In the run-up to Aston Villa's last home game of the season against Chelsea, the main focus rested on Stiliyan Petrov's retirement from the game following his battle to beat acute leukaemia. The official Villa site went Petrov crazy, digging out archive footage, knocking together lists of Tweets from the great and good (and David…

After becoming Villa's all-time Premier League leading scorer this seems as good a time as any to reassess the season and career of one of our post-January stand out performers: Gabby Agbonlahor. Is this statistic merely a meaningless Sky-term for 'best striker in a fairly arbitrary stretch of time since Villa last had a really…

Even when they're not playing, English football somehow revolves around Manchester United. I was going to regale you with my jolly temper regarding Wigan Athletic's slip-up against Swansea and what it means for the immediate

future of Aston Villa. But then Sir Alex Ferguson decides to retire, and nobody cares about the sport itself. Stop the…

I'm sure there are tougher jobs than being a football journalist, but it does carry with it a certain degree of stress. For most of the season, I've had to make silk purses out of the sow's ears of Aston Villa performances, and what do I get? Mild admiration from friends and family, that's what.…

QPR and Reading sealed their relegation fate while Wigan, Stoke and Aston Villa picked up valuable points in their fight against the drop. At the other end of the table, Robin van Persie scored on his return to the Emirates, while there were wins for Chelsea and Manchester City as Spurs dropped points in the…