Richard Dunne hopes to return to Aston Villa training later this week and put an injury-ravaged six months behind him.

• Blog: Not quite rock bottom

Dunne, 33, is out of contract in the summer and is yet to play a game for the Villans this season after undergoing three operations since August to fix groin and hip complaints.

With captain and fellow defender Ron Vlaar also sidelined with a calf problem Villa have been short of experience and manager Paul ...

Read more