Aston Villa

Luis Miguel Echegaray looks at the reasons behind Aston Villa deciding to extend Unai Emery's contract until 2027.

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has extended his contract until 2027, the club said Tuesday.

Aston Villa stormed back from a goal down to beat Bournemouth 3-1 on Sunday, with strikes from Morgan Rogers, Moussa Diaby and Leon Bailey helping the Birmingham side to strengthen their grip on fourth place in the Premier League.

Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez is to miss the first leg of his team's UEFA Conference League (UECL) semifinal first leg against Olympiacos after receiving a yellow card in the penalty shootout against Lille.

World Cup winner Emiliano Martínez produced more shootout heroics against French opposition, saving twice to help Aston Villa beat Lille 4-3 on penalties to reach the Europa Conference League semifinals in France on Thursday.

ESPN FC's Steve Nicol says Arsenal handed a huge advantage to title rivals Manchester City after their crushing defeat at home to Aston Villa.

Arsenal's failure to go top of the Premier League table hands the advantage to Manchester City, but all is not lost for Mikel Arteta and his Gunners.

Arsenal were stunned by two late Aston Villa goals as they lost 2-0 at home on Sunday to hand the initiative in the Premier League title race to defending champions Manchester City.

Aston Villa were dealt a body blow in their battle with Tottenham for fourth spot as they drew 3-3 with Brentford at Villa Park on Saturday.

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