On january 2011
Aston Villa's revival continued with an hard-earned win at Wigan, where the Houller's men showed clear signs of improvement.
After an open 45 minutes which saw neither side able to break the deadlock, Villa went ahead four minutes after the break when Agbonlahor nodded home at close range following an Ashley Young corner. Al Habsi did well to keep out Carlos Cuellar's firm header but the ball ballooned into the air and Agbonlahor reacted quickest to nod it over the line as it came down.
Young then doubled the visitors' advantage from the penalty spot on 61 minutes. A deflected James McCarthy strike on 80 minutes set up a tense finale, but Villa men showed character to hold on and win three important points.
Carlos Cuéllar played all the game and saw a yellow card.
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