O’Neill coy as Villa win again

ASTON VILLA boss Martin O’Neill refused to talk up his side’s chances of splitting up the Barclays Premier League’s big four after victory at Sunderland last night.

O’Neill coy as Villa win again
Wed, 16 Dec, 2009 - 00:00
Sunderland 0 Aston Villa 2 Damian Spellman

Villa climbed into third place behind Chelsea and Manchester United as a result of their third successive league win, courtesy of Emile Heskey’s first-half strike and James Milner’s thunderbolt after the break.

However, O’Neill insists there is too far to go for Villa yet to be considered as genuine challengers for a Champions League berth.

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