Fulham manager Scott Parker could make changes for his side’s Premier League match against Aston Villa on Monday night as the fixtures begin to take their toll.The west London club are due to play two matches within a week for the third consecutive week, with Villa up first before a Carabao Cup match against Brentford on Thursday, although Parker said he has no specific injury concerns.If ...Full Story »

Javi Martinez netted an extra-time winner as Bayern Munich claimed the UEFA Super Cup with a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Sevilla in front of a socially-distanced crowd at the Puskas Arena in Budapest.Europa League champions Sevilla took the lead in the 13th minute when English referee Anthony Taylor judged David Alaba to have fouled Ivan Rakitic and Lucas Ocampos converted the resulting pe...Full Story »

John Terry expects former Chelsea colleague Bertrand Traore to make a big impact for Aston Villa after watching the striker enjoy a goalscoring bow at Bristol City.Traore needed only 14 minutes to get off the mark on debut with Anwar El Ghazi and substitute Ollie Watkins also on target in a 3-0 Carabao Cup win at Ashton Gate.The 25-year-old made just four Premier League starts at Chelsea before ...Full Story »

Bertrand Traore made a scoring start to his Aston Villa career in a 3-0 Carabao Cup win at Bristol City.Traore, signed from Lyon for £17million, opened his Villa account after 14 minutes of his debut with Anwar El Ghazi and substitute Ollie Watkins also on target.Villa had a stress-free night after El Ghazi struck in the 11th minute and Traore quickly doubled the advantage with a delicious...Full Story »

Henrique seals Marseille moveBotafogo winger Luis Henrique is set to join Marseille on a five-year deal, according to multiple reports out of France. The French side have agreed to pay €12 million ($14m) for the 18-year-old. PSG closing in on BakayokoChelsea midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko is wanted by Paris Saint-Germain with a deal looking likely, reports ESPN. PSG sporting director ...Full Story »

Club captain Tomas Kalas is among seven Bristol City players missing for Thursday’s Carabao Cup third-round tie against Aston Villa at Ashton Gate.Kalas has joined the roll call of Robins’ casualties, with a shoulder injury expected to keep the Czech Republic international out of action for up to two months.On-loan defender Alfie Mawson wore the armband in Sunday’s 2-0 Sky Bet ...Full Story »

Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder claimed “poor decisions” had gone against his team after the 1-0 loss at Aston Villa.The Blades were reduced to 10 men in the 12th minute of the contest when skipper John Egan was given a straight red card, having tussled with Ollie Watkins and been judged to have denied the striker a goalscoring opportunity.Wilder felt there should not have been a ...Full Story »

Aston Villa opened their Premier League campaign with a 1-0 home victory over 10-man Sheffield United, with Ezri Konsa netting the winner after Emiliano Martinez denied the visitors with a first-half penalty save.Villa were playing with a man more than their opponents from the 12th minute when Blades captain John Egan was shown a straight red card having been deemed to have denied Ollie Watkins ...Full Story »

Emiliano Martinez is expected to make his Aston Villa debut against Sheffield United on Monday.The goalkeeper joined from Arsenal for £20million this week with Tom Heaton not due to make his comeback from a knee injury for at least another month.Wesley remains out with the serious knee injury he suffered at the start of the year. Summer buys Matty Cash and Ollie Watkins are in line for the...Full Story »

Manchester United transfer target Jack Grealish has penned a five-year contract extension with Aston Villa. Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish has committed his future to the club by signing a five-year contract extension which puts to bed any rumours of a potential move to Manchester United. United have been keeping track of the newly-capped England international and were considering making a ...Full Story »

The FA Cup final hero keeper "could not be happier to leave through the front door" with his head held high as the Gunners' longest-serving player. Tearful Emiliano Martinez was as much an FA Cup final hero for Arsenal as two-goal Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Credit: Getty Images - Getty Argentinian Martinez has completed a medical and agreed a four-year Villa deal worth around £60,000 a wee...Full Story »

Jack Grealish celebrated his new contract at Aston Villa by scoring late on against Burton to help send his team through to the third round of the Carabao Cup.The tie looked to be heading for a penalty shoot-out after club record signing Ollie Watkins had scored Villa’s equaliser late in the first half to cancel out Colin Daniel’s opener for the League One side after only 68 seconds....Full Story »

Burton are without midfielder John-Joe O’Toole for Tuesday’s Carabao Cup second-round tie against Premier League Aston Villa through suspension.O’Toole must serve a ban after his sending off in the final minute of Saturday’s defeat at Fleetwood in Sky Bet League One.New signing Charles Vernam is still sidelined with the knee injury sustained against Accrington in round on...Full Story »

NO expense was spared as Mauro Icardi and Wanda Nara jetted off for a break in Ibiza. The couple boarded a private jet, lounged in their infinity pool and partied with Neymar. Icardi and Nara were joined by Paris Saint-Germain team-mate Keylor Navas and his partner Andrea Salas. Nara, 33, bombarded her 6.9million Instagram followers with pictures from their incredible trip. Football's most...Full Story »

Harry Maguire was enjoying his holiday at a £29,000-a-week luxury villa in Mykonos with eight bedrooms and a private infinity pool before getting arrested on Friday morning, leading to a guilty conviction which the Manchester United defender is appealing Harry Maguire was staying at an £29,000-a-week luxury villa on Mykonos that boasted eight bedrooms and an infinity pool before being...Full Story »

Villa plan to spend big and have several targets but the forward, 22, is their priority. Celtic striker Odsonne Edouard is being eyed up by Aston Villa Credit: Getty Images - Getty Boss Dean Smith is also keen on Ollie Watkins and Said Benrahma from his old club Brentford. But he first wants to find out if Edouard can be snatched from the Scottish champions after bagging 28 goals last season....Full Story »

Let's start our 7M Daily Laugh today.   Sevilla crowned Europa League champions for the 6th time   Messi >> ??   Ronaldo did it in 1998. Romelu Lukaku’s done it in 2020.   Juventus Fans Right Now:   This Summer we might not have the Euros.   5': Inter 1-0 Sevilla13': Inter 1-1 Sevilla33': Inter 1-2 Sevilla35': Inter 2-2 Sevilla74': Inter 2-...Full Story »

Diego Carlos put a torrid outing behind him to be an unlikely matchwinner as Sevilla claimed Europa League glory for the sixth time. Sevilla claimed a record sixth Europa League triumph this century as Diego Carlos proved an unlikely hero in a thrilling 3-2 win over Inter in Cologne. Romelu Lukaku gave Inter a fifth-minute lead from the penalty spot – Diego Carlos might have been sent ...Full Story »

Luuk de Jong has insisted he was primed to play his part in a sixth Europa League triumph for Sevilla after helping them see off Inter Milan.The former Borussia Monchengladbach and Newcastle striker reprised his heroics when, after his winner had dumped Manchester United out of the competition at the semi-final stage, he scored twice in the Spaniards’ 3-2 final victory over Antonio Conte&r...Full Story »

Romelu Lukaku’s own goal handed Sevilla a record-extending sixth Europa League triumph as Inter Milan’s hopes died in agonising fashion.The Belgium international, who had put his side ahead with a fifth-minute penalty, stabbed Diego Carlos’ 74th-minute acrobatic effort into his own net at the RheinEnergieStadion as the LaLiga outfit fought back to win a pulsating encounter 3-2 ...Full Story »