Villa beats Bolton 2-1 in English Premier League

Villa beats Bolton 2-1 in English Premier League

Published Dec. 10, 2011 12:36 p.m. ET

Aston Villa won away for the first time this season in the English Premier League by beating Bolton 2-1 on Saturday.

Bolton's 12th defeat in 15 matches sent it to the bottom of the table, amid boos from the home crowd.

Villa improved to eighth.

Marc Albrighton converted Gabriel Agbonlahor's cross in the 33rd minute, and Stiliyan Petrov made it 2-0 just before halftime with a deflection off defender Gary Cahill.

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Ivan Klasnic halved the deficit early in the second spell for his seventh league goal of the season.

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