Aston Villa 0-1 Chelsea – Premiership Live Blog – 21 February 2009

Third take on fourth in the Premiership as this season’s surprise package Aston Villa host Chelsea for the lunchtime kick off. Chelsea trail 10 points behind leaders Manchester United and a very good Villa side could heap even more misery on Guus Hiddink’s beleaguered Blues. Daily Soccer Blog will be on hand to provide updates of all the action throughout the game. Read more

Everton 3-1 Aston Villa – FA Cup Live Blog – 15 February 2009

A place in the quarter finals of the FA Cup beckons for the winner of Everton v Aston Villa. The Toffees were pushed to the limit by local rivals Liverpool in the last round while Villa overcame a potential banana skin against Championship side Doncaster Rovers. Daily Soccer Blog will provide kick-by-kick updates right here. Read more

The All-Out-of-Favour XI

Perhaps one of the most intriguing stories to come out of a rather tedious and turbulent transfer window had to be the saga of  Robbie Keane. The bullish forward, who Liverpool ponied up £20.3 million for in the summer, had struggled to weave his way into Rafa Benitez’s squad in his first season at Anfield. But the real fireworks started when the former Tottenham star was left out of the squad for Liverpool’s 1-1, FA Cup draw against Everton. Read more

Top 50 Premiership Transfers in January

The January transfer window slammed shut at 5pm Monday 2 February, or a little longer if there were problems with the weather. Anyhow, a record £160 million was spent by desperate Premiership clubs during the window who were trying to improve their squads for the remainder of the season. Much of the money was spent by Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur, both staring relegation in the face and who forked out £47 million and £48 million respectively. Read more

Aston Villa 0-0 Wigan Athletic – Premiership Live Blog – 31 January 2009

If the results all go their way this weekend, Aston Villa (47 points), could leap frog from fourth place all the way to being level with Manchester United for first at 50 points. Even if Villa loses to Wigan, fifth place Arsenal (42 points) couldn’t catch them if they beat West Ham at Emirates Stadium. Wigan are tied at 32 points with West Ham in seventh spot, but have a slightly better goal difference. Ninth place Manchester City are four points behind, so Wigan are looking for three points at Villa Park this afternoon to solidify their position. You can follow all the action here at Daily Soccer Blog at kick off, but in the meantime please feel free to leave any comments or predictions below. Read more

Portsmouth 0-1 Aston Villa – Premiership Live Blog – 28 January 2009

Aston Villa can keep up their bid for the Premiership when they visit struggling Portsmouth tonight. You can follow all the action here at Daily Soccer Blog at kick off but in the meantime please feel free to leave any comments or predictions below. Read more