Article: Betting: Drop fears could ease for O'Neill; Spread Betting.(Sport)

Byline: By Andrew French

A win this afternoon could massively ease Aston Villa's lingering fears of being sucked into a relegation battle - and at the same time, Martin O'Neill's men could dent the survival hopes of former Villa midfielder Alan Curbishley.

West Ham United are in real trouble at the foot of the table after losing again in midweek, but they will be heartened by the fact that they have not lost to Villa since November 2002. However, of 11 Premiership meetings between the clubs in the Midlands, Villa have lost only twice.

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