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The relegation six-pointer that never was. Sunday's match could have been one of excruciating tension for Villa, the last hurdle needing to be cleared before confirming Premier League survival. Instead, with insurmountable daylight between Villa and ...

It was billed as the grand finale to a topsy-turvy season for Wigan Athletic. The home match with fellow strugglers, Aston Villa, was to be crucial in determining Latics' future in the Premier League. But sometimes things just don't work out as you h...

A genuinely new selection dilemma to occupy Paul Lambert's thoughts ahead of the final match of the Premier League season, away to Wigan. Suspension will deprive the Villa manager of the services of Christian Benteke, making the big striker unavailab...

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With the 2012-13 Premier League season all but at an end, we at The Toe Poke thought it high time to shine a light on those players who have really impressed us this campaign. - Toe Poke's 10 most disappointing players 2012/13 It's perhaps wort...

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So close. So close to being the perfect finale to a season of trials and tribulations, with Villa on the brink of victory against Chelsea Saturday until Frank Lampard stole the show with two second-half goals, sealing a 2-1 win for the visitors. L...

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Wigan are widely acknowledged as masters of the great escape, on account of their relegation-defying performances in recent seasons. It's a well-deserved label, given the sticky situations Latics have wriggled clear of. But while Roberto Martinez's m...

Norwich City versus Aston Villa at Carrow Road in the Premier League: It was this exact fixture, almost precisely 12 months ago to the day, that set in motion the chain of events which culminated in Paul Lambert swapping Norfolk for Birmingham. - ...

Stanford will welcome another McCaffrey to its athletic program. Four-star athlete Christian McCaffrey (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Valor Christian), the top-ranked player in Colorado, verbally committed to play for the Cardinal on Thursday morning. Mc...

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Paul Lambert is arguably the greatest manager in Norwich City's history. But any sign of the trademark one-handed victory salute at Carrow Road this weekend would carry worrying ramifications for the Canaries' Premier League survival hopes. City's...

A marvellous, uplifting night at Villa Park as a tense relegation clash was transformed into a showboating six-goal victory. It was the kind of win, and performance, that Villa fans have craved for so long during this most turbulent of seasons that t...

So Paolo Di Canio, we meet again. Villa have previous with Sunderland's new manager, having overcome a testing night at Swindon at the end of October 2012, a pulsating League Cup tie which was won 3-2 with a 90th-minute goal from Christian Benteke...