Barry keeps Villa’s top four push on track

GARETH BARRY hit the target for the third successive match as Aston Villa came from behind to sustain their push for a top four place in the Barclays Premier League against Blackburn Rovers last night.

Rovers had stunned Martin O’Neill’s side by taking a first half lead through Stephen Warnock, as Villa struggled to fire on all cylinders.

Luke Young’s first goal for the club levelled matters on the stroke of the interval, before Barry scored the decisive second in the 65th minute.