FULL TIME: ASTON VILLA 2-0 BLACKBURN ROVERS: The whislte blows and Villa are back onto winning ways as Blackburn fail to take their european form into the league.

Chris Sutton is replaced by Milan Baros.

The game is beyond the visitors and they know it, the game is fading into a small flicker as time runs out.

The official shows that there will be at least THREE minutes of extra time.

Barry looks to have collided with Khizanishvili and McCann shows his sporting side and knocks the ball out so treatment can be afforded.

Bentley claims for a penalty, as Blackburn become desperate in the closing stages.

Peter passes to Pedersen who shoots but the ball is blocked by Laursen who has been in good form today.

Neill comes off the field to be replaced by Stephane Henchoz for Blackburn's last change of the match.

Bentley clips in a free-kick but the ball rolls out wide for Barry to clear out of play.

Mokoena is tripped by Angel as the match becomes a little scrappy.

Agbonlahor clips the ball with his hand but gets away with conceding only a free-kick.

Even as Blackburn are enjoying spell sof possession, if any team is to score again it looks to be Villa.

Nonda is caught in possession and is having a really dismal match so far.

Bentley stops a ball going out for a goal-kick and finds Peter who loops a ball up for Nonda but the striker can't find the finishing touch.

Barry does well to turn and cross for Agbonlahor but Laursen takes the ball off the head of his team-mate and heads wide of goal.

Another ball is sent in for Angel but Sutton charges in before his strike partner and Ooijer does very well to knock the ball out for a corner.

Bentley has played well here all afternoon and cuts inside, creating a shooting opportunity which he sends wide of goal, not troubling Sorensen.

Blackburn are still trying to find a way back in the match but all of their attacks are heading downthe wings, the players need to mix things up here.

Angel plays in Agbonlahor but Friedel for a third time races off his line to smother the ball.

Pedersen has a chance from a free kick which he sends straight into the wall, there are claims for a hand-ball but ref Webb waves play on.

Barry flies down the left hand side and looks set to break into the box but the flag is raised for off-side.

The game has taken another turn towards a calmer close of play as either side realise a red card isn't far away.

Right after taking down McCann, Mokoena takes the Scot down once more with the Villa fans calling for a second yellow but the referee gives him a warning.

Mokoena brings down Gavin McCann and picks up another yellow card.

Jeffers finds himself with a great opportunity to grab a goal straight after coming on but his touch lets him down.

Blackburn also bring on Sergio Peter for Tugay.

McCarthy comes off to be replaced by Francis Jeffers.

Sutton picks up a yellow for his cynical foul on Bentley.

Bentley skips past one man then another but Sutton flies in and clatters the Englishman, sending him to the ground.

Agbonlahor chips a shot up for Angel to finish the match but Neill and Friedel work well together to win the ball off the forward.

Sutton climbs to flick the ball into the box but Angel isn't making progress into the box and Friedel has it.

Bouma looks composed as he heads the ball back to his keeper, playing percentage football at the moment.

Angel is caught off-side as the home side go for a third killer goal in this match, Blackburn with a real challenge on their hands to get anything out of this match.

Villa are starting to run away with this match and are creating chance after chance early on in this half.

ASTON VILLA 2-0 BLACKBURN ROVERS (ANGEL): ANGEL gets his sixth goal of the season as Khizanishvili's clearance comes back of the Columbian for him to break into the box and smash the ball past a helpless Friedel.

Great play by Villa, a ball coming in for the head of Angel who cushions it back for Sutton but Neill clears well.

Bentley whips in a cross but it's too close to Sorensen and the Dane comes out to collect well.

Aaron Mokoena tries to find his strikers but the play breaks down with Villa winning it back only to lose out once again.

The second period has started at a quicker pace than the first, good signs for the rest of this match.

The second half is undrway and Balckburn really need to press harder in this second period.

The whistle goes for half-time with Villa deservedly taking the lead after a long spell of possession, Blackburn really struggling to stamp the authority on this match.

Petrov slides in at the back post for Villa after a pacy ball across the face of goal but his dive is just miss-timed.

A ball is played high towards McCarthy but is too long and the South African is left looking frustrated.

The fourth official indicates a minimum of TWO minutes of added time.

Villa have a corner which Friedel saves only as far as Sutton who can't get his shot off and the ball is scrambled away from the goal-mouth.

Zurab Khizanishvili picks up the second yellow of the afternoon for a silly trip.

