Aston Villa were 3-1 up after 43 minutes but were made to sweat for their first win of the season, emerging victorious from an entertaining Champions League opener with Club Brugge. John McGinn, who struck the only goal when Villa belatedly got their season up and running last September against Bologna, opened the scoring before Emi Buendía and a first goal for Nicolas Jackson in claret and blue appeared to put Villa out of sight at half-time.The Belgian side have become familiar foes since Villa returned to the big time, the glitziest club competition of them all; a freakish Tyrone Mings handball gifted the hosts a penalty, and subsequently victory, in 2024-25 and on this occasion Aaron Wan-Bissaka conceded a second-half penalty to plunge a seesawing contest back into the balance. Continue reading...
Sporting director disappointed to lose Bruno GuimarãesManchester United target Lewis Hall agrees new contractNewcastle’s sporting director, Ross Wilson, has revealed he began planning at the start of this year for Eddie Howe’s departure.Howe stepped down as manager in late July and the club turned to Matthias Jaissle, who had been identified as the preferred successor. Continue reading...
Arsenal are reportedly interested in signing the Atletico Madrid defender Jorge Dominguez. The 16-year-old is highly rated at Atletico Madrid, and he is a youth player for the Spanish club. Arsenal were hoping to sign Julian Alvarez during the summer window, and club Director Andrea Berta asked about Dominguez, as per TEAMtalk. Jorge Dominguez attracts […] The post Arsenal face Chelsea competition for highly rated La Liga defender appeared first on CaughtOffside.
Chelsea boss Xabi Alonso has been speaking to the media before Wednesday's Carabao Cup third-round tie against Leeds United at Stamford Bridge (kick-off 20:00 BST). Caicedo could be back for Saturday's Premier League game against Hull City, though. Levi Colwill will be available for selection, but Jordan Henderson and Emmanuel Emegha will not feature.
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