#aston-villa

#aston-villa

He's been fantastic since I came in. I didn't realise probably how good he was. He's been so good. He's played great in midfield and he's played full-back for me as well. I've said a couple of times recently he's probably getting closer to getting talked about for England because of his performances. By the way, England have got so many good players to select from, so for anyone to

Aston Villa are looking to sign the Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Garcia. The 21-year-old has struggled for regular opportunities at the Spanish club, and he could prove to be an excellent acquisition for the West Midlands club. The opportunity to join the Premier League will be exciting for him, especially if they are prepared to provide him with regular opportunities.

Igor Thiago is attracting interest from top clubs The attacker has scored eight league goals in 11 appearances, a record which is only behind Manchester City's Erling Haaland. A transfer battle could be on the horizon in the Premier League, with Newcastle United, Aston Villa, and Tottenham Hotspur all expressing interest in Brentford striker Igor Thiago, according to reports from Trivela and ESPN Brazil.

Myles Lewis-Skelly paid the price for his lack of game time and now the City man gets his opportunity to stake a claim for a World Cup spot. The 20-year-old now goes into camp having become the latest defender to shut out Mohamed Salah. That's less of an achievement than it used to be, but O'Reilly still had to show tenacity and patience against this nuggety, late-era version of the Egyptian superstar.

When they got Marcus Rashford in last season, he raised their level because he gave them a different option leading the line, but now he's gone and they haven't replaced him. I'm an Ollie Watkins fan, but he has had a poor season by his standards and that's starting to become a problem for Aston Villa. They don't have a reliable source of goals at the moment, and that's a big reason why they've struggled to win some games.

Alessia Russo's late equaliser clinched Arsenal a deserved 1-1 draw at the Emirates Stadium as Chelsea equalled their Women's Super League record of 33 games unbeaten. England striker Russo fired home in the 87th minute after United States forward Alyssa Thompson's fine solo goal had given Chelsea an early lead. The visitors twice hit the woodwork through Johanna Rytting Kaneryd and Catarina Macario, while Sonia Bompastor has yet to be beaten as Chelsea boss since replacing Emma Hayes in May 2024.

West Midlands Police confirmed six arrests were made prior to kick-off ahead of Aston Villa's Europa League clash with Maccabi Tel Aviv at Villa Park. Three of those were arrested for "racially aggravated public order offences", police said. A 21-year-old man was arrested for "failing to comply with an order to remove a face mask", a 17-year-old boy for "failing to comply with a dispersal order", while one person for "a breach of the peace".

Tension is building around Villa Park ahead of tonight's Europa League game between Aston Villa and Maccabi Tel Aviv. No Maccabi fans will be in attendance, officially at least, after the local Safety Advisory Group decided one of the stipulations for the issuing of a safety certificate would be a blanket ban on Israeli supporters. The reasoning was the prospect of clashes with pro-Palestine supporters over the situation in Gaza which continues to rumble on despite an uneasy ceasefire currently in operation.

Crisis club Liverpool find themselves level on points with second-placed Bournemouth after picking up their first Premier League points since 20 September. Their recovery appears simple in that context and, thanks in no small part to the Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, it was the balm that Arne Slot wished for after the worst run of his Anfield reign. He knows it must be only a starting point.

Aston Villa have beaten their Premier League rivals in more ways than one over the past couple of days. Manchester City visited Villa Park looking to put an end to their difficult run in that particular corner of the West Midlands but were beaten 1-0 by Unai Emery's Villans. Premier League top scorer Erling Haaland was kept relatively quiet as the striker failed to score for the first time in 13 matches.