Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert has urged his side to continue playing without fear in order to pull themselves away from Premier League relegation danger.

Lambert expressed his confidence that his side have enough creativity and determination to get the results needed to survive.

"We need to have a very simple mindset," he told the club's official website. "We can't go out there with any fear factor and we have to try to play our normal game.

"We will strive, as always, to express ourselves and to be creative and we will have that determination to see games through."

Villa are currently 17th in the Premier League, three points above the drop zone.