Dublin inspires Villa victory

Aston Villa 3 Blackburn Rovers 0

Veteran striker Dion Dublin’s hot scoring streak continued as Aston Villa gained revenge for their FA Cup mauling by Blackburn with a comfortable Barclaycard Premiership victory at Villa Park.

England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson came to assess the form of the likes of Gareth Barry and Darius Vassell before naming his squad next weekend for the friendly international against Australia on February 12.