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title: "Aston Villa morning news round-up – 20th October 2020"
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author: "Read Everything"
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published: "2020-10-20T07:30:00Z"
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# Aston Villa morning news round-up – 20th October 2020

The news cycle surrounding Aston Villa never stops and as such, it can be difficult to keep up to date with everything that’s going on. Therefore, we’ve rounded up everything you might have missed from yesterday into one place.

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### [Martinez described as "phenomenon" by Martinelli after Villa beat Leicester](https://readastonvilla.com/2020/10/19/martinez-described-as-phenomenon-by-martinelli-after-villa-beat-leicester/)

![](https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/2020/10/1280963614-300x300.jpg)

Emiliano Martinez has been described as a "phenomenon" by former Arsenal teammate Gabriel Martinelli.

The Aston Villa goalkeeper kept a clean-sheet … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2020/10/19/martinez-described-as-phenomenon-by-martinelli-after-villa-beat-leicester/)

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### [Smith reveals he promised Barkley a place in England's Euro 2020 squad](https://readastonvilla.com/2020/10/19/smith-reveals-he-promised-barkley-a-place-in-englands-euro-2020-squad/)

![](https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/2020/10/1280963844-300x300.jpg)

Dean Smith has revealed that he promised Ross Barkley that he would make England's Euro 2020 squad by joining Aston Villa.

The 26-year-old made the … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2020/10/19/smith-reveals-he-promised-barkley-a-place-in-englands-euro-2020-squad/)

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### [Richards hails Aston Villa's game management in win over Leicester](https://readastonvilla.com/2020/10/19/richards-hails-aston-villas-game-management-in-win-over-leicester/)

![](https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/2020/10/1280947999-300x300.jpg)

Micah Richards has lauded Aston Villa's game management in their 1-0 win over Leicester City on Sunday evening.\
Dean Smith's side kept up their 100 … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2020/10/19/richards-hails-aston-villas-game-management-in-win-over-leicester/)

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