Aston Villa

Aston Villa

3rd in English Premier League
When will James Milner break the Premier League appearance record? He is edging closer When will James Milner break the Premier League appearance record? He is edging closer

James Milner is on the cusp of breaking the Premier League's all-time appearance record having equalled the tally.

Chris Kavanagh off Premier League weekend officiating after FA Cup errors Chris Kavanagh off Premier League weekend officiating after FA Cup errors

Chris Kavanagh has not been appointed to referee a Premier League game this weekend after a series of errors during the Aston Villa v Newcastle FA Cup tie last Saturday.

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Wayne Rooney: FA Cup refereeing errors show over-reliance on VAR Wayne Rooney: FA Cup refereeing errors show over-reliance on VAR

Wayne Rooney believes errors made during the Aston Villa v Newcastle FA Cup tie at the weekend show there is an over-reliance on VAR.

Is soccer better without VAR? FA Cup shows nobody really knows Is soccer better without VAR? FA Cup shows nobody really knows

Neither the third or fourth rounds of the FA Cup used VAR, yet they produced opposite reactions on whether soccer needs the technology.

Nicol: Decisions in Aston Villa vs. Newcastle shows why VAR is needed Nicol: Decisions in Aston Villa vs. Newcastle shows why VAR is needed

Steve Nicol reacts to some of the refereeing decisions in Newcastle's FA Cup win over Aston Villa.

Newcastle's Eddie Howe says referees too reliant on VAR after FA Cup blunders Newcastle's Eddie Howe says referees too reliant on VAR after FA Cup blunders

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe believes referees have become too reliant on VAR after Chris Kavanagh's horror show in his side's 3-1 FA Cup win at 10-man Aston Villa.

Newcastle knock Aston Villa out of FA Cup after Marco Bizot red card Newcastle knock Aston Villa out of FA Cup after Marco Bizot red card

Sandro Tonali scored twice as Newcastle overcame a raft of baffling refereeing decisions by Chris Kavanagh to beat 10-man Aston Villa 3-1.

Late Hinshelwood own-goal gives Villa three crucial points in top-five race Late Hinshelwood own-goal gives Villa three crucial points in top-five race

Jack Hinshelwood scored a late own goal which handed Aston Villa a scrappy 1-0 Premier League victory over Brighton.

Milner equals Premier League appearance record: His wild career stats Milner equals Premier League appearance record: His wild career stats

James Milner equaled a Premier League record that many thought would never be matched when he featured for Brighton against Crystal Palace on Sunday.

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 27 +32 58
2 Manchester City 26 +30 53
3 Aston Villa 26 +10 50
4 Manchester United 26 +10 45
5 Chelsea 26 +17 44
6 Liverpool 26 +6 42
7 Brentford 26 +5 40
8 Everton 26 -1 37
9 AFC Bournemouth 26 -2 37
10 Newcastle United 26 0 36
11 Sunderland 26 -3 36
12 Fulham 26 -5 34
13 Crystal Palace 26 -4 32
14 Brighton & Hove A.. 26 0 31
15 Leeds United 26 -9 30
16 Tottenham Hotspur 26 -1 29
17 Nottingham Forest 26 -13 27
18 West Ham United 26 -17 24
19 Burnley 26 -23 18
20 Wolverhampton Wan.. 27 -32 10
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Team Leaders

Top Scorers

# Player Goals M A
27 Morgan Rogers 8 26 5
11 Ollie Watkins 8 25 1
10 Emiliano Buend.. 5 24 2

Top Assists

# Player Assists M G
27 Morgan Rogers 5 26 8
12 Lucas Digne 4 23 0
8 Youri Tieleman.. 4 17 0