASTON VILLA 1:

Mon, 10 Aug, 2015

Aston Villa’s Ashley Westwood hails ‘special’ talent Jack Grealish

“A special talent and he’s got the world at his feet.”

Wed, 27 May, 2015

Danny Ings fires parting shot

Aston Villa 0 Burnley 1: Burnley signed off their Premier League stay with a deserved 1-0 win at Aston Villa as Danny Ings gave them a perfect leaving present.

Mon, 25 May, 2015

Tim Sherwood urges Aston Villa to man up

Aston Villa v QPR: Tonight Villa Park, 7.45pm Tim Sherwood has urged Aston Villa to man up as he labelled their clash with relegation rivals QPR the club’s "biggest game" for years.

Tue, 07 Apr, 2015

Van Gaal not ruling out title bid

Louis van Gaal would not rule out an 11th-hour tilt at the title after watching his Manchester United team blow Aston Villa apart at Old Trafford.

Sat, 04 Apr, 2015

Villa through to semis after win over Midland rivals

Fabian Delph’s first goal in a year helped fire Aston Villa to Wembley as they beat West Brom 2-0 to reach the FA Cup semi-finals.

Sat, 07 Mar, 2015

Christian Benteke the saviour for Aston Villa

Premier League

Wed, 04 Mar, 2015

Benteke strikes late to lift Villa out of relegation zone

Aston Villa 2 West Brom 1

Tue, 03 Mar, 2015

Hull overtake Villa with crucial win

Hull 2 Aston Villa 0

Tue, 10 Feb, 2015

Benteke dropped by Villa for Blues clash; Nasri back for City

Team news for the 3pm Premier League games

Sat, 07 Feb, 2015

Villa avoid upset with 2-1 win over Bournemouth

Carles Gil helped fire Aston Villa into the FA Cup fifth round as they avoided an upset to beat Bournemouth 2-1.

Sun, 25 Jan, 2015

Lambert: Justice has been done

Paul Lambert insists justice has been done after Aston Villa won their appeal against Gabriel Agbonlahor’s red card.

Wed, 24 Dec, 2014

Agbonlahor red card rescinded

Gabriel Agbonlahor’s red card against Manchester United has been overturned after Aston Villa won their appeal.

Tue, 23 Dec, 2014

Van Gaal: Villa draw could cost us

Louis van Gaal admits Manchester United’s draw at Aston Villa could end up costing them the title.

Sat, 20 Dec, 2014

Falcao must prove worth to van Gaal

Louis van Gaal will not make a call on Radamel Falcao’s future until the striker has an extended run in the Manchester United first team.

Sat, 20 Dec, 2014

Pearson under pressure

Aston Villa 2 Leicester 1

Mon, 08 Dec, 2014

Villa claim win in feisty encounter

Aston Villa 2 Leicester 1

Sun, 07 Dec, 2014

Veteran Cole adds spark for Villa

Burnley 1 Aston Villa 1

Mon, 01 Dec, 2014

Clyne snatches late point for Saints

Aston Villa 1 Southampton 1

Tue, 25 Nov, 2014

Clyne steals victory from Villa

Nathaniel Clyne rescued a point for Southampton as they were held to a 1-1 draw at Aston Villa.

Mon, 24 Nov, 2014

Kane answers Spurs prayers

Aston Villa 1 Tottenham 2

Mon, 03 Nov, 2014

Spurs make the most of Christian temper

Harry Kane hit a late winner as Tottenham clinched a 2-1 victory in a bad-tempered clash with 10-man Aston Villa.

Sun, 02 Nov, 2014

Redknapp relief as Austin powers R’s to victory

Premier League

Tue, 28 Oct, 2014

Late goals give City win at Villa Park

Yaya Toure sent a message to his critics as he and Sergio Aguero struck late to secure a 2-0 win for Manchester City at Aston Villa.

Sat, 04 Oct, 2014

Wenger keeping faith in Welbeck

Premier League

Mon, 22 Sep, 2014

Agbonlahor profits as familiar failing haunts Liverpool

Liverpool 1 Aston Villa 0

Mon, 15 Sep, 2014

Cleverley excited to link up with Roy Keane

Tom Cleverley has revealed the prospect of working with Roy Keane played a key part in his decision to join Aston Villa from Manchester United.

Wed, 03 Sep, 2014

Villa maintain unbeaten start

Aston Villa’s unbeaten start to the Barclays Premier League season continued as goals from Gabriel Agbonlahor and Andreas Weimann put away Hull at Villa Park.

Sun, 31 Aug, 2014

Cardiff and Fulham down as Sunderland win at Old Trafford

Cardiff and Fulham were both relegated from the Barclays Premier League after Sunderland continued their remarkable resurgence with a shock 1-0 win at Manchester United.

Sat, 03 May, 2014

Joy for Swansea; Cardiff denied win by controversial penalty; Palace win again

Cardiff’s hopes of striding closer to Barclays Premier League survival suffered a setback as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men were held to a dramatic 1-1 draw at home to Stoke.

Sat, 19 Apr, 2014

Palace win piles pressure on Villa

Although Tony Pulis may still not admit it, his Crystal Palace side are all-but safe after earning a deserved victory over a poor Aston Villa side at Selhurst Park.

Sat, 12 Apr, 2014

Buttner must stop Robben to really get boss off hook

Manchester United 4 Aston Villa 1

Mon, 31 Mar, 2014

Premier League wide open after unlikely Palace win

John Terry’s own goal blew the race for the Barclays Premier League title wide open once again as Crystal Palace snatched an unlikely lifeline.

Sat, 29 Mar, 2014

Fans protest fails to derail United in easy win over Villa

Manchester United 4 Aston Villa 1

Sat, 29 Mar, 2014

Woeful Villa hand Stoke a rare away win

Aston Villa 1 Stoke 4

Sun, 23 Mar, 2014

Last-gasp Remy ends Magpies’ miserable run

Newcastle 1 Aston Villa 0

Mon, 24 Feb, 2014

Nolan at the double for the Hammers

Aston Villa 0 West Ham 2

Sat, 08 Feb, 2014