31 Dec 2008

Villa beat Hull

12:27 pm on 31 December 2008

A Kamil Zayatte own goal two minutes from time has given Aston Villa a 1-nil win at Hull City and lifted them to fourth place in the English Premier Football League.

Guinea defender Zayatte spectacularly volleyed an Ashley Young cross past his own keeper Boaz Myhill to hand Villa a win that sees them end the year in a Champions League place.

Villa are level on 38 points with third-placed Manchester United, who have two games in hand, and are seven adrift of leaders Liverpool with Chelsea in second place on 42.

Villa are unbeaten in seven league matches, while Hull have won just once in their last 11 league games and remain eighth on 27 points.