Tag: Aston Villa

  • WBA midfielder ready holding no remorse for former club Villa

    WBA midfielder ready holding no remorse for former club Villa

    Embed from Getty Images West Bromwich Albion midfielder Craig Gardner has admitted he will hold no remorse for his former club Aston Villa as the relegation battle continues in the Premier League. The Baggies will face Villa on Wednesday evening as Tim Sherwood’s side are desperately struggling to move out of the relegation zone, having…

  • Villa boss Sherwood demands improved performances

    Villa boss Sherwood demands improved performances

    Embed from Getty Images Tim Sherwood has demanded more from his Aston Villa side after their 2-1 defeat to Stoke City at the weekend. Sherwood’s first game in charge at Villa Park ended in disappointment as Mark Hughes’ Stoke City proved too strong, securing all three points thanks to goals from Mame Diouf and Victor…

  • Lambert rejected Villa to ‘create memories’ at Liverpool

    Lambert rejected Villa to ‘create memories’ at Liverpool

    Liverpool striker Rickie Lambert has said that he rejected Aston Villa to create memories at Anfield. Despite joining his boy-hood club Liverpool last summer from Southampton, Lambert was linked with a move to Aston Villa in January after failing to cement a regular starting place in Brendan Rodgers’ side. Lambert, however, has spoken of his…

  • Villa reach quarter-final as new boss Sherwood looks on

    Villa reach quarter-final as new boss Sherwood looks on

    Leicester City crash out the FA Cup after suffering a 2-1 loss at Villa Park. The pairing of these two sides in the fifth round of the FA Cup was always likely to be a feisty affair; the two previous Premier League fixtures of the Midlands Derby resulting in a sending off for each side.…

  • BREAKING: Tim Sherwood appointed Aston Villa boss

    BREAKING: Tim Sherwood appointed Aston Villa boss

    Aston Villa have confirmed that Tim Sherwood has been appointed as the club’s new manager. The former Tottenham boss has been without a job since May 2014 but has been strongly linked with a number of roles in the Premier League, linked with Queens Park Rangers and Crystal Palace in recent weeks. And, following Paul…

  • Klinsmann high on Aston Villa’s wishlist

    Klinsmann high on Aston Villa’s wishlist

    Jurgen Klinsmann has been installed as a potential replacement for Paul Lambert, who was sacked as Aston Villa boss on Wednesday evening. Villa are understood to have made contact with former Tottenham Hotspur boss Tim Sherwood since sacking Lambert on Wednesday, but owner Randy Lerner is also keen to discuss terms with US national coach,…

  • Sacked Lambert ‘proud’ of Aston Villa spell

    Sacked Lambert ‘proud’ of Aston Villa spell

    Paul Lambert has said that he is ‘extremely proud’ of his time as Aston Villa manager following his sacking on Wedneday evening. The Scottish coach was axed from the role at Villa Park on Wedneday after losing the day before to Hull City; a result which leaves Villa in the relegation zone. A drastic season…

  • Collymore warns Villa not to appoint Sherwood

    Collymore warns Villa not to appoint Sherwood

    Former Aston Villa striker Stan Collymore believes that Tim Sherwood should not be appointed the next manager at Villa Park. Paul Lambert was axed as Villa boss on Wednesday night following the 2-0 defeat to Hull City on Tuesday night, a result which saw them go 10 Premier League games without a win. Former Spurs…

  • Sacked Lambert to receive £10m Villa pay-off

    Sacked Lambert to receive £10m Villa pay-off

    Aston Villa will reportedly have to hand Paul Lambert a £10m compensation package after sacking him on Wednesday evening, according to Daily Mirror. The Scottish boss lost his job at Villa Park on Wednesday after another Premier League defeat on Tuesday to Hull City. The former Norwich City boss took over at Villa in 2012 and…

  • Aston Villa sack Paul Lambert

    Aston Villa sack Paul Lambert

    Aston Villa have sacked manager Paul Lambert after a string of poor results. Villa’s defeat to Hull City on Tuesday evening saw the Midlands club further slump down the Premier League table, having won just five games this season and having scored just 12 goals in 24 games. First-team coach Scott Marshall and goalkeeping coach…