Birmingham Post: Ashley Young believes Aston Villa's supporters can make a big difference to how the team performs against arch-rivals Birmingham City by being the team's 12th man come 'high noon' on Sunday. Villa's 'king of the wing' was full of praise for the fans who made the short journey up the A38 to Derby last weekend and says with support like that Villa can beat anyone this season.

Birmingham Post: Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill is hoping a luctrative testimonial and the possibility of a new contract which would make Gareth Barry the club's highest paid player will be enough to keep his 'Captain Fantastic' at Villa Park. Liverpool emerged yesterday as the latest of the Premier League elite interested in the 27-year-old England midfielder, who has two years left on his current deal to run. O'Neill refused to be drawn on the speculation but warned the Premier League rivals just last week that his captain was not for sale and that Villa were no longer a selling club.