- Steven Gerrard will NOT rest his best players for trip to Old Trafford as the FA Cup means too much to him... and insists Aston Villa MUST take competition seriously to end 26-year wait for a trophy
- Ralf Rangnick tells Manchester United pressing is the ONLY way forward as he urges his players to accept they have to show intensity and energy
- Aston Villa are considering a bid for Everton left-back Lucas Digne... while Tottenham are looking to offer around £18m for Wolves winger Adama Traore
- Yves Bissouma is drawing interest from Aston Villa as Steven Gerrard looks to further bolster his side after picking up Philippe Coutinho on loan... with wantaway Everton full-back Lucas Digne also on the radar at Villa Park
- January transfers: After the Coutinho and Trippier deals, what's happened already - and what's next?
- REVEALED: Aston Villa are paying £125,000 per week as a cut of Coutinho's Barcelona wages - and will have to pay £33m to buy him
- Philippe Countinho: Can Brazilian awaken from his nightmare at Aston Villa?
- Philippe Coutinho signs for Aston Villa on loan
- Manchester United's PRESSING problems: Ralf Rangnick made his managerial reputation as a master of the press, but his players have NO more appetite for the German's trademark tactic now than under sacked boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
- Philippe Coutinho: Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard says 'you're in for a long afternoon' in response to transfer speculation
- Philippe Coutinho: Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard says Barcelona playmaker is 'special footballer'
- Steven Gerrard heaps praise on 'world-class' Barcelona outcast Philippe Coutinho and gushes over his 'INCREDIBLE' highlight reels... with Aston Villa working on a deal to sign his former Liverpool team-mate
- Philippe Coutinho: Aston Villa among a number of clubs watching Barcelona midfielder's situation
- Barcelona outcast Philippe Coutinho will prioritise the footballing project when he chooses his next club with Steven Gerrard keen for a reunion at Aston Villa and four 'top' clubs also chasing the Brazilian playmaker
- Napoli agree a loan fee worth up to £1m for Manchester United defender Axel Tuanzebe after his spell at Aston Villa was cut short
- Aston Villa appear to troll Liverpool with perfectly-timed tweet reminding them of youthful side featuring 16 debutants forced to face full-strength Reds in the FA Cup last season... as Anfield club try to get Arsenal Carabao Cup clash postponed
- Thomas Tuchel: Romelu Lukaku 'should've known better' with bombshell interview
- Transfer news LIVE: Barcelona 'keeping tabs on Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen', while West Ham boss David Moyes targets at least THREE new signings... plus the latest from around Europe
- Manchester United suffer double blow after Luke Shaw and Scott McTominay pick up bookings in Wolves defeat and ruled out of next Premier League game against Aston Villa
- Transfer news LIVE: Jose Mourinho plotting to raid old club Tottenham for Tanguy Ndombele, while Romelu Lukaku may be open to Spurs switch
- Brentford 2-1 Aston Villa: Danny Ings on target but Villa beaten on boss Steven Gerrard's return
- Brentford 2-1 Aston Villa: Gerrard unhappy after Villa concede 'poor' goals
- Brentford 2-1 Aston Villa: Frank praises Brentford 'mentality' after win
- Premier League RECAP: Rafa Benitez under the spotlight at Goodison as Everton go 3-2 down against Brighton, having seen Dominic Calvert-Lewin miss a penalty, while Leeds see off Burnley and Brentford snatch a late comeback victory against Villa
- Brentford 2-1 Aston Villa: Steven Gerrard returns to the dugout but walks away empty-handed due to goals from Yoane Wissa and Mads Roerslev
- John McGinn: Does Aston Villa midfielder really get called 'Meatball'?
