Sherwood aims to build on win

Posted Wednesday, March 04, 2015 by Foxsports.com

Tim Sherwood insists Aston Villa will take confidence from the victory over West Brom going into the FA Cup clash.

The teams match up again on Saturday with Villa going into the game on a high after Christian Benteke's last-minute penalty sealed Sherwood's first victory since taking over last month.

The win lifted Villa out of the relegation zone ahead of tonights Premier League fixtures.

"Now the cup is the most important one as it's the next one and we want to get to Wembley. West Brom will have to improve to stop us getting there, Sherwood said ahead of the Villa Park derby.

"I'm confident I'm telling them the right things to do but there is nothing like a win to cement things.

"Everyone can see we're improving and the result is massive for us."

The win over Albion was only Villas sixth of the league campaign, and Sherwood conceded the players must forget about their fight against the drop in order to escape it.

Sherwood said: "We've got a group of players who are not really suited to a relegation battle, if I'm honest.

"The old-fashioned style is blood and thunder to dig out results so we have to change it.

"We have to play as if we're not in a relegation battle. We have to pass the ball and move and we did that in the first half. It takes bravery to do that, especially against an expectant crowd."