In a hard-fought win at Brentford it was Axel Disasi who stood out in a solid rearguard action that ensured the one very predictable element of this game – Ollie Watkins scoring yet again against his former club – would be enough to secure three precious points for Villa.

Troy Deeney slammed criticism of Tottenham’s Mathys Tel as ‘massively unfair’ but one January signing did not escape the former Watford star’s wrath. Tel’s temporary

When Tottenham Hotspur were working through their forward targets for the winter transfer window, the message on Marcus Rashford was understood to be that he was prioritising a move abroad.

Follow live coverage as Brentford face Aston Villa 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.

Derby County headed into 2015 in an incredible position in the Championship, with Steve McClaren looking to right the wrongs of the 2013/14 play-off final and return his team to the Premier League automatically.

Leeds United are set to face competition from the likes of Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur to secure the services of Viktoria Plzen playmaker, Pavel Sulc.

Brentford host Aston Villa at the Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday evening as both teams battle it out for European Qualification. Brentford v Aston Villa best bets Yoane Wissa to score first

Good afternoon and welcome to Telegraph Sport’s live, minute-by-minute Premier League clockwatch with Chelsea looking to climb into the top four as they host Leicester City while Tottenham Hotspur will hope to make it four wins in five in the league with the visit of Bournemouth.

Aston Villa will look to move up the Premier League table with a win at Brentford. Follow all the action from the Gtech Community Stadium with our live