The Irish Times

From Mbappé to Martial – 10 players potentially on the move in January

France striker could join Real Madrid after their failed attempt to sign him last summer

Thu Dec 30 2021 - 16:45

Chelsea pay for slopiness as draw with Zenit lets Juventus take group honours

Ozdoev’s injury-time strike earns draw for Russian side

Wed Dec 08 2021 - 20:15

Federico Chiesa fires Juventus to victory over Chelsea

Goal 10 seconds into the second half makes it back to back defeats for Chelsea

Wed Sept 29 2021 - 22:14

El Ghazi puts a dent in Everton’s European hopes

Aston Villa win at Goodison Park to rekindle their own hopes of qualifying for Europe

Sat May 01 2021 - 22:13

Leicester strengthen grip on Champions League spot with win at Villa

Maddison and Barnes on target as Aston Villa miss their captain Jack Grealish

Sun Feb 21 2021 - 16:22

Goal after 74 seconds enough for Aston Villa to beat Arsenal

Ollie Watkins scores his 10th league goal of the season in impressive win at Villa Park

Sat Feb 06 2021 - 15:05

Aston Villa pile more misery on Steve Bruce and Newcastle

Ollie Watkins back on the scoresheet as Toon drift closer to a relegation dog fight

Sat Jan 23 2021 - 22:22

Manchester City eventually find their range against Villa

Late goals from Bernardo Silva and an Ilkay Gundogan penalty secure the three points

Wed Jan 20 2021 - 22:27

Aston Villa beat West Brom 3-0 as Big Sam gets off to losing start

Sam Allardyce’s first match in charge of West Brom ends in a convincing defeat

Sun Dec 20 2020 - 22:11

Nick Pope and scruffy Villa finishing lift Burnley out of relegation zone

Home side left frustrated after first draw of the season

Thu Dec 17 2020 - 20:25

England v Republic of Ireland – The last six meetings

Tight games between old foes fail to produce a winner across the last 25 years

Wed Nov 11 2020 - 21:28

Silly season: when is football’s weird goal-fest going to settle down?

In the strangest of years, football is treading a fine line between the credible and the incredible

Mon Oct 05 2020 - 22:00

Klopp says Aston Villa ‘wanted it more’ in 7-2 rout of Liverpool

Dean Smith says his side ‘executed the game plan to perfection’ as they thrash visitors

Mon Oct 05 2020 - 09:21

‘A real coup’: Villa sign Barkley on season’s loan from Chelsea

Midfielder’s Everton potential which sealed move to Stamford Bridge largely unfilfilled

Wed Sept 30 2020 - 21:06

Ross Barkley joins Aston Villa on a season-long loan

Midfielder had fallen down the pecking order at Stamford Bridge after summer signings

Wed Sept 30 2020 - 12:53

Carabao Cup round-up: Kai Havertz nets hat-trick as Chelsea hit Barnsley for six

Newcastle score seven against Morecambe while Everton hit five at Fleetwood

Wed Sept 23 2020 - 22:38

Same old Chelsea weaknesses remain impossible to ignore

They’re not the finished article, even after spending more than £200m this summer

Tue Sept 15 2020 - 09:32

Aubameyang’s double leads Arsenal to FA Cup glory at empty Wembley

Chelsea lost Mateo Kovacic to a red card, as well as Azpilicueta and Pulisic to injuries

Sat Aug 01 2020 - 20:13

Chelsea make light work of Watford to move back up to fourth

Giroud, Willian and Barkley see Lampard’s side bounce back from West Ham defeat

Sat Jul 04 2020 - 23:53

Chelsea confirm Timo Werner signing but they are not done spending

German striker on his way to London club after Liverpool decided not to sign him

Thu Jun 18 2020 - 11:03

Chelsea want to sign Kai Havertz from Bayer Leverkusen

Frank Lampard’s side have already secured services of Timo Werner and Hakim Ziyech

Tue Jun 09 2020 - 13:38

Chelsea ease past Everton for breathing space in fourth

Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti endured an unhappy return to Stamford Bridge

Sun Mar 08 2020 - 16:20

Chelsea dump Liverpool out to book FA Cup quarter-final spot

Willian and Ross Barkley on target as Liverpool suffer second straight defeat

Tue Mar 03 2020 - 22:11

Chelsea rescue a draw at Bournemouth to stay fourth

Marcos Alonso double gives Frank Lampard’s team a point against Bournemouth

Sat Feb 29 2020 - 17:23

Lampard warns Chelsea to be fully focused for Bayern test

Manager says immense tactical discipline will be necessary

Mon Feb 24 2020 - 22:30

Revitalised Chelsea bounce back with crucial win over Spurs

Olivier Giroud and Marcos Alonso on target for Blues as VAR creates more controversy

Sat Feb 22 2020 - 14:50

FA Cup round-up: Derby upset Palace as Milivojevic sees red

Moura saves the day for Spurs against Boro, Chelsea too strong for Forest

Sun Jan 05 2020 - 17:22

Mary Hannigan’s All in the Game 2019 awards - part one

From Pizza Hut and Leeds United, to Kyle Walker v Twitter and some ‘Arry Redknapp

Sun Dec 22 2019 - 17:00

Lampard and Chelsea focused on crucial test at Valencia

Defeat in Spain would put Blues in grave danger of missing out on the last 16

Tue Nov 26 2019 - 22:30

Southgate stands by decision to drop Sterling for Montenegro match

England manager admits forward is upset with him, but insists he made the right call

Wed Nov 13 2019 - 22:30

Oxlade-Chamberlain and Hudson-Odoi in England squad

There’s still no place for Tottenham’s Dele Alli or for Kyle Walker of Manchester City

Thu Nov 07 2019 - 17:51

England’s win over Bulgaria overshadowed by racist abuse

Raheem Sterling, Marcus Rashford and Tyrone Mings all subjected to abuse from the stands

Mon Oct 14 2019 - 22:08

Czech Republic inflict England’s first qualifier defeat in a decade

Zdenek Ondrasek’s late goal denies England a chance to qualify for Euro 2020

Fri Oct 11 2019 - 22:19

Willian’s bouncer lifts Chelsea’s youngsters on the road in Lille

Lampard’s side had given up early advantage after Abraham goal

Wed Oct 02 2019 - 22:46