10 h. ago Managing Aston Villa as deal sealed for £80m star and Ollie Watkins gets transfer wake

Aston Villa have endured a mixed start to the season and Unai Emery will be hoping to see an upturn in form after the international break when they head to Tottenham

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5 d. ago Thomas Tuchel delivers Ollie Watkins injury update after England star left in agony

England and Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins collided heavily with a goalpost during the Three Lions’ dominant 3-0 win against Wales at Wembley on Thursday evening

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5 d. ago England suffer injury blow as Ollie Watkins taken off after agonising collision with post

Aston Villa star Ollie Watkins looked in significant pain in England's clash against Wales after colliding with the post at Wembley and was replaced at half-time by Thomas Tuchel

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5 d. ago England star Ollie Watkins suffers horror injury during collision as Wales clash halted

England star Ollie Watkins suffered a horror injury when he collided with the post during the Three Lions' friendly with Wales on Thursday

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7 d. ago Man Utd receive brutal Eddie Howe response as Sir Jim Ratcliffe ‘stuck’ with Ruben Amorim

Manchester United have been given a transfer deadline in the wake of manager Ruben Amorim's 'surprise' comment after the Magpies boss was linked with the Old Trafford job

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1 week ago Aston Villa injury updates ahead of Burnley as manager confirms midfielder decision

Emi Martinez was forced to miss Aston Villa's Europa League clash with Feyenoord on Thursday night due to a calf injury

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3 w. ago Liverpool’s WSL match at Aston Villa postponed after Matt Beard’s death

Club announced death of manager on SaturdayBeard left Reds in February and won two WSL titlesLiverpool have postponed their Women’s Super League fixture against Aston Villa following the death of their former manager Matt Beard on Saturday. Beard, who had two spells in charge of Liverpool, left the club in February.Beard won back-to-back WSL titles with the Reds in 2013 and 2014 during his first spell and rejoined the club in 2021 following stints with Boston Breakers in the US, West Ham and Bristol City. He guided Liverpool to promotion back to the WSL in his first season back at the helm and remained in charge until February. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Villa lick wounds after goalless start and costly flouting of spending rules

Tough transfer window was followed by grim start to season that puts pressure on side in Sunday’s Sunderland tripThe statistic doing the rounds this week was that Chris Wilder has been sacked and reappointed as the Sheffield United manager since Boubacar Kamara scored Aston Villa’s last league goal four months ago. Villa have been slow out of the blocks and this is unusual territory for Unai Emery, who has spent the best part of three years almost exclusively exceeding all expectations, elevating a team who were near the bottom of the Premier League into one capable of bloodying the noses of European superpowers in the Champions League.But a sticky start, four Premier League matches without a victory or goal – they are the only team in the professional pyramid to carry that ignominious mantle – and a midweek Carabao Cup exit, has been rather in keeping with a difficult few months. Villa headed into the summer knowing incomings would be limited owing to the financial picture and they...

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3 w. ago Unai Emery needs progress but goalless Aston Villa have faith and blame PSR

Transfer spending curbs and a grim start weigh on Sunday’s Sunderland trip. Could the Europa League offer a boost?The statistic doing the rounds this week was that Chris Wilder has been sacked and reappointed as the Sheffield United manager since Boubacar Kamara scored Aston Villa’s last league goal four months ago. Villa have been slow out of the blocks and this is unusual territory for Unai Emery, who has spent the best part of three years almost exclusively exceeding all expectations, elevating a team who were near the bottom of the Premier League into one capable of bloodying the noses of European superpowers in the Champions League.But a sticky start, of four Premier League matches without a victory or goal – they are the only team in the English professional pyramid to carry that ignominious mantle – and a midweek Carabao Cup exit, has been rather in keeping with a difficult few months. Villa headed into the summer knowing incomings would be limited owing to the financial pict...

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