Bent hopes Villa goals guarantees Euros place

Aston Villa striker Darren Bent hopes his goal scoring form keeps him in the plans of England coach Fabio Capello.

He suffered heartbreak in missing out on the 2006 and 2010 World Cup squads, while England failed to qualify for Euro 2008.

When asked if reaching 100 goals would help his England chances, Bent said: "So much has gone on before. I have had times in my career when I have been scoring loads of goals and not been picked before.

"Anything is possible when it comes to that. All I can do is keep reminding people of what I can do and keep trying to put the ball in the back of the net.

"Hopefully a big stat like me getting into the 100 club will help my cause.

"I've said many times how much I want to play in a major tournament for England especially after missing out before."

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