Source: SKY_Sports
O'Neill relief at Villa win
Martin O'Neill expressed his relief after Aston Villa ended their wait for a Premier League win with a 1-0 victory over Hull City.[LNB] Villa had gone 10 league matches without picking up three points, but guaranteed European football for next season by beating the struggling Tigers.[LNB]John Carew scored the only goal of the game in the first half, while Tigers keeper Boaz Myhill produced a superb reflex save to deny Gabriel Agbonlahor in the second period.[LNB]The hosts also kept a clean sheet for the first time since the 2-0 success at Blackburn Rovers in early February and O'Neill was satisfied at the final whistle.[LNB]Delighted"At the end it was relief that we'd won a game after a very lengthy spell without doing so, and joy for the fact we deserved to win the game," O'Neill told Sky Sports 1.[LNB]"I felt had we got the second goal, of course, we'd have been in a more comfortable position, but I'm delighted that we've won.[LNB]"I think, overall, we definitely deserved it and their goalkeeper's made an incredible save - he touched one over the bar.[LNB]"At 2-0, we could have breathed a sigh of relief. However, it's been a hectic year and quite some months.[LNB]"We've thrown away leads in the past against Stoke City, West Ham and tonight it was nice to keep the clean sheet, which is unusual for us."[LNB]
