Two steps forward one step back as Tim Sherwood's Villa lose for the third time in five Premier League matches to leave them deep in relegation trouble with just eight games left of the season.

Tim Sherwood's Villa end a run of three victories with a third defeat in five Premier League games under the new boss courtesy of a late Swansea strike. The reverse leaves Villa just three points clear of the drop zone with eight to play underlining the huge job Sherwood has to do to overcome the mess Lambert had left behind. 

Villa have now failed to score in 17 of their 30 Premier League matches in 2014-15.

Villa have won just 3 of 15 home matches this season.

Brad Guzan concedes for the 200th time in a Villa shirt on his 135th appearance (133 Starts) to make it W43 D30 L62, 1 Assist, 200 Goals Conceded, 31 Clean Sheets, 1.55 Goals per League Game and 7 Bookings so far in his Villa career.