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- Thu, 03 Oct 2024 23:01:37 +0000: Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend - Aston Villa | The Guardian
Gary O’Neil finds himself in a tight spot, Jadon Sancho helps lead Chelsea revival and Leicester need to get on front foot
Liverpool have not lost at Selhurst Park since November 2014, when Dwight Gayle opened the scoring in a 3-1 win for a side then managed by Neil Warnock. But their title challenge under Jürgen Klopp wavered last season after losing at Anfield in April to a goal from Eberechi Eze, so Arne Slot will be wary of facing a Crystal Palace team that have yet to record a victory in the Premier League this season. Fresh from his brilliant goal against Bologna in the Champions League, Mohamed Salah will be licking his lips at the prospect of facing a new-look Palace defence that has not looked convincing this season despite a 0-0 draw against Manchester United in their last home match. The Egyptian scored his 200th Liverpool goal against them in December to take his tally to eight in just 11 appearances, not to mention seven assists. Ed Aarons
Crystal Palace v Liverpool, Saturday 12.30pm (all times BST)
Arsenal v Southampton, Saturday 3pm
Brentford v Wolves, Saturday 3pm
Leicester v Bournemouth, Saturday 3pm
Manchester City v Fulham, Saturday 3pm
West Ham v Ipswich, Saturday 3pm
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While Aston Villa showed a deficit of class by gouging their supporters when it came to the admission fee, the club got pretty much everything else spot on ahead of last night’s win over Bayern Munich. Off the pitch, their Big Cup Boys of 1982 were hosted at an official function held to honour their historic achievement, while their recently departed comrade Gary Shaw was remembered on the front of yesterday’s matchday programme. In another classy touch, the former striker was also listed one last time on a team-sheet, his name appearing at the bottom of the list of current squad of Villa players trying to emulate the achievements of he and his teammates.
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Continue reading... - Thu, 03 Oct 2024 13:26:54 +0000: Juventus strike back and has Arne Slot been tested yet? – Football Weekly Extra podcast - Aston Villa | The Guardian
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Lars Sivertson, and Nicky Bandini to discuss all the Champions League action
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On today’s pod, the panel discusses all of Wednesday’s Champions League action. Aston Villa lit up Villa Park with a stunning win over Bayern Munich, featuring a brilliant Jhon Durán strike. Is the Colombian too good to sit on the bench for Villa, and how far can Unai Emery’s side go in this tournament?
Continue reading... - Thu, 03 Oct 2024 12:45:07 +0000: Champions League trend watch: French clubs surge as Celtic and Atlético stumble - Aston Villa | The Guardian
From Villa’s emotional win to a Dortmund blitz, we hand out honours (and dishonours) from the the second round of action
Aston Villa - There wasn’t a dry eye in the house – among home fans anyway – as Aston Villa celebrated beating mighty Bayern Munich. For the German giants, who suffered a first group-stage defeat since 2017, Vincent Kompany’s coaching experience at this level could be in question. But credit Villa’s manager. Just as in the Premier League at Burnley last season, Unai Emery did a number on Kompany, and of the two World Cup-winning keepers, it was Emi Martínez who outshone Manuel Neuer on Wednesday night. Just as in 1982’s European Cup final, Villa beat Bayern 1-0. The goal came from a player who (sort of) shares his surname with Birmingham’s most famous pop group. Jhon Durán’s beautiful, first-time finish caught Neuer roaming. “I never saw where the goalkeeper was,” admitted Durán. He was almost sold in the summer, but has scored six times this season, five as a sub. The Colombian, once of Chicago Fire, is a brilliant finisher, a true wildcard to throw into what was already a dangerous forward line of talented Englishmen in Ollie Watkins, Jaden Philogene, Morgan Rogers and Jacob Ramsey. Villa Park swelled with pride and emotion in England’s second city.
Continue reading... - Thu, 03 Oct 2024 10:16:50 +0000: Emery: Aston Villa analysed 'position of Neuer' before Bayern win – video - Aston Villa | The Guardian
Aston Villa beat Bayern Munich 1-0 at Villa Park in the Champions League. The Aston Villa striker Jhon Durán’s scored the only goal of the night by lobbing an out of position Manuel Neuer from range. Speaking after the shock win, the Aston Villa manager Unai Emery said: 'I can feel now proud of our work.'
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- Thu, 03 Oct 2024 18:55:15 +0000: Mr Prepared - why Emery is Villa's man for all seasons - BBC Sport
Unai Emery has transformed Aston Villa from Premier League strugglers to conquerors of Bayern Munich. So how has he done it? - Thu, 03 Oct 2024 13:38:29 +0000: 'I wanted emotional rollercoaster'- Prince William on supporting Villa - BBC Sport
Prince William tells BBC Sport's Gary Lineker why he started supporting Aston Villa. - Thu, 03 Oct 2024 10:48:39 +0000: Why does Prince William support Aston Villa? - BBC Sport
Prince William 'lost' his voice after Aston Villa's win against Bayern Munich. - Thu, 03 Oct 2024 06:15:17 +0000: Relive Aston Villa’s stunning win over Bayern Munich - BBC Sport
BBC Sport heads to Villa Park for a Champions League tie as Aston Villa play Bayern Munich for the first time in 42 years. - Wed, 02 Oct 2024 23:06:26 +0000: 'The finest moment in Emery's brilliant Villa rebuild' - BBC Sport
Unai Emery's brilliant Aston Villa rejuvenation hits new heights with Champions League victory over Bayern Munich.
Aston Villa are now looking to strengthen their squad for the up coming season with a large number of new players touted to be on the clubs radar in the closed season. The club has been boosted lately by the resigning of goalkeeper Brad Guzan who left the club at the end of last season. The American keeper has now penned a new lucrative three year deal which will keep him at Villa park until the end of the 2015 season.
Another huge target for the club this season is Blackburns Steven N`Zonzi who is also a top target for Sunderland, Tottenham and Stoke City with the midfielder stating that he has no intention of playing football in the championship. The Frenchman is thought to be available for a fee of around five million pounds and would welcome the chance to play in the English top flight again.
Blackpool winger Matt Phillips is also believed to be on the clubs radar as the championship side looked doomed to lose their influential winger as a host of top flight clubs are now vying for his signature. The twenty one year old has had a brilliant season for his club and now looks set to move to the premier league with clubs such as Everton, Wigan, Reading and Sunderland all in for the winger.
Sheffield United defender Matt Lowton is another target for the Villa Park outfit as Paul Lambert looks to strengthen his back line for the new season and the player is thought to be his top target for his defence. Lowton is now regarded as one of the hottest prospects in English football but Villa will need to fight off stern interest from additional clubs such as feyenoord and Bersiktas.
