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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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Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 Celtic: Diaby’s bullet volley ensures Seoane’s men top Group G

Moussa Diaby of Bayer 04 Leverkusen celebrates after scoring his team's third goal with teammates during the UEFA Europa League group G match between...

Although it looked like another thrashing was on the cards early on, this match quickly proved far from one-sided. Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen scored first and crucially finished strong under duress – overturning a 2-1 deficit late on – to sting a spirited Celtic showing, qualifying for next year’s Europa League knockout rounds as Group G winners with a game to spare.
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SC Freiburg 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen: Havertz pokes home winner in hard-fought win

Freiburg 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen: Kai Havertz sends Leverkusen up to ...

Kai Havertz made Bundesliga history on Friday night, as Peter Bosz’s much-changed Bayer Leverkusen side battled hard to earn a slender but important victory over SC Freiburg – a win taking them third ahead of the weekend’s fixtures. Continue reading “SC Freiburg 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen: Havertz pokes home winner in hard-fought win”