Ooijer looks frustrated after his penalty/yellow card yelling at his team-mates to get forward.

ASTON VILLA 1-0 BLACKBURN ROVERS (BARRY): BARRY smashes his penalty high down the middle of Friedel's goal, giving him no chance. VILLA 1 - 0 BLACKBURN.

Ooijer earns a yellow for his hand-ball leading to the penalty.

Chris Sutton chips up a cross for Angel but Ooijer hand-balls and Villa have a penalty.

Bentley wants Benedict McCarthy to make a run down the line, but the two team-mates are on different wave-lenghts and the ball rolls out of play.

Nonda finds Ooijer but unfortunately the defender was already maing motions back towards his own half and can't control the ball.

Bentley links up well and receives the ball back, he smashes in a shot at goal which is superbly tipped over by Sorensen.

Mokoena finds Bentley who runs towards goal, waiting for Thomas Sorensen to race off his line, the winger has a chip shot but it lacks legs and the 'keeper saves easily.

Angel seems to have blood on his face and is ordered off the field for treatment.

Angel heads his ball down into the ground after pressure from Ooijer off a free-kick.

Appeals for a penalty but Laursen's tackle is adjudged to be a fair challenge.

Villa fail to make the most of their set-piece opportunity as the chances come few and far between in this game.

Hughes and Sutton play a one-two but Tugay reads the game and conceding corner in Villa's favour.

Angel lets a ball drop onto his right peg and smashes a volley goalwards but it smacks into a defender and cleared.

Sutton prods a ball to Angel but Friedel is out smartly again.

Shabani Nonda lifts a pass looking for Bentley but his ball is poor and Villa break back at the visitors.

Blackburn smash the ball out of their box, stopping short the Villa pressure.

Petrov wins the ball off Ooijer but Friedel helps out his defender by coming off his line quickly to jump on the ball.

Bouma sends a ball back to his goal-keeper as Bentley charges down on goal.

Bouma has had a poor start to this match, his ball down the line rolling out of play.

Olof Mellberg does well to head the ball out of the box to Angel from a free-kick and the striker holds up the ball for team-mates to get forward.

Barry flies down the middle of the pitch and slips a ball forward for Angel who is caught just off-side.

Bentley is brought down by Bouma once again and Howard Webb has a word with the left-back.

Gabriel Agbonlahor lifts in a ball for Barry who takes it down awkwardly and Blackburn clear the danger.

Blackburn play the ball around in the middle of the park, using the time on the ball well, slowly moving forward.

Villa win another free-kick, this time deep in their own half.

Gareth Barry lines up a shot at goal from a set-piece but sends his effort harmlessly wide of Brad Friedel's frame-work.

Petrov's corner finds it's way to Laursen who lashes a shot at goal which flies well wide.

Stiliyan Petrov beats Tugay's sliding challenge and cracks in a shot which is deflected just wide of goal.

The game has struggled to really spark into life at the moment, both teams trying to ease their way into the match rather than fling theirselves at the ball.

Bouma and Bentley are beginning to form a real battle down the wings in this game, the Dutchman using his strenght to claim possession.

Aaron Hughes swings in a cross for Juan Pablo Angel but the Columbian's acrobatic swipe at the ball is cut out by a Blackburn headed clearance.

Martin Laursen tries to find Wilfred Bouma under pressure from David Bentley at the back and the latter does well to win a throw in for the home side.

Kerimoglu Tugay takes the ball of Stiliyan Petrov and plays the ball down the line looking for Morten Gamst Pedersen but Villa win back possession.

Gabriel Agbonlahor looks for Chris Sutton from a free-kick but Andre Ooijer is there to head clear.

The match is underway at a steady pace, Blackburn maybe a little tired after their mid-week escapades.

Villa XI: Sorensen, Hughes, Mellberg, Laursen, Bouma, Agbonlahor, Petrov, McCann, Barry, Angel, Sutton

Blackburn XI: Friedel, Neill, Khizanishvili, Ooijer, Gray, Bentley, Mokoena, Tugay, Pedersen, Nonda, McCarthy

The man in the middle for today's game is Howard Webb, brandishing two red's and 31 yellow cards so far this season.

Villa on the other hand are coming into today's game after losing their unbeaten start against Liverpool last weekend and may also be keeping one eye on the Carling Cup tie with Chelsea on wednesday.

Blackburn travel to Villa Park today on the back of an impressive 3-0 victory over FC Basle in the UEFA Cup but are missing the presence of Robbie Savage through injury.