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ASTON VILLA
TEAM NOTES
Coach: David O'Leary (since May 2003) Premiership
Record: 7-9-9
Rank: 13th, 30 points
Last Result: 4-0 win at Middlesbrough, February 4
Streak: Won 1 Next Game: vs. Newcastle United, February 11 FA Cup Last Result: 4th Round 3-1 win vs. Port Vale, January 28 Next Game: 5th Round vs. Manchester City, February 19 Aston Villa scored an emphatic 4-0 win against Middlesbrough with Luke Moore hitting a hat-trick at the Riverside Stadium. Kevin Phillips was also on target for Villa and coach David O'Leary said: "We were superior from the kick-off and in every department we were superior. It's nice to get the maximum points - we've had hard away games recently and we haven't been beaten." Midfielder Craig Gardner is set to sign a new contract that will tie him to Villa until 2009 and the teenager could make his first senior start at home to Newcastle United on Saturday. Earlier this season the two clubs tied 1-1 at St. James' Park. Villa are hoping that Eric Djemba-Djemba will have returned from the African Cup of Nations as Gavin McCann and James Milner are unavailable. Djemba-Djemba still had not appeared at Villa Park five days after Cameroon's exit from the competition.
SCOREBOARD
FINAL
Newcastle United 2
Aston Villa 1
Match Summary
NEW - Shola Ameobi, 2nd min.
AST - Luke Moore, 16th min.

PREMIER LEAGUE STANDINGS
Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
Chelsea 26 21 2 3 52 16 66
Manchester United 26 16 4 6 52 27 54
Liverpool 26 15 5 6 32 17 51
Tottenham Hotspur 26 12 5 9 35 22 45
Arsenal 26 12 9 5 39 21 41
WEST HAM UNITED 26 12 9 5 39 34 41
Bolton Wanderers 24 10 5 9 30 23 39
WIGAN ATHLETIC 26 12 11 3 30 32 39
Manchester City 26 11 11 4 36 30 37
Blackburn Rovers 25 11 10 4 31 31 37
Everton 26 11 12 3 19 32 36
Charlton Athletic 25 10 12 3 32 37 33
Fulham 26 9 12 5 36 37 32
Newcastle United 25 9 11 5 24 29 32
Aston Villa 26 7 10 9 32 35 30
Middlesbrough 25 7 11 7 33 44 28
WEST BROMWICH 26 7 14 5 24 38 26
Birmingham City 25 5 15 5 21 37 20
Portsmouth 26 4 16 6 18 45 18
SUNDERLAND 25 2 19 4 18 46 10

c-league champion, r-relegated to lower division
ASTON VILLA SCHEDULE
Date Time Teams Stories
Sat. January 1st 10:00 a.m. ET Aston Villa 1, Blackburn Rovers 0  
Sat. January 22nd 10:00 a.m. ET Manchester United 3, Aston Villa 1  
Wed. February 2nd 02:45 p.m. ET Aston Villa 1, Fulham 1  
 

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