Pompey Hogg headlines with loan

The midfielder, who broke into Villa's first team in the autumn, has signed on at Fratton Park until the end of the season. Gerard Houllier hopes the 22-year-old, who has twice battled back from cruciate ligament injuries, will toughen up in the Championship before returning in the summer to fight for a place. Houllier told the club website: "Jonathan has competed very well in the games he has played and this loan move will greatly assist in his career development." Hogg recently signed a new Villa contract keeping him at the club until 2013.