Aston Villa's Ezri Konsa, right, and Cardiff City's Yousef Salech challenge for the ball during the English FA Cup fifth round soccer match between Aston Villa and Cardiff City at the Villa Park ...

Aston Villa's Marco Asensio (right) and Tottenham Hotspur's Mikey Moore battle for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur at Villa Park ...

Aston Villa beat Fulham 1-0 to improve their hopes of finishing in the league's top five and qualifying for the Champions League, while Leicester City defeated fellow relegated side Southampton 2 ...

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Aston Villa and Chelsea won home games and strengthened their hopes for a top five Premier League finish and a place in next year’s Champions League on Friday.