Lambert makes fan plea as Villa freefall

Aston Villa 0 Wigan 3

Villa’s home defeat by Wigan on Saturday means they have conceded 15 goals without reply in their last three games. Only Stoke striker Cameron Jerome’s late equaliser against Southampton prevented Villa from dropping into the bottom three for the start of the new year.

Fans voiced their disapproval with choruses of boos at the end of a calendar year which has seen Villa win only three home league matches.