MX23RW : Tuesday, November 26 14:43:35| >> :120:9436:9436:

Gabriel Agbonlahor ready for late-season "battle"

Gabriel Agbonlahor is expecting that the remainder of Aston Villa's season will be a "battle."

Gabriel Agbonlahor expects that the remainder of Aston Villa's season will be a "battle."

The Villans are seven points clear of the relegation zone, but with Robbie Keane returning to LA Galaxy and Darren Bent possibly out for the rest of the season due to an ankle injury, the 25-year-old is anticipating a difficult last 12 matches.

"It is going to be one of those seasons where you battle your way through it," he said.

"We know it is going to be difficult because we have a lot of players out.

"But once we get to the end, we can start to look at next season in order to rebuild."

Some fans booed their team off on Saturday after the 0-0 draw at Wigan Athletic, but boyhood Villa fan Agbonlahor was not concerned.

He added: "It doesn't affect us.

"We can't really hear it anyway because we are concentrating on the game.

"The fans are sticking with us. The fact they turned out in such large numbers showed they are with the team."

Agbonlahor captained the side at the DW Stadium in the absence of Stiliyan Petrov and Richard Dunne, who were both injured.

ID:17970: cacheID:17970:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2302:
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Darren Bent
Read Next:
Bent out of England friendly
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
FT
Ravens
30-23
Chargers
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool1210112481631
2Manchester CityMan City127232217523
3Chelsea126422314922
4Arsenal126422112922
5Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton126422116522
6Tottenham HotspurSpurs1261527131419
7Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest125431513219
8Aston Villa125431919019
9Fulham125341717018
10Newcastle UnitedNewcastle125341313018
11Brentford125252222017
12Manchester UnitedMan Utd124441313016
13Bournemouth124351617-115
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham124351519-415
15Everton122551017-711
16Leicester CityLeicester122461523-810
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves122372028-89
18Ipswich TownIpswich121651323-109
19Crystal Palace121561017-78
20Southampton121110924-154


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!