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Adnan Januzaj maintained Manchester United's stranglehold on Aston Villa as they extended their unbeaten league run at Villa Park to 20 years with a 1-0 win. The midfielder netted for the first time since April 2014 to settle an uneventful game which the visitors comfortably controlled. United have now not lost at Villa Park in […]

Bayern Munich got their quest for a fourth straight Bundesliga title off to an emphatic start with a 5-0 win over Hamburg on Friday night. No team has ever won four Bundesliga titles in a row, but after goals from Medhi Benatia and Robert Lewandowski were added to by a Thomas Muller brace and a […]

Everton defender Leighton Baines has been ruled out for three months after ankle surgery so 19-year-old Brendon Galloway is expected to deputise at left-back again at Southampton. Forward Kevin Mirallas has recovered from the ankle injury which forced him off against Watford last weekend. Gerard Deulofeu, Aiden McGeady and Muhamed Besic all returned to training […]

Roberto Soldado is on the verge of moving back to Spain after Tottenham announced they had reached an agreement to sell the striker to Villarreal. Soldado became Spurs' most expensive signing when he moved to north London from Valencia for £26million in August 2013. But he scored just 16 goals in 76 appearances over the […]

Aston Villa have completed the signing of Adama Traore from Barcelona. The 19-year-old has penned a five-year deal, Aston Villa announced in a statement, and the transfer fee could rise to from an initial 10 million euros (£7.1million) to 12 million euros (£8.6million) if certain clauses are met. Barcelona have a first refusal option on […]

Chelsea club doctor Eva Carneiro may return to the bench in future despite the furore of her banishment for Sunday's match with Manchester City, manager Jose Mourinho said today. The Chelsea boss has been heavily criticized for his reaction towards Carneiro and head physiotherapist Jon Fearn entering the field of play to treat Eden Hazard […]

Hugo Lloris is ready to start for Tottenham after head coach Mauricio Pochettino reported a fully-fit squad ahead of Saturday's match against Stoke. The 28-year-old goalkeeper sustained a fractured wrist in pre-season and was only fit enough to start the season-opener at Manchester United from the bench, although he played 90 minutes for Spurs' Under-21s […]

Aston Villa host Manchester United in the first Premier League clash of the weekend on Friday night. Here, Press Association Sport looks at five of the main talking points ahead of the match. 1) CAN WAYNE ROONEY PROVE HE IS THE RIGHT MAN TO LEAD UNITED'S ATTACK? Wayne Rooney started last year's draw at Villa […]

Swansea manager Garry Monk feels the row over Chelsea doctor Eva Carneiro going on to the pitch at Stamford Bridge last weekend overshadowed his side's performance against the Barclays Premier League champions. Monk's men held Chelsea to a 2-2 draw but most of the subsequent headlines have centred on first-team doctor Carneiro rushing on to […]

Leicester have handed striker Jamie Vardy a "substantial fine" and said he will take diversity awareness training after the England international was filmed using racist language in a casino. The S*n on Sunday published a video showing Vardy abusing a fellow gambler and calling him "Jap" on three occasions. The incident is reported to have […]

New Stoke winger Xherdan Shaqiri has shrugged off the accusation his key motivation in joining the club was money. Ex-Bayern Munich man Shaqiri completed his switch from Inter Milan to Stoke on Tuesday for a club-record £12million on a five-year contract. The news has prompted criticism from former Bayern and Germany midfielder Stefan Effenberg, who […]

Chelsea doctor Eva Carneiro could have grounds to launch claims of constructive dismissal and sex discrimination if her role is changed as a result of criticism from manager Jose Mourinho. That is the view of lawyer Glenn Hayes as the fall-out from Mourinho's weekend outburst following his side's 2-2 draw with Swansea continues. The Portuguese […]

Bayer Leverkusen have beaten off competition from Leicester City to sign Chilean midfielder Charles Aranguiz from Brazilian club Internacional. The 26-year-old, one of Chile's stars at the recent Copa America, has signed a five-year contract with the Bundesliga club after passing a medical on Wednesday. "We're pleased that our persistency paid off and that Charles […]

Everton manager Roberto Martinez is adamant John Stones will not be sold and insists Barnsley defender Mason Holgate is not being signed as a replacement. England center-back Stones has been the subject of two failed bids from Chelsea, the last worth £26million, but Jose Mourinho shows no signs of giving up his pursuit while Manchester […]

Tim Sherwood has praised Aston Villa chairman Randy Lerner for sanctioning his summer spending spree. The owner was looking to leave after officially putting the club on the market last year, but after failing to sell he gave Sherwood the green light to spend. Barcelona's Adama Traore is close to becoming Villa's 10th signing of […]