Laursen happy with UEFA chance

Aston Villa defender Martin Laursen is happy with his sides performance so far this year, and is confident the Villains will make the UEFA Cup.

He said: "Obviously it's very positive that we're here and so close to Europe at the end of the season. When you're a big club like Aston Villa the aim is always Europe. But there's a lot of other teams in the Premier League with the same aim and it's very hard to do. We have managed to play well all season and now we're still in a good position.

"It's very positive and it's been very positive throughout the whole season. It's nice that we're just one game from the end and we have a chance to go and take fifth place."