An inspired cameo by Eidur Gudjohnsen helped Tottenham to a 2-1 win over 10-man Stoke that edges Harry Redknapp's side another step closer to Champions League football next season. On a day when Aston Villa, one of Spurs' rivals for the coveted place among Europe's elite, needed a late equaliser to draw 2-2 with Wolves, Tottenham consolidated their ...

Aston Villa salvaged a 2-2 draw against Premier League strugglers Wolves thanks to John Carew's late equaliser on Saturday. Martin O'Neill's team looked set for an embarrassing home defeat against their local rivals after James Milner's first half own goal left them trailing until the final minutes at Villa Park. Carew had given Villa an early ...

Martin O'Neill has backed James Milner to fill the vacancy in England's World Cup squad that has opened up as a result of David Beckham's Achilles injury. Milner's match-winning display in Tuesday's 2-1 win over Wigan left Villa firmly in the hunt for a fourth-place finish in the Premier League, which carries the prize of ...

James Milner put Aston Villa back at the heart of the battle for Champions League football next season with the decisive strike in a 2-1 win over Wigan here on Tuesday. The England World Cup hopeful struck the winner just after the hour mark after Gary Caldwell had cancelled out the James McCarthy own goal which had gifted Villa the ...