Last Updated: Tue, 06 May 2008 17:06
Stiliyan Petrov says Villa will fight until the death and has not ruled out the possibility of pipping Everton to fifth spot.
Villa have had a great campaign under Martin O'Neill and on any other season would have already qualified for the UEFA Cup. However this season only fifth spot can clinch a UEFA place and Villa will miss out unless they beat West Ham and Newcastle win at Everton.
Such a scenario looks unlikely but Petrov says he is not giving up the ghost just yet and insists Villa will fight all the way.
"We want to play in Europe and we want to finish the job," Pterov revealed. "Of course, we've made our job harder by losing at home to Wigan at the weekend. That was our chance to put real pressure on Everton.
"But it is still not impossible. We'll go to West Ham trying to win and hopefully the result will go our way in the other game at Everton. It was disappointing to lose after the run we've had, and now things are out of our own hands, but it is important to bounce back straight away.
"We'll be giving it our best shot at West Ham and, if you look at our results this season, we know we can win away from home. We will go there confident we can win.
"The season is not over yet. We will go to West Ham looking for three points and we'll see where we are when the season finishes. There are only three points between us and we won't give up. We'll keep fighting right to the end of the season."