#Emi Martinez

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There was a mutinous air to the Chelsea end at the Etihad Stadium as their team subsided to a dismal 4-0 loss against Manchester City in the third round of the FA Cup. Riyad Mahrez scored twice via a free-kick and the second of two penalties clumsily given away by Graham Potter's side. The first came courtesy of a galaxy-brain handball from Kai…

THE problem with Graham Potter is that he still sounds like he's the Brighton manager. After Chelsea were trounced at Manchester City in the FA Cup on Sunday, the Blues boss listed the teams his injury-ravaged side had been beaten by during their miserable run of three wins in 12 matches. He noted that Chelsea had lost four Premier League games -…

Steve Evans accused Aston Villa of running scared after his Stevenage side produced one of the great FA Cup upsets to embarrass the Premier League club. Morgan Sanson's first-half goal looked to have sent Villa into the fourth round before Stevenage, who are second in League Two, scored twice in the final two minutes through substitutes Jamie Reid…

MANCHESTER UNITED are "highly interested" in Randal Kolo Muani, according to reports. The France striker impressed at the World Cup and almost scored the winning goal in the final, with Emi Martinez producing an amazing save to stop his strike. His performances have attracted attention from several clubs but Eintracht Frankfurt are keen to hold…

SEVILLA manager Jorge Sampaoli was the latest victim of card-crazy World Cup referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz. Spaniard Lahoz, 45, was sent home from Qatar after showing 15 yellows and a red card in the heated quarter-final between Holland and eventual champions Argentina. And he wasn't shy to get the cards out on his return to refereeing LaLiga…

ASTON VILLA are keeping an eye on England No 1 Jordan Pickford's contract situation. Villa are bracing themselves for offers for World Cup winner Emi Martinez and monitoring Pickford, SunSport can exclusively reveal. Goalkeeper Pickford, 28, has yet to settle a new deal at Everton and that has alerted his admirers. Elsewhere, Cristiano Ronaldo has…

Aston Villa head into the game sat 12th in the league and on a decent run of form. Villa have won three of their last five league outings. However, they are set for a tough test with Spurs eyeing a top-four finish. Emi Martinez returned to training on Friday following his World Cup triumph with Argentina. He is expected to start between the sticks…

The Premier League returned to action with a bang on Boxing Day, and now the festive-period games just keep on coming. Erling Haaland admitted that missing out on the World Cup was an "irritation and motivation" that drove him "a bit mad", and there seems to be a bit of truth to that. The Norway international became the first player in Premier…

Aston Villa take on Liverpool live on Amazon Prime on Boxing Day and our man Tipster Wizard is on hand to preview the action and provide us with his best bets. The hosts sit 12th in the league table with 18 points going into this game while Liverpool sit 6th with 22 points, 4pts away from the Champions League spots with a game in hand. Both teams…

Despite a miserable record against the Foxes recently, including nine losses in thirteen games, I am favoring Newcastle to win on Boxing Day. They have won two out of their last three against Brendan Rodgers' Leicester side and have only lost one match all year. The job Eddie Howe has done with the Toon Army has been nothing short of spectacular.…

Argentina and Croatia meet in the 2022 World Cup semifinal, knowing a spot in the title match is on the line. One of these teams was expected to be here, but the other one was not. The Albiceleste came into the World Cup as second-favorites to win the tournament, behind only fellow CONMEBOL foes Brazil. The tournament seemed destined to pit the two…

The Premier League starts again this St. Stephens Day, not boxing day, St. Stephens day. All games in the UK are being shown on Amazon, however, Irish fans will have to settle on catching some of the games via Premier Sports (I think, their website is down so no way of checking.

ARSENAL have been urged by former Gunner Emmanuel Petit to sign Brighton ace Alexis Mac Allister. The Brighton ace played a pivotal role in Argentina's World Cup triumph which has led Petit to believe that he would fit Arsenal's system perfectly. Meanwhile Gabriel Martinelli has reportedly extended his contract at the Emirates until…

ARSENAL have been handed £50million to spend in the January transfer window, according to reports. This comes after Gabriel Jesus suffered a knee injury in Brazil's final group game defeat to Cameroon. However, the Gunners will not target a replacement for the Brazilian in the transfer window. They have instead been linked with Ecuadorian star…

Seemingly through the difficult start that threatened to throw Erik ten Hag's tenure into early chaos, United are just a point behind fourth-placed Newcastle with a game in hand. Still, to suggest they've always been convincing even since their turnaround would perhaps be jumping the gun. Functional rather than fantastic, there is surely much more…

Leeds (15) v AFC Bournemouth (14) Leeds will be without forward Luis Sinisterra, who has been ruled out until after the World Cup break due to foot ligament damage. Tyler Adams (calf) returned to action in last week's win at Liverpool but Stuart Dallas (fractured femur) and Adam Forshaw (ankle) remain long-term absentees. Bournemouth will be…