London - Aston Villa need six wins from their remaining 12 games to avoid relegation from the Premier League for the first time in their history, said manager Tim Sherwood.
Sherwood, who replaced Paul Lambert as manager earlier this month, tasted defeat in his first game in charge last weekend as an injury-time penalty gave Stoke City a 2-1 victory at Villa Park.
Villa have lost six successive league matches and with 12 games remaining sit in the drop zone with only Leicester City below.