Given fills Villa coaching void

Ireland goalkeeper Shay Given has been temporarily promoted to Aston Villa’s coaching staff in a shake-up at the troubled Premier League club.

Villa have suspended assistant manager Ian Culverhouse and head of football operations Gary Karsa “pending an internal investigation”.

The suspension of the pair, who followed boss Paul Lambert to Villa after working with him at both Norwich and Colchester, was confirmed in a statement issued by the Premier League club.