- Chelsea and Liverpool in last-chance saloon for Premier League title race
- Gab Marcotti's 2022 soccer wishes: Successful World Cup, stakeholders work together, women's game grows
- Keinan Davis: Aston Villa loan striker to Nottingham Forest for remainder of the season
- Napoli 'reach agreement' with Manchester United for defender Axel Tuanzebe with the centre-back joining on an initial loan deal with a view to permanent move
- Arsenal are 'eyeing up a move for Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz', with Mikel Arteta keen to bolster his high-flying side this month - as club prepare to lose Thomas Partey and Mohamed Elneny for the AFCON
- Steven Gerrard hints he would back an extension to the Premier League season as Covid continues to cause fixture chaos... as the Aston Villa boss also insists it 'makes total sense' to be able to use five subs in matches
- Brentford v Aston Villa
- Transfer news LIVE: Barcelona boss Xavi is plotting a move for Juventus defender Matthijs de Ligt AND Manchester City's Aymeric Laporte with just one day until the January window opens
- Real Madrid plot mega Haaland-Mbappe deal; Arsenal's plan for life after Aubameyang
- Afcon 2021: Aston Villa's Trezeguet returns to join Salah and Elneny in Egypt squad
- BREAKING NEWS: John Terry returns to Chelsea as a part-time 'coaching consultant' for their academy, four years after he left as a player, while he searches for a top management job
- Match ends, Southampton 1, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
- Aston Villa star Kortney Hause lifts the lid on terrifying 2018 Boxing Day ordeal in which five thugs attempted to rob and KIDNAP him after following him home from a trip to London
- Dalian Atkinson: Police apologise for killing black ex-footballer
- Ambitious Aston Villa are given a reality check after Chelsea defeat but positives will give billionaire owners Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens hope of breaking into Europe
- Aston Villa 1-3 Chelsea: Jorginho and Romelu Lukaku goals give Thomas Tuchel's side three points
- Aston Villa 1-3 Chelsea: Injury and covid-hit Chelsea 'filling holes' says Tuchel
- Aston Villa vs Chelsea LIVE: Follow all the action from Villa Park as it happens as the visitors look to go joint-second in the Premier League table with a win
- Patrick Vieira will MISS Crystal Palace's Boxing Day trip to Tottenham after testing positive for Covid with assistant manager Osian Roberts filling in on the touchline... as he follows Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard in being ruled out
- Steven Gerrard is ready to 'push hard' in re-establishing Aston Villa as one of English football's biggest clubs once again as he tests positive at a bad time for the Villains ahead of Chelsea's visit on Boxing Day
- Steven Gerrard: Aston Villa boss to miss two Premier League games after positive Covid-19 test
- Aston Villa v Chelsea
- Steven Gerrard will MISS Aston Villa's next two Premier League games after testing positive for Covid... with the Villains boss forced to self-isolate and watch clashes with Chelsea and Leeds from home
- Steven Gerrard welcomes Chelsea to Villa Park on Boxing Day in the latest chapter of his storied rivalry with the Blues... last time, he snubbed applause by their fans but if Jose Mourinho had got his way, the Aston Villa boss would be a club hero
- With Christmas around the corner. what festive gift does every Premier League manager want?
- Villa's Matt Targett surprises Redditch girl with life-limiting condition
- Chelsea receive boost ahead of Boxing Day trip to Aston Villa as Romelu Lukaku and Callum Hudson-Odoi return to training after testing negative for Covid-19
- Steven Gerrard: Aston Villa boss says 'It's very concerning' on Covid-19 struggles
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- BBC are forced to cut Match of the Day to JUST 30 minutes... with Arsenal's win at Leeds the only game to feature on the programme after the five other Premier League games scheduled for Saturday were postponed
- Burnley furious over Aston Villa's late Covid postponement as club seek answers from Premier League
- Aston Villa v Burnley postponed after Villa record 'increased amount' of positive Covid-19 cases
- Aston Villa confirm their Premier League game against Burnley has been postponed after an increased number of positive Covid-19 results within their squad
- Steven Gerrard praises Aston Villa starlet Jacob Ramsey as undroppable... with 20-year-old 'delivering on the pitch' and manager keen to promote academy talent
- Steven Gerrard: Aston Villa move down to Premier League return and being closer to family
- Marvelous Nakamba: Aston Villa and Zimbabwe midfielder out for three months
- Aston Villa v Burnley
- Liverpool vs Newcastle LIVE: Jurgen Klopp's side look to narrow Man City's lead at the top to one point as clash against Magpies at Anfield goes AHEAD despite Covid postponements
