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How Aston Villa’s John McGinn was reborn under mastermind Emery

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How Aston Villa’s John McGinn was reborn under mastermind Emery Perhaps no player exemplifies the Unai Emery effect at Aston Villa better than (Super) John McGinn.A year is a very, very long time in football, but it’s odd to think back to last autumn, to the final days of Steven Gerrard’s reign in B6, and recall that McGinn was in a rough place. That...

Jesus marks return to Arsenal XI with Premier League team of the week spot

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Jesus marks return to Arsenal XI with Premier League team of the week spot This week’s team of the week is dominated by Aston Villa, who have four players in the XI after their 2-0 win at Chelsea. Arsenal, Brentford, Everton, Manchester City, Newcastle and Nottingham Forest are also represented.Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa) – 8.91Aston Villa continued their p...

Who is Rodrigo Bentancur? The missing piece to the Aston Villa midfield?

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Who is Rodrigo Bentancur? The missing piece to the Aston Villa midfield? One thing that has become clear in this often underwhelming winter transfer window is Aston Villa mean business. The club have already secured the services of Philippe Coutinho and Lucas Digne in moves CEO Christian Purslow confirmed were not altogether planned but simply too good to turn up.Could t...

Who is Morgan Sanson? Stats, strengths and weaknesses of new Aston Villa recruit

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Who is Morgan Sanson? Stats, strengths and weaknesses of new Aston Villa recruit With a fee agreed between Aston Villa and Marseille believed to be in the region of £14m, rising to £15.5m with add-ons, French midfielder Morgan Sanson is set to complete a move to the Midlands.Reports have been circling for over a week regarding a deal for the 26-year-old, with the imp...

Assessing 'Super' John McGinn's importance in Aston Villa's quest for safety

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Assessing 'Super' John McGinn's importance in Aston Villa's quest for safety With each passing week, the £2m Aston Villa paid Hibernian for John McGinn looks a bargain and in the modern game, it's a pittance. The Villans trumped Celtic to his signature 18 months ago and his stock has continued to soar. Having seamlessly slotted into the Villa setup, McGinn is the lungs...

Grealish leaps to top Premier League form rankings at De Bruyne's expense

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Grealish leaps to top Premier League form rankings at De Bruyne's expense There's a new runaway leader in the Premier League player form rankings, with Kevin De Bruyne relinquishing first place to another playmaker at the top of his game.Having earned the highest WhoScored.com rating in gameweek nine in England's top-flight, Jack Grealish has leapt ten places to become th...

Player ratings: Tottenham 3-1 Aston Villa - Mings and McGinn shine but Kane wins out

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Player ratings: Tottenham 3-1 Aston Villa - Mings and McGinn shine but Kane wins out It was a case of so near yet so far for Aston Villa in their first game back in the top-flight but Tottenham’s dominance told eventually as they came from behind to win 3-1 at home. We assess the performances of the players on show and run through our statistical ratings, with some standout pe...

Aston Villa back in the Premier League as unheralded stars step up

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Aston Villa back in the Premier League as unheralded stars step up After the heartache of a playoff final in which they failed to do themselves justice this time last year, Aston Villa were not in the mood to allow history to repeat itself.That defeat to Fulham was in stark contrast to the victory over Frank Lampard’s Derby, notably because star man Jack Grea...

Seven worthy candidates for Championship signing of the season

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Seven worthy candidates for Championship signing of the season There have been some outstanding performers in the Championship this season, and just how many of those have been new signings is quite remarkable as we approach the end of the campaign.Indeed, half of the top 14 players in England’s second tier according to WhoScored.com ratings only arrived ...

Championship round-up: Leeds sparkle along with new Aston Villa star

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Championship round-up: Leeds sparkle along with new Aston Villa star With the second full round of fixtures coming to an end in the Championship, we run through the team of the week with a focus on the top three performers, along with one player that had a game to forget.We start at the end, with the late kick-off in England’s second tier seeing Leeds follow up...