Aston Villa manager Unai Emery dismisses suggestions his side may take their foot off the gas when they take on Celtic in next week's Champions League match, with the English club well placed to progress before this week's games. (Record)

Villa have confirmed their second signing of the January transfer window after completing a swoop for Levante right-back Andres Garcia.

Aston Villa came back from 2-0 down to rescue a draw against Arsenal in the Premier League. Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz scored either side of half-time to put the home side in a commanding position, but they were pegged back.

A legendary Arsenal player has advised Mikel Arteta on what to do with Thomas Partey following the Ghanaian midfielder's defensive error against Aston Villa.

Aston Villa transfer latest as the club are tipped to move for Sporting Lisbon winger and Mozambique international Geny Catamo

Passing into the mouth of danger once and being bitten early did not scare Villa away from their desire to play the same way. When passes were crisp and accurate, they broke through Monaco lines, with Morgan Rogers, Ollie Watkins and Leon Bailey all having shooting opportunities.

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Prince William was in Monaco to watch Aston Villa in the Champions League. But the future king of England couldn’t bring his beloved team luck as the Premier League side fell to a 1-0 defeat at Stade Louis II.

ARSENAL have to settle for a point after a thrilling 2-2 with Aston Villa. Gabriel Martinelli broke the deadlock on 35 minutes despite Emiliano Martinez’s best efforts to stop the ball

William Saliba's hamstring strain has given Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta a fresh injury headache to contend with during a hectic and potentially decisive spell of fixtures

Leandro Trossard believes Arsenal will need to replicate their excellent end to last season if they are to stand a chance of winning the Premier League.