Aston Villa dented Wolverhampton Wanderers' hopes of winning the Premier League 2 Division 2 title and boosted their own promotion ambitions with a 1-0 home victory.
| Position Pos | Club | Played Pl | GD | Points Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
WOL
|
22 | +23 | 43 |
| 2 |
Southampton
SOU
|
22 | +16 | 43 |
| 3 |
Reading
RDG
|
22 | +12 | 40 |
| 4 |
Newcastle United
NEW
|
22 | +9 | 40 |
| 5 |
Aston Villa
AVL
|
22 | +5 | 37 |
Cameron Archer (pictured) struck the decisive goal on 53 minutes, when beat Andreas Sondergaard after Tyler Wright's through-ball was helped on by Jacob Ramsey.
The victory at Walsall's Banks's Stadium moves fifth-placed Aston Villa to within a point of Wolves, and guarantees them a place in the playoffs with two matches left.
Wolves are in second position and lie two points behind leaders Southampton.
The Division 2 champions will gain automatic promotion to Division 1, and the teams ranked from second to fifth will compete in the playoffs for the second promotion place.
See: Wolves report