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Aston Villa & West Ham Meet On Monday Night Football

This weekend’s Premier League action has already provided us with a lot of great moments, and we can see that continuing as we look ahead to Monday Night Football. There is a lot of potential in what these two teams could produce in the second city, and by these two teams, we of course mean Aston Villa and West Ham United. Both clubs have had pretty mixed starts to the campaign and even that may be an understatement,

Aston Villa Fringe Players Fancied to Shine at Crewe

The EFL Cup can often be a very tricky competition for punters to get right due to the amount of changes the teams competing make to their starting eleven’s. When Aston Villa travel to Crewe on Tuesday night they are expected to change much of their starting eleven from the team that beat Everton on Friday night, but that doesn’t look like it will be a problem for them.

Villa were promoted from the Championship last season through the playoffs and have spent a lot of money this summer in an attempt to stay there.

Everton Fancied to Beat Villa on Friday Night

The Premier League weekend begins on Friday this week, with Everton travelling to face newly promoted Aston Villa. It has been a solid start for The Toffees, with a draw on the opening day of the season followed up by a win last weekend. However, it is fair to say they have been far from their best so far, but as they have plenty of experience in their squad, they have been able to pick up points despite not quite clicking.

Tottenham Have Team Chemistry to Win in Pre-Season

Tottenham Face Aston Villa As Premier League Returns

The Premier League’s return is finally upon us, which is a sentence that will undoubtedly excite the masses as the sport’s most popular league comes back into the limelight. It’s been an incredibly busy summer transfer window and, courtesy of the many international tournaments that we had to enjoy, it hasn’t really felt like there’s been all too much of a break. With that being said it’s going to be great to see some high level club football back on our screens,

Qarabag Can Build on Lead and Wrap Up Champions League Win

Aston Villa Beat Derby to Complete Premier League 2019/20 Line Up

After today’s Championship playoff final, we now know the names of the 20 teams that will take part in the 2019/20 Premier League season. Aston Villa were successful, joining Norwich and Sheffield United as the three teams coming up into the division to replace Huddersfield, Fulham and Cardiff. Although Villa were the final team to get promoted, they have the most recent Premier League experience out of the three teams, and look to be the best equipped team to make a play for survival in their first season.

Champions league 2018-19 Starts Here for Many Teams

Aston Villa Face Derby For Premier League Berth

It’s been a long, hard and gruelling season as we’ve said a thousand times now, but it seems as if the finish line is finally in sight. English football has had one of its best years in a long, long time, and with both European finals being contested by Premier League teams, we struggle to see how people can argue with that. Aside from just Europe, though, there are a lot of other reasons to be excited –

Super Six for England as they ease past Panama

Aston Villa to Finish West Brom Off at The Hawthornes

Aston Villa are within touching distance of reaching their second Championship playoff final in two years. They suffered heartbreak last season at the hands of Fulham, but have every chance of going one better this time around. They have started well, and hold a 2-1 lead from the first leg of their tie with West Brom. A win or a draw at The Hawthornes and they are through to the final, and that is the bare minimum for this club and its expectant fans.

Aston Villa Battle Rivals West Brom In Play-Offs

The season is starting to come to a close, and that means one thing: the play-offs are upon us. Twelve teams from throughout the Football League are set to battle it out for the right to gain promotion, but of course, the four teams that everyone will be focusing on are situated in the Championship. The winner of this post-season tournament will not only be able to lift the trophy up high at Wembley, but they’ll also be able to proudly say that they are going to be a Premier League team next season.

Bohemians Look a Solid Bet to Pick Up Home Win

Aston Villa and United Set to Play Out Entertaining Draw

On Friday night in the Championship, Aston Villa host fellow promotion hopefuls Sheffield United in what should be a very entertaining game at Villa Park. While both clubs are aiming for the playoffs, United are in a much better position than Villa at this point. The Blades sit in 3rd position, just three points behind both Leeds and Norwich who are tied at the top of the league. With their superior goal difference, a win for Sheffield United on Friday night would put them back to the top of the league before the other two play,

Aston Villa a Big Price to Continue Impressive Form on Friday

Aston Villa face West Brom on Friday night in a game that is a local derby, and one that puts together two ex Premier League clubs. These two are desperate to get back into the Premier League, Villa have now been in the Championship a while, but this is the first season for West Brom back in the second tier.

There is no doubt that both teams have the quality to succeed this season,

Aston Villa to Take Advantage of Struggling Bolton

On Friday night in the Championship, Aston Villa take on Bolton in a game that both teams would love to take three points from. Neither are in the position they want to be right now, Aston Villa are in 17th while Bolton are two places below them in 19th.

A win for Villa would put them into 13th position before the games on Saturday, and add a little pressure to those who they have leap frogged over,

QPR to Beat Villa and Continue to Climb the Championship

There hasn’t been a club in any league in England that has shown the same improvement as QPR have done since their deadful start to the season. At one point they were bottom, yet if the win on Friday night, they could find themselves on the brink of a playoff spot, all after just 14 games. They are unbeaten in their last four games, with three wins and a draw during that period as they completely turn around their season.