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O'Neill insists players not intimidated by Villa Park

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill admits their home form hasn't been good enough this season.

Villa will be aiming to win in front of their own supporters for the first time in nearly four months when they take on Hull in Monday's Barclays Premier League clash.

O'Neill said: "There is no question that we haven't picked up enough points at Villa Park.

"I am fearful of analysing too much what has happened, because we were winning so many matches away, it didn't seem that significant.

"That really speaks volumes for the team in terms of not being frightened to go to any stadium.

"My own view is that we have been a bit unlucky here in matches we should have won at home and I am thinking about Fulham, Wigan and Stoke in particular.

"They all ended in draws when they should have been victories and an extra six points would have meant we would still be challenging Arsenal.

"Those points are proving very important at the end of the season and they all tot up. The home form is something we will try and address next season."

But O'Neill insisted: "It is not a case of the players being frightened of playing at home. It is absolutely the opposite.

"They love it and the crowd have been really brilliant.

"The atmosphere at Villa Park has been fantastic in recent games. Even when we were 2-0 and 3-1 down to Everton recently, they stayed with us."

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