Tim Sherwood has said that it would be in "bad taste" for Aston Villa to celebrate avoiding relegation from the Premier League this season.
Despite losing 6-1 to Southampton last time out, Villa's survival was confirmed last weekend because of other results.
The manager said at his pre-match press conference: "It's job done as far as I'm concerned. They brought me into the club to win Premier League survival and we did that. The team had won five games in 25 before I came in. We needed to match that to stay in the division and we've managed to do that.
"I think it would have been in bad taste to celebrate like that and I don't think a club like Aston Villa should be celebrating escaping relegation, to be perfectly honest.
"It's a big relief but if we're celebrating escaping relegation every year then we aren't doing something right. I'm not sure that escaping relegation is a good season for Aston Villa. We'll only have an end-of-season celebration if we win the FA Cup."
Villa host relegated Burnley in their final league match of the season on Sunday.
Sian Cowper
