Aston Villa’s academy youngsters produced a valiant effort as Liverpool survived a first-half scare to win 4-1 and progress to the fourth round of the FA Cup. Sadio Mane gave Liverpool an early lead but the sides were level at the break thanks to Louie Barry.
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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 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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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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Aston Villa have signed veteran goalkeeper Pepe Reina on loan from AC Milan. The 37 year old Spaniard has been brought in to replace the injured Tom Heaton.
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