Ollie Watkins has a message for his Aston Villa manager Unai Emery – he wants to be starting the biggest games. The striker said he’d been “fuming” to only be a substitute for both of Villa’s Champions League quarter-final ties against Paris St-Germain. But against Newcastle on Saturday he channelled his anger perfectly as he...
Newcastle assistant manager Jason Tindall says his side have played “one half too much” after a tired second-half performance saw them lose 4-1 at Villa Park in their third game in six days. READ MORE: Villa hit four past Newcastle in stunning win Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery tells of his pride at the way the players responded to their agonising Champions League exit with a comprehensive 4-1 Premier League victory over Newcastle at Villa Park. READ MORE: Villa hit four past Newcastle in stunning win Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
A woman who died after being struck by a van on a golf course near Sutton Coldfield has been named, as police confirmed three arrests in the case. Suzanne Cherry, 62, from Aldridge, died in hospital on Tuesday night after the incident at Aston Wood Golf Club in Little Aston on Friday. The vehicle had...
Aston Villa fall agonisingly short of reaching the Champions League semi-finals as a thrilling 3-2 second-leg victory for Unai Emery’s side sees PSG hold on to win 5-4 on aggregate. MATCH REPORT: Aston Villa 3-2 (Agg 4-5) PSG Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
Nedum Onuoha analyses Aston Villa’s second-half performance during their Champions League quarter-final second-leg against PSG. Read full article at source...
PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma makes three crucial saves to stop Aston Villa reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League. Read full article at source...
A woman who was struck by a van on a golf course in Staffordshire has died. The van, which had been involved in a police pursuit, hit her at Aston Wood Golf Club, in Little Aston, on Friday morning. West Midlands Police said she died of her injuries on Tuesday night. The occupants of the...
A system malfunction led to the wrong anthem being played before Aston Villa’s Champions League quarter-final second leg against Paris St-Germain. The Europa League anthem was played over the PA system as the players lined up at Villa Park on Tuesday, before it was switched for the Champions League anthem. Club and Uefa sources say...
Rashford’s January move appears to have revived the England international’s career but, after a number of decent displays, this was arguably his best for Emery’s side. The way he set up Villa’s third goal against PSG was a brilliant display of skill as he nutmegged one player to get into the box, sidestepped another before...
The pre-match build-up was more rock concert than football match, with flames and pyrotechnics lighting up Villa Park, fireworks flying over either side of the stadium from the roof of the towering stands. The trademark stern expression of legendary former Villa manager Ron Saunders gazed down from the giant screens before kick-off as one of...
Unai Emery says he is “proud of everything” Aston Villa achieved during their run to the Champions League quarter-finals which ended in an agonising defeat by PSG. MATCH REPORT: Heroic Villa comeback falls just short against PSG Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
French football journalist Julien Laurens joins Ben Croucher on The Football News Show to look ahead to the Champions League second leg between Aston Villa and Paris St-Germain. He says PSG winger Ousmane Dembele has been the “best player in the world” since the turn of the year. Read full article at source...
Aston Villa boss Unai Emery says his players should view the second leg of their Champions League showdown with Paris St-Germain as a chance to write themselves into the club’s history books. Villa, who won the European Cup in 1982, suffered a 3-1 defeat away to the Ligue 1 champions last week in the first...
Officers are continuing to search for a driver after a woman was hit by a van on a golf course following a police chase. West Midlands Police said officers were using CCTV and information from witnesses to locate the driver and two passengers after the crash left the woman, aged in her 60s, with serious...