Gabriel Agbonlahor

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Record-breaking young forward who was rewarded for establishing himself in the Villa first-team with a new four-year contract in April 2007. Agbonlahor, who has been with Villa since he was 14, scored 40 times for the youth team in 2003/04, breaking the previous mark held by former team-mate Darius Vassell. The Academy product scored on his full debut against Everton at Goodison Park in March 2006 and is a key member of Martin O'Neill's squad.

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Aston Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor has been buoyed by recent words of encouragement from England coach Fabio Capello. The 23-year-old was overlooked for World Cup duty by the Italian following a season where he scored 16 goals in 46 appearances for the Midlands club. However, Agbonlahor was recently identified by Capello as one of the new breed of player he might turn to following... [more»]

Martin O'Neill believes Aston Villa's 2-0 victory over Hull City on Wednesday night has left them "in the mix" for fourth place in the Premier League. Goals from Gabriel Agbonlahor and James Milner secured three points for the Midlands club at the KC Stadium as Villa leapfrogged Liverpool into sixth place in the table. They are three points adrift of current fourth-placed side Tottenham,... [more»]

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill claims fourth place and Champions League qualification is still achievable despite Wednesday's 2-2 draw with Everton. Villa, in seventh place in the table, are now seven points behind Manchester City in the final Champions League place following an eighth home league draw of the season. Phil Jagielka's late own goal salvaged a point for the Midlands club after... [more»]

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill is confident that striker Gabriel Agbonlahor will continue to improve in the coming seasons and become a prolific goalscorer. The 23-year-old has netted 14 times for Villa this season and O'Neill believes that there is much more to come from the England international. He told reporters: "Gabby has obviously improved since he was a kid and first came into the... [more»]

Furious Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill slammed the decision not to send Nemanja Vidic off in the opening minutes of Sunday's Carling Cup final defeat to Manchester United at Wembley. The Serbia international brought Gabriel Agbonlahor down inside the penalty area after only four minutes but was not even booked by referee Phil Dowd. James Milner fired Villa ahead from the spot only for goals... [more»]