Aston Villa did not trouble David Raya in the Arsenal goal as they suffered back-to-back Premier League defeats, but Unai Emery is upbeat. The post Emery insists Villa took ‘step forward’ versus Arsenal despite lack of goal threat appeared first on SoccerNews.
The smile on Declan Rice’s face with six minutes of normal time remaining said it all. He had just shut down Ian Maatsen as the Aston Villa full-back zoomed into the box. Arsenal, for whom Bukayo Saka scored the only goal, were authoritative and seemingly took great satisfaction in keeping Villa at arm’s length.Unai Emery’s work‑in‑progress side struggled to test the champions, David Raya untroubled. The records will show Villa have lost their first two league matches of a season without scoring for the first time since 2002 but, despite successive defeats, this time there was no capitulation. Continue reading...
Everton's search for a striker has taken them to AS Monaco after they agreed a £40m deal for Folarin Balogun. Balogun made headlines during the World Cup when President Donald Trump made representations to Fifa to get his red card overturned after he was sent off playing for the United Stated in their last 32 game against Bosnia and Herzagovina. Everton manager David Moyes will be hoping he can create new stories if he completes the formalities of his deal such as his medical and moves to Merseyside before the transfer deadline.
HLN is reporting that Union St Gilloise striker Mohammed Fuseini is set for a move to Birmingham City. The Ghanaian forward was not in the squad for the sides victory in the Brussels derby against And...
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