Club America defeated Aston Villa 1-0 in Friendlies Clubs. The fixture is part of the Club Friendlies 4 stage in the 2024 season. The match was played at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. The full-time result capped a Club America vs Aston Villa meeting in Friendlies Clubs with detailed post-match statistics available on Sportra. This match centre covers lineups, live events, player ratings, team statistics, xG, head-to-head history, and related news for Club America and Aston Villa. On Sportra you can view xG, lineups, match statistics, events, player ratings, predictions, head-to-head history, and related news for this fixture.
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Club America defeated Aston Villa 1-0 in Friendlies Clubs. The fixture is part of the Club Friendlies 4 stage in the 2024 season. The match was played at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. The full-time result capped a Club America vs Aston Villa meeting in Friendlies Clubs with detailed post-match statistics available on Sportra. This match centre covers lineups, live events, player ratings, team statistics, xG, head-to-head history, and related news for Club America and Aston Villa. On Sportra you can view xG, lineups, match statistics, events, player ratings, predictions, head-to-head history, and related news for this fixture.
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Manchester United have lost their opening Premier League game in four of the last seven seasons (W3), while it's the first time in their league history they've lost on MD1 to a newly promoted side (P14 W10 D3 L1). Marcus Rashford made his first Premier League appearance since April 2025 for Aston Villa v Manchester City, appearing for Manchester United in the competition for the first time since December 2024 v Nottingham Forest.
Aston Villa are looking to add immediate quality to their team, and they’ve identified a former Bayern man. If you enjoy CaughtOffside coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content. The Premier League is a brutal […] The post Aston Villa take “crucial step” to secure top Champions League player on free transfer appeared first on CaughtOffside.
After superb seasons in 2025-26, Brighton and Aston Villa begin what promise to be intriguing campaigns for both at Amex Stadium on Sunday (14:00 BST). The Seagulls finished last term strongly, snatching a place in the Conference League as a result. While there is excitement about another continental adventure, it has been a busy summer of transfer activity for head coach Fabian Hurzeler to contend with.
Kosta Nedeljkovic does not feel under pressure playing in the right-back position former Ibrox captain James Tavernier made his own for 11 years. The 20-year-old joined Rangers on loan from Aston Villa on Wednesday and made his debut the following day as a substitute in the 1-0 home win against Jablonec in their Conference League play-off first leg. "Ibrox is one of the famous and most popular stadiums in the world, so it's a big desire to play here, it was an amazing atmosphere, so I'm very happy to make my debut for this amazing club and we are going step-by-step," Serbia international Nedeljkovic said.
Shearer gives us his predictions for the opening weekend of the new season (Picture: James Gill – Danehouse/Getty Images) Alan Shearer is back with his Premier League predictions for the opening weekend of the new season. Arsenal got the defence of their crown off to a winning start, sweeping past newly-promoted Coventry City at the Emirates on Friday night. Another new arrival in Hull City get their campaign up and running against Manchester United this afternoon with new-look Tottenham in action away to Brentford later on this evening. Newcastle United host Liverpool in Sunday’s showpiece with a west London derby seeing us home on Monday night with Fulham taking on Chelsea at Craven Cottage. Exclusive Premier League previews Get ahead of the start of the season with our weekly football newsletter. Sign up now for free. As ever, England legend and Betfair ambassador Alan Shearer has revealed his Premier League predictions to Metro. Hull vs Manchester United I think it’s going to be a different season for Man United, Michael Carrick has done a very good job. He deserves the chance to go again. I know the Carlos Baleba transfer is still ongoing, but Man United will have too much for Hull. Fernandes hoping to lead United to silverware (Picture: Sportsfile) Prediction: Man United win Betfair Predicts Hull: 10%Draw: 19%Man United: 72% Ipswich vs Sunderland I’m always wary, and I know I’m going against what I’ve said in terms of Hull and Coventry, but particularly when a newly promoted team is at home and they’re playing a club like Sunderland, I’m always wary in the first four or five games that the atmosphere will be unbelievable. So, I’m going to say Ipswich home win. Prediction: Ipswich win Sunderland looking to replicate last season’s success (Picture: Action Images via Reuters) Betfair Predicts Ipswich: 35%Draw: 29%Sunderland: 36% Everton vs Crystal Palace I think Everton will have enough against Crystal Palace in this one. I think Everton will be rocking on the first game of the season. Everyone will be excited. So, I’m going to say Everton home win. Prediction: Everton win Betfair Predicts Everton: 43%Draw: 28%Crystal Palace: 29% Nottingham Forest v Leeds This is a really tough one to predict. I’m going to go a draw. I think Leeds will do all right this season. They made a couple of good signings. So, I’m going to go a draw. Oliver Glasner is a really good appointment by Forest, he knows the Premier League and did unbelievably well at Palace. Prediction: Draw Leeds have recruited well this summer (Picture: Getty Images) Betfair Predicts Nottingham Forest:41%Draw: 29%Leeds: 30% Brentford vs Tottenham This is another tough one. Spurs have spent an