Lambert job is safe despite ailing fortunes, says Lerner

Paul Lambert will attempt to pick up the pieces of Aston Villa’s shock Capital One Cup exit against Bradford safe in the knowledge that his job is not under threat.

Villa owner Randy Lerner’s faith in his manager is not believed to have wavered, despite witnessing the club crash out of the cup at the semi-final stage on Tuesday night following a 4-3 aggregate defeat to the fourth-tier Bantams.

Villa are also struggling at the wrong end of the Barclays Premier League, but sources indicate Lambert would even be afforded the chance of trying to regain Villa’s top-flight status should they suffer relegation at the end of this campaign.