Villa suffer a shock defeat to lowly Wigan in the penultimate game of the Premier League season and the final match at Villa Park yet remain in 6th place in the table under Martin O'Neill.

Not for the first time this season Villa unexpectedly lose a game they would have expected to win and as a result, although they remain 6th, they lose ground in the race for European qualification. 

Yet for all the disappointment it just served to underline how far the team had come under Martin O'Neill since Villa's 'difficult' 2002-2006 period. 

Patrik Berger, 34, makes his 33rd and final appearance for Villa (9 Starts) before moving on to Sparta Prague on a free transfer in July 2008. Although Berger joined the Villa at the end of his career in a free transfer from Portsmouth at the age of 31 he proved an excellent resource when called upon but he would go on to blot his copybook when he appeared to encourage Gareth Barry to leave for Liverpool leading to Martin O’Neill immediately ending his Villa career and any chance of a contract extension. Berger left with a record of W10 D9 L13, 2 Goals, 4 Assists and 2 Bookings.

Zat Knight makes his 25th start in a Villa shirt (27 Appearances) to make it W10 D9 L8, 1 Goal, 1 Assist, 1 Booking and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.