After his assist for Jacob Ramsey, Ollie Watkins became the second Aston Villa player to be directly involved in 100+ Premier League goals (61 goals, 39 assists) after with Gabriel Agbonlahor. Watkins reached the century in just 169 appearances - 108 fewer than Agbonlahor (277).

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Tottenham debutant Olivia Holdt scored a superb stoppage time free-kick to seal a dramatic late 3-2 victory over Crystal Palace. Bethany England opened the scoring in the driving rain, heading home from a superb cross from Anna Csiki. Less than ten minutes later the striker scored again with another header, this time from a Maite Oroz corner.

Leicester pushed Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou closer to the exit door with a 2-1 win that extended Spurs' dismal run

Follow live coverage as Aston Villa face West Ham United today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.

Aston Villa missed a chance to draw closer to the Premier League's top four on Sunday in a 1-1 draw at home to West Ham United whose Brazilian left back Emerson rescued a point after Jacob Ramsey had got the hosts off to a dream start.

We break down the talking points from a poor defeat for Spurs in Sunday's Premier League match at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou has come under more pressure after his underperforming team lost 2-1 at home to Leicester, which had previously lost its last seven Premier League games in a row.

The English Premier League match between Aston Villa and West Ham will be played at the Villa Park, Birmingham, England, on Sunday, January 26.

Senior figures at Villa see every window as an opportunity to augment the squad, but this month feels especially pressing

Plus: Arsenal youngster Ayden Heaven weighs up approach from Manchester United; Arsenal working on a deal to sign Rosenborg midfielder Sverre Nypan; Robbie Fowler in the frame for the managers job at Bolton;

After suffering a surprise 2-1 loss to Everton in their final league outing of 2024, Man City experienced more disappointment in their first WSL fixture of 2025, with goals from Vivianne Miedema and Rebecca Knaak proving fruitless in a 4-2 defeat in last Sunday's derby with Man United.