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Highlights from the Premier League match between Liverpool and Aston Villa.

Tim Walters position as Hull head coach was questioned by factions of supporters following a 2-1 home defeat against West Brom. Hull were jeered off at full-time by some supporters after first-half goals from Karlan Grant and Josh Maja left the struggling Tigers seven games without a victory – and level on points with 22nd-placed

Ante Palaversa, Topi Keskinen, Vicente Besuijen and Kevin Nisbet all struck in the second half as Aberdeen defeated Dundee 4-1 at Pittodrie to move top of the Scottish Premiership. Simon Murray missed a penalty late in the first half for the visitors but partially atoned with a header to make it 2-1 midway through the

The top stories and transfer rumours from Sundays newspapers… THE SUN ON SUNDAYManchester City are planning a £50.3m January swoop for Martin Zubimendi – six months after he turned his back on Liverpool. New England boss Thomas Tuchel has handed Marcus Rashford an olive branch. The German told the Manchester United forward that he wants

Tyrese Campbells second-half goal sealed Sheffield United a 1-0 win against Sheffield Wednesday at Bramall Lane in the first Steel City derby in over five years. Campbell struck early in the second half as the Blades climbed back into the Sky Bet Championships top two – level on points with leaders Sunderland – and extended

Cyriel Dessers early goal was enough for Rangers to beat Hearts 1-0 to ease some of the pressure on manager Philippe Clement. After a turbulent league campaign, Rangers knew they needed a win to save the Belgians job and avoid being cut further adrift of Celtic and Aberdeen in the title race. Dessers turned James

Ruud van Nistelrooy expects clarity on his future by the end of Monday after his interim reign as Manchester United manager ended with a 3-0 win against Leicester and a special Old Trafford send-off. Having seen his goal-laden first spell as a United player come to an acrimonious end in 2006, the fan favourite returned

Odegaard return gives Arsenal hope in title raceArsenal have plenty of work to do to end their long wait for a Premier League title. A nine-point gap is big at any stage of the season but there is still hope for the Gunners because of Martin Odegaard. The skipper hadnt started a game since August

Jay Rodriguez scored a stoppage-time penalty as Burnley snatched a 1-0 victory over Swansea to end a four-game winless run. For 90 minutes it had looked like being another frustrating afternoon for a Burnley side without a goal in their previous three games and desperately lacking creativity. But as some fans were heading for the

Celtic returned to the top of the Scottish Premiership with a hard-fought 2-0 win against Kilmarnock at Rugby Park. After reaching the League Cup final and their impressive Champions League victory over RB Leipzig, the Hoops knew they had to end the week on a high after Aberdeens win over Dundee took them to the