Early winner: Emi Martinez, making Arsenal regret the safe bet…

Selling Emiliano Martinez in the summer was hardly Arsenal’s daftest transfer decision in recent years. At the time, making £20million on their back-up goalkeeper appeared to make perfect sense. But the Aston Villa no.1 continues to reframe that move as a costly mistake on the Gunners’ part. Martinez has established himself as the Premier League’s […]

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Aston Villa 0-0 Wolves: Goalless draw in derby

Romain Saiss’ extraordinary miss forced Wolves to settle for a goalless derby draw at Aston Villa. The defender fired over an open goal from a yard out after Conor Coady hit the post. Emi Martinez also denied Coady in the second half at Villa Park as the hosts drew just their fourth game of the […]

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Premier League Results: Can the champions fend off Tottenham and Arsenal?

Premier League Results: Can the champions fend off Tottenham and Arsenal? – originally posted on Sportslens.com The 27th round of fixtures in the Premier League features some intriguing match-ups at both ends of the EPL table. We’ll update this story with reports, results, highlights and the latest Premier League standings throughout the weekend. The action […]

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Alex McLeish fancies Aston Villa to sign £36m striker, if he leaves PL giants

Alex McLeish fancies Aston Villa to sign £36m striker, if he leaves PL giants – originally posted on Sportslens.com Alex McLeish believes Aston Villa will attempt to sign Tammy Abraham if he decides to pursue a fresh challenge away from Chelsea this summer. Abraham had a breakout season under Frank Lampard last term, and over […]

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Predicted Aston Villa XI v Wolves: Smith to make two changes, 26-yr-old set to start

Predicted Aston Villa XI v Wolves: Smith to make two changes, 26-yr-old set to start – originally posted on Sportslens.com Aston Villa host Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League later today and Dean Smith’s side will be looking to bounce back with a win here. Villa have won just two of their last six league […]

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Martinez: Arsenal did not ‘trust me’ to succeed

Emiliano Martinez has revealed that Arsenal being unable to “guarantee” him the game time he needed led to his departure last summer. The 28-year-old joined Arsenal in 2012 but he only managed to make 38 senior appearances for them. Most of these came last season as he stepped in for the injured Bernd Leno. He […]

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Aston Villa ready to let 92-cap international leave in summer, 26-yr-old will take up his role

Aston Villa ready to let 92-cap international leave in summer, 26-yr-old will take up his role – originally posted on Sportslens.com Aston Villa defender Ahmed Elmohamady is expected to leave the club at the end of this season. The experienced full-back will be out of contract in the summer and the Premier League club are […]

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Tuchel tops Premier League winners and losers

Winners Thomas Tuchel So this is what tactics look like. No matter your thoughts on Frank Lampard and his time at Chelsea, it’s now nigh on impossible to believe they would have been better off sticking with him over Thomas Tuchel. The German has won seven of ten games, conceding just twice with a defence […]

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Premier League preview: Can Arsenal and Tottenham finish ahead of the champions?

Premier League preview: Can Arsenal and Tottenham finish ahead of the champions? – originally posted on Sportslens.com The 2020/21 Premier League season rumbles on this weekend, with some eye-catching EPL fixtures scheduled over the next few days. With Manchester City looking nailed on to win the title, attention has switched onto the battle to qualify […]

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‘Deserved it’, ‘About time’ – Some Villa fans react to Southgate’s England plan for 25-yr-old

‘Deserved it’, ‘About time’ – Some Villa fans react to Southgate’s England plan for 25-yr-old – originally posted on Sportslens.com Aston Villa left-back Matt Targett is being considered for an England call-up later this month. According to Mirror, England manager Gareth Southgate is impressed with the left-back’s consistent performances so far this season. The 25-year-old […]

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