Emery urges Aston Villa to ‘impose’ themselves on Brighton after being booed off in midweek
Aston Villa head coach Unai Emery has encouraged his side to fight to overcome Brighton when they face off on Saturday afternoon.
Aston Villa 6-1 Brighton: Watkins scores hat-trick as Villans embarrass woeful Seagulls
With Southgate in attendance, Watkins scored a hat-trick and provided an assist as Aston Villa battered Brighton 6-1 in the Premier League.
‘I am the coach’ – De Zerbi pins Brighton blame on himself after ‘very bad game’ against Aston Villa
Brighton head coach Roberto De Zerbi says he is responsible for his side’s embarrassing 6-1 Premier League defeat at Aston Villa.
Watkins and Emery prey on fine line between stunning success and abject failure for Brighton
Unai Emery’s got Roberto De Zerbi’s number, with Ollie Watkins shining as the perfect striker for Aston Villa against Brighton on quite the off-day for Brighton.
Transfer gossip: Man Utd eye Juve star to replace Sancho as Newcastle join Toney race
Arsenal will have competition from Newcastle – among others – for Ivan Toney, while Manchester United could turn to Juventus to bolster their right-wing options…
‘Desperate’ Arsenal star eyes January exit with Prem transfer mooted as Newcastle, Villa show interest
According to reports, Arsenal star Emile Smith Rowe is going to ‘consider his future’ amid interest from Aston Villa, Brighton and Newcastle.
When kits go wrong: Villa suffer like Barca, Bees; Man Utd sockwatch; Fiorentina’s accidental fascism
Aston Villa are hardly the first side to have kit concerns. Switzerland, Barca and Brentford all suffered for shoddy shirts, while some designs, like Man Utd’s and Fiorentina’s, were just ...
Savage predicts more woes for Chelsea: Premier League Predictions Week 6 vs F365, Tipstrr, TEAMTalk
It’s time for matchday six in the Premier League, which means it is once again time to take on Robbie Savage in predicting all ten scorelines…
Aston Villa 1-2 Everton: Toffees win, Calvert-Lewin scores (AGAIN?!) as Villa crash out of Carabao Cup
Everton earned their second victory in a few days as they knocked Aston Villa out of the Carabao Cup via a well-deserved 2-1 win.
Arsenal, Chelsea blow as €40m Arteta favourite is ‘set’ to sign contract with Premier League rivals Villa
According to reports, Aston Villa star Ollie Watkins is ‘set’ to sign a new contract amid interest from Premier League rivals Arsenal and Chelsea.
Premier League sack race: Poch and Ten Hag battling to outlast Heckingbottom
Erik ten Hag and Mauricio Pochettino are moving up the list, but the favourite did just lose 8-0 at home…
Arsenal switch to clean-cut striker and battle Man Utd and Liverpool for ‘huge’ transfer
Arsenal would prefer Ollie Watkins to Ivan Toney while they face competition for Brentford’s Aaron Hickey from Man Utd and Liverpool.
Cucurella and Van de Beek among Premier League outcasts yet to play a minute
We’re excluding goalkeepers but here’s one outfield player per Premier League club (bar Man City) who is yet to play a minute…
Arsenal ‘in negotiations’ with Chelsea target’s agent as Arteta ‘favours’ Villa man over £60m star
According to reports, Arsenal are ‘in negotiations’ with the agent of Aston Villa and England forward Ollie Watkins ahead of the January transfer window.
20) Ten Hag 19) Poch 3) Klopp 2) Big Ange – Ranking all 20 Premier League managers so far
Be grateful there are still only 20 managers to rank, because by the end of the season this is one of our biggest beasts and it’s already large.
Man Utd, Liverpool, Arsenal ‘said no’ to signing €80m Barca star after Prem rivals ‘agreed’ major coup
It’s been claimed that Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal all turned down the chance to sign Barcelona star Joao Felix during the summer.
