Aston Villa win to opt out of bottom three

[Folami David]

Charles N'Zogbia inspired Aston Villa to a crucial 2-1 win over West Ham as the Premier League strugglers cimbed out of the relegation zone on Sunday.
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Paul Lambert's team have endured a miserable campaign filled with ambarrassing cup exits and woeful league defeats, but N'Zogbia's influential display gave Villa renewed hope that they can at least avoid sinking into the Championship.
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N'Zogbia won the penalty that Christian Benteke converted to break the deadlock in the closing stages at Villa Park and the former Wigan winger then curled in a superb free-kick to give the hosts much-needed beathing space.
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Aston Villa now sit one point clear of the bottom three but their battle to preserve their long-held top-flight status looks certain to go down to the wire.

[Shola Sholaz]

It was a well deserved win for Aston Villa. It came at the right time