Arsenal 2 Burnley 1

Burnley 2 Watford 0: Ireland international Jeff Hendrick and Michael Keane scored their first Premier League goals as Burnley brushed aside a ragged Watford 2-0 at Turf Moor last night.

Chelsea 3 Burnley 0: Eden Hazard’s revival at Chelsea looks set to be as quick, dramatic and unfathomable as his fall from grace last season after a performance at the weekend which hinted he is almost back to his very best.

Arsenal 2 Burnley 1

Hat-trick record-breaker Sadio Mane was quick to praise fellow star man Shane Long after Southampton got their European challenge back on track with a rout of dismal Villa.

MANCHESTER CITY 3 ASTON VILLA 2: SHOWING far more impressive defensive instincts than those displayed by his players during the preceding 90 minutes, Manuel Pellegrini launched his most articulate and spirited analysis yet of a season of under-achievement at the Etihad.

Sunderland 0, Aston Villa 4:

Aston Villa 2 West Brom 0

Christian Benteke is missing with a hip injury for Aston Villa’s FA Cup quarter-final meeting with West Brom.

Premier League

Aston Villa 2 West Brom 1

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Aston Villa 1 Manchester United 1

Aston Villa 1 Tottenham 2

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Tottenham 3 Aston Villa 0

Manchester City 4 Aston Villa 0

Striker Gabriel Agbonlahor is a major doubt for Aston Villa’s trip to Manchester City.

Aston Villa 3 Hull City 1

Aston Villa 1 Fulham 2

Under-pressure Manchester United manager David Moyes welcomes captain Nemanja Vidic back from suspension for today’s must-win match against Aston Villa at Old Trafford.

Aston Villa midfielder Karim El Ahmadi is a doubt for Saturday’s Barclays Premier League clash with Manchester United at Old Trafford due to a thigh problem.

David Moyes has named Robin van Persie, Wayne Rooney and Juan Mata together in his Manchester United starting line-up for the first time as the Red Devils look to maintain their Barclays Premier League momentum at Stoke.

Aston Villa 4 West Brom 3

Alvaro Negredo is named amongst the substitutes as Manchester City make six changes for the trip to Tottenham.

Aston Villa 1 Arsenal 2

Sunderland 0 Aston Villa 1

Sunderland 0 Aston Villa 1

Aston Villa 1 Swansea City 1

Manchester United took on Norwich at Carrow Road without England forward Wayne Rooney, who did not travel to Norfolk.

Aston Villa 0 Crystal Palace 1

Santi Cazorla was Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger’s only change for the London derby with West Ham.

Darren Fletcher was named on the bench as Manchester United looked to avoid suffering a hat-trick of Premier League defeats for the first time since December 2001 as they took on Aston Villa.

West Ham 0 Aston Villa 0

Christian Benteke could return to Aston Villa’s starting line-up against Everton tomorrow following his recent hip injury.

Paul Lambert is assessing Christian Benteke’s fitness before deciding whether to throw the striker back into action when Aston Villa host Tottenham on Sunday.

Aston Villa 0 Liverpool 1

Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert has handed full debuts to Jores Okore and Leandro Bacuna for the Premier League clash at home to Liverpool.

Chelsea 2 - Aston Villa 1