Forty-eight-year-old Smerud, who managed Norway's men's and women's national teams, is preparing Palace for a crucial game against second-bottom Aston Villa on ... lose but it's easy to be scared ...

Crystal Palace may be fighting for Women's Super League survival but their new manager Leif Smerud does not want them to be ...

Paris Saint-Germain take a two-goal lead to Villa Park after an enthralling Champions League quarter-final first leg ...

Aston Villa enjoyed the lion's share of possession from kick-off, though a defiant Preston rearguard capably restricted the Villans' threat from open play. It took ten minutes for Unai Emery's side to ...

Nuno Mendes struck in stoppage-time to cement PSG’s control of their Champions League quarter-final tie with a 3-1 win over Aston Villa in Paris.. It was Unai Emery’s side, though, who took a ...

Aston Villa were 75 seconds away from something quite satisfactory here. Outplayed, often overwhelmed and sometimes under siege, Unai Emery’s players were nevertheless in this game at 2-1 down ...

Striker Rory Wilson has signed a new contract at Aston Villa. The Athletic reported in early March that talks had resumed with the Scotland youth international over a new contract on a reduced ...

Nottingham Forest paid the price for missed chances and a costly two-minute spell at the back as they lost 2-1 to Aston Villa. The Reds went into the clash against their fellow Champions League ...

Aston Villa proved with their narrow home win over Bayern Munich in the league phase that they are capable of pulling off an upset, but PSG at the Parc des Princes may prove too big an ask for ...

Aston Villa grabbed three crucial points as they won 3-0 at Brighton on Wednesday. MORE – Watch full replay Marcus Rashford scored in the first half and Marco Asensio and Donyell Malen added late ...

Aston Villa head to Paris Saint-Germain this week with one of their players in tow - and, such are the rules of the Champions League, Marco Asensio will be free to face his parent club and make ...