Unai Emery continues his aggressive pursuit of fresh talent as Aston Villa initiate contact with Tottenham Hotspur regarding the potential acquisition of Brennan Johnson. Recent reports from

Unai Emery’s side are the form team in the Premier League right now and they made it 10 straight wins in all competitions with a 2-1 victory against Manchester United that narrowed the to gap to table-topping Arsenal to three points. They are a point behind second-placed Manchester City.

They could stand another striker, but it may be tricky to find exactly the right one – somebody as good as Ollie Watkins, but content to be mainly back-up to a player still clearly fundamental to Emery's preferred style, creating gaps for others to exploit even when not scoring regularly himself.

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has delivered some positive Chelsea team news for the Aston Villa game with two injured stars back.Chelsea have been doing much better with injuries this season and

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Sir Stephen Fry poked fun at Prince William's Aston Villa at the Royal Variety Performance. "Dinner jackets, which is the correct attire for events, dinners, and popping along to watch Aston