Villa avoid landmark as City crumble at home again

0 Comments | AFP, April, 2007

MANCHESTER, England (AFP) — Aston Villa banished one undesired statistic and avoided another on Saturday with a 2-0 away win at Manchester City.

Before this mid-table match-up Martin O'Neill's side were the only team among Premiership's top 14 not to be in double figures for games won.

But thanks to a first half goal from Norwegian striker John Carew and Scottish forward Shaun Maloney's 75th minute clincher Villa banished that unenvious statistic and now boast 10 wins from 36 games - though they were helped by City's England midfielder Joey Barton missing a penalty.

With two games to go it will at best move the Midlanders into contention for a top ten finish.

The more attentive fans will be aware however that it allowed Villa, who have become the...