Aston Villa have put Youri Tielemans at the heart of their plans, and reports from the Telegraph say the club is now working on a new contract before a tough run of matches. Unai Emery leans on

As a result, the Brazilian will now serve a one-match suspension, which will see him miss the trip to Villa. United will also be without Amad Diallo, Bryan Mbeumo and Noussair Mazraoui, with the trio taking part in the Africa Cup of Nations for their respective countries over the next few weeks.

Barcelona are following Aston Villa defender Pau Torres after making the signing of a left-sided centre-back a priority for next summer, sources told ESPN.

Arsenal will host Aston Villa on the weekend of 17 and 18 January as they enter the Women’s FA Cup.The tie is expected to be played at Meadow Park, in line with Arsenal’s early season

Manchester City and Aston Villa both won to keep the pressure on Premier League leader Arsenal. Nottingham Forest pulled further away from the relegation zone with a 3-0 against Tottenham and Sunderland beat Newcastle 1-0 in the Tyne-Wear derby after an own-goal from Nick Woltemade.

Manchester United are preparing to play at Aston Villa on Sunday afternoon without Casemiro, who picked up his fifth yellow card of the campaign last time out.

Aston Villa winning the Premier League would not have the seismic impact of Leicester City's triumph in 2016 but it would be a stunning shake-up of the established order. Unai Emery's side won their ninth game in succession when they came from behind to win at West Ham United,

Matt Slater discusses the big talking points from the Premier League games, where Villa snuck into the title race - and own goals were king