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Follow reaction from Saturday's five games in the Premier League including Brentford 0-2 Liverpool, Arsenal 2-2 Aston Villa and Leicester City 0-2 Fulham.

Tottenham debutant Olivia Holdt scored a superb stoppage time free-kick to seal a dramatic late 3-2 victory over Crystal Palace. Bethany England opened the scoring in the driving rain, heading home from a superb cross from Anna Csiki. Less than ten minutes later the striker scored again with another header, this time from a Maite Oroz corner.

Unai Emery was adamant that playing between two Champions League games would never affect his team’s intensity, although there is clearly a good time to catch Aston Villa this season...

Aston Villa missed a chance to draw closer to the Premier League's top four on Sunday in a 1-1 draw at home to West Ham United whose Brazilian left back Emerson rescued a point after Jacob Ramsey had got the hosts off to a dream start.

Follow live coverage as Aston Villa face West Ham United today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.

Leicester pushed Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou closer to the sack with a 2-1 win that extended Spurs' dismal run, while Aston Villa were frustrated by West Ham in a 1-1 draw on Sunday.

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers brings a history of success against the Birmingham-based side that could inspire confidence among the

New West Ham manager Graham Potter’s dugout debut for the Irons came against Villa in the FA Cup, falling to a 2-1 defeat. Since then, he’s struggled to break the sluggish, inconsistent form which resulted in Julen Lopetegui’s sacking – beating Fulham 3-2 before being well beaten by Crystal Palace in a 2-0 defeat last time out.

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou came under more pressure Sunday after his underperforming team lost 2-1 at home to Leicester, which had previously lost its last seven Premier League games in a row.