
London: Former Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has opened talks with Aston Villa about becoming the English Premier League club's new manager. He is believed to have been flown over in club owner Randy Lerner's own private plane to meet him in Birmingham on Friday. The 39-year-old Norwegian, who has been managing Molde in his homeland since 2010, has been lined up to replace the fired Alex McLeish at...

05:58 PM, May 18, 2012

London: Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov was given a minute's applause by fans during the team's Premier League match with Chelsea on Saturday, having said soccer would have to "take a back seat" after being diagnosed with acute leukemia. The applause began in the 19th minute at Villa Park - to match Petrov's shirt number - while the 32-year-old Bulgarian international watched the match with his family from the directors'...

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08:19 AM, Dec 30, 2009

Gabriel Agbonlahor gave Villa their first league win at Old Trafford since 1983. ...

09:28 AM, Dec 14, 2009

Darron Gibson fired Manchester United through to the last four. ...

09:45 AM, Dec 02, 2009

Neither side could find a winner in an end-to-end finish. ...

07:57 PM, Oct 06, 2009

Midlanders make it three wins in a week after seeing off the Cottagers. ...

03:16 PM, Aug 31, 2009

Aston villa beat Liverpool 1-3 in Anfield. ...

08:06 PM, Aug 25, 2009

Aston Villa won in a penalty shoot-out to win the exhibition tournament. ...

01:31 PM, Aug 03, 2009

A first-half goal ended 16 seasons of EPL action for Newcastle United. ...

02:19 PM, May 25, 2009

Hull City have fallen from grace in the Premier League. ...

10:51 PM, May 05, 2009

A thrilling game at Villa Park saw goals galore and a point shared. ...

03:58 PM, Apr 13, 2009

Manchester United are one point ahead of Liverpool. ...

08:57 PM, Apr 06, 2009

Rooney shown a second yellow card for throwing the ball away in the 89th. ...

02:36 PM, Mar 24, 2009