Agbonlahor inspires Villa to victory

ASTON VILLA climbed back into the top six of the Premiership after an inspired performance by Gabriel Agbonlahor helped them to overcome below-par Blackburn at Villa Park.

A disputed Gareth Barry penalty and leading scorer Juan Pablo Angel’s sixth goal of the campaign were sufficient to end a four-game run without a league victory.

But Blackburn boss Mark Hughes slammed referee Howard Webb for his penalty decision after a 40th-minute cross from Villa striker Chris Sutton appeared to strike the shoulder of Rovers defender Andre Ooijer.