Ajax, Man United, Chelsea, Tottenham, Panathinaikos, Man City; all in the same month? "Tough month" is an understatement!
Ajax away to kick off October, a close encounter on paper and thats how it turned out aswell. Neither side could make the breakthrough, but Ajax fans will be relieved they held on for a draw as Villa dominated possession throughout.
Ajax 1 - 1 Aston Villa
M Pantellic (20)
J Milner (30)
Ajax were succesfully tamed and now the Villans had an even bigger challenge in the form of the Red Devils. Home advantage and a late winner from Agbonlahor proved gold for the Villa, a historic victory for them to cherish.
Aston Villa 3 - 2 Man United
Anderson (27)
M B Diouf (39)
A Young (53)
J Carew (pen 64)
G Agbonlahor (85)
Villa faced a tough trip to Greece to take on Panathinaikos in the Eurpopa League just 4 days after losing at home to Chelsea. A brace from Agbonlahor and a late goal from Heskey, what proved to be the winner, gave Villa hope of future glory in Europe.
Panathinaikos 2 - 3 Aston Villa
L Christodoulopoulos (37)
G Silva (41) G Agbonlahor (15, 30)
E Heskey (81)
Man City away, just 3 days to recover from there travels to Greece proved heavy work for the Villans and another away loss was the result, with C Davies being given his marching orders.
Man City 3 - 1 Aston Villa
G Agbonlahor (58) C Davies sent off (79) S W Phillips (50)
C Tevez (60, 67)