Aston Villa

Tottenham have now conceded the opening goal in their last seven Premier League games, doing so for the first time since November 2010.

Son Heung-min threw away his protective face mask in frustration after losing the ball during Tottenham's Premier League clash against Aston Villa on New ...

[The Spurs winger underwent surgery after fracturing his eye socket against Marseille](/sport/football/article-11378819/Tottenham-Son-Heung-mins-worrying-head-injury-takes-gloss-Spurs-big-win-Marseille.html) last month and nearly missed the World Cup as a result. The 30-year-old wore his headgear in every match for South Korea at the World Cup in Qatar - The 30-year-old wore the mask in every match for South Korea at the World Cup

Emiliano Buendia scored from a Hugo Lloris mistake to put the away side a goal clear, before Douglas Luiz added a second. Tottenham finished the game in fifth, ...

He displayed a number of silky touches around the box, none better than his delightful flick, after an immaculate first touch, which sealed the game. In the second half, especially when it seemed like Unai Emery gave his players the freedom to attack Spurs, he and Emiliano Buendia in particular shone. You will not find a Spurs fan who is enjoying life under Antonio Conte, as despite possessing some of the best attacking talent in the division he has his side playing some of the poorest football in it.

Aston Villa stunned Tottenham on New Year's Day as Antonio Conte's sluggish side were deservedly beaten at home as their top four push continues to falter.

(AE) Per the report both Werner and De Ligt are up for the move, with the Dutch center back set to be the new center-piece of Thomas Tuchel’s defense, while Werner is keen for a fresh start in Italy as his goalscoring woes in the Premier League continue. (JPW) What a move this would be for a Chelsea team already loaded with attackers, just the latest sign that no one besides (probably) Kai Havertz and Mason Mount are safe in their status with Thomas Tuchel’s Blues. This time around, Lukaku scored 15 goals in 44 appearances (all competitions – 8 in 26 in the Premier League), bringing his Chelsea career total to 15 goals. The American goalkeeper has a very bright future and this is a good move for him to enter the European market and have a huge club like Chelsea handling his development. His quality is clear for all to see and he would slot in well to the 3-4-2-1 system and is very comfortable on the ball and coming out of the back to start attacks. The focus at Chelsea will likely now be on selling players and they will have to move on a lot of fringe players to offset this huge spending spree. As for De Jong, well, Chelsea’s priority is to sign a center back but with Jorginho and N’Golo Kante coming towards the twilight of their careers, De Jong is a very similar player and would slot in very nicely to safeguard the future of Chelsea’s midfield. It is reported (below) that Chelsea will pay the Norwegian side $12.7 million for Fofana. According to The Athletic, the Everton academy product has told Frank Lampard and the Everton board he wants to move to Chelsea to play in the Champions League and push for a place in the England squad. Aston Villa, meanwhile, returned from the World Cup break with a 3-1 home defeat to Liverpool for the first Premier League setback of the Unai Emery era (2W-0D-1L).

Buendia and Luiz make it three wins from four for Villa boss, while Chelsea draw at Nott'm Forest.

[Chelsea](https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/4/Chelsea/overview)’s top-four hopes also suffered a setback as they were held to a 1-1 draw at [Nottingham Forest](https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/15/Nottingham-Forest/overview). [Antonio Conte](https://www.premierleague.com/managers/5556/Antonio-Conte/overview)’s side have dropped to fifth over the weekend with 30 points, being overtaken by [Manchester United](https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/12/Manchester-United/overview). [Aston Villa](https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/2/Aston-Villa/overview), overseeing a victory at [Tottenham Hotspur](https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/21/Tottenham-Hotspur/overview) which stopped the north Londoners from returning to the top four. [Douglas Luiz](https://www.premierleague.com/players/24626/Douglas-Luiz/overview) ran on to an incisive pass from [John McGinn](https://www.premierleague.com/players/51423/John-McGinn/stats) to double the lead with 17 minutes remaining. [Liverpool](https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/10/Liverpool/overview) can leapfrog Spurs with a victory when they visit [Brentford](https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/130/Brentford/overview). [victory at Manchester City](https://www.premierleague.com/match/75065) and a [home draw against Spurs](https://www.premierleague.com/match/75073). [Emery](https://www.premierleague.com/managers/7247/Unai-Emery/overview) has now won three of his first four matches in charge, and has become the first Villa manager or head coach since 1998 to win his first two Premier League road trips. [Arsenal ](https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/1/Arsenal/overview)and seven behind fourth-placed Man Utd. [Serge Aurier](https://www.premierleague.com/players/11293/Serge-Aurier/stats)’s fine chest and volley on 63 minutes. [Raheem Sterling](https://www.premierleague.com/players/4316/Raheem-Sterling/stats)’s fourth goal of the season. [Spurs](https://www.premierleague.com/players/4664/Hugo-Lloris/stats) goalkeeper [Hugo Lloris](https://www.premierleague.com/players/4664/Hugo-Lloris/stats), who made his first start after losing the FIFA World Cup final to Argentina, was at fault for the opener, fumbling a shot in the 50th minute, allowing Argentinian [Emiliano Buendia](https://www.premierleague.com/players/26408/Emiliano-Buend%C3%ADa/stats) to score. [Sign in](#!) [](#!) [No Room For Racism](/NoRoomForRacism)

The nine points from a possible 12 under Emery are only bettered in this period by Arsenal and Liverpool (12) and Newcastle (10). They are Champions League ...

Before that, they had beaten Manchester United (3-1) and Brighon (1-2) and only lost to Liverpool (1-3). "We are on the right path to build the team I want. [The win over Spurs](https://www.marca.com/en/football/premier-league/cronica/2023/01/01/63b1acea22601dbf5a8b459a.html) was Villa's third in four games under their new manager. [Aston Villa](https://www.marca.com/en/football/aston-villa.html) side in crisis. [Tottenham slump to New Year's Day defeat against Aston Villa](https://www.marca.com/en/football/premier-league/cronica/2023/01/01/63b1acea22601dbf5a8b459a.html) [Argentina ace Dibu Martinez protects World Cup medal with expensive new guard dog](https://www.marca.com/en/world-cup/2023/01/01/63b1c0a322601d6c158b4588.html)

Football Insider has been told by Keith Hackett that new PGMOL chief Howard Webb must "deal with" and "clamp down" on time-wasting teams like Aston Villa.

It really ought to be dealt with by the referees.” We’re not in a good place in the Premier League. Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, the ex-Fifa and Premier League referee insisted Unai Emery’s side are one of the “worst culprits” in the top-flight thanks to their “obvious” ploys.