Jordan Ayew's piledriver denied Newcastle a third successive Barclays Premier League victory and handed relegation-haunted Aston Villa a glimmer of hope. The Ghana international cancelled out a rare Fabricio Coloccini strike - his first goal in more than 13 months - and ensured a 1-1 draw on a rain-soaked evening at St James' Park. Villa grew into the game after finding themselves under the co...Full Story »

The striker curled in a superb second-half equaliser to earn Remi Garde's side their seventh point of the season after Fabricio Coloccini had opened the scoring in torrential rain Jordan Ayew's equaliser denied Newcastle United a third-straight victory and earned bottom side Aston Villa their seventh point of the season at a sodden St James's Park. The Ghana striker showed great feet in the ...Full Story »

Aston Villa have completed the signing of striker Jordan Ayew from Lorient. Villa assistant boss Ray Wilkins confirmed on Monday morning that the club were close to securing a deal for the 23-year-old. And Ayew has now put pen-to-paper on a five-year contract after passing a medical and agreeing personal terms. Villa manager Tim Sherwood said: "I'm really pleased to bring Jordan to the footba...Full Story »

Liverpool are the front runners in a six way battle to sign Lorient star Jordan Ayew, reports the Metro. The 23-year-old could be following his brother Andre to the Premier League. His sibling joined Swansea City recently, after leaving Marseille on a free transfer. It won’t be as cheap to bring the younger son of Ghana legend Abedi Pele to England, with him being valued at £5 mill...Full Story »

Lorient ended a four-game Ligue 1 losing streak as a couple of second-half goals saw them secure a 2-0 victory at Bastia. After a goalless first half, Lorient took the lead shortly after the restart when a Jordan Ayew volley was deflected into his own goal by Bastia defender Mathieu Peybernes. The visitors then doubled their lead when Gilles Sunu capped off a fine counter-attack by powering a ...Full Story »

Sochaux's great run of form continued with a 2-1 victory at Rennes but they remain in the Ligue 1 relegation zone with one more match to go. Herve Renard's men took the lead in the 34th minute through Jordan Ayew and after Paul-Georges N'Tep equalised in the 73rd, fellow substitute Emmanuel Mayuka restored the advantage five minutes later. Sochaux are now unbeaten in seven games, have won four...Full Story »