Aston Villa were ruthless in the summer transfer window in attempting to replace Jack Grealish, spending nearly £100m on Emi Buendia, Danny Ings and Leon Bailey. They have shown a similar ruthless edge in sacking Dean Smith after five straight defeats.
Under owners Wes Edens and Nassef Sawiris
Aston Villa have sacked head coach Dean Smith after five successive Premier League defeats and will consider Denmark coach Kasper Hjulmand as they search for a successor.
Chief executive Christian Purslow says the club have opted to make a change during the next international break after “not seeing the continuous improvement in results,
With his sweeping finish in Arsenal’s 2-0 win over Leicester at the King Power Stadium last Saturday, Emile Smith Rowe scored his fourth goal in seven appearances, equalling his total for the whole of last season only a couple of months into the new one.
Mikel Arteta says Emile Smith Rowe can take confidence that his omission from the England squad is being questioned and his first senior call-up will come at the “right moment”.
Smith Rowe, 21, was widely tipped to be selected by Gareth Southgate for England’s final two World Cup qualifiers against Albania and San Marino later this month.
Everton’s Anthony Gordon has been handed his first England U21 call-up.
The 20-year-old is joined by Fleetwood defender James Hill, with boss Lee Carsley handing him a surprise promotion from the U20s.
Jurgen Klopp called Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Atletico Madrid “nearly perfect” citing an injury picked up by Roberto Firmino as the only negative.
Early goals from Diogo Jota and Sadio Mane were soon followed by a red card for Atleti defender Felipe which made it a comfortable evening for the Reds, who moved
David Moyes prepares to clock up his 1,000th match as a manager on Thursday evening admitting that at one point he was not sure if he would even make it into double figures.
A journey which began on a cold, wet night in Macclesfield and has taken in Merseyside, Manchester, Sunderland and Spain continues in Genk on the latest leg of West Ham’s European tour.
Pep Guardiola immediately turned his attention to Saturday’s derby against Manchester United after his side brushed off Club Brugge for a second time.
City followed up their 5-1 win over the Belgian side a fortnight ago with a 4-1 victory at the Etihad Stadium to move to the top of Champions League Group A.
Antonio Conte has vowed to bring consistency to Tottenham by playing “attractive” football and says it is an “honour” to be the club’s new head coach.
Conte has signed an 18-month contract – with an option to extend – and replaces Nuno Espirito Santo following successful talks with Tottenham’s hierarchy in London on Monday.
Antonio Conte’s reign as Tottenham head coach gets underway with the visit of Vitesse Arnhem for Thursday’s Europa Conference League game.
Spurs are likely to be without Bryan Gil (hamstring) but Sergio Reguilon, Tanguy Ndombele and Dele Alli are among those hoping to impress from the start.
