Aston Villa completed their top-seven mission by qualifying for the Europa Conference League play-off round with a flurry of end-of-season victories. They will take part in UEFA competition for the first time in 13 years in 2023-24 — a considerable achievement given they were just three points off the bottom and a team under threat … [Read more…]
Premier League winners in 2016 to relegation in 2023? Leicester City will go down this Sunday if they fail to beat West Ham, or even if Everton are victorious against Bournemouth, potentially leaving Jamie Vardy with the unusual record of lifting the top-flight title and then suffering relegation with the same club. Here’s an XI … [Read more…]
When Aston Villa’s push for Europe started to gain serious momentum six weeks ago, the only question was which competition could they qualify for. Somehow, finishing in a top-four spot and playing Champions League football in September was still on. The difficulty was that however slender the six points between themselves in sixth and Newcastle … [Read more…]
For Dean Henderson, Sepp van den Berg, Djed Spence, it wasn’t supposed to go like this. Here are 20 loan players almost certain to be returned to sender. We’ve gone through the best loanees, now here’s one from every Premier League club who have struggled away from their parent club… Arsenal: Albert Sambi-LokongaIt’s been … [Read more…]
By Nick Mashiter, PA Jacob Ramsey and Douglas Luiz ignited Aston Villa’s Europa League charge after a vital win over rivals Tottenham. Unai Emery’s side moved level on points with sixth-placed Spurs with two games left in the race for Europe following Saturday’s 2-1 victory. They were superior in every way, with Emi Buendia hitting … [Read more…]
Manchester United’s home form looks like being enough to earn the team a return to the Champions League. United beat Wolverhampton 2-0 on Saturday for a fourth straight home win at Old Trafford in the English Premier League, with Anthony Martial and Alejandro Garnacho scoring. Erik ten Hag’s team lost its previous two games 1-0 … [Read more…]
For the third Premier League away game in a row, Spurs were behind inside just eight minutes. Cristian Romero sold himself with a rash dive on Ollie Watkins, missing the ball to allow the hosts to trot forward and go wide to Leon Bailey for a cutback that Jacob Ramsey slotted home. The Tottenham gameplan … [Read more…]
Interim manager Ryan Mason set up Spurs successfully against Crystal Palace in a mix of a back four without the ball but retained the familiar three-man defence in possession to restrict Roy Hodgson’s previously free-scoring side in a much-needed 1-0 win last time out. Lenglet was forced off injured during the final stages of the … [Read more…]
How to watch the Premier League match between Aston Villa and Tottenham, as well as kick-off time and team news. Aston Villa and Tottenham go head to head in a Premier League clash at Villa Park on Saturday. Villa are looking to get back on track following defeats against Manchester United and Wolves, both away … [Read more…]
Free transfers are becoming more common in football and some Premier League stars have now entered the final weeks of their contracts. While some players have a contract offer on the table and are weighing up their options, others have been deemed surplus to requirements. We’ve taken a look at every Premier League player whose contract … [Read more…]