- 'Someone was saying Bielsa was a myth but we showed everyone we're here to compete': Patrick Bamford claims Leeds shut up their doubters with win over Aston Villa after Gabby Agbonlahor's damning comments
- Hat-trick hero Patrick Bamford fires Leeds to impressive victory over Aston Villa to continue their impressive return to the Premier League as Marcelo Bielsa's side ends hosts' 100 per cent start to the new season
- Aston Villa vs Leeds, LIVE: Dean Smith's side on the brink of history as they aim to go top of the Premier League after stunning start
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- 'When you have an injury it brings back the magic of why you love football': James Maddison delighted to be playing for Leicester again following hip injury after marking European debut with goal against Zorya Luhansk
- Aston Villa v Leeds United
- Liverpool's Champions League win over Ajax steadied Klopp's side after a rocky week
- Aston Villa: Dean Smith says players remain grounded despite 100% start
- 'I think more of him now': Former Aston Villa midfielder Jota says he 'respected' Danny Drinkwater 'a lot' after Chelsea outcast apologised for HEADBUTTING him in training during loan spell last season
- Rashford outdoes Neymar, Mbappe to star as Man United's Paris hero again
- Happy Jack Grealish, better at the back and Craig Shakespeare's knack... how Dean Smith's Aston Villa have gone from villains to heroes
- Shrewd signings making an instant impact, Jack Grealish stepping up when it matters and a pair of English centre backs holding it all together... Aston Villa are now the only team in England with a perfect start to the season - where has it gone so right?
- Alisson 'could return for Liverpool's clash with West Ham on October 31' as the goalkeeper hands Jurgen Klopp a huge fitness boost by starting individual training after a shoulder injury
- 'I told him I'll get him in the Euros squad': Aston Villa boss Dean Smith reveals promise he made to Ross Barkley... with on-loan Chelsea midfielder determined to gatecrash Gareth Southgate's squad next summer
- Leicester's injury woes worsen with Caglar Soyuncu to be out for THREE MONTHS as boss Brendan Rodgers confirms Turkish international's 'muscle is right off the bone'
- Leicester 0-1 Aston Villa: Injury-time Ross Barkley rocket earns visitors FOURTH straight victory to start the season as Foxes fall to back-to-back defeats without scoring
- Everton new boy Allan recalls beating Liverpool 'most of the time' whilst playing for former club Napoli ahead of his first Merseyside Derby... but says players are 'aware' of Toffees' 10-year Reds drought
- Jack Grealish 'not deflated' by England snub and will be even more determined against Leicester City says Aston Villa boss Dean Smith
- Leicester City v Aston Villa
- Kick-started by a demolition job at the Etihad five years ago, Jurgen Klopp has never lost two Premier League games in a row... so, ahead of the Merseyside Derby and after the 7-2 humiliation at Aston Villa, how have his Liverpool side responded to defeat
- 'People have to bide their time': Tyrone Mings calls for patience despite clamour for England boss Gareth Southgate to give Jack Grealish more chances
- Jurgen Klopp sent his Liverpool squad a 'long, long text message' to get his thoughts off his chest the day after their capitulation at Aston Villa as his stars left for international duty
- 'I'm back home and hopefully I can just enjoy my football again': Defender Nathaniel Clyne rejoins Crystal Palace on short-term deal after being released by Liverpool
- How the Premier League's reputation fell into the gutter: Project Big Picture plotters exploiting Covid-19 crisis, fans fleeced with £15 PPV games and low-paid staff sacked and furloughed while clubs spend £1bn on transfers... so what next?
- Triple injury boost for Everton as Allan, Seamus Coleman and Andre Gomes are all passed fit for huge Merseyside derby with Liverpool... but Yerry Mina will be assessed after suffering injury scare on international duty
- Project Big Picture: Plan highly unlikely to get traction within Premier League - Christian Purslow
- Nathaniel Clyne 'on the verge' of sealing Crystal Palace return on a free transfer after Liverpool release having proven fitness to boss Roy Hodgson
- 'He made the right decision... he's become a serious player': Stan Collymore praises Jack Grealish for getting over failed £25m move to Tottenham and says he's now ready for 'elite move' two years on
- Liverpool and Everton will NOT be affected by local lockdown measures with Saturday's Merseyside derby set to go ahead despite Boris Johnson planning to close pubs and bars in the city following rise in Covid-19 cases
- SPORTS AGENDA: At least Ole Gunnar Solskjaer can count on a few home wins at his planned five-a-side pitch... while the joke is on the Hundred as humour falls flat on Twitter
- Sol Campbell questions whether Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk is becoming complacent after Aston Villa humiliation before wondering how he would have stood out against John Terry, Tony Adams and Co
- DANNY MURPHY: Has Liverpool's aura been shattered? With the champions in disarray Everton will be confident ahead of Merseyside derby... but Carlo Ancelotti's men must beware of the Jurgen Klopp's wounded animals
- 'To stay at Villa has possibly got him into the England squad': Dion Dublin lauds Jack Grealish after shining against Wales as he jokes star's new deal is the 'biggest signing' his old club have made since he arrived in 1998
- Liverpool's weaknesses have been exposed: Virgil van Dijk is vulnerable to counter-attacks, Jurgen Klopp's high defensive line has been figured out and Adrian looks a liability... so can flying rivals Everton follow Villa's lead and exploit them?
