Villa two points off top after narrow win over Arsenal

John McGinn’s early goal was enough to earn Aston Villa a 1-0 win over Arsenal that moves them to within two points of the Premier League summit. The Gunners were knocked off the top of the table by Liverpool earlier on Saturday and faced a formidable task if they wanted to regain their place, with Villa winning 14 consecutive home matches.

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Watkins on target as Villa trounce AZ Alkmaar

Aston Villa climbed to the top of Group E in the Europa Conference League after a classy victory against Dutch side AZ Alkmaar at AFAS Stadion. Leon Bailey and Youri Tielemans got Villa off to the perfect start with a goal apiece in the space of 10 first-half minutes.

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Villa claim deserved win over lacklustre Tottenham

Aston Villa increased the pressure on Tottenham manager Antonio Conte with victory at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. An error by goalkeeper Hugo Lloris in his first game back since the World Cup allowed Emiliano Buendia to score before Douglas Luiz doubled the lead. A lacklustre Spurs, who fell out of the Premier League top four on Saturday, have now won only two of their past seven matches.

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Aston Villa appoint Unai Emery as new manager

Aston Villa have appointed Unai Emery as their next head coach after holding decisive talks today. Emery will leave his position at Villarreal to take charge of the Villains who sacked Steven Gerrard last week.

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Liverpool survive Villarreal onslaught to reach Champions League Final

Liverpool survived a scare against Villarreal to move into the Champions League final – and keep their hopes of winning an unprecedented quadruple alive. The Yellow Submarine raced into a two goal lead to draw level on aggregate but a second half comeback saw the Red comfortably book their place in Paris..

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