Farewell to Petrov in New Villa Era

In the run-up to Aston Villa's last home game of the season against Chelsea, the main focus rested on Stiliyan Petrov's retirement from the game following his battle to beat acute leukaemia. The official Villa site went Petrov crazy, digging out archive footage, knocking together lists of Tweets from the great and good (and David…

After becoming Villa's all-time Premier League leading scorer this seems as good a time as any to reassess the season and career of one of our post-January stand out performers: Gabby Agbonlahor. Is this statistic merely a meaningless Sky-term for 'best striker in a fairly arbitrary stretch of time since Villa last had a really…

It was a familiar story for Fernando Torres in Wednesday's 2-2 draw against Tottenham. He was barely a threat in front of goal, and struggled to cope against Michael Dawson and Jan Vertonghen in the air, winning only two of

his nine attempted aerial duels.

As usual, Chelsea's midfielders were forced to contribute the goals, with Oscar…

Even when they're not playing, English football somehow revolves around Manchester United. I was going to regale you with my jolly temper regarding Wigan Athletic's slip-up against Swansea and what it means for the immediate

future of Aston Villa. But then Sir Alex Ferguson decides to retire, and nobody cares about the sport itself. Stop the…

Late goals were the order of the weekend as the season entered its crucial phase: Gareth Bale and Juan Mata gave Spurs and Chelsea much-needed late wins in their quests for Champions League qualification, while Gabby Agbonlahor scored a vital late goal for Aston Villa at Norwich. Wigan also needed a late winner to keep…

Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert plans a return to Germany to prepare for next season.

Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert has warned the club's fans not to expect any major signings in the summer.

Christian Benteke's physical prowess is scaring Aston Villa's Premier League opponents, according to team-mate Fabian Delph.

Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert says his relegation-threatened side "must win" next week's crunch match against fellow strugglers Sunderland.

Paul Lambert believes Aston Villa are playing well enough to avoid the drop despite falling to 18th after defeat by Liverpool.

Sky Sports understands Burnley are bracing themselves for bids for star striker Charlie Austin with a host of clubs chasing his signature.

Paul Lambert is determined to keep Christian Benteke at Aston Villa next season despite interest from elsewhere.

It's been another extraordinary season for Carlos Tevez. His 11 goals and 14 assists make him the joint sixth most productive player in the Premier League just behind Robin van Persie, Luis Suarez, Gareth Bale, Juan Mata and Theo Walcott.

Unlike those five he's not dominated the column inches. Tevez has been one of the few…

Andre Villas-Boas can look back on his first season in charge of Tottenham with a degree of success. Although the club finished fifth, a position below that which turned out to be Harry Redknapp's final campaign, they still managed to break their in Premier League points tally record; which indicates the competitive nature of the…

One player expected to leave Ajax this summer is Christian Eriksen, though his possible destination is still unknown, in the last few months a plethora of British newspapers have linked him with a move to the Premier League with Liverpool and Tottenham his likeliest destinations.

That theme continued in the Sunday People (). Liverpool's interest is…

Dear Mr Al Fayed,

I can't start without thanking you for your lengthy and wonderful ownership of the club. The past 15 or so years have produced a roller coaster of the very best kind for us Fulham fans. However, the past year has raised a number of questions that, as yet, remain unanswered. Of course,…

Striker Carlton Cole will leave West Ham United this summer after the club decided not to renew his contract.

Match of the Day commentator John Motson picks his highlights, low points and best players from the 2012-13 Premier League season

Defender Dwight Tiendalli is offered a new contract to stay at Swansea City for a second season.

Chief football writer Phil McNulty assesses the campaigns of every Premier League manager

Is Wembley the home of German football too, with the stadium hosting Saturday's all-German Champions League final?