6+ hour, 4+ min ago   (448+ words) UNAI EMERY hinted Ollie Watkins refused to play for Aston Villa. The Villa boss said he could not explain why Watkins was not in the squad for their rout at Brighton. Striker Watkins, 30, has been linked with a move to…...

7+ hour, 37+ min ago   (934+ words) UNAI EMERY will have known that this season was going to be difficult after his squad was raided during the summer transfer window. But not even the most pessimistic of Aston Villa fans could have imagined the nightmare that unfolded…...

10+ hour, 47+ min ago   (581+ words) Brighton came flying out of the blocks in their Premier League opener, thrashing 10-man Aston Villa 4-0 at the American Express Stadium. The Seagulls got all of their goals in the opening 31 minutes, with the floodgates opening after Victor Lindelof's early…...

8+ hour, 48+ min ago   (170+ words) Emery Refuses to Confirm Watkins' Withdrawal Against B… ysscores.com Unai Emery, Aston Villa's manager, declined to confirm whether the team's striker Ollie Watkins had requested not to participate against Brighton, in a match that ended with his team suffering…...

10+ hour, 53+ min ago   (238+ words) Brighton could not have asked for a better start to the new season. Like Villa, they have also lost key personnel during the transfer window in defender Jan Paul van Hecke and season striker Danny Welbeck, with midfielder Carlos Baleba…...

9+ hour, 33+ min ago   (425+ words) Ollie Watkins was left out of Aston Villa’s squad to face Brighton as Al-Hilal moved closer to a possible deal for the England striker in the final hours of the summer transfer window. The 30-year-old’s omission comes as negotiations between…...

4+ hour, 20+ min ago   (768+ words) Aston Villa fell to a 4-0 defeat against Brighton & Hove Albion in the opening game of the Premier League season after a dismal first-half performance which included multiple errors leading directly to goals and a red card for debutant João Gomes....

10+ hour, 12+ min ago   (133+ words) READ: Brighton thrash 10-man Aston Villa in opener 'We brought passion, intensity and energy' - Hinshelwood. Video, 00:00:36'We brought passion, intensity and energy' - Hinshelwood Up Next. 'It's such a difficult moment for Aston Villa' - Hart. Video, 00:00:55'It's such a difficult moment…...

5+ hour, 28+ min ago   (856+ words) Well, there goes the optimism. After a summer of huge change where the mood had remained rather upbeat, here was a performance and result to bring even the most optimistic of Villa supporters crashing to earth. Brighton 4 Villa 0 might not,…...

7+ hour, 46+ min ago   (16+ words) Ghana Sports Online...