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Aston Villa

# aston-villa - Monday 10 December, 2012

Lambert won’t let Shay Given leave Villa on loan in January

The former Ireland ‘keeper had been linked with a temporary move to Hull City in the Championship.

# aston-villa - Saturday 1 December, 2012

‘We have no idea when he will be available to play again’ – Dunne hit by injury setback

The Aston Villa defender hasn’t played a competitive game since Euro 2012 and won’t return to action until the New Year.

# aston-villa - Friday 30 November, 2012

Villa boss Lambert: Darren Bent is going nowhere

“Have there been any enquiries for Bent? No. Has he asked to be put on the transfer list? No,” said the Scot.

# aston-villa - Wednesday 28 November, 2012

Villa boss Lambert defends dropping striker Darren Bent

The Villains’ boss was forced to deny the England international stormed out of the ground before kick-off.

Keane misses Premier League as he prepares for the MLS Cup final

Or, as Sky Sports are calling it, Beckham’s Last Game.

# aston-villa - Tuesday 27 November, 2012

Benteke header earns Villa narrow victory over Reading

Tonight’s win sees Paul Lambert’s men move ahead of Southampton into 17th.

Preview: Villa host fellow strugglers Reading

Paul Lambert’s side meet one of the other teams in the relegation zone at Villa Park tonight.

‘How many games have you managed?’ Wenger returns fire at Arsenal critics

The embattled manager dismissed recent criticism of his side’s Premier League form.

# aston-villa - Saturday 24 November, 2012

Premier League: Aston Villa hold Arsenal to scoreless draw

Laurent Koscielny and Aaron Ramsey spurned good chances to score against Paul Lambert’s men.

As it happened: Premier League 3pms

Harry Redknapp’s new club are at Old Trafford while Everton host Norwich City in the pick of this afternoon’s games.

# aston-villa - Tuesday 13 November, 2012

Older and wiser: Ireland wants to be role model for Villa youngsters

The Cork midfielder says he hopes to be a player that his team-mates can look up to.

# aston-villa - Monday 12 November, 2012

Irish Eye: Full debut for Stevens, Cox scores again

Aston Villa’s Enda Stevens followed up his debut last week with his first start in the Premier League against Manchester United.

# aston-villa - Saturday 10 November, 2012

How do millionaire footballers celebrate after a dramatic win?

Manchester United players got a tad rowdy on the bus home from Birmingham.

As it happened: Aston Villa v Manchester United, Premier League

Former Shamrock Rovers youngster Enda Stevens made his full Aston Villa debut against Manchester United at Villa Park. We were live, and it was a cracker…

Premier League previews: Who will win today games and why*

Given last week’s numerous shock results, these predictions may not be 100% reliable.

# aston-villa - Friday 9 November, 2012

Stevens set for baptism of fire in first Premier League start

The former Shamrock Rovers full-back could be thrown into the deep end against Manchester United at Villa Park tomorrow.

# aston-villa - Tuesday 6 November, 2012

Happy days! Richard Dunne back in training for Villa

The Ireland defender is finally back, after picking up an injury at Euro 2012.

# aston-villa - Monday 5 November, 2012

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Irish Eye: Another former LOI star makes his Premier League bow

Aston Villa’s Enda Stevens followed a long list of ex-Airtricity League players over the weekend.

# aston-villa - Saturday 3 November, 2012

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As it happened: Saturday’s Premier League 3pm kick-offs

We went minute-by-minute in the Premier League, with Tottenham and Chelsea among the clubs in action.

# aston-villa - Friday 2 November, 2012

Dunne hoping to return to training in two weeks

The veteran Ireland and Aston Villa defender has not played since the European Championships in June.

# aston-villa - Saturday 27 October, 2012

Dogged Norwich thwart Lambert’s 10-man Villa

Michael Turner equalised with 11 minutes to play in today’s early kick-off.

# aston-villa - Thursday 11 October, 2012

Irish Under-19s get off to flying Euro qualifiers start with win over Luxembourg

Aston Villa striker Mikey Drennan bagged a hat-trick in a comprehensive away win.

# aston-villa - Sunday 7 October, 2012

Tottenham secure fourth win in a row against Villa

Christian Benteke will not be looking back on this game with any sort of pleasure.

# aston-villa - Sunday 30 September, 2012

Premier League: West Brom denied by late Bent strike

Darren Bent came off the bench to claim a crucial point for Paul Lambert.

Lambert calls for calm Villa heads ahead of derby

“You will go in for challenge and think ‘why did you go for it’, when you’ve got no right to go for it.”

# aston-villa - Wednesday 26 September, 2012

Bad break: Stephen Ireland pictured with arm in a cast

The Aston Villa midfielder was forced off with an injury against Southampton over the weekend.

Mancini bemoans treatment from rival managers

The Man City boss had a touchline row with Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert during City’s 4-2 League Cup third round defeat at Eastlands last night.

# aston-villa - Tuesday 25 September, 2012

League Cup wrap: City rocked by Villa, Terry’s Chelsea thrash Wolves

There were a few surprise results in the competition this evening.

# aston-villa - Saturday 22 September, 2012

Preview: Premier League gameweek five

It’s round five in the Premier League and the top and bottom are both starting to take shape.

# aston-villa - Saturday 15 September, 2012

As they happened: Premier League 3pm kick-offs

Nick Powell and Alex Buttner scored their first Manchester United goals, while it was a good day for a rampant Arsenal…

Gameweek four: Premier League previews

The international break is out of the way and the Premier League returns. We’ve got all the team news you need to know.

# aston-villa - Sunday 2 September, 2012

Ben Arfa rescues a point for Toon with stunner against Villa

The French international cancelled out Ciaran Clark’s opener for Paul Lambert’s side.

# aston-villa - Saturday 25 August, 2012

Premier League Saturday: Three things we learned today

A Welsh club briefly sat atop the English Premier League. And deservedly so.

Week Two Premier League Previews

It’s the second week of action in the English Premier League and we’ve got all the team news you need.

# aston-villa - Saturday 18 August, 2012

Premier League kick-off: Six Irish players to keep track of this season

The talent cup is hardly overflowing but if most of these men can fulfil their potential then Brazil in 2014 may not be a distant dream.

It’s the opening day of the new season so here are your Premier League previews

After three months of waiting, the English top flight is back!

# aston-villa - Thursday 16 August, 2012

Premier League 2012/13 preview: Part One

Read the first part of our guide to all 20 clubs in England’s top tier ahead of Saturday’s kick-off.

# aston-villa - Tuesday 14 August, 2012

Tributes from football legends, teammates and Green Army flood in for retiring Given

Sean St Ledger was gutted to hear of the Donegal man’s retirement and called him ‘an unbelievable goalkeeper’.

John Delaney: Shay Given was certainly one of our greatest players

The FAI chief executive said club pressures may have led the goalkeeper to announce his international retirement.