absolute fortune but this is a tough one to call. Brentford last season were unbelievable. Keith Andrews was up there as one of the best managers of the season. Tiago up front had an incredible season. I’m going to go draw. Prediction: Draw Roberto De Zerbi overseeing a new-look Tottenham team (Picture: Reuters) Betfair Predicts Brentford:40%Draw: 26%Spurs: 35% Manchester City vs Bournemouth As poor as Man City were made to look last weekend by Arsenal, I do still think they’ll have enough to beat Bournemouth. Prediction: Man City win Betfair Predicts Man City: 66%Draw: 20%Bournemouth: 15% Brighton vs Aston Villa Another tough one to call. Villa have been stripped of their best players, I read a really good article the other day about the number of players being bought by top six clubs from the rest of the Premier League is growing year on year and Aston Villa and Newcastle have both been a victim of that this season. They’ve lost Rodgers, Konsa, Tielemans and they might be losing Watkins. It’s tough. Emery is an unbelievable manager, and he is their biggest asset, I’d be concerned for them if he wasn’t there and in charge, but because he is I still think they’ll have a decent season. This will be a tricky first test, so I’ll say it will be a draw. Prediction: Draw Villa signed Garn
Manchester United are looking to sign a left-back before the transfer window closes. They were interested in signing Lewis Hall from Newcastle United, but the Magpies are demanding over £60 million for the defender. David Raum could be a Manchester United target Manchester United are unwilling to pay that kind of money for the young […] The post Manchester United abandon move for PL ace and turn to 28-year-old Bundesliga star appeared first on CaughtOffside.
Nicolas Jackson has been linked with a move away from Chelsea, and multiple clubs are keen on signing him. According to Football Insider, Tottenham and Aston Villa have approached Chelsea about signing the player. Nicolas Jackson needs to leave Chelsea Jackson is unlikely to get regular game time at Chelsea, so a move would be […] The post Tottenham and Aston Villa make approach to sign 30-goal striker from rivals appeared first on CaughtOffside.
United have paid £50million for Andrey Santos and £35m for Youri Tielemans, and hope to complete their midfield rebuild after offering Brighton £65m for Carlos Baleba.
The winger was left out of Mikel Arteta's squad for their 3-0 victory over Frank Lampard's Coventry City on the opening night of the Premier League season.
Former Arsenal defender Martin Keown (Picture: Getty) Martin Keown believes Martin Odegaard is still ‘under pressure’ in an Arsenal shirt after the Gunners picked up a 3-0 win over Coventry City on Friday. The Premier League champions got their title defence underway with a flawless performance against the newly-promoted Sky Blues at the Emirates. Goals from Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka put Arsenal in control early on before Odegaard added a third shortly after the break. The Arsenal captain, who was named player of the match, has made a fast start to the season, having opened his goalscoring account in last weekend’s Community Shield. Exclusive Premier League previews Get ahead of the start of the season with our weekly football newsletter. Sign up now for free. But Keown believes the Norwegian midfielder needs to maintain those levels, especially after an injury-hit campaign last season, in which he only started 16 league matches. ‘We need him back,’ Keown told Stan Sport at full-time. ‘He’s probably the one player who’s under more pressure than anybody else because he’s got Eze in the background and young Dowman is going to be an amazing talent. Martin Odegaard got on the scoresheet against Coventry (Picture: Getty) ‘So it’s important our captain is actually leading the way, and he was great again tonight.’ Fellow goalscorer Saka was another who dealt with injuries towards the end of last season, but looked back to his dangerous best in the opening match of this campaign. Asked about the England winger’s performance, Keown added: ‘Every time he gets the ball, he has to do damage. ‘Last season, of course, the Achilles wasn’t at his best. It looks as if he’s over those handicaps and we can see the best of him. @flemingben An ominous display from the defending champions… 😬😬 #arsenalfc #premierleague #coventry ♬ original sound – Ben Fleming: Sports Journalist ‘He’s a tremendous, very humble individual; he kind of sets the standards. ‘He’s been the key player for Arteta since he’s been at the club and in order for Arsenal to win things, he’s got to be at his best. So good news that he doesn’t have any injury concerns anymore.’ And Keown was also keen to highlight the performance of new signing Christos Tzolis, who impressed in his first league start following his £34million move from Club Brugge earlier this summer. ‘I thought he was as good as a debutant, as I’ve seen since maybe Freddie Ljungberg back in the day,’ he said. ‘I don’t want to go overboard, but everything he did, the first goal he’s involved in, he shuts the ball down. He’s involved, obviously, as well for the cross when Saka scores. ‘It was a shame Bruno wasn’t fit because, between the two of them last year, I think they had 54 goal involvements, but this kid is looking to me like a really good signing.’ For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source
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Manchester United have lost their opening Premier League game in four of the last seven seasons (W3), while it's the first time in their league history they've lost on MD1 to a newly promoted side (P14 W10 D3 L1). Marcus Rashford made his first Premier League appearance since April 2025 for Aston Villa v Manchester City, appearing for Manchester United in the competition for the first time since December 2024 v Nottingham Forest.
