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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36 h. ago Emi Buendia and Ollie Watkins earn Aston Villa victory at Newcastle

Argentina international Buendia’s sumptuous finish and Watkins’ late header secured victory at St James’ Park.

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38 h. ago Newcastle v Aston Villa, Crystal Palace v Chelsea and more: football clockwatch – live

⚽ Updates from Sunday’s 2pm Premier League matches⚽ Jonathan Wilson: is Carrick more than the new Solskjær?⚽ Scores | Tables | Mail Daniel with any thoughtsOh, but here’s Rosenior, explaining that Cole Palmer isn’t fit to play today, but has a chance of making Wednesday’s trip to Naples.He notes that the league is close and physical, but he has good players and is excited to see where the project goes – the club “demands winning in this moment”. There aren’t many days on the training pitch, but he hopes the work they’re doing with the team and with individuals are working. Continue reading...

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65 h. ago Newcastle United vs Aston Villa Premier League preview, team news and prediction

Both sides achieved their European goals in the Champions League and Europa League but now Newcastle and Aston Villa go head-to-head in a crucial six-pointer in the Premier League

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3 d. ago Eddie Howe provides Bruno Guimaraes injury update ahead of Newcastle’s clash with Aston Villa

Guimaraes limped off with an ankle problem during Newcastle’s win over PSV in midweek

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3 d. ago Newcastle United issue statement as Bruno Guimaraes suffers 'immense' blow

Newcastle United have a tough fixture against high-flying Aston Villa on Sunday and may have to make do without their talisman, Bruno Guimaraes

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3 d. ago Bruno Guimaraes injury latest as Eddie Howe issues update on Newcastle star ahead of Aston Villa test

Midfielder was forced off against PSV with “immense” pain in his ankle

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3 w. ago Another year, another manager – but it is unfair to paint Chelsea’s project as a flop | Jacob Steinberg

Enzo Maresca got the sack because of his actions. That does not mean the club’s structure needs a complete overhaulSome clubs build around their manager. Eddie Howe is hugely influential at Newcastle and Aston Villa are pretty much Unai Emery FC these days. Chelsea, though, have adopted an alternative model. They have a team of five sporting directors, led by Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart, and do not want one person to hold all the power.Yet the question many are asking in the wake of Enzo Maresca’s demise is whether the template will yield success at the very highest level. It is never quiet at Chelsea. They are often busy in the transfer market, meaning there is an element of players coming and going, and they are now looking for their fifth permanent head coach since a consortium led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital, a private equity firm run by Behdad Eghbali and José E Feliciano, bought the club from Roman Abramovich in 2022. Continue reading...

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