O’Neill hails Villa’s in-form strike duo

MARTIN O’NEILL hailed the strike partnership of John Carew and Gabriel Agbonlahor as Aston Villa sustained their early-season push for a Champions League spot with victory in the derby at West Brom.

Carew and Agbonlahor struck in the space of two minutes mid-way through the first half to set Villa on the way to a 2-1 success.

The duo have now scored nine goals between them this season with the power and aerial threat of Carew and the explosive pace of Agbonlahor complementing each other.