Manchester City thumped Crystal Palace 3-0 on Sunday to move back to within two points of Premier League leaders Arsenal as Aston Villa kept up their surprise title charge.It is an astonishing turnaround for Villa,

Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand says Aston Villa ‘have to be’ considered genuine title challengers after their strong start to the season. Villa have bounced back from a wretched start to the campaign to establish themselves as the form team in the Premier League heading into the Christmas period.

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

Khadija Shaw scores four goals as Manchester City beat Aston Villa to ensure they will take a six-point lead in the Women's Super League into 2026.

Manchester City's Khadija Shaw struck four times to help the Women's Super League leaders to ‍a 6-1 thrashing of Aston Villa on Sunday for their 10th successive WSL win. City have 30 points after 11 games,

Shaw opened the scoring for the league leaders at the Joie Stadium with a sidefooted finish into the bottom corner after meeting Vivianne Miedema's lay-off. The 28-year-old has now reached a century of goals, making her the first City player in the women's professional era to hit that milestone in just 120 appearances.

Nick Woltemade had not looked like scoring all game. The Germany international was lumbering and labouring and little more than a passenger in his first experience of a Wear-Tyne derby. Then, out of nothing,

Nick Woltemade was Newcastle United's derby day villain as his own goal gave Sunderland a battling 1-0 win over their bitter rivals at the Stadium of Light.