Aston Villa are looking to add immediate quality to their team, and they’ve identified a former Bayern man. If you enjoy CaughtOffside coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content. The Premier League is a brutal […] The post Aston Villa take “crucial step” to secure top Champions League player on free transfer appeared first on CaughtOffside.
After superb seasons in 2025-26, Brighton and Aston Villa begin what promise to be intriguing campaigns for both at Amex Stadium on Sunday (14:00 BST). The Seagulls finished last term strongly, snatching a place in the Conference League as a result. While there is excitement about another continental adventure, it has been a busy summer of transfer activity for head coach Fabian Hurzeler to contend with.
Kosta Nedeljkovic does not feel under pressure playing in the right-back position former Ibrox captain James Tavernier made his own for 11 years. The 20-year-old joined Rangers on loan from Aston Villa on Wednesday and made his debut the following day as a substitute in the 1-0 home win against Jablonec in their Conference League play-off first leg. "Ibrox is one of the famous and most popular stadiums in the world, so it's a big desire to play here, it was an amazing atmosphere, so I'm very happy to make my debut for this amazing club and we are going step-by-step," Serbia international Nedeljkovic said.
Shearer gives us his predictions for the opening weekend of the new season (Picture: James Gill – Danehouse/Getty Images) Alan Shearer is back with his Premier League predictions for the opening weekend of the new season. Arsenal got the defence of their crown off to a winning start, sweeping past newly-promoted Coventry City at the Emirates on Friday night. Another new arrival in Hull City get their campaign up and running against Manchester United this afternoon with new-look Tottenham in action away to Brentford later on this evening. Newcastle United host Liverpool in Sunday’s showpiece with a west London derby seeing us home on Monday night with Fulham taking on Chelsea at Craven Cottage. Exclusive Premier League previews Get ahead of the start of the season with our weekly football newsletter. Sign up now for free. As ever, England legend and Betfair ambassador Alan Shearer has revealed his Premier League predictions to Metro. Hull vs Manchester United I think it’s going to be a different season for Man United, Michael Carrick has done a very good job. He deserves the chance to go again. I know the Carlos Baleba transfer is still ongoing, but Man United will have too much for Hull. Fernandes hoping to lead United to silverware (Picture: Sportsfile) Prediction: Man United win Betfair Predicts Hull: 10%Draw: 19%Man United: 72% Ipswich vs Sunderland I’m always wary, and I know I’m going against what I’ve said in terms of Hull and Coventry, but particularly when a newly promoted team is at home and they’re playing a club like Sunderland, I’m always wary in the first four or five games that the atmosphere will be unbelievable. So, I’m going to say Ipswich home win. Prediction: Ipswich win Sunderland looking to replicate last season’s success (Picture: Action Images via Reuters) Betfair Predicts Ipswich: 35%Draw: 29%Sunderland: 36% Everton vs Crystal Palace I think Everton will have enough against Crystal Palace in this one. I think Everton will be rocking on the first game of the season. Everyone will be excited. So, I’m going to say Everton home win. Prediction: Everton win Betfair Predicts Everton: 43%Draw: 28%Crystal Palace: 29% Nottingham Forest v Leeds This is a really tough one to predict. I’m going to go a draw. I think Leeds will do all right this season. They made a couple of good signings. So, I’m going to go a draw. Oliver Glasner is a really good appointment by Forest, he knows the Premier League and did unbelievably well at Palace. Prediction: Draw Leeds have recruited well this summer (Picture: Getty Images) Betfair Predicts Nottingham Forest:41%Draw: 29%Leeds: 30% Brentford vs Tottenham This is another tough one. Spurs have spent an absolute fortune but this is a tough one to call. Brentford last season were unbelievable. Keith Andrews was up there as one of the best managers of the season. Tiago up front had an incredible season. I’m going to go draw. Prediction: Draw Roberto De Zerbi overseeing a new-look Tottenham team (Picture: Reuters) Betfair Predicts Brentford:40%Draw: 26%Spurs: 35% Manchester City vs Bournemouth As poor as Man City were made to look last weekend by Arsenal, I do still think they’ll have enough to beat Bournemouth. Prediction: Man City win Betfair Predicts Man City: 66%Draw: 20%Bournemouth: 15% Brighton vs Aston Villa Another tough one to call. Villa have been stripped of their best players, I read a really good article the other day about the number of players being bought by top six clubs from the rest of the Premier League is growing year on year and Aston Villa and Newcastle have both been a victim of that this season. They’ve lost Rodgers, Konsa, Tielemans and they might be losing Watkins. It’s tough. Emery is an unbelievable manager, and he is their biggest asset, I’d be concerned for them if he wasn’t there and in charge, but because he is I still think they’ll have a decent season. This will be a tricky first test, so I’ll say it will be a draw. Prediction: Draw Villa signed Garn
