El Ghazi strikes as Villa fight back to draw with Chelsea

Chelsea ended the year with just one win in five as Anwar El Ghazi’s controversial equaliser earned Aston Villa a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge. Olivier Giroud gave the Blues a first half lead but El Ghazi’s strike earned Villa a valuable point.

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Newcastle v Aston Villa game postponed due to Covid cases

Newcastle United’s trip to Aston Villa on Friday night has been postponed after the north-east club reported a “significant” rise in cases of Covid-19 within their first-team bubble and the Premier League board agreed to a request to delay the game.

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Son strikes at the death as Spurs deny Villa

Heung-Min Son scored a dramatic stoppage-time winner as Tottenham put significant pressure on Chelsea in the top-four race with a 3-2 win at Aston Villa. The relegation-threatened hosts bossed the early stages and took a deserving lead but Spurs rallied to take all three points.

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