- Jack Grealish: Paul Gascoigne comparisons delight Villa midfielder
- 'I would love to be like him... he played with such joy': Jack Grealish welcomes comparisons with England legend Paul Gascoigne... but the Aston Villa star is staying grounded despite his Man of the Match display against Wales
- Jack Grealish's career was in reverse after his lockdown car crash shame... 195 days and a dazzling full England debut later, the Aston Villa star is one of the top flight's brightest lights and he's showing Manchester United exactly what they are missing
- Aston Villa Women postpone next two matches against Bristol and Chelsea after unnamed player tests positive for Covid-19
- Jack Grealish brings life to England's monotone football style and makes himself part of Gareth Southgate's conversation going forwards
- Liverpool and Manchester United's humiliating defeats broke Sky Sports records as 14 MILLION people tuned in to watch incredible drama on Sunday
- The red machine is spluttering: Engine room misfires, No 2 keeper short-circuits, high line exposes defence... and £52m Naby Keita CAN'T tackle!
- THE SECRET SCOUT: I spotted Ollie Watkins in 2017... when he was in midfield at Exeter!
- Aston Villa transfer news: Orjan Nyland leaves after mutual termination of goalkeeper's contract
- CHRIS SUTTON: The bonkers Premier League goal-fest is down to rank defending... and I'm loving the drama!
- 'Uneducated and clueless' Sky Sports pundit Graeme Souness is called out by Aston Villa's groundsman for blaming Liverpool's 7-2 capitulation on the Villa Park GRASS being too long
- 'The game plan was to try and get in behind them and it worked': Ollie Watkins reveals Aston Villa identified Liverpool's high line as a weakness ahead of stunning 7-2 thrashing
- 'Everyone has to take responsibility': Virgil van Dijk slams champions' drop in standards during 7-2 mauling by Aston Villa as Dutchman issues rallying cry for immediate improvement ahead of Merseyside Derby against in-form Everton
- Jurgen Klopp could only laugh at Liverpool's seven-goal humiliation against Aston Villa... now he must work out if the champions' collapse was a freak occurrence or exposed serious flaws
- LIVE: Aston Villa vs Liverpool - Jurgen Klopp's men looking to continue perfect start and return to the top of the Premier League
- Alisson Becker is OUT for Liverpool's clash with Aston Villa after goalkeeper picked up injury in training in blow to Jurgen Klopp's side
- Diogo Jota set for first Premier League start in a Liverpool shirt against Aston Villa after £41m move to Anfield, with Sadio Mane in isolation with Covid-19
- Sadio Mane tests POSITIVE for Covid-19 as winger becomes second member of Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool squad after Thiago to contract coronavirus
- Transfer news: What are Premier League managers saying?