- Norwich 0-2 Aston Villa: Players delivered in every department - Steven Gerrard
- 'Brave' Jacob Ramsey has been transformed into an 'all-round midfielder' as Chris Sutton and Gabby Agbonlahor heap praise on the 20-year-old Aston Villa starlet following his stunning individual goal at Norwich
- Manchester City hit top gear as they smash SEVEN past Leeds, with Kevin De Bruyne back to his best with a double to move Pep Guardiola's side four points clear at the top of the Premier League
- Norwich 0-2 Aston Villa: Visitors climb up to ninth in the Premier League table thanks to a stunning solo strike from Jacob Ramsey and an Ollie Watkins tap-in to heap more woe on Canaries
- Manchester City vs Leeds LIVE: Pep Guardiola's champions look to extend lead at the top of the Premier League to four points as they host Marcelo Bielsa's inconsistent side
- Dusan Vlahovic, Kylian Mbappe, Joao Felix among top January transfer targets
- Premier League: Two games, including Man City v Leeds
- Norwich City v Aston Villa
- Norwich boss Dean Smith insists he has 'moved on very quickly' from Aston Villa sacking as he gets set for reunion with his boyhood club just a month after being axed
- UEFA Champions League round-of-16 draw for 2021 LIVE
- UEFA Champions League round-of-16 draw for 2021 LIVE
- Aston Villa 'become the latest Premier League side to be hit by a Covid outbreak' as 'multiple positive tests' cause training to be cancelled on Sunday - but Tuesday's game against Norwich 'IS expected to go ahead'
- Steven Gerrard: 'Liverpool fans pay homage but legend uninterested in sentimental return'
- Liverpool 1-0 Aston Villa: Steven Gerrard says penalty decision was 'harsh'
- LIVE: Steven Gerrard returns to Anfield to face Liverpool for the first time as his Aston Villa side take on Jurgen Klopp's high-flyers.... while Chelsea look to bounce back against Leeds and Arsenal face Southampton
- Desserts have gone, sauces are banned and players have been told to watch as much football as possible... it has not taken long for Steven Gerrard to make his mark at Aston Villa, now his short reign faces another major test as he returns to Liverpool
- Jurgen Klopp thinks Steven Gerrard will DEFINITELY become Liverpool manager but must find the 'right moment' in his career as the Anfield legend prepares to return with Aston Villa
- Steven Gerrard's Liverpool return with Aston Villa is start of audition to replace Jurgen Klopp
- Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard says club will speak to players ahead of game against Liverpool
- Chelsea need to get back to basics - Tuchel. Video, 00:00:37
- Trent Alexander-Arnold wins Premier League player of the month award after a goal and four assists during November as Liverpool defender beats team-mate Diogo Jota and Man City duo Joao Cancelo and Bernardo Silva to the prize
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- Dirk Kuyt and Ron Vlaar lament Frenkie de Jong's Barcelona woes as ex-Aston Villa defender says £65m star 'plays like he has 50 kilos of POTATOES on his back' and that a move elsewhere would benefit the former Ajax man
- Champions League proving why it is still the best of the best amid European Super League debacle
- Gary Neville says Mikel Arteta is 'flip-flopping between a good job and being under-pressure' after Everton defeat... but blames Arsenal's senior players and lack of 'characters'
- Arsenal's reversion to fragile state epitomised by defensive miscues, Nketiah's miss
- Aston Villa fans deliver life-saving CPR after match
- Aston Villa: Why Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard is heading back to Anfield next weekend on a high
- Steven Gerrard vs Brendan Rodgers: the record ahead of Aston Villa against Leicester
- OLIVER HOLT: The Premier League sent their attack dogs to set out a clumsy and pathetic propaganda against regulation... by the end, their fear was laid bare in full
- Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard is confident Gareth Southgate will recall 'powerful' Ollie Watkins to the England squad following his impressive display against champions Manchester City
- Brendan Rodgers fears top players will be put off going into management due to the fierce demands of the modern game... as Leicester boss prepares to face former pupil Steven Gerrard when his side take on Aston Villa
- Bruno Fernandes reveals Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's penalty rule at Manchester United allowing the first-choice to carry on taking despite missing has been SCRAPPED... as Cristiano Ronaldo was the 12-yard matchwinner against Arsenal
- Manchester United beat Arsenal as Cristiano Ronaldo reaches 800 goals on career
- Aston Villa and Crystal Palace charged with misconduct by Football Association
- Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester City: Pep Guardiola says City up for title challenge