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A former referee has recalled his experience officiating at a raucous St Andrew’s on a night when Birmingham City beat rivals Aston Villa Former referee Chris Foy Former referee Chris Foy says the atmosphere was so electric at St Andrew’s during Birmingham City’s League Cup quarter-final victory over Aston Villa that he had to soak […]

Monchi has been speaking about the interest clubs have in Aston Villa players 14:09, 15 Oct 2025Updated 14:13, 15 Oct 2025 Aston Villa’s former President of Football Operations Monchi Monchi has spoken about Arsenal’s interest in Ollie Watkins at the start of the year and his decision to leave the club after the summer window […]

Birmingham City are down to the bare bones in the full back position – while one of last season’s players has regained his international berth Football Correspondent for Reach, journalist covering the Premier League and EFL for more than 20 years, a lover of most non-animal based or traffic-related sports and extreme cold water. Diego […]

Steven Gerrard has spoken about his sacking from Aston Villa – and Claret & Blue has reacted 15:03, 14 Oct 2025Updated 15:10, 14 Oct 2025 Our dedicated Aston Villa reporter is always on the pulse of all things claret and blue, from major talking points to transfer news to match action, John Townley will bring […]

Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers might well be coming out of his difficult start to the season 16:03, 14 Oct 2025Updated 16:16, 14 Oct 2025 Morgan Rogers of England celebrates with Ollie Watkins(Image: Getty Images) Morgan Rogers’ form has been a cause for concern this season, but the Aston Villa forward has recently shown more encouraging […]

Former Rangers ace Kevin Muscat is being mooted as a possible Ibrox head coach to fill the void left by Philippe Clement Steve Wollaston and Keith Jackson 14:20, 14 Oct 2025 Head coach Kevin Muscat of Shanghai Port(Image: Getty Images) Three years ago, Kevin Muscat was undoubtedly the top candidate for the Rangers job, making […]

Birmingham City’s new strikers haven’t found their feet in the Championship yet Birmingham City reporter for BirminghamLive and the Birmingham Mail There are big question marks hanging over the two strikers Birmingham City placed their bets on during the summer transfer window. Blues almost broke the internet when they confirmed the signing of Japanese striker […]

Kevin Muscat is one of the frontrunners to take over as Rangers boss Alan Galindo and Steve Wollaston 15:41, 13 Oct 2025Updated 16:12, 13 Oct 2025 Shanghai Port boss Kevin Muscat Kevin Muscat, the former Ibrox defender, is reportedly being considered as a potential successor to Steven Gerrard at Rangers, according to the Scottish Sun. […]

Three-time Olympic champion swimmer Adam Peaty is set to marry Holly Ramsay later this year and has made his feelings clear on her famous father Gordon John Jones Sport Reporter 17:52, 13 Oct 2025 Gordon Ramsay and Adam Peaty have developed a close bond since the swimmer started dating Holly(Image: Mark Sutton – Formula 1, […]

Both sides are set to be without key players Carrington Walker GAU Writer 14:15, 13 Oct 2025 Both sides are set to be without key players(Image: Getty Images) Aston Villa may be without starting striker Ollie Watkins for their trip to north London as they gear up to face Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday (October 19). […]