10 h. ago Aston Villa title chances as Unai Emery's side close gap on Arsenal

Aston Villa's impressive run of form has seen them climb to third in the Premier League table, just four points behind leaders Arsenal, with bookmakers slashing their title odds from 40/1 to 16/1

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32 h. ago Mikel Arteta issues Arsenal rallying cry after Man Utd defeat sparks title jitters

Arsenal went down 3-2 against Manchester United in a thrilling Premier League game which left the title race wide open after wins for Manchester City and Aston Villa

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34 h. ago Unai Emery plays down title talk after Aston Villa’s impressive win at Newcastle

Goals from Emi Buendia and Ollie Watkins claimed the points at St James’ Park.

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35 h. ago Aston Villa enjoy rare win at Newcastle to keep up title pursuit

Newcastle 0-2 Aston Villa: Goals from Emi Buendia and Ollie Watkins sunk the hosts, who have won none of the eight league games that Bruno Guimaraes has missed since his arrival

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36 h. ago Buendía and Watkins stun Newcastle to keep Aston Villa title pursuit alive

Emi Buendía’s sweet strike set Aston Villa on their way to a hard-fought 2-0 Premier League win at Newcastle as they maintained their pursuit of the top two.The Argentina international’s sumptuous finish and Ollie Watkins’ late header secured victory at St James’ Park – a first on Tyneside since 2005 – which owed much to two fine first-half saves by Emi Martínez from Sandro Tonali and Lewis Miley as Eddie Howe’s men came up short.Louise Taylor’s match report will follow Continue reading...

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36 h. ago Buendía and Watkins stun Newcastle to keep Aston Villa’s title hopes alive

Some wins are a little bit lucky and others downright fluky or simply ground out, but this Aston Villa victory belonged to a different category.It was the sort of triumph that can be filed under “thoroughly deserved”. Indeed, much of Villa’s attacking play was so fluid, fluent and gloriously improvisational that, by comparison, Newcastle looked as if they were engaged in a footballing equivalent of painting by numbers. Continue reading...

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58 h. ago Man City, Arsenal and Aston Villa's next five fixtures after latest Premier League title twist

Manchester City moved to within four points of Premier League leaders Arsenal with their 2-0 victory over Wolves

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59 h. ago Man City's next five fixtures compared to Arsenal and Aston Villa after Wolves win

Manchester City claimed a 2-0 win over Wolves in the Premier League to close the gap on leaders Arsenal

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3 d. ago Pep Guardiola confirms Marc Guehi debut as he offers Man City injury update

Guardiola suggested new signing Guehi will feature in the Premier League match against Wolves on Saturday, with his side looking to close the gap on Arsenal

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8 d. ago Aston Villa’s title hopes hit after Thierno Barry fires resolute Everton to victory

Unai Emery did not hold back. In his programme notes – at least the words were attributed to him – the Aston Villa manager turned to caps lock. “THIS MATCH IS CRUCIAL,” he said, spying an opportunity. After Arsenal and Manchester City dropped points, a golden chance to return second and cut the leaders’ advantage to four points. Everton, however, had other ideas and approaching the hour Thierno Barry pounced on a Emiliano Martínez fumble after a Pau Torres lapse to condemn Villa to a punishing defeat. They are almost unheard of around here, this only a third home league defeat since the start of last season.For David Moyes, who bounced back from the setback of Jake O’Brien’s first-half header being disallowed because an offside Harrison Armstrong was deemed to be interfering with play, this was a major triumph. For Villa, this threatened to be a frustrating afternoon from the moment Merlin Röhl clinked a post inside 11 seconds and things went from bad to worse when John McGinn was f...

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1 week ago Man City next five fixtures compared to Arsenal and Aston Villa in Premier League title race

Man City have taken a two goal advantage into the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final and are back in Premier League action this weekend.

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2 w. ago Arsenal, Man City and Aston Villa's next Premier League fixtures after title race twist

Manchester City and Aston Villa both dropped points this week thanks to respective draws with Brighton and Crystal Palace, gifting Arsenal a chance to extend their lead in the Premier League against Liverpool

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2 w. ago Man City next five fixtures compared to title rivals Arsenal and Aston Villa after Brighton draw

Pep Guardiola's side squandered the chance to close the gap at the top of the Premier League after dropping points against Brighton at home

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3 w. ago Arsenal, Man City and Aston Villa's next Premier League fixtures after late title twist

Manchester City dropped points for the second game running by conceding a 94th-minute equaliser at home to Chelsea, having missed a series of opportunities to put that match to bed.

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3 w. ago Man City next five fixtures compared to title rivals Arsenal and Aston Villa after Chelsea draw

Manchester City were close to putting pressure on Arsenal before Enzo Fernandez rescued a late point for Chelsea in stoppage time

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3 w. ago Man City v Chelsea live: Enzo Fernandez strikes late to stun hosts in thrilling finale

Man City look to close the gap to leaders Arsenal as they host fifth-placed Chelsea at the Etihad

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3 w. ago Man City v Chelsea live: Reijnders smashes hosts into lead to break stubborn Blues

Man City look to close the gap to leaders Arsenal as they host fifth-placed Chelsea at the Etihad

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3 w. ago Man City v Chelsea live: Managerless Blues make five changes for Premier League test after shock Maresca exit

Man City look to close the gap to leaders Arsenal as they host fifth-placed Chelsea at the Etihad

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3 w. ago Man City v Chelsea live: Managerless Blues brace for Premier League test after shock Maresca exit

Man City look to close the gap to leaders Arsenal as they host fifth-placed Chelsea at the Etihad

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3 w. ago How to watch Bournemouth vs Arsenal: TV channel and live stream for Premier League today

Gunners will hope to extend title advantage after statement win over Aston Villa

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