There was a sense of inevitability about the way it ended, even though Aston Villa never stopped trying to grab the goal their performance deserved. Everybody inside Stamford Bridge knew what to expect when César Azpilicueta charged down Chelsea’s righ…
Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend
Raphaël Varane’s Manchester United debut and Romelu Lukaku’s desire to show Liverpool what he is made ofRomelu Lukaku’s first eight league games against Liverpool, when he was a much rawer prospect, yielded five goals, with Daniel Agger, Martin Skrtel …
Leon Bailey’s long road to Aston Villa via Slovakia and a cold Austrian park
The £30m striker had a remarkable route into the professional game but it has given him the mental strength to succeedFrom rejections to muggings, Leon Bailey’s journey to the Premier League has been a whirlwind ride. But throughout all the trials and …
Barrow hope to blow Aston Villa off course in Carabao Cup | Ben Fisher
Mark Cooper’s side host Premier League opposition for the first time in their history in Tuesday’s second-round tie“We’ve been described as the last outpost of the British Empire. It is a 40-mile cul-de-sac,” the Barrow chairman, Paul Hornby, says of t…
Danny Ings’ spectacular volley lights up Aston Villa’s win over Newcastle
Danny Ings’s exemplary overhead kick was a goal worthy of winning any game but Aston Villa’s victory was secured by two VAR decisions that went against Newcastle United.The former Southampton striker, signed for a quarter of the £100m Villa received fo…
Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend
Romelu Lukaku returns for Chelsea, Raphaël Varane set for United bow and Burnley test Virgil van Dijk’s aerial mettleArsenal beat Chelsea twice last season, including a victory at StamfordBridge three months ago. Since then they have spent heavily on t…
Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action
Trevoh Chalobah impresses for Chelsea, Rafael Benítez’s warm reception and Mason Greenwood looks ready to step upWhen in the opening minutes it became clear that clear Manchester City’s gameplan was to overload the left flank – with Benjamin Mendy raid…
Jack Grealish poised to join Manchester City from Aston Villa in £100m deal
Talks involving clubs and player in their final stagesVilla get busy signing Danny Ings and Leon BaileyJack Grealish is close to joining Manchester City from Aston Villa on a five-year contract. Talks are in their final stages and, barring an unexpecte…
‘Great pace and creativity’: Aston Villa sign Leon Bailey from Bayer Leverkusen
Jamaica forward joins Villa on contract to 2025Bailey says he likes to entertain and ‘do my tricks’Aston Villa have completed the signing of Leon Bailey from Bayer Leverkusen for a reported £30m. The forward, who will be 24 next week, has a contract to…
Premier League 2021-22 preview No 2: Aston Villa
Team are heading in right direction under Dean Smith’s savvy coaching but Jack Grealish’s future holds the key to this seasonGuardian writers’ predicted position: 11th (NB: this is not necessarily Paul Doyle’s prediction but the average of our writers’…