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Aston Villa 4-1 West Ham: Douglas at the double as Emery’s men rise to fifth in style

Douglas Luiz of Aston Villa celebrates scoring the opening goal with Moussa Diaby during the Premier League match between Aston Villa and West Ham...

Jarrod Bowen’s deflected strike gave West Ham an unlikely lifeline ten minutes after half-time, having watched teammate Edson Álvarez gift-wrap the hosts a two-goal cushion five minutes earlier. Yet it was the hosts who reigned supreme on their return from the latest international break with a 4-1 win – courtesy of Douglas Luiz’s brace and strikes from Ollie Watkins and substitute Leon Bailey. Continue reading “Aston Villa 4-1 West Ham: Douglas at the double as Emery’s men rise to fifth in style”

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Why Aston Villa are boosting their European ambitions with £26m Diego Carlos deal

Diego Carlos Santos Silva of Sevilla FC in action during the LaLiga Santander match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Sevilla FC at Estadio Wanda...

After watching a potentially promising campaign fizzle out rather unceremoniously from mid-March onwards, it makes sense Steven Gerrard is bolstering his squad over the summer as they look to bridge a fairly feasible gap between themselves and the division’s top seven sides.
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