LONDON, UK | Xinhua | Arsenal missed the chance to go to the top of the Premier League on Saturday evening when they were beaten 2-0 away to Bournemouth. Arsenal were without the injured Bukayo Saka and were down to 10 men after 30 minutes when William Saliba was sent …
Read More »Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool face tricky fixtures
LONDON, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Matchday 2 of the 2024-25 Premier League will be headlined by a clash between Aston Villa and Arsenal, though Manchester United and Liverpool also face tricky fixtures across the weekend of 24-25 August. Villa and Arsenal will meet in Birmingham in the early-evening kick-off on …
Read More »Three massive games this weekend to help decide Premier League title
LONDON, UK | Xinhua | Three decisive matches this weekend – one of them the biggest derby in London – will go a long way toward deciding this season’s Premier League title, and perhaps also the scramble to avoid relegation. The first game is on Saturday lunchtime when Jurgen Klopp’s …
Read More »Villa start season at New Castle United
Newcastle vs Villa 7.30pm London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Aston Villa’s 2023/24 Premier League season begins against Newcastle United at St James’ Park on Saturday. A trip to Tyneside comes on the back of a promising pre-season that delivered three wins and three draws, including a 3-3 thriller versus …
Read More »What to look out for in Sunday’s matches
As Leeds and Man Utd meet for second time this week, can Unai Emery maintain his perfect away run at Man City? London, UK | PREMIER LEAGUE | Rather than the “new-manager bounce”, Leeds United seemed to enjoy a “no-manager bounce” when they went 2-0 up at Manchester United on Wednesday …
Read More »SUMMARY: Gabriel sends Arsenal top as Newcastle move into third
✳ Chelsea 0 – 1 Arsenal ✳ Villa 3 – 1 Man United ✳ Southampton 1 – 4 Newcastle ✳ West Ham 1 – 2 Palace ✳ Tottenham 1 – 2 Liverpool Gunners defeat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge while Miguel Almiron scores again and Liverpool beat Spurs London, UK | …
Read More »Villarreal’s Emery replaces Gerrard as Villa headcoach
London, UK | Xinhua | Aston Villa have named Unai Emery as their new head coach, replacing the sacked Steven Gerrard. The club have paid Emery’s 6-million Euro release clause from Villareal, just 24 hours after Emery led the club to a 2-1 home win over Almeria on Sunday. The Spanish …
Read More »Salah penalty seals victory for Liverpool
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mohamed Salah scored his 14th Premier League goal of the season to give Liverpool a 1-0 win over Aston Villa, and ruin Steven Gerrard’s return to Anfield. The Egyptian powered a penalty past Emiliano Martinez after he had been brought down by Tyrone Mings. It …
Read More »Villa stun Man Utd late on, Bruno skies penalty
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kortney Hause scored a late winner before Bruno Fernandes missed a stoppage-time penalty as Aston Villa recorded a rare Premier League victory over Manchester United, winning 1-0 at Old Trafford. Man Utd were on top early on, but Villa missed two great chances to …
Read More »Premier League club Villa closes training ground due to coronavirus outbreak
London, England | THE INDEPENDENT | English Premier League club Aston Villa confirmed on Thursday that the club has closed its training ground due to an outbreak of COVID-19. “A large number of first-team players and staff returned positive tests after being routinely tested on Monday and immediately went into …
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