Rejuvenated Aston Villa striker Emile Heskey puts his new-found form down to being reunited with old boss Gerard Houllier.

Striker Robbie Keane is set to join an elite brand of Tottenham players to have played 300 games for the club, should he face West Ham on Saturday.

Former Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier is set for a surprise return to the Premier League as new boss of Aston Villa.

Martin O’Neill has shocked Aston Villa fans by announcing his resignation as manager of the Premier League club.

Chelsea player, Frank Lampard, has said that the 7-1 thrashing of Aston Villa over the weekend is one of the best games he has ever played.

The Football Association has admitted defeat as it has lost a battle to stop the Wembley pitch from being re-laid for the tenth time in just three years. It is thought that a number of key England players made complaints about the pitch in recent games. The complaints seem to have carried enough weight to force the FA into paying for another pitch.

A Martin O’Neill half time blasting was enough to help Aston Villa come through a potentially tricky FA Cup tie against Reading. Villa scored four times in the second half after they conceded a 2-0 lead to Reading yesterday. A number of players have said it is the angriest they have ever seen the manager and it seems his strong words did just the trick.

Liverpool manager, Rafa Benitez, is demanding focus ahead of Liverpool’s Premier League run in. The manager has been under a lot of pressure and scrutiny in recent weeks because the fans have been saying the club doesn’t seem to be going any where under his management.

England manager, Fabio Capello, has praised former captain, John Terry, after England’s 3-1 victory over Egypt at Wembley. Terry led by example for the entire match and came up with a performance, which showed everyone why he was named as captain in the first place. His performance was met by constant cheers from the home crowd.

A group of investors known as the ‘Red Knights’ have confirmed their interest in buying Manchester United Football Club. United fans all over the country have been publicly protesting in recent weeks against the current ownership of the club by a family that have brought debts of over £700 million to Manchester.