Premier League most chances created: Bukayo Saka leads Portuguese pair and Maddison
Bruno Fernandes was the most creative Premier League player of 2022/23 but faces stiff competition from north London.
Premier League’s most creative players 2023/24: James Maddison is the king
James Maddison is proving to be a bargain for Tottenham, in a list otherwise dominated by Manchester City players.
Arsenal, Chelsea stars join only four Blades in Prem weekend’s worst XI
We expected this weekend’s worst XI to be riddled with Sheffield United’s strugglers but there is still room for Arsenal’s sloppy sub and Chelsea’s dismissed defender…
Premier League winners and losers: Newcastle, Gomez and Gilmour great; Chelsea, Arteta mess up
Newcastle stretched their legs, while Joe Gomez, Billy Gilmour and Jonny Evans had lovely weekends. But Brentford, Chelsea and Mikel Arteta have problems.
Premier League keepers ranked: Spurs man flying in an all-London top three
Guglielmo Vicario has had a great start to life at Spurs but a former Arsenal man is top…
Ranking the average age of Premier League XIs: Spurs join Arsenal in top three youngest
Three of the four youngest teams went down last season so it probably does not pay to be too young, though Burnley are looking to buck that trend…
Premier League’s best finishers 23/24: Son leads top 10 dominated by Brighton
It’s early in the season but these lads are showing no signs of rust in front of goal. The armband and Angeball suits Son.
Premier League’s worst finishers 23/24: Chelsea chokers take the ‘top’ two spots
Here are the top 10 players owned by their xG through the opening weeks of the Premier League season. Chelsea and Wolves dominate.
Premier League stats: Saka, Haaland, Sterling, Maddison lead in key metrics
With the Premier League campaign well underway, we have some big statistics for you to indulge in. We have the leaders across 17 metrics.
Spurs close Liverpool gap for Premier League points won from behind after NLD equalisers
Six teams have now won a Premier League game from behind this season, but Liverpool have done so three times already. Spurs were not too far off at Arsenal.
Arsenal have dropped four points from winning positions already this season
Five Premier League teams haven’t yet dropped any points after taking the lead this season, which isn’t in every case the good news it might sound…
Chelsea 0-1 Aston Villa: More Blues disappointment as Watkins grabs winner after Gusto sees red
Ollie Watkins netted his first Premier League goal of the season as Aston Villa edged out Chelsea – who finished the game with ten men – at Stamford Bridge.
Only Wolves, Arsenal, Brighton and Manchester United can stop Manchester City making history
Manchester City have already made one of the greatest winning starts to any Premier League season. Only two teams have ever gone longer in history.
Rating 10 Ten Hag signings at Man Utd as the Mailbox argues Salah being selfish is a ‘myth’
Mo Salah being selfish at Liverpool ‘is a bit of a myth’ as the Mailbox rates Erik ten Hag’s signings since joining Manchester United…
Odegaard leapfrogs Arsenal summer signing: Every Premier League club’s highest-paid players
After Arsenal made their skipper their best-paid player, here is every Premier League club’s highest earner. Some are providing better value for money than others.
The longest losing runs to start a Premier League season: Luton closing on unwanted record
Luton have kicked off their first Premier League season with four straight defeats. Only five teams have ever made worst starts – and two of them stayed up.
Every Premier League club’s biggest derby victory this century, with Balotelli’s 6-1 the most resounding
Get in the mood for the north London derby this weekend by reading all about every Premier League club’s biggest win over their local rivals this century…
Emery urges Villa to ‘learn’ quickly after surprise defeat on European return – ‘We couldn’t stop them’
Emery knows Villa have to learn how to handle European football and refused to blame his changes after their surprising 3-2 defeat at Legia Warsaw.
Premier League clubs’ performances in Europe: Brighton make debut as Aston Villa return
Here is a record of all 20 Premier League clubs’ records in the three major European competitions (Champions League, Europa League, Conference League).