Aston Villa 3 Hull City 0: Bullard injury another serious blow for Tigers

06 December 2009 00:40
James Milner and Jimmy Bullard both began this World Cup season with high hopes but Aston Villa's man of the match was the only one still dreaming of South Africa after an afternoon of triumph and heartache, at Villa Park.[LNB]Milner had already created the opening goal for Richard Dunne when a clumsy collision left Bullard in a heap and minutes later the Hull midfielder went off in tears after what looked like another serious knee injury, this time on his left side.[LNB]It was a desperately sad sight and Milner's splendid goal, after a rush of blood by Hull keeper Matt Duke, could not erase the heart-rending image of Bullard's exit a week after he delighted the nation with a cheeky goal celebration which aped his boss, Phil Brown.[LNB] [LNB] [LNB] Double top: Milner fires Villa's second[LNB] [LNB]Although Hull were upbeat, they and Bullard will waitnervously for the results of a scan, while Milner can look forward tosummer in South Africa if he continues with performances like this.[LNB] Andy Townsend's boot room: Has David Moyes done all he can at Everton? Why wingers are back in vogue at Villa - Robbo the wide boy wizardASTON VILLA FC

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