Football: Salah condemns Gerrard’s Villa to defeat on Liverpool return
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND (REUTERS) – Steven Gerrard’s return to Anfield as Aston Villa manager ended in a 1-0 defeat by Liverpool with a 67th minute Mohamed Salah penalty keeping the Merseysiders a point behind Premier League leaders Manchester City. There was little fanfare for Gerrard, the Liverpool-born former captain and Champions League winner, as he took... » read more
Football: Konsa on song as Villa come back to beat Leicester 2-1
BIRMINGHAM (REUTERS) – Defender Ezri Konsa scored twice as Aston Villa came back from a goal down to beat Leicester City 2-1, rising above them to 10th spot in the Premier League table on goal difference on Sunday (Dec 5) after a pulsating encounter. Harvey Barnes squeezed the ball through Konsa’s legs to open the... » read more
Football: Gerrard’s Villa win again to end Palace’s unbeaten run
LONDON (REUTERS) – Aston Villa continued their resurgence under new manager Steven Gerrard when they claimed a second consecutive Premier League win by beating Crystal Palace 2-1 at Selhurst Park on Saturday (Nov 27). Goals from Matt Targett and John McGinn moved Villa up to 11th spot, level with 10th-placed Palace who got a consolation... » read more
Football: Dean Smith set for Norwich job after Aston Villa dismissal, say reports
LONDON (AFP) – English Premier League strugglers Norwich are set to hire former Aston Villa boss Dean Smith as their new manager, according to reports on Saturday (Nov 13). The Canaries have reportedly offered Smith the chance to succeed Daniel Farke, who was sacked on Nov 6 with the club rooted to the bottom of... » read more
Football: Rampant West Ham crush 10-man Aston Villa 4-1 away
LONDON (REUTERS) – West Ham United’s Declan Rice scored a fine goal from distance as the rampant Londoners breezed past Aston Villa 4-1 in their Premier League clash at Villa Park on Sunday (Oct 31) to pile the pressure on home manager Dean Smith. The visitors hit the front in the seventh minute when full... » read more
Football: Villa end Everton’s unbeaten start with 3-0 win
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND (REUTERS) – Aston Villa ended Everton’s unbeaten start to the Premier League season with three unanswered goals in nine second-half minutes at Villa Park on Saturday (Sept 18). The game had been drifting towards a goalless draw until the 66th minute, when Matty Cash fired Villa ahead with his first goal for the... » read more
Football: Tottenham slump to defeat by Villa as European hopes fade
LONDON (REUTERS) – Tottenham Hotspur’s European hopes were dealt a huge blow as their final Premier League home game of the season ended in a dispiriting 2-1 defeat by Aston Villa on Wednesday (May 19). Striker Harry Kane’s uncertain future at the club has left Tottenham fans wearing a frown in the past week but... » read more
Football: Everton’s Champions League hopes fade after Villa stalemate
BIRMINGHAM (REUTERS) – Everton’s faint hopes of a top-four Premier League finish were all but extinguished following a goalless draw with Aston Villa at Villa Park on Thursday (May 13). Villa defender Tyrone Mings headed the home side’s best chance wide from Douglas Luiz’s cross, when he should have at least tested Jordan Pickford in... » read more
Football: El Ghazi stunner gives Villa 2-1 win at Everton
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND (REUTERS) – Aston Villa rekindled their hopes of playing in European competition next season after a superb late goal from Anwar El Ghazi gave them a 2-1 win at Everton in an action-packed Premier League clash on Saturday (May 1). The result left Everton, who have won only one of their last 10... » read more
Football: Man City close on Premier League title with 2-1 win at Villa
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND (REUTERS) – Manchester City recovered from conceding a very early goal to win 2-1 at Aston Villa on Wednesday (April 21) and move a step closer to the Premier League title after a game in which both sides finished with 10 men. City, who are 11 points ahead of Manchester United with five... » read more
Football: Leicester held by Burnley, Villa shocked by Sheffield United
LONDON (AFP) – Leicester had captain Kasper Schmeichel to thank just for a point in a 1-1 draw at Burnley on Wednesday (March 3) as the Foxes’ bid for a top-four finish in the Premier League stumbled again at Turf Moor. Aston Villa also missed the chance to move to within two points of the... » read more
Football: Chelsea, stung by Arsenal defeat, held 1-1 by Villa
LONDON (REUTERS) – Chelsea, overhauled by coach Frank Lampard after a weekend loss to Arsenal, drew 1-1 draw at home to Aston Villa on Monday (Dec 28) as Oliver Giroud’s first-half header was cancelled out shortly after the break by Anwar El Ghazi. Lampard made six changes to the team that began Saturday’s 3-1 defeat... » read more
Football: Villa maintain perfect start as Barkley sinks Leicester
LEICESTER (REUTERS) – A superb stoppage-time goal from Ross Barkley gave Aston Villa a 1-0 victory at Leicester City in a scrappy contest on Sunday (Oct 18) that stretched the visitors’ perfect Premier League start to four wins. The result left Villa second on 12 points with a game in hand over leaders Everton who... » read more