Sunderland 0-2 Aston Villa

Published : 15 Dec 2009 22:04:40

Aston Villa underlined their top four aspirations with a clinical victory over Sunderland that lifts them above Arsenal and into third in the league.Emile Heskey opened the scoring with a low drive and James Milner sealed an impressive win with a superb 25-yarder. Stewart Downing and Ashley Young also hit the woodwork, but Sunderland were not overawed in a competitive game. Andy Reid twice went close for them but Lorik Cana's late red card for a second booking summed up a frustrating night. .... read more