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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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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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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