Heskey aiming high

Goalscoring debutant Emile Heskey insists “sooner or later” someone will break up the Premier League’s ’big four’ – and sees no reason why it should not be Aston Villa.

Goalscoring debutant Emile Heskey insists “sooner or later” someone will break up the Premier League’s ’big four’ – and sees no reason why it should not be Aston Villa.

Heskey’s 20th-minute winner at Portsmouth added weight to Villa’s unlikely title ambitions with even manager Martin O’Neill quipping: “I’ll think we’ll win it now!”

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