Sports Illustrated’s Premier League Team of the Week: Gameweek 1 There was an array of standout individual performances on the opening weekend of the Premier League season. Sports Illustrated · Aug 26
Transfer Rumors: Barcelona Call Emergency Alvarez Summit; Arsenal Find Yildiz Loophole Bradley Barcola, Endrick, Liam Delap, Ollie Watkins and many more feature in the gossip. Sports Illustrated · Aug 25
Delap heads to Forest for £50m as Chelsea open talks to sell Jackson to Aston Villa Nottingham Forest to pay club record £45m plus £5m in add-ons, while West Ham’s Diouf is likely to join Brentford soon The Guardian - UK · Aug 25
One Signing Every Premier League Club Must Make in Final Week of Transfer Window The majority of Premier League clubs are set to be busy in the transfer market right up until the Sept. 1 deadline. Sports Illustrated · Aug 25
Transfer Rumors: Alvarez, Minteh, Barcola, Mateta, Vitinha Latest Tuesday’s early gossip sees plenty of big names in the headlines. Sports Illustrated · Aug 25
Jean Philippe-Mateta offered Crystal Palace escape route as Aston Villa make move France striker’s Selhurst Park future in doubt after months of discontent Evening Standard · Aug 25
'Unai Emery deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as the really elite managers - he's going to take things up another notch in the long term' Aston Villa boss gets backing from former striker amid sticky start to season Aston Villa have faced numerous high-profile departures this summer and got off to a losing start - but Unai Emery has what it takes to turn things around FourFourTwo · Aug 25
Why Ollie Watkins’ move to Saudi Arabia will tarnish his Aston Villa legacy IN-DEPTH: The England striker seems dead set on leaving Villa in the lurch to join Al Hilal – which, Richard Jolly writes, is a great shame for a club and player who were very good for one another The Independent UK · Aug 25
Ranking All 20 Premier League Teams’ Performances on Matchday One The Premier League’s traditional elite enjoyed and endured rather different opening weekends. Sports Illustrated · Aug 25
Six Way Too Early Predictions After First Premier League Weekend It’s time for some knee-jerk reactions after the first weekend of the 2026–27 Premier League season. Sports Illustrated · Aug 24
Premier League Transfers: Total Money Spent by Clubs in 2026 Summer Window Some huge sums have been shelled out by clubs right across the division. Sports Illustrated · Aug 24
Four Potential Destinations For Nicolas Jackson—Ranked Chelsea’s lofty valuation of the striker means only a couple of clubs can afford him. Sports Illustrated · Aug 24
Champions League draw: Start time, confirmed pots, qualified teams and how to watch The draw for the 2026/27 Champions League 36-team league phase will take place today The Independent UK · Aug 24
The Premier League soap opera is back – and Spurs are already hogging the narrative In today’s Football Daily: Tottenham are stung by the Bees The Guardian - UK · Aug 24
The National (Scotland) · Aug 24 EPL star suffers horror debut in 40 painful minutes of footballing misery Gomes endured a nightmare start to his Aston Villa career, becoming the first player to receive a first-half red card on his EPL debut for a club in…
Evening Standard · Aug 24 Chelsea monitor Enzo Fernandez replacements ahead of busy end to summer transfer window New approach from Manchester City has not been ruled out, with two possible replacements mooted
FourFourTwo · Aug 24 HENRY WINTER: 'Ollie Watkins transfer stand-off is a nuanced issue but refusing to play for Aston Villa was wrong' Headlines and fan reaction to Ollie Watkins’s absence against Brighton & Hove Albion are certainly more splenetic than sympathetic
The Guardian - UK · Aug 24 Football transfer rumours: Alvarez set for Arsenal after being booed at Atlético? Sunderland to splash £34m on Barcelona’s Casadó? | Aston Villa target Club Brugge’s Ordóñez? | Hull City in for Cho?
The Guardian - UK · Aug 24 Premier League: 10 talking points from opening weekend of the season Manchester United’s under-powered attack, Brentford’s £39m bargain and Dewsbury-Hall delivers for Everton
Evening Standard · Aug 24 Arsenal injury update: Bruno Guimaraes, Jurrien Timber and William Saliba latest news and return dates Champions hoping for big boost ahead of facing Aston Villa
Evening Standard · Aug 23 Joao Gomes to miss Arsenal clash after Aston Villa red card as problems mount for Unai Emery New signing endures a nightmare Premier League debut for Villa
The Independent UK · Aug 23 Unai Emery says it is up to Ollie Watkins to explain his absence from Aston Villa side ‘I can’t answer,’ Emery said when asked about Watkins’ omission from the team against Brighton
Sports Illustrated · Aug 23 USMNT Star Striker Linked With Shock Move to Barcelona for ‘Substantial Fee’ The Spanish champions are running out of time to get a deal over the line, as the summer transfer window closes on Sept. 1.
The Economic Times · Aug 23 Ollie Watkins faces uncertain Aston Villa future amid Al Hilal transfer interest Aston Villa faces potential player exits as Ollie Watkins attracts significant transfer interest. Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez has also expressed a desire for a new challenge this summer. The club has already turned down multiple offers for striker Ollie Watkins from Al Hilal. Manager Unai Emery confirmed the team is preparing…
The Guardian - UK · Aug 23 Brighton hammer Aston Villa and João Gomes red adds to Unai Emery’s pain Jack Hinshelwood scored twice in a matter of seconds as Brighton raced into a 4-0 lead by the 31st minute, before João Gomes was sent off before half-time