Late Villa loss is deja vu for Tim Sherwood

Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood admitted his frustration at a case of deja vu on the heels of a late defeat against Swansea City.

Sherwood's first Premier League game in charge saw Villa lose 2-1 at home to Stoke City, through Victor Moses' injury time penalty.

And there were just three minutes left today at Villa Park when Bafetimbi Gomis pounced to score the only goal of the game for the Swans.

He said: "That's the second time it's happened now. It happened in my first game against Stoke - although that was a little bit later.

"It's disappointing to lose in that manner. I think we deserved a point. They were better than us in the first period. I thought after the break we looked the most likely to score.

"Losing so late makes it even more disappointing. There's comes a point in the game when, if you look like not winning it, you make sure you don't lose it.

"That's twice it's happened now. We have to try and address that."

Sherwood accepts that Villa are far from safe in the Premier League, even with a three-point buffer between them and the drop zone to call upon.

He said: "We still know there's a lot of hard work still to be done. We won 4-0 at Sunderland last week and everyone is jumping up and down.

"But we knew then was still a lot of hard work to be done. It's a reality check, not for us, but perhaps for people looking in from the outside.

"The lads are disappointed, too. We are right in it. Every point is vital and we need to pick up as many as we can to keep ourselves safe.

"We want to do it as quickly as we possibly can, but sometimes you get a kick and that's what happened to us. It's a setback, but we will pick ourselves up."