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    ESPN Soccernet Preview: Aston Villa v Chelsea

    By John Brewin

    Thursday, October 15, 2009

    Live on ESPN2 (US) on Saturday from 0730 EST (kick-off 0745) Martin O'Neill's Aston Villa have been the silent runners of the Premier League's top echelon. In seventh place and with a game in hand on Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur, a win here and other results going their way could lift them into the top four, the place where the Irishman is aiming at and where they seemed destined to finish last season before a late fade in fortunes. Villa's best performances this season have come away from ...

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