Aston Villa match reports

Ashley Young's superb second-half winner helped Aston Villa defeat Odense BK 1-0 to progress through to the UEFA Cup second qualifying round.

Aston Villa conceded a last-minute goal to let slip an early advantage in their Intertoto Cup third-round 2-2 draw with Odense on Saturday.

Aston Villa's last-ditch push to secure a UEFA Cup place ended in failure as they concluded their season with a 2-2 draw at Upton Park.

Wigan winger Antonio Valencia assured Premier League football for Latics next season after his brace sank Aston Villa 2-0 at Villa Park.

The race to reach the UEFA Cup is set to go to the wire after fifth-placed Everton and sixth-placed Aston Villa drew 2-2 at Goodison Park.

John Carew and Ashley Young grabbed a brace apiece to keep Aston Villa on course for Europe and send Birmingham to a humiliating 5-1 defeat.

Stiliyan Petrov's 50-yard wonder goal was the highlight of Aston Villa's 6-0 romp as Derby suffered yet another heavy Premier league defeat.

Gareth Barry and Gabriel Agbonlahor rediscovered their scoring touch as Aston Villa dented Bolton's slim survival hopes with a 4-0 home win.

Wayne Rooney returned to goalscoring form by grabbing a brace as Manchester United cruised to a 4-0 win over Aston Villa at Old Trafford.

Michael Chopra gave Sunderland their first away win of the season and give their survival hopes a huge boost with a 1-0 success at Aston Villa.

Portsmouth leapfrogged Aston Villa into sixth spot after Jermain Defoe's opener and Nigel Reo-Coker's own goal secured a 2-0 home win for them.

Aston Villa's European hopes suffered a major dent despite Gareth Barry rescuing a point with a penalty in a 1-1 draw at home to Middlesbrough.

Nicklas Bendtner's last-gasp goal spared Philippe Senderos' blushes as Arsenal scraped a fortunate 1-1 draw with Aston Villa at the Emirates.

Aston Villa beat Reading 2-1 to bring their European dream closer to reality and push the Royals closer towards Premier League relegation.

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