Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard and his Aston Villa players are eyeing a second successive win in all competitions ahead of the visit of West Ham United in the Premier League this weekend. Villa play hosts to the London club on Saturday looking to build on the win over Bolton Wanderers in the EFL Cup second round in midweek. Aston Villa have not had the best of starts to the new season, but they could make it two straight wins with…
Premier League club Aston Villa were back in action over the weekend after several weeks with the 4-0 thrashing of English League Two opponents Walsall in a preseason friendly game. Villa had not played a single game for 48 days since they almost put spanner in the works of Manchester City’s quest to win the Premier League title for the second successive season. They almost succeeded with a two-nil lead into the final quarter of the game before City managed…
According to Corriere dello Sport, AC Milan are looking at Pablo Mari to arrive at San Siro in the summer, despite the defender being close to a switch to Udinese. Arsenal are keen to sell the Spaniard and having established himself in Serie A over the last six months, the centre-back could be keen on staying put by joining AC Milan. Pablo Mari was one of Mikel Arteta’s first signings as Arsenal manager, but his time at the club has…
Aston Villa travel to Turf Moor to face Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon. The last time Villa played Burnley was all the way back in January 2021, losing 3-2 at Turf Moor. Here’s the lineup Gerrard may deploy to avoid a repeat of that double blow. Emi Martinez (GK) – The stats haven’t been kind to Martinez this season, with the Argentine losing his reputation as one of the league’s best stoppers after a disappointing campaign.
In a recent report, The Daily Mirror claimed that Aston Villa have identified Liverpool defender Joe Gomez as a summer target. It is understood that the Villans could test the Reds’ resolve to retain the services of the English centre-back. Gomez has endured a frustrating season at Anfield as he has missed many games because of injury. Furthermore, when fit, he has fallen behind Virgil Van Dijk, Joel Matip and Ibrahima Konate in Jurgen Klopp’s pecking order. During this campaign,…
Kalvin Phillips will sit down and discuss a new contract with Leeds United once the Premier League season has concluded, amid interest from top-flight rivals in the England international. Leeds have won back-to-back Premier League fixtures heading into the international break, moving seven points clear of the relegation zone in a disjointed table. Jesse Marsch has further been boosted by the return of Phillips, who was on the bench for Leeds’ 3-2 win over Wolves last Friday night. The Times…