Chelsea face Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge in just over an hour, and the teams are in! In recent games against top teams, including the one last week against Newcastle, Enzo Maresca has strengthened his starting XI by putting Reece James into midfield.
Following reports Lazio are in negotiations with Brazilian club Flamengo for Taty Castellanos, the striker has been surprisingly dropped against Udinese.
Juventus faces Pisa in Serie A in a few hours, and many would assume it is an automatic win for the Bianconeri. In recent weeks, Luciano Spalletti’s side has overcome tougher tests against Bologna and AS Roma, which should give them confidence going into this fixture.
Next weekend’s La Liga clash between Espanyol and Barcelona at the RCDE Stadium will undoubtedly be heated, with two city rivals going head-to-head for the first time this season.
Lorenzo Insigne has been spotted in Rome as he’s on the brink of finalizing his much-anticipated transfer to Lazio. The Napoli legend returned to Italy last summer after ending his three-year stint at Toronto FC.
Galatasaray and Juventus are both monitoring Inter Milan midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu, with any potential move for the Turkish international now firmly pushed back to the summer.
Arsenal have reportedly been dealt another injury blow, with Riccardo Calafiori having to pull out of today’s team to take on Brighton. The Italy international was at first named in Mikel Arteta’s starting line up to take on the Seagulls, but was then pulled out and replaced by Myles Lewis-Skelly.
Cagliari came back from the Nikola Vlasic goal to secure their first away win of the season with Matteo Prati and a sensational Semih Kilicsoy slalom ending the Torino streak.
Manchester United are reportedly interested in a transfer move for Atletico Madrid central midfielder Conor Gallagher, but not for his asking price of €30m.
Sky Sports’ predictions for today’s huge Chelsea – Aston Villa game are in, and it’s not good for the Blues. Villa roll into the game on a run of 10 wins in a row, but perhaps aren’t as menacing as that record would suggest, given they’ve scored some fantastic goals and nicked some wins in that time.
Here are the City player ratings from Manchester City’s massive 2-1 win over Nottingham Forest at The City Ground today. Goals from Tijjani Reijnders and Rayan Cherki were enough for City to see off a determined Nottingham Forest side at The City Ground.
Usually Christmas feels packed full of games – in this case, Chelsea have had their first week off for a while, meaning that today’s clash with Aston Villa has felt like a long time coming.
Jurgen Klopp has penned a heartfelt tribute to the late Diogo Jota on the eve of Liverpool’s Premier League fixture against Wolves on Saturday afternoon.
Chelsea take on Aston Villa this afternoon, and while this is really a game of two teams towards the top of the table looking to convince everyone (or perhaps, anyone) that they’re really title contenders and not just aiming to stay in the top four mix, there’s a new narrative thread emerging.
Liverpool will round off a calendar year of extreme highs and lows this afternoon when they play Wolves in their final fixture of 2025. It’s been a chastening
Leeds are planning to make signings in January, as they seek to improve their squad for the second half of the Premier League season. Defence is one area that could be addressed, which is why targets have been drawn up by the club’s sporting department.
West Ham have already finalised their first January deal, with Niclas Fullkrug making the move to AC Milan. The veteran striker will officially join the Serie A giants when the January transfer window opens, having reached an agreement to end his disappointing 18-month spell at the London Stadium.
Brennan Johnson’s time at Tottenham Hotspur looks to be coming to an end. The 24-year-old has struggled to maintain a spot in Thomas Frank‘s starting line-up this season, despite scripting his name in the Tottenham history books when he scored the winner against Manchester United in the Europa League final back in May.
Arsenal and Manchester City are the primary clubs competing for the Premier League title this season, with the Gunners currently leading the standings.
Manchester City received a boost ahead of the January transfer window when Antoine Semenyo chose City as his preferred destination should he leave Bournemouth next month.
Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim managed to deceive his Newcastle counterpart through a pre-match ploy. Ahead of the Boxing Day clash against the Magpies, all sources projected a 3-4-2-1 formation when the lineups were announced, with Lisandro Martinez combining with Luke Shaw and Ayden Heaven in the back-three.
Tottenham Hotspur are preparing for a potentially transformative January transfer window after a poor first half of the season under Thomas Frank, and a key player could be on the way out.
Tottenham Hotspur attacker Brennan Johnson has been linked with a move away from the club in recent months. The 24-year-old has struggled for regular opportunities at the North London club, and he has not been at his best.
Manchester City take on Nottingham Forest today at The City Ground. Today’s match is another important Premier League fixture for Pep Guardiola’s side.