Here are your morning headlines for the Aston Villa on Saturday November 14th.
Grealish responds to the mount question
Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish defended Mason Mount, admitting that he finds the incessant comparisons with his English teammate “annoying”.
Grealish and Chelsea midfielder Mount started 3-0 against the Republic of Ireland at Wembley on Thursday.
Gareth Southgate’s decision to include the pair on his starting line-up came after the English manager expressed his perceived dislike of Grealish and referred to the online memes suggesting that he prefers Mount, who is both of the previous two three lions started The Nations League clash while Grealish watched from the bench.
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Grealish took the opportunity of a second international start to make another big impression and achieve Jadon Sancho’s goal in a good performance.
The 25-year-old then told Sky Sports that the reaction to Mount Mount’s recent inclusion for England was unfair.
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Chelsea make a decision on Barkley’s future
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard reportedly sees Aston Villa loanee Ross Barkley in his plans after the England international’s good start at Villa Park.
Barkley is spending the 2020-21 season at Villa Park on loan after his chances of regaining a first-team spot at Stamford Bridge dwindled after Chelsea’s summer transfer activity.
Lampard spent £ 90m on attacking midfielder Kai Havertz and also brought in winger Timo Werner from RB Leipzig.
That left Barkley on the sidelines and a move to Villa followed, where it has become an instant hit.
Barkley has scored and assisted twice in five games, which ties in well with Douglas Luiz and John McGinn in midfield.
He’s also close friends with villa skipper Jack Grealish, with the chemistry building on the field.
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TV details confirmed for Villa v Brighton and West Ham clashes
Aston Villa has picked one more game in the Premier League for live TV coverage – but fans will no longer have to pay extra to watch games after the controversial pay-per-view streaming service was discontinued.
The top players have released ‘additional’ TV selections for November and the post-international break between Villa and Brighton and Hove Albion will now be broadcast live on BT Sport.
However, both the date and kick-off time will remain the same as the game is still scheduled for Saturday, November 21st at 3pm.
Previously it would have cost backers £ 14.95 to watch, but the PPV system, which was introduced just last month, has been scrapped after widespread criticism.
Instead, all Premier League games will be shown through the existing services of Sky Sports, BT Sport, Amazon and BBC until the New Year.
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The rumor of money violations was dismissed as “false news” by his brother
Matty Cash’s brother has ditched rumors on social media of an injury to Aston Villa’s defender.
A rumor surfaced on Thursday that the player sustained an injury in training.
Cash started the season in good shape for Dean Smith’s side and impressed with a 3-0 win at Arsenal on Sunday evening.
The former Nottingham Forest right-back moved to Villa that summer and made a £ 14million move from the city site.
He has ousted Frederic Guilbert as Villa right-back and has started every game this season with just 33 minutes of Premier League football missed.
Cash’s brother Adam called the injury rumors “false news” on his Twitter account.
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