Unai Emery Clarifies Why He Didn't Shake Mikel Arteta’s Hand After Arsenal Defeat Tuesday, December 30, 2025 unaiemery mikelarteta astonvilla arsenal football premierleague postmatch handshake footballmanager matchreview sport Unai Emery has addressed the moment after Aston Villa’s 4-1 defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium when he chose not to shake hands with Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta immediately after the final whistle. Emery explained … Read More
John Townley's Player Ratings as Aston Villa Suffer 4-1 Defeat at Arsenal Tuesday, December 30, 2025 astonvilla arsenal premierleague football playerratings matchreport unaiemery goals injuries performance sport Aston Villa’s impressive 11-match winning streak came to an end following a 4-1 loss against Premier League leaders Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. Gabriel, making his return to Arsenal’s starting lineup, opened the scoring … Read More
Aston Villa Face New Injury Worry as Onana Withdrawn at Arsenal Tuesday, December 30, 2025 astonvilla injury onana premierleague arsenal football suspension facup mcginn unaiemery sport Aston Villa have been dealt a new injury setback after midfielder Amadou Onana was withdrawn at halftime during their match at Arsenal. Onana initially stayed on the pitch following a scare in the 27th minute when he went … Read More
West Midlands Police Chief Faces Political Storm Over Controversial Football Fan Ban Tuesday, December 30, 2025 westmidlands police football maccabitelaviv ban antisemitism security controversy guildford birmingham sport West Midlands Police Chief Constable Craig Guildford is once again under intense scrutiny as he prepares to answer questions before the cross-party Home Affairs Committee on January 6. The ongoing dispute centers on a … Read More
‘I’m not stupid’ – Birmingham City’s forgotten man ready after transfer U-turn Tuesday, December 30, 2025 alfonssampsted birminghamcity championship rightback football professionalism chrisdavies defender transfer matchreport sport Alfons Sampsted is making the most of his long-awaited breakthrough at Birmingham City, finally earning his first Championship start in the 24th game of the season. The Icelandic defender impressed during Monday’s 1-1 draw … Read More
Why Southampton’s Goal Stood Amid Birmingham City’s Controversy Monday, December 29, 2025 southampton birmingham archer referee controversy football goal officiating dispute premierleague sport Birmingham City were left fuming after a controversial goal by Southampton’s Cameron Archer denied them victory at St Andrew’s. Archer’s strike, 19 minutes from time, secured a draw that many Blues felt was unfair. The source … Read More