Abby Brammell

Aston Villa's Gabriel Agbonlahor, left, vies for the ball with Liverpool's Jamie Carragher as he falls during their English Premier League soccer match at Aston Villa's Villa Park Stadium in Birmingham, England Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009.



Aston Villa's Stiliyan Petrov, centre foreground, vies for the ball with Liverpool's Alberto Aquilani during their English Premier League soccer match at Aston Villa's Villa Park Stadium in Birmingham, England Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009.



BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 29: Stiliyan Petrov of Aston Villa challenges Lucas of Liverpool during the Barclays Premier League match between Aston Villa and Liverpool at Villa Park on December 29, 2009 in Birmingham, England.



Aston Villa's Gabriel Agbonlahor, centre, battles past Liverpool's Lucas Leiva, left, and Daniel Agger, right, during their English Premier League soccer match at Villa Park Stadium in Birmingham, England Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009.



BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 29: Steven Gerrard of Liverpool looks on in the snow during the Barclays Premier League match between Aston Villa and Liverpool at Villa Park on December 29, 2009 in Birmingham, England.


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