On Friday night, Aston Villa will take to the pitch at Sevilla’s Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium with the chance to win the Antonio Puerta Trophy, an honour that remains relatively unfamiliar to many supporters beyond Spain. The friendly fixture commemorates Antonio Puerta, a product of Sevilla’s youth system who died in August 2007 at just 22 […]
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Tottenham have not won any of their past 36 Premier League games after falling behind, so the outcome already looked ominous by half-time. They controlled the first 20 minutes, with Villa goalkeeper Zion Suzuki stopping attempts from Savio and Archie Gray. However, their failure to score left them exposed to a response at the other […]
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Emery was unable to include Harwood-Bellis in his European squad, with young forward Brian Madjo and defender Modou Cisse also missing out. A similar situation arose last season with Donyell Malen and Andres Garcia. Malen later joined Roma in January in search of more regular playing time and greater responsibility. Emery is relying on the […]
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The away side held a convincing and fully deserved lead at the interval, with McGinn’s opening goal taking his European tally for the club to a record 12. Buendia also found the net before Jackson scored his first Villa goal, taking advantage of an ill-judged charge from Yann Sommer to put the visitors firmly in […]
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Unai Emery remains composed. Although he reacts passionately to every moment from the technical area, Aston Villa’s squad knows him as one of the calmest figures behind the scenes. He is often more critical after a win than after a loss. John McGinn recalls an incident early in Emery’s nearly four-year spell when the manager […]
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Life is rarely uneventful in Hull, and only three matches into the Premier League campaign, the club’s supporters have already experienced an exciting journey. After stunning Manchester United at home on the opening day and securing victory at Coventry the following weekend, this well-earned draw and a third consecutive clean sheet strengthened Sergej Jakirovic’s confidence […]
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Chelsea registered 34 attempts during the contest, their largest tally in a WSL fixture since the beginning of last season. James made an immediate impact, firing an excellent effort into the top of the net after only 11 minutes, leaving Chelsea supporters anticipating many more goals. Villa offered almost no attacking threat and managed just […]
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Aston Villa have secured the services of Senegalese winger Ibrahim Mbaye, 18, from Paris St-Germain in a deal worth 55m euros (£47m). Mbaye registered three goals and two assists across 31 appearances in all competitions last season, helping PSG retain both the Ligue 1 crown and the Champions League trophy. The teenager featured in each […]
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Unai Emery has played down suggestions of a positive relationship between Chelsea and Aston Villa despite the numerous player transactions involving the two sides. Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez completed a move from Villa to Chelsea on Sunday, becoming the eighth player transferred between the clubs within four years. Martinez joined Chelsea shortly after Nicolas Jackson […]
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Unai Emery has described Aston Villa and Chelsea as rivals rather than allies, saying both clubs are determined to overcome one another despite completing several transfers between them in recent years. Emiliano Martínez was the latest player to switch between the two sides after Chelsea spent £117m to recruit Morgan Rogers from Villa this summer. […]
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