Villa lose for a fourth consecutive game with their stand-in 'keeper to end 2006 in a difficult run of form after such a solid start to life under Martin O'Neill.

Villa end 2006 with a 4th successive defeat having had to play without a first team 'keeper for the 4th consecutive match, losing Gareth Barry to a red card and conceding an injury time winner. As a result Villa fell to a season low of 12th in the table and the early optimism under Martin O'Neill faced its first rigorous examination.

Juan Pablo Ángel suffers his 75th defeat in a Villa shirt on his 201st appearance (155 Starts) to make it W70 D56 L75, 60 Goals, 18 Assists and 13 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.51 games he has played so far in his Villa career.