Another point for the villa. Surprised?

What have we learnt from the weekend about life in the premier league?


1. Apart from the manchester clubs. On their day any team can beat any other.
2. Torres is not worth 50 million
3. Man city do not have a large enough squad (after spending 100s of millions)
4. Birmingham are genuinly looking like not coming back up from the championship
5. And villa keep their unbeaten start to the season and actually climb up in the league to sixth place


What a suprising weekend of football we had. 


All the promoted clubs registering wins and more importabtly for Swansea, their first ever PL goals.
The early kickoff "surprise" of arsenal losing again this time at the hands of bottom of the league blackburn rovers. Sunderlands demolition of certain medias prediction of a top 4 finish the mighty stoke city. From man city throwing away a valuable three points from 2-0 up to draw 2-2 at craven cottage.To United carrying on their impressive start to the season against AVBs chelsea.


However one result we all could predict was an Aston Villa draw. And lo and behold after 90 minutes that was the case once more as both teams left Villa Park with their unbeaten runs in place.


Once again we are looking for the positives from another typical 90 minutes. With the news that Heskey was out who was going to come in. From all quarters the call had been made by fans for Barry Bannan to get a start and in the end AM made the right call and brought in Bannan to give the team a lot more of an attacking looking team.


After 13 minutes it all seemed that things were going to end up well for Villa. As Gabby Agbonlahor  got the ball past collocini and then slotted the ball past Tim Krul to make it 3 goals in 4 games. And more inportantly already matching his goal tally from last season in the league. After the interview he did in the papers on Friday and the lack of confidence he had under GH and GMac as they played him out of position. At least AM is getting the best out of him again and hopefully can get him back in the England fold

Later, it was Darrens Bent turn an unselfish ball from Petrov laid back to Bent and in form he would score 10 out 10 times. But no this was not to be the case. As he tripped over his own feet and put the ball wide.


The second half got underway and N'Zogbia found himself with the ball just outside the area, He passed it to Gabby and he took a shot and hit it marginally wide of the post.


Then, just before the hour mark a ball put in from Tiote for Newcastle found Leon Best he hit it straight at Given who could only manage to push it out straight back into the path of Best who pushed it past Given and made it 1-1


Newcastle used this goal for inspiration and pushed for the winner, But Given was back to his best and was never going to let another in. Even when Cabaye had a long range effort which Given managed to push it past the post leaping like super man.


So another home draw. However we still managed to climb a place after 9 man Liverpool lost heavily to Tottenham.


Next up is Bolton in the cup hopefully we will put out a team comfortable of getting the win and progressing in the tournament,


But things are not looking great with the injury news that came out of the game on Saturday. Our injury list at the moment reads

• Jenas
• Clark
• Warnock
• Petrov
• Bent
• Heskey
• Cueller
• Lichaj

Hopefully if the players with minor injuries are rested this week then they will be fit for next weekend and the away trip to QPR. But looking at it another way if they are not fit we could capitalise on this. Take Bent for example injury or not he is not the same player so far this season. Its time for Gabby to become the main man, he is by far our best player at the moment and has a work ethic on the pitch everyone else should aspire to. You cut him he will bleed claret and blue and in these days of money and success it snice to be able to say that.

VTID