A host of signings who have joined Premier League clubs in the summer or winter transfer windows have hit the ground running ...

Assessing the strengths and weaknesses of the seven teams who are in the fight to finish fourth and fifth this season ...

Villa must shuffle their pack again in the summer ... Villa also have decisions to make on Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio, whose loan deals will end once the campaign concludes.

Preston North End will hope to make life uncomfortable for Aston Villa when they welcome them to Deepdale in the FA Cup ...

In Brentford’s case, injuries no longer wrack Thomas Frank’s selection and, for Villa, Watkins no longer carries such a heavy burden, with Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio added to the mix.

They are clearly on the right path but Villa’s heavy, and savvy, spending has them ahead of the chasing pack of hopefuls right now ... clinical late on as the likes of Marcus Rashford and Marco ...

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They are clearly on the right path but Villa's heavy, and savvy, spending has them ahead of the chasing pack of hopefuls ... likes of Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio have made a huge difference ...

Aston Villa have been told how much they’ll need to pay to sign Marco Asensio on a permanent deal from Paris Saint-Germain, ...