Newcastle condemned Aston Villa to their first home defeat in the Premier League for almost a year with a stunning 3-1 win.

Two goals in four first-half minutes from Fabian Schar put the Magpies in control before Alex Moreno’s own goal after the break.

Ollie Watkins grabbed a consolation for the hosts, who lost in the league at Villa Park for the first time since last February.

THREE GOALS AND THREE POINTS AT VILLA PARK!

— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC)

They remain fourth but have played more games than leaders Liverpool and rivals Manchester City and will be caught by Tottenham if they beat Brentford on Wednesday.

Newcastle had lost six of their previous seven league games to slip away from the top four but victory lifted them to seven…

Sergio Aguero set a Premier League record when he scored his 12th hat-trick in England s top flight as Manchester City beat Aston Villa 6-1 on Sunday.

The Argentina striker surpassed the previous best mark of 11 set by former England captain Alan Shearer across his celebrated spells with Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United.

Aguero became City s all-time leading goalscorer in 2017 and has excelled under Roberto Mancini, Manuel Pellegrini and Pep Guardiola since moving to the Etihad Stadium from Atletico Madrid in 2011.

Here, we take a look back over his record-breaking deadly dozen.

Manchester City 3-0 Wigan Athletic – September 10, 2011

It proved love at first sight between Aguero and the City faithful as he came off the bench to net a brace …

Michael Ballack has backed big leader Petr Cech to take up a coaching position after he retires at the end of the season.

The 36-year-old Arsenal goalkeeper announced last week he will bring an end to his playing career when this campaign concludes.

Cech spent
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11 years at Chelsea, winning the Premier League and FA Cup four times each, the EFL Cup three times and also triumphing in the Champions League and Europa League, before moving across London to Arsenal in 2015. 

Ballack was also part of Chelsea s Premier League-winning side in 2009-10 and believes his former team-mate, able to communicate in four languages, has the makings of a future manager.

He s a very nice guy and comfortable team-mate. He speaks a lot of languages, so Petr had a…

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk headed the winner deep into extra time as Jurgen Klopp’s massively-depleted side beat Chelsea 1-0 to claim a record-extending 10th Carabao Cup.

The Dutch defender, who controversially had another header ruled out at the same end in the second half after VAR intervention, rose above Mykhailo Mudryk to nod in Kostas Tsimikas’ corner in the 118th minute.

It was no more than the Netherlands international, lifting his first trophy as Liverpool captain, deserved after a monumental performance in defence in a win which seemed against the odds for long periods.

THE MOMENT

— Liverpool FC (@LFC)

Klopp became the third Liverpool manager to win the trophy more than once as his long goodbye to his departure at the end …

Nasser Al-Khelaifi has promised Paris Saint-Germain will win the Champions League, saying Sunday s loss to Bayern Munich in the final gives them more belief than ever.

PSG could not end their wait for European glory in Lisbon, Kingsley Coman s header securing a 1-0 win for Bayern and securing the German club s second treble of Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal and Champions League triumphs in the same season.

Ligue 1 powerhouse PSG swept the board in France this season, winning all four domestic trophies, but the top prize continues to elude them despite their investment since the Qatar-backed takeover of 2011.

But president Al-Khelaifi said PSG s efforts in 2019-20 have shown they are closer than ever to European glory.

We re sad, [but] we don t forget that we ve d…

Thomas Tuchel reiterated Paris Saint-Germain superstar Kylian Mbappe will not leave the Ligue 1 champions despite links with Real Madrid.

Mbappe has reportedly emerged as a target for LaLiga giants Madrid, who are still looking to fill the void left by Cristiano Ronaldo after his move to Juventus last year.

The 20-year-old insisted he will not join Zinedine Zidane s side at the end of the season following his hat-trick in a 3-1 win against Monaco on Sunday, as PSG celebrated their sixth Ligue 1 title in seven seasons.

Asked about Mbappe – who became the youngest player to score 30 Ligue 1 goals in a single campaign – and his future post-match, head coach Tuchel told reporters: The president [Nasser Al-Khelaifi] has always told me the same thing: there are no …

Market: Norwich double chance

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Looking to spring an upset on Wednesday night, Norwich will travel to the Riverside when they meet a struggling Middlesbrough.

Starting with the hosts, while Middlesbrough might have opened up the 2023/24 campaign with their sights firmly set on clinching another play-off ticket, Michael Carrick’s men are enduring an extended Championship struggle. Last seen over the weekend putting in another downbeat display as they suffered a 2-0 loss at the hands of Stoke, Boro have come tumbling down the table. With some suggesting that Carrick might have some increasing pressure on his shoulders, the former Manchester United midfielder have seen his squad lose four of their previous five Championship appearances. Likewise, along …

Louis van Gaal has announced he is receiving treatment for prostate cancer.

Speaking on Dutch TV show Humberto, the Netherlands head coach said he had been battling the condition for some time and has undergone 25 rounds of radiation treatment.

Van Gaal, 70, oversaw two international friendlies with the Netherlands last month, with his team beating Denmark 4-2 and drawing 1-1 with Germany.

The former Manchester United, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Ajax boss said he kept his diagnosis hidden from his players, and revealed he was snuck into hospital to undergo private treatment during the international break.

Van Gaal told presenter Humberto Tan he had wanted his players, who have qualified for the World Cup, to stay focused on their task in hand.

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Stefano Pioli says a magical air at Milan has enabled the Rossoneri to become a force again ahead of the Serie A clash with Parma on Sunday.

Milan are four points clear at the top of Serie A and qualified for the last 32 of the Europa League as Group H winners with a 1-0 victory at Sparta Prague on Thursday.

Seven-time European champions Milan have not won the scudetto since 2011, but they have been transformed under Pioli.

The head coach feels he took over a club finally ready to challenge for honours once again.

He said in a press conference on Friday: I felt like a big family as soon as I set foot in Milanello. The club is making important efforts to allow us to work well. Here you can breathe a unique, almost magical air. 

Here you are alway…

Pep Guardiola expects many more magical moments from Sergio Aguero as the Manchester City striker nears the end of his contract, with a decision still be made on his future.

Aguero returned from his latest injury lay-off with a brief appearance in Wednesday s 1-0 win over Olympiacos in the Champions League.

Having come through that outing without aggravating the hamstring issue which had sidelined him, Aguero will hope to play a part in Saturday s visit of Burnley in the Premier League, a side City have beaten 5-0 in each of the last three meetings at the Etihad Stadium in all competitions.

The Argentina forward has scored nine goals in his past nine matches against the Clarets and City will want more of the same after last weekend s 2-0 loss to Tottenham left t…