American Abroad: Wins for Freidel And DeMerit

Brad Freidel was in goal as Aston Villa picked up a 2-1 win over Wigan Athletic on Tuesday. A James McCarthy own-goal put Villa up in the 25th, and it only took two minutes for Wigan to equalize through Gary Caldwell. James Milner got the winner in the 63rd. Brad Guzan was on the bench for Villa. "It was a brilliant win by us," Villa manager Martin O'Neill said.