Aston Villa 2 Wolves 2: Young is all right for England, insists O'Neill

21 March 2010 23:14
The performance may have come from left-field, but Ashley Young produced a reminder in front of Fabio Capello that he can solve another problem for England.[LNB]As the debate rages over who should step into David Beckham's boots at the World Cup, and with many right-wing candidates suffering from injury or a loss of form, Young took his chance. [LNB] Up for the fight: Aston Villa's Ashley Young battles for possession with Wolves defender Kevin Foley as Kevin Doyle looks on[LNB]He gave Wolves right back Ronald Zubar a torrid afternoon and Villa boss Martin O'Neill said: 'I'd have no hesitation in recommending him for a role on the right. I don't think there is a more consistently dangerous wide player.[LNB]'There has been talk that he doesn't exude confidence with England, but he doesn't have to show off. All he has to do is perform in the manner he does for his club, because Mr Capello is picking players on club form.'[LNB]MATCH FACTS Aston Villa (4-4-2): Friedel 6; Cuellar 5, Collins 6, Dunne 6 (Albrighton 73min, 5), Warnock 6; Young 9, Petrov 6, Milner 7, Downing 5 (Sidwell 77, 6); Heskey 6, Carew 7. Booked: Petrov.Wolves (4-5-1): Hahnemann 7; Zubar 5, Craddock 7, Berra 6, Ward 6 (Mancienne 64, 6); Foley 6, Henry 7, Guedioura 5 (Elokobi 46, 6), Jones 7, Jarvis 8; Doyle 7.Booked: Guedioura, Zubar.Man of the Match: Ashley Young.Referee: Mark Clattenburg [LNB]Wolves fought back from John Carew's 16th-minute opener to lead through Jody Craddock and a James Milner own goal.[LNB]Carew turned in the Villa equaliser with eight minutes left.[LNB]Critically, Wolves still have rivals to play from the bottom third of the table and the first of those is on Tuesday night, at West Ham.[LNB]Striker Kevin Doyle said: 'We have done well before against teams like Villa and Spurs and not followed it up, so it's time to buck that trend.'[LNB] O'Neill tips Young to make late race for England's World Cup squadVilla 2 Wolves 2: Battling Wolves leave O'Neill in a grumpy moodFA Cup competition: Be the Chelsea mascot for the semi against Aston VillaASTON VILLA FC

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