Sherwood confident of Villa's chances

Tim Sherwood insists he can still lead Aston Villa to Premier League survival even though its 27-year stay in the English top flight is under growing threat after a 1-0 defeat against Newcastle United.

Villa slumped to its seventh consecutive league loss after another lackluster display at St James' Park on Saturday which cost it a chance to climb out of the bottom three.

Sherwood has now lost his first two games in charge since succeeding Paul Lambert.