Birmingham Mail: Paul Lambert will continue to experiment this week in search of the perfect formula to see off Arsenal. Villa have 12 games to save their season and Lambert is determined to have his side firing on all cylinders in time for Saturday's tricky trip to The Emirates.

Birmingham Mail: Christian Benteke has firmly established himself as a fans favourite and it's no surprise given the amount of money he has been winning his followers this season. Villa supporters who have regularly backed the Belgian to score first will have been laughing all the way to the bank thanks to his goalscoring exploits.

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Daily Telegraph: Dani Alves, the Barcelona right-back, has encouraged the Spanish champions to sign Jack Wilshere from Arsenal.

BBC Sport: Nani scored one goal and created another for Javier Hernandez to take Manchester United past Reading and into the FA Cup quarter-finals.

The Sun: Edin Dzeko is willing to take a pay cut to seal a £20million summer move to Borussia Dortmund.

Daily Express: Frank Lampard's long wait looked set to be over last night, with Chelsea ready to make a U-turn and offer him an extended contract.

*The extracts on this page are taken from various newspapers and media outlets. They do not necessarily reflect the views of Aston Villa.