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Ben Crump

Ben Crump

Sports Journalist · 55 articles

Freelance Football Writer

John Terry continues to be linked with Derby County role
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John Terry continues to be linked with Derby County role

Aston Villa assistant coach John Terry continues to be linked with the managerial job at Derby County. The Championship side have been in poor form this season and are bottom of the division, winning just one of their opening 11 league fixtures. Pressure is now firmly mounting on the shoulders of Rams boss Phillip Cocu, […]

Fans react to impressive scoring feat from Ollie Watkins
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Fans react to impressive scoring feat from Ollie Watkins

Many Aston Villa fans have reacted to a tweet comparing Ollie Watkins to former strikers Dion Dublin and Dean Saunders. Since arriving at Villa Park this summer from Championship side Brentford, Watkins has been in excellent form, bagging an impressive six goals in his opening seven Premier League games. Such form has seen the £27m-valued […]

Gabby Agbonlahor impressed by Emiliano Martinez’s performances
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Gabby Agbonlahor impressed by Emiliano Martinez’s performances

Former Aston Villa striker Gabby Agbonlahor has revealed his surprise at the “outrageous” form shown by recent signing Emiliano Martinez. Agbonlahor has watched his former club perform to a high standard thus far in the Premier League, winning the opening four games of the season before a couple of defeats preceded the 3-0 win over […]

Some Aston Villa fans entranced by footage from win at Arsenal
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Some Aston Villa fans entranced by footage from win at Arsenal

Some Aston Villa fans have looked back on footage shared via their official Twitter account following the 3-0 win over Arsenal on Sunday evening. The Villains started the season in excellent form, winning their opening four league games of the campaign . Heading into Sunday’s fixture against the Gunners, however, Villa had los to Leeds  and […]

Danny Mills expects Wesley to struggle upon return from injury
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Danny Mills expects Wesley to struggle upon return from injury

Former England defender Danny Mills feels that Aston Villa striker Wesley will struggle to get back in the starting XI when he returns to full fitness. The 23-year-old Brazilian striker arrived at Villa Park last year from Belgian side Club Brugge and he managed to net five goals in 21 appearances before a season-ending setback in […]

Many Aston Villa fans delighted with Trezeguet’s Arsenal contribution
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Many Aston Villa fans delighted with Trezeguet’s Arsenal contribution

Many Aston Villa fans have been praising Trezeguet for his performance against Arsenal on Sunday night. The Egyptian winger proved to be a key player for Villa at the end of last season, with his contributions playing a big part in helping them to remain in England’s top-flight. Having featured in seven Premier League games […]

Aston Villa Player Ratings: Arsenal (A)
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Aston Villa Player Ratings: Arsenal (A)

Aston Villa produced a superb performance against Arsenal on Sunday night, beating Mikel Arteta’s side 3-0. Dean Smith’s side arrived at the Emirates Stadium off the back of defeats to Leeds and Southampton, which ended a sequence of four wins in a row at the start of the Premier League season [Transfermarkt], but a Bukayo […]

Villa fans praise Emiliano Martinez’s performance against Arsenal
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Villa fans praise Emiliano Martinez’s performance against Arsenal

Many Aston Villa fans have praises goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez after his performance in last night’s 3-0 thrashing of Arsenal. Dean Smith’s side started the season in excellent form, winning their first four games, including a thumping 7-2 win over champions Liverpool. However, they approached the visit to the Emirates Stadium having lost two consecutive games. […]

Aston Villa Predicted XI: Arsenal (A)
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Aston Villa Predicted XI: Arsenal (A)

Aston Villa face a tough task against Arsenal tonight after losing two games in a row in the Premier League. Dean Smith will be hoping to inspire his team to a better performance than last time out against Southampton and the previous week against Leeds United. In terms of injury problems ahead of the Emirates […]

Many Aston Villa fans to Ross Barkley’s October award nomination
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Many Aston Villa fans to Ross Barkley’s October award nomination

Many Aston Villa fans have taken to Twitter to share their thoughts after Ross Barkley was nominated for the Premier League’s best goal of October. The Chelsea man arrived on loan at Villa Park a few weeks ago and his performances have been impressive, earning an average match rating of 7.49 out of 10 from […]

Many Aston Villa fans react to Dean Smith’s October award nomination
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Many Aston Villa fans react to Dean Smith’s October award nomination

Many Aston Villa fans have reacted to Dean Smith‘s inclusion in the nominees for the Premier League Manager of the Month award for October. The Villa Park outfit battled hard against relegation last season to remain in England’s top flight and the new season saw them start brilliantly Winning the opening four games of the season, […]

Gabby Agbonlahor hails ‘outstanding’ ex-Villa ace Steven Davis
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Gabby Agbonlahor hails ‘outstanding’ ex-Villa ace Steven Davis

Former Aston Villa striker Gabby Agbonlahor has heaped praise on Rangers midfielder Steven Davis, once of Villa Park, after his performance in the Europa League on Thursday evening. Steven Gerrard’s side have been excellent this season and they continued their impressive start in Europe with a 3-3 draw against Portuguese giants Benfica. An own goal […]