Chris Herd

Aston Villa can rely on one less player to help them beat the drop. Midfielder Chris Herd will miss the rest of the season due to a foot injury.

Australia coach Holger Osieck did not include Chris Herd in his squad for the Socceroos' upcoming World Cup qualifier, and his explanation as to why will leave the young Aston Villa midfielder wondering about his future with the national side.

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I...didn't watch this game. Not a minute of it. (Actually, that's a lie. I watched Andreas Weimann's goal approximately 37 times. But that was well after the fact.) This was particularly annoying...

Prediction: The ball will spend more time in the air than Peter Crouch's hat.

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Chris Herd and Aston Villa have won their appeal of Herd's red card (and three-match ban) from Saturday's match. Phil Dowd, meanwhile, gets to carry on.

Did Phil Dowd seal Aston Villa's fate against West Brom when he showed Chris Herd a straight red? Villa supporters sure think so.

Aston Villa player Chris Herd joins the likes of Marc Albrighton, Barry Bannan, Kyle Walker and more on Twitter.

Lineups for Wolves' visit to Villa Park. Despite reports of Stephen Warnock stepping off the AVFC bus, it appears Chris Herd will start at center back.