76 mins: On the break, Grealish has Watkins to his left, Barkley to his right - but he reckons without Fofana, who steps forward and seizes on his opponent’s indecision. Watkins they do?” asks Peter Oh. He tries to play a one-two, but the fiddly training-ground routine unravels pretty quickly. ... Premier League. The Premier League has announced that additional non-televised fixtures in October will be made available via pay-per-view in order to ensure fans of each club can continue to watch their team, and also to generate some revenue in light of no matchday income for clubs, with the continued absence of fans in stadia. Leicester begin the second half. New Saturday Night Football slots, presented by Kelly Cates, plus Friday Night Football, Super Sunday and Monday Night Football. He has Watkins and Trezeguet in support, but his pull-back is poor and cut out by Tielemans. James Maddison is coming on, hoping to boost this game’s End Product quota. 44 mins: A reminder that these sides have collectively beaten the league’s two best teams by an aggregate score of 12-4 this season. Iheanacho, who has disappeared in the second half, is replaced by Islam Slimani. Villa's final home game of the season sees Arsenal visit Villa Park on May 9, before they conclude the season at West Ham on May 17. Leicester begin the second half. This time it’s Tielemans, who goes in late on McGinn as Villa break. The comments below have not been moderated. 56 mins: Nice build-up play from Villa, Grealish picking out Trezeguet on the right. During the brief international break, there is still £250,000 up for grabs with Super 6. It couldn't be simpler: we'll have free-to-watch match highlights of every Premier League game on the Sky Sports website, app and the Sky Sports YouTube channel shortly after full-time of every fixture. “For the Premier League, Richard Masters could start sorting this out with the stroke of a pen, putting forward a requirement for clubs to reach specific targets for boardroom diversity within 5 and then 10 years as conditions of entry to the Premier League (say, so that representation in the boardroom matches the degree of diversity among players). 66 mins: Villa win a corner, which Schmeichel claims easily. It will be reviewed in line with any decisions regarding the return of fans to stadiums, the Premier League said. We are happy to support them with this interim solution - and we share their desire to get fans back into grounds as soon as it is safe to do so. ‘It is far too expensive. Leicester appeal to Jon Moss, for a penalty, or a second yellow card for Cash, either is fine. Hamza Choudhury is on for Leicester, replacing Nampalys Mendy. Sky Sports Managing Director Rob Webster said: "Through this exceptionally challenging year we have done everything we can to be the best partner for sport. 45 mins: Ollie Watkins has touched the ball six times; he just hasn’t been able to get into the game. The players should be asking why that kind of thing isn’t happening, it’s not as though there hasn’t been time for people at the Premier League to do something.”. This one is very much up for grabs after that first-half statemate. In addition, Sky subscribers will also be able to enjoy in-game clips from matches broadcast on Sky Sports Premier League in our digital match blogs. Thanks for joining me. Not sure why he’s not been booked - that’s his second tackle on Grealish that was clumsy at best. Tielemans takes it, but his shot doesn’t have the power to test Martinez. 65 mins: Signs that the game might be opening up as Villa get in behind, thanks to Grealish’s through ball to McGinn. Fans can purchase each match for £14.95/€16.95 via Sky Sports Box Office, channel 491 on the Sky box. 63 mins: ... Leicester break, and Justin forces Cash to haul him down on the edge of the box. Richard Masters defended the pricing and also said viewers could expect a 'premium product'. The new broadcasting arrangement is planned for matches in October - and will then be reviewed by the Premier League. He finds a pocket of space here, but is let down by Tieleman’s pass, which is hit really hard for no good reason. Were it not for Justin covering, that might have been a red. Liverpool will appear on pay-per-view next weekend and their supporters’ group Spirit of Shankly said they will continue to pressure the league and broadcasters to remove the ‘outrageous’ charge. View Aston Villa scores, fixtures and results for all competitions on the official website of the Premier League. That split will be confirmed in December when the broadcast picks are announced. Villa are up to second, and have won their first four league games for the first time in 90 years! “As for Leicester, their chances of grabbing a win without Vardy look Slimani to none, but it’s not over until Under comes on.” Extra credit for including a sub keeper. Indeed, it was not so long ago we turned to puns as the game drifted towards a goalless draw. “Villa need to change something in order to Steer clear of a disappointing draw, but I’m not sure what their options are. Douglas Luiz and Targett are standing over it, and the full-back will take it. 62 mins: Cash floats a dangerous cross towards Watkins, but Fofana is there again to head emphatically away ... “These puns need to have some Konsa-quences,” says Zain Dada. The corner is collected by Schmeichel. This is a very poor way to treat fans and their subscribers, who already pay them huge amounts.’. It just doesn’t sit right. “For the Premier League, Richard Masters could start sorting this out with the stroke of a pen, putting forward a requirement for clubs to reach specific targets for boardroom diversity within 5 and then 10 years as conditions of entry to the Premier League (say, so that representation in the boardroom matches the degree of diversity among players). Having had another look, Schmeichel is beaten by the sheer pace of the shot, and perhaps unsighted by Evans. 46 mins: Almost immediately, Trezeguet concedes a free kick with a clumsy foul. First published on Sun 18 Oct 2020 13.15 EDT. Chief sports writer for the Express & Star. Sky Sports, BT Sport and the Premier League have all faced huge criticism following the decision to charge fans £14.95 to watch each game that was not already due to be broadcast, even though supporters could watch the extra matches after the restart last season at no extra cost to their subscriptions. He can’t find room to get a shot away and passes to Grealish, who heads down a blind alley before conceding a cheap free kick. It’s the Algerian’s first Leicester appearance since January 2018. An excellent half-time email from David Wall: “Will players get fed up of taking a knee, yet nothing actually happening as a result? Oh my days. In addition, the other five matches not selected will be made available to fans on a pay-per-view basis accessed via Sky Sports and BT Sport's existing Box Office platforms. You’d back them to win seven or eight of those on current form. “After seeing so many matches in which players score Fofana, we feel cheated when they miss the Targett.”. Time to leave you with Paul Doyle’s report, rewritten at impressive speed. 45 mins: Ollie Watkins has touched the ball six times; he just hasn’t been able to get into the game. Under the new agreement, current live matches selected for TV will remain in place and be broadcast as normal. Six more games were added later on Friday across gameweeks six and seven, including Liverpool's home fixture with Sheffield United on Saturday October 24, kicking off at 8pm. 42 mins: The free kick is five yards to the right of goal, 20 yards out. It’s a terrific finish, particularly in the context of the rest of the game. The visitors have been dealt a blow ahead of the trip after midfielder Kalvin Phillips was ruled out for up to six weeks with a shoulder injury. This one is very much up for grabs after that first-half statemate. Can he get it on Targett? Created with Sketch. “We fans have just become spoiled,” says Peter Oh. 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