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Villa skipper Petrov thrilled for 100-goal Bent

Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov has heaped praise on striker Darren Bent following his return to form.

The England international bought up his 100th Premier League goal in last night's 2-2 draw with QPR to make it four goals from his past five league outings and Petrov was thrilled for his teammate who is certainly back in scoring touch.

"Darren is our main striker and, although he recently went through a spell when he wasn't scoring, there's no doubt we are once again seeing the Darren Bent we know best," Petrov said.

"To get to 100 Premier League goals is a great achievement.

"It is a remarkable personal milestone which not many players can claim to have done and he can be proud of that.

"Not that he will stop at a century, of course. Darren is perfectly capable of scoring many more and that can only be good news for Villa."

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