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Stephen Ireland believes he is close to recapturing his best form and has thanked Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish for the "trust" shown in him.
Chelsea suffered the worst possible end to 2011 as Aston Villa came from behind to snatch a 3-1 victory at Stamford Bridge.
Stiliyan Petrov and substitute
Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish wants Stephen Ireland to start generating headlines on the field rather than off it.
City midfielder has yet to produce
Any new Aston Villa signings will be required to live nearer to the club's Bodymoor Heath training ground, Press Association Sport understands.
New arrivals, as well
Striker Gabriel Agbonlahor inspired Aston Villa to a 2-0 Barclays Premier League win over Wigan.
Agbonlahor scored his fourth league goal of the campaign
England striker Darren Bent squandered two golden chances as Aston Villa and Newcastle maintained their unbeaten start to the season by sharing the spoils 1-1
Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish has told midfielder Stephen Ireland his chance to impress will come
Alex McLeish has challenged Aston Villa midfielder Stephen Ireland to recapture his "world-class form" of two years ago.
Ireland's days at
Bobby Zamora will lead the Fulham attack against Aston Villa despite having a broken hand.
The England striker suffered the injury playing at NK Split in the Europa
Aston Villa striker Darren Bent insists there are no hard feelings between him and his England team-mates who left the club this summer.
Aston Villa midfielder Stephen Ireland is targeting a regular run in the side next season, and is hoping to impress new boss Alex McLeish
Stephen Ireland has his sights on rebuilding his Aston Villa career under new manager Alex McLeish and becoming "an important player" for the midlands club.
Newcastle midfielder Stephen Ireland has been ruled out of the final four games of the season with an ankle injury
Stephen Ireland will make his Newcastle debut against Manchester United on Tuesday night
Newcastle boss Alan Pardew says the club will discipline Leon Best and Stephen Ireland
Newcastle boss Alan Pardew is hoping his big players can serve up
Phil Jagielka was the hero as Everton's 2-1 victory condemned Newcastle to a fifth league defeat of the season
Stephen Ireland has vowed not to let anybody down as he prepares to
Stephen Ireland has vowed not to let anybody down as he prepares to make his debut for Newcastle this weekend
Newcastle loanee Stephen Ireland is eyeing a return to full training by the end of next week
Stephen Ireland is two weeks away from making his Newcastle debut after arriving at the club
Stephen Ireland has completed a loan move to Newcastle.
The 24-year-old
Aston Villa midfielder Stephen Ireland was undergoing a medical at Newcastle as the Magpies closed in on a
Aston Villa remain confident they will sign Borussia Moenchengladbach midfielder Michael Bradley
Aston Villa midfielder Stephen Ireland was undergoing a medical at Newcastle as the Magpies closed in on a
