London, Jan 28 (IANS) West Ham United have completed the signing of winger Adama Traore from Fulham as the club continues to strengthen its squad during the January transfer window in a bid to move away from the Premier League 2026 relegation zone.The 30-year-old Spain international has signed a deal until the end of the season, with West Ham holding the option to extend the contract for another year.Traore found very limited opportunities at Fulham this season, starting only two Premier League …
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London, Jan 28 (IANS) England striker Tammy Abraham has completed a move back to Aston Villa from Besiktas, signing a four-and-a-half-year contract with the Premier League title contenders.The 28-year-old returns to English football for the first time since joining Roma in 2021. Abraham had been on loan at Besiktas, but the Turkish club activated their 11 million pounds purchase option from Roma on Monday. It was reported that Villa would pay Besiktas a fee of 21 million euros to secure his tran…
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Aston Villa secured a place in the UEFA Europa League round of 16 with a game to spare after a 1-0 victory over Fenerbahce. Jadon Sancho’s first goal in Villa colours was enough to tie up all three points for Unai Emery’s men on Matchday Seven, as he headed Matty Cash’s cross home on 25 minutes.Villa almost doubled their advantage shortly after the hour, Cash’s long-range effort smacking the upright. The hosts stepped up their efforts to level the contest, with Mar…
London, Jan 19 (IANS) Aston Villa missed the chance to move second in the Premier League after a 1-0 home defeat to Everton.Thierno Barry scored in the 57th minute for his third goal in four games to settle the match after an error by Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez.The loss ended Villa’s run of 11 straight home wins and left Unai Emery’s side behind Arsenal and Manchester City in the table, reports Xinhua.Newcastle United also missed an opportunity to move into the top five as it was h…
London, Jan 16 (IANS) Michael Carrick will make his debut as interim coach of former champions Manchester United with one of the toughest games imaginable as his side hosts neighbour and cross-town rivals Manchester City at Old Trafford on Saturday.Carrick was three games in charge at Manchester United at the end of 2021, but will now be holding fort for the rest of the season and takes over after another difficult week following an FA Cup exit at home to Brighton.A win at home to Pep Guardiola’…
London, Jan 8 (IANS) Benjamin Sesko’s second-half double was only enough for a 2-2 draw at struggling Burnley in Darren Fletcher’s first game as Manchester United’s interim head coach.Fletcher stepped in after Ruben Amorim was dismissed on Monday, and the former Man Utd midfielder may have been fearing the worst when Ayden Heaven’s early own goal handed Burnley the lead at Turf Moor.But after United defender Lisandro Martinez saw what would have been a first-half equaliser ruled out, Sesko produ…
London, Jan 7 (IANS) The Premier League’s festive fixture crunch reaches its final stretch this week, with eight matches on Wednesday before leaders Arsenal host Liverpool on Thursday in the fourth round of games in a hectic holiday schedule.Arsenal welcome Liverpool after an impressive run through Christmas and New Year that has opened a six-point lead at the top. Mikel Arteta has also been boosted by the returns of Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Magalhaes, giving him more scope to rotate his squad….
London, Jan 4 (IANS) Declan Rice scored two second-half goals as Arsenal won 3-2 away to Bournemouth to open up a six-point lead at the top of the Premier League.The England midfielder netted both of his goals from near the edge of the Bournemouth penalty area, after assists from Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka in the 54th and 71st minutes respectively.Bournemouth opened the scoring after 10 minutes when a bad mistake from Arsenal’s Gabriel allowed Evanilson to put the home side ahead, but the d…
London, Jan 2 (IANS) Arsenal have the chance to re-open a seven-point lead at the top of the Premier League standings on Saturday when Mikel Arteta’s side travels to play Bournemouth in a crucial match.Arsenal’s excellent second-half display saw them put four goals past Aston Villa to strengthen their title claim, while ending Villa’s 11-game run in all competitions. Manchester City’s 0-0 draw at Sunderland on Thursday night saw Pep Guardiola’s side slip behind in what is in danger of being a tw…
London, Jan 1 (IANS) Aston Villa have made a move to sign Newcastle United striker William Osula in their first major trade in the January transfer window as manager Unai Emery looks to bring in attacking reinforcements to strengthen the squad in the second half of the English season, media reports said on Thursday.Aston Villa are having a sensational season and are currently placed third in the Premier League standings behind Arsenal (45 points) and Manchester City (40), trailing by just one po…