Football: Thrilled O'leary Pays Tribute to Derby Hero's Performance ; Birmingham ... 0 Aston Villa ... 1

Daily Post › October 17, 2005

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DAVID O'LEARY praised striker Kevin Phillips after he had earned Aston Villa their first Premiership win over Birmingham and admitted: "I wish I could have signed him two years ago."

O'Leary was forced to press a less than fully fit Phillips into action after his calf injury with Milan Baros ruled out because of his Achilles problem and Juan Pablo Angel jet-lagged after returning from World Cup action in Paraguay with Colombia.

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Football: Thrilled O'leary Pays Tribute to Derby Hero's Performance ; Birmingham ... 0 Aston Villa ... 1

But the former Southampton striker produced a deadly finish mi...

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