Manchester United are looking to sign a left-back before the transfer window closes. They were interested in signing Lewis Hall from Newcastle United, but the Magpies are demanding over £60 million for the defender. David Raum could be a Manchester United target Manchester United are unwilling to pay that kind of money for the young […] The post Manchester United abandon move for PL ace and turn to 28-year-old Bundesliga star appeared first on CaughtOffside.
Nicolas Jackson has been linked with a move away from Chelsea, and multiple clubs are keen on signing him. According to Football Insider, Tottenham and Aston Villa have approached Chelsea about signing the player. Nicolas Jackson needs to leave Chelsea Jackson is unlikely to get regular game time at Chelsea, so a move would be […] The post Tottenham and Aston Villa make approach to sign 30-goal striker from rivals appeared first on CaughtOffside.
United have paid £50million for Andrey Santos and £35m for Youri Tielemans, and hope to complete their midfield rebuild after offering Brighton £65m for Carlos Baleba.
The winger was left out of Mikel Arteta's squad for their 3-0 victory over Frank Lampard's Coventry City on the opening night of the Premier League season.
Former Arsenal defender Martin Keown (Picture: Getty) Martin Keown believes Martin Odegaard is still ‘under pressure’ in an Arsenal shirt after the Gunners picked up a 3-0 win over Coventry City on Friday. The Premier League champions got their title defence underway with a flawless performance against the newly-promoted Sky Blues at the Emirates. Goals from Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka put Arsenal in control early on before Odegaard added a third shortly after the break. The Arsenal captain, who was named player of the match, has made a fast start to the season, having opened his goalscoring account in last weekend’s Community Shield. Exclusive Premier League previews Get ahead of the start of the season with our weekly football newsletter. Sign up now for free. But Keown believes the Norwegian midfielder needs to maintain those levels, especially after an injury-hit campaign last season, in which he only started 16 league matches. ‘We need him back,’ Keown told Stan Sport at full-time. ‘He’s probably the one player who’s under more pressure than anybody else because he’s got Eze in the background and young Dowman is going to be an amazing talent. Martin Odegaard got on the scoresheet against Coventry (Picture: Getty) ‘So it’s important our captain is actually leading the way, and he was great again tonight.’ Fellow goalscorer Saka was another who dealt with injuries towards the end of last season, but looked back to his dangerous best in the opening match of this campaign. Asked about the England winger’s performance, Keown added: ‘Every time he gets the ball, he has to do damage. ‘Last season, of course, the Achilles wasn’t at his best. It looks as if he’s over those handicaps and we can see the best of him. @flemingben An ominous display from the defending champions… 😬😬 #arsenalfc #premierleague #coventry ♬ original sound – Ben Fleming: Sports Journalist ‘He’s a tremendous, very humble individual; he kind of sets the standards. ‘He’s been the key player for Arteta since he’s been at the club and in order for Arsenal to win things, he’s got to be at his best. So good news that he doesn’t have any injury concerns anymore.’ And Keown was also keen to highlight the performance of new signing Christos Tzolis, who impressed in his first league start following his £34million move from Club Brugge earlier this summer. ‘I thought he was as good as a debutant, as I’ve seen since maybe Freddie Ljungberg back in the day,’ he said. ‘I don’t want to go overboard, but everything he did, the first goal he’s involved in, he shuts the ball down. He’s involved, obviously, as well for the cross when Saka scores. ‘It was a shame Bruno wasn’t fit because, between the two of them last year, I think they had 54 goal involvements, but this kid is looking to me like a really good signing.’ For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source
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