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Sherwood relieved as Aston Villa prepare for second West Midlands derby

Aston Villa boss Tim Sherwood was over the moon after guiding his club to a vital victory over West Bromwich Albion.

Villa required a late penalty from Christian Benteke to edge the Baggies 2-1 in the West Midlands derby on Tuesday night which came after losing in similar fashion to Stoke City on February 21.

Sherwood, who recorded his first win as Villa manager, was relieved to come away with a win of such magnitude and is now looking ahead to Saturday's FA Cup quarter-final against Albion again at Villa Park.

"It was a sickener to lose against Stoke so to win like that was great," he said.

"Now the cup is the most important thing as it is the next one and West Brom will have to improve to beat us."

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