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A late Michael Dawson goal helped Tottenham draw 1-1 with Aston Villa, and move them up into third in the Premier League.

Elevating his game: Two of Rooney's three goals came from penalties. Wayne Rooney scored a two-penalty hat-trick as Manchester United won 4-1 at Portsmouth overnight to trim Chelsea's English Premier League lead to two points.

Captain Michael Dawson's first goal of the campaign rescued a deserved point for Tottenham Hotspur after they had exerted relentless second half pressure against Aston Villa.

Click here to bet on the Premier League with Sky Bet Click here for more Barclays Premier League news Click here for weekend match odds Saturday, November 28 Aston Villa v Tottenham Stewart Downing could make his home debut for Villa after making his comeback from a seven-month lay-off with a broken foot as a substitute at Burnley.

MIRROR IMAGE... Aston Villa's offensive line-up and tactics are very similar to Tottenham's. By Ben Pearce "THE ENEMY of my enemy is my friend", says the old Arabic proverb.

Aston Villa v Tottenham 1st Goalscorer: Downing, S. 16/1 Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Stewart Downing boosted his chances of making a home debut for Aston Villa against Tottenham on Saturday after a successful appearance for the reserves on Wednesday night.

The latest from around the world of football. Today we have Arsenal set to make a bid for an Aston Villa star, a shock for Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur hand a trial to a striker, Derby County look close to signing a Leicester City star, Sheffield United's striker is wanted by West Brom a nd Manchester City join the race for a QPR star.

Bolton full-back Jlloyd Samuel is available again after suspension for the derby against Blackburn on Sunday at the Reebok Stadium.

MANCHESTER United, Everton, Manchester City, Chelsea, West Ham, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool, Aston Villa and Birmingham are among the clubs in the headlines today.

ASTON Villa could welcome back Emile Heskey and James Collins from injury for tomorrowa s clash with Burnley at Turf Moor.

Aston Villa visit Turf Moor this Saturday in an all claret and blue affair after the international break.

Carling Cup 2009/10 Win Outright: Aston Villa 7/1 Click here for full match report Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill is looking forward to seeing a return on his 12million summer investment after Stewart Downing finally made his club debut.

RICHARD Dunne will be left out of Aston Villa's game at Burnley today if he decides he has not recovered from the anger of Ireland's controversial World Cup exit.

Read a full match report of the Premier League game between Burnley and Aston Villa at Turf Moor on Saturday Nov 21, 2009.

Aston Villa 5/4 Burnley 9/4 Draw 9/4 Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Martin O'Neill has revealed the "devastation" felt by Aston Villa defender Richard Dunne after seeing the Republic of Ireland's World Cup dreams shattered by Thierry Henry's handball.

Aston Villa 5/4 Burnley 9/4 Draw 9/4 Click here for Burnley news Click here for Aston Villa news Click here for head-to-head stats Burnley manager Owen Coyle has no new injury worries as he prepares for the visit of Aston Villa on Saturday.

Burnley v Aston Villa. Click here to bet. Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Aston Villa defender Wilfred Bouma has suffered another injury blow which has delayed his comeback after 16 months out of action.

Manchester City manager Mark Hughes expects Gareth Barry to shrug off a groin problem in time to face former suitors Liverpool on Saturday.

It's a well known fact that Aston Villa has a strong contingent of good England international players in their team, with the club having dubbed the best of them as the "Sensational Six." The "Sensational Six" refers to strikers Gabriel Agbonlahor and Emile Heskey, wingers Ashley Young, James Milner, summer signing Stewart Downing, as well as ...

James Milner denied there is a wide gulf between England and Brazil and believes the Qatar friendly with the five-times world champions was a worthwhile exercise.