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This Level 2 Scholastic Reader features bright color photos of ten common types of farm animals, each withAston Villa manager Tim Sherwood says his side needs to change after losing their last seven Premier League games. Sherwood says the match against West Bromwich Albion on Tuesday 'is everything to us', because if his side win it will take them out of the relegation zone. Despite being 19th in the…