Villa appoint replacement captain.
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The stand-in Aston Villa Captain, Gareth Barry.
With Martin Laursen sidelined for two months, Gareth Barry will wear the captain's armband for Aston Villa.
The England midfielder was stripped of being skipper amid talk of a move to Liverpool last summer, when the responsibility was handed on to Laursen.
Boss Martin O'Neill said: "Gareth Barry will be the captain in Martin's absence and there is no problem with that whatsoever. He has done it before and he has had an exceptionally good season."