Second-half goals from James Chester and substitute Scott Hogan gave Aston Villa a 2-0 Sky Bet Championship victory at the DW Stadium that pushes Wigan closer to relegation. The hosts were being led for the first time by interim boss Graham Barrow, but were unable to improve on their miserable home form that contributed to Warren Joyce losing his job at the start of the week. Wigan should have...Full Story »

James Chester's first goal for Aston Villa enabled the Birmingham club to record a 1-0 Championship home win over Derby - their first victory in 11 games and a first in 2017, The change in fortunes is a major relief for Villa and their manager, Steve Bruce, following five successive defeats. For Derby it was a familiar outcome at Villa Park where they have now lost on each of their last 10 vis...Full Story »

Wales reached the last four of a major tournament for the first time in their history by beating Belgium 3-1 and will now meet Ronaldo's Portugal in Lyon on Wednesday for a place in the Paris final on July 10. But they must do so without influential playmaker Aaron Ramsey and key defender Ben Davies, who has been part of an impressive three-man Wales central defence alongside Chester and skip...Full Story »

James Chester in action for Wales against Netherlands Wales defender James Chester admits his hopes of playing at Euro 2016 are suffering from a lack of regular first-team football at West Brom. Chester has made just one Premier League start since joining Albion from Hull City in the summer, coming on the opening weekend of the season against Manchester City. He did play for his country on F...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers boss Darrell Clarke is hopeful of having Ellis Harrison available for Sunday's visit of Oxford. The striker is with the Wales Under-21 squad, who played on Friday night, but will link up with Rovers ahead of their League Two clash. Gibraltar international Jake Gosling will still be away while Clarke has to decide whether to keep Tyler Little in his starting line-up after the you...Full Story »

Stoke salvaged a controversial late point against 10-man Hull after captain Ryan Shawcross bundled home from point-blank range seven minutes from time. The Tigers had James Chester sent off after only 14 minutes but appeared on course to claim an unlikely win after Nikica Jelavic's instinctive finish gave them the lead shortly before half-time. Indeed, for much of the 76 minutes they played wi...Full Story »

QPR's return to the Barclays Premier League began in defeat as James Chester's second-half header gave Hull a 1-0 victory on the opening day of the new season. Rangers were handed a golden opportunity to salvage a draw in the 84th minute when referee Craig Pawson awarded the hosts a penalty but Charlie Austin's effort was saved by Allan McGregor. Harry Redknapp's side enjoyed the majority of p...Full Story »

Manchester United came back from two goals down to defeat a spirited Hull 3-2 at the KC Stadium, with former Red Devil James Chester deciding things with a second-half own-goal. Chester, a one-time United trainee, had opened the scoring with a close-range finish in the fourth minute and, after heading in at the wrong end, had a glorious chance to finish it in injury time only for David De Gea t...Full Story »