Birmingham manager Alex McLeish insists he will not lose any sleep over David Bentley’s St Andrew’s walkout.

Birmingham boss Alex McLeish has six of the best back for the Premier League relegation showdown at Wigan.

Birmingham were today sweating on the fitness of David Bentley after climbing out of the Premier League relegation zone at Everton.

Birmingham midfielder Alexander Hleb has lost his fight to return from injury in the West Midlands derby against Albion at St Andrew’s.

Sebastian Larsson will stay at Birmingham for the rest of the season – with boss Alex McLeish urging fans to back the winger during the Carling Cup semi-final second leg.

Celtic winger Aiden McGeady is emerging as one of the players on Martin O’Neill’s shopping list as the Villa manager plots a re-shuffle this summer.

Wolves clinched a priceless victory over Tottenham to move out of the Premier League relegation zone.

Villa kept themselves in the hunt for a Champions League spot with a hard-fought draw against top-four rivals Tottenham.

Villa boss Martin O’Neill will make one last push to strengthen his squad before the transfer window slams shut.

Villa are bracing themselves for a fresh wave of interest in Ashley Young as they close in on the £12million capture of Stewart Downing.