Aston Villa and Celtic both harbor hopes of earning byes to the UEFA Champions League knockout rounds, with the hosts at Villa Park on solid footing heading into Wednesday's league phase finale.

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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.

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

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.

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.

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has said that he has "enough players to compete and feel confident" after an injury to Tyrone Mings limited his options in defence ahead of the visit of Celtic in the Champions League.

There's less than a week remaining of the January transfer window and Premier League clubs could be in line for a busy few days as Patrick Dorgu, Jhon Duran and Marcus Rashford and more edge towards m

Journalist Florian Plettenburg has reported that Tottenham and Aston Villa are in the race to sign Tzimas and have engaged in “concrete talks” and negotiations to secure his services.