Watch: 10 Premier League stars on show at AFCON 2025

AFCON 2025 is underway, and these 10 Premier League stars are ones to keep an eye on.

No jacket required for Emery as Villa dream of title glory

Unai Emery insists Aston Villa will not win the Premier League, but the Spaniard’s ecstatic celebration of Morgan Rogers’ decisive strike against Manchester United revealed his true feelings about their surprise title charge.

Three talking points from the Premier League weekend

Arsenal held off Manchester City to stay top of the Premier League at Christmas courtesy of a Viktor Gyokeres penalty in the 1-0 win at Everton. Here we look at three talking points from the weekend’s action:

Amorim fears United captain Fernandes will be out ‘a while’

Ruben Amorim fears Bruno Fernandes will be out for “a while” after the Manchester United captain was injured during Sunday’s 2-1 defeat against Aston Villa.

Rogers double buries United to keep title pace

Unai Emery’s Aston Villa stepped up their unexpected Premier League title challenge as Morgan Rogers’ bagged a brilliant brace to seal a 2-1 win against Manchester United.

Salah unfazed by Liverpool saga ahead of AFCON

Egypt coach Hossam Hassan says Mohamed Salah’s mindset remains strong, insisting off-field speculation has not affected his AFCON preparations.

In-form Villa to make Man United statement

Aston Villa close out Matchday 17 with a heavyweight Premier League clash against Manchester United at Villa Park, and few fixtures underline the shift in momentum quite like this one.

Arteta tells leaders Arsenal to ‘learn’ while winning

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta said his side have to learn to kill games off while they are winning after reclaiming top spot in the Premier League with a 1-0 win at Everton.

Isak injury leaves Slot counting cost of Liverpool win at Spurs

Arne Slot was left to count the cost of Liverpool’s chaotic 2-1 win at nine-man Tottenham after Alexander Isak’s rare goal was followed by a potentially damaging injury.

Arsenal stay top, Liverpool beat nine-man Spurs

Arsenal ensured they will top the Premier League at Christmas with a 1-0 over Everton, while Liverpool survived a nervy finale to beat nine-man Tottenham 2-1 on Saturday.