- Aston Villa v Liverpool
- 'He will use the time with the national team for getting match fit': Jordan Henderson's England call-up is a 'win-win' claims Jurgen Klopp but admits Liverpool captain remains a doubt for weekend trip to Aston Villa
- Aston Villa 0-1 Stoke City: Sam Vokes knocks out last season's finalists
- Aston Villa 0-1 Stoke: Sam Vokes upsets the odds to nod Championship visitors into Carabao Cup quarter-finals as Dean Smith's side fall flat
- Declan Rice's Chelsea move 'makes sense' to ex-West Ham star Trevor Sinclair as he faces up to them losing youngster now Chelsea have freed up funds by getting Ross Barkley off the wage bill
- Aston Villa v Stoke City
- 'It's not something I agree with, it's not helpful': Scott Parker hits back at Fulham chief Tony Khan after he apologised to fans on Twitter after Aston Villa defeat and promised new signings
- 'I promise players in and better efforts from this squad': Fulham owner Tony Khan apologises to fans on Twitter after dreadful home defeat by Aston Villa as Scott Parker insists he needs to add players to his squad
- Fulham will be passengers without new signings - Parker
- Fulham 0-3 Aston Villa: Scott Parker's start to the season goes from bad to worse as goals from Jack Grealish, Conor Hourihane and Tyrone Mings seal easy win for visitors
- Man City agree €68m deal to sign Benfica's Dias, Otamendi to leave club
- Conor Hourihane believes Aston Villa can kick on after £80m summer spending spree as club prepare to face dream-crushers Fulham...and says coronavirus break had him 'raring to go' when football resumed
- Manchester City vs. Leicester City - Football Match Report - September 27, 2020 - ESPN
- Aston Villa
- Sheffield United 0-1 Leeds: Patrick Bamford scores later winner as Marcelo Bielsa's side come out on top in Yorkshire derby at Bramall Lane as Blades suffer third straight defeat
- Chelsea's Ruben Loftus-Cheek looks a shadow of the player who gatecrashed England's World Cup squad... now in exile at the Bridge and set to leave on loan, he must choose his next team wisely if he is to climb back to the top
- Jack Grealish donation helps Lewis Kinsella pay Aldershot Town back for operation
- Aston Villa: Mbwana Samatta joins Fenerbahce on loan
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- Keinan Davis: Aston Villa forward signs contract extension to 2024
- Premier League 2020-21 kit power rankings: Which club tops the style table?
- Aston Villa 1-0 Sheffield United: Ezri Konsa header earns hosts win over 10-man Blades in their first match of the Premier League season after debutant Emiliano Martinez saved John Lundstram's penalty
- Arsenal sign Icelandic goalkeeper Alex Runarsson from Dijon on four-year contract... as 25-year-old replaces Emiliano Martinez as Mikel Arteta's back-up to No 1 Bernd Leno
- Aston Villa
- Bertrand Traore: Aston Villa sign Lyon forward for £17m
- Aston Villa confirm signing of former Chelsea youth star Bertrand Traore from Lyon for £19m as Villains summer spending spree hits £84million in bid to avoid another season of struggle
- Arsenal agree £1.6m deal with Dijon for goalkeeper Runar Alex Runarsson with Iceland international due in London for medical... but why are they interested in shot-stopper who has leaded 61 goals in just 36 Ligue 1 appearances?
- FC Dallas vs. Colorado Rapids - Football Match Report - September 16, 2020 - ESPN
- Could Edouard join Grealish & Martinez at Villa?
- Scott Hogan: Birmingham City sign Aston Villa forward for undisclosed fee
- Scott Hogan: Birmingham sign Aston Villa's Scott Hogan for undisclosed fee
- Burton Albion
- Carabao Cup LIVE: Follow all the action as West Ham, Newcastle, Aston Villa and Crystal Palace look to seal progression to third round... plus score updates from all the other matches
- Jack Grealish: New Aston Villa deal for England midfielder
- Tottenham Hotspur vs. Everton - Football Match Summary - September 13, 2020 - ESPN
- Greenwood, Foden sideshow: English FA back Southgate as he considers axe; Arsenal push for Aouar
- Sportsmail experts Martin Keown, Micah Richards and Chris Sutton preview new Premier League season
- EXCLUSIVE: Newcastle have £20m Callum Wilson bid ACCEPTED by Bournemouth as Aston Villa pull out with striker set for St James' Park
- Aston Villa announce the £16m signing of Nottingham Forest right-back Matty Cash as manager Dean Smith bolsters his defence ahead of the new season
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- Transfer news LIVE: Thiago Silva edges closer to Chelsea move and Paul Pogba looks set to stay at Manchester United and sign new contract
- Bruno Fernandes does his part, but too many Man United stars endure off night vs. Sevilla
- Transfer news RECAP: Former Inter Milan president says the club's owner have the resources to sign Lionel Messi... plus the latest of Jadon Sancho and Manchester United
- Tyler Adams is RB Leipzig's unlikeliest of heroes to emerge from the shadow of Timo Werner
- Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting finally ends Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League curse
- Jack Grealish 'to hold crunch talks with Christian Purslow on return from summer holiday' as Aston Villa chief slaps £80m price-tag on Manchester United target
- Transfer news LIVE: Juventus no longer chasing Chelsea's Jorginho after Mauricio Sarri exit... while Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg heads for Tottenham medical ahead of £20m move