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• Aston Villa vs Everton - Premier League LIVE: Latest score and updates as Toffees hit post in first 11 SECONDS18 January 2026, 5:27 pm
   Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score, team news and updates as Aston Villa welcome Everton to Villa Park in the Premier League.
  
• Tottenham 3-0 Leicester: If Martin Ho's arrival kickstarted Tottenham's sputtering engine, then the arrival of Maika Hamano and Signe Gaupset could be the masterstroke, writes TARA ANSON-WALSH18 January 2026, 5:07 pm
  TARA ANSON-WALSH AT BRISBANE ROAD: Life is looking markedly brighter for the women's team than it is for the men up here on the blue side of north London.
  
• Chelsea face paying over £50m for key target, Man United midfielder heading out on loan - and James McClean leaves Wrexham: TRANSFER WINDOW WATCH18 January 2026, 4:27 pm
  The transfer window is open and here are today's latest developments from Daily Mail Sport's Simon Jones, including the latest in Chelsea's pursuit of Jeremy Jacquet.
  
• The stresses of being a football manager! Ex-Celtic boss spotted using snus on the touchline - as study reveals one in five players have turned to nicotine pouches18 January 2026, 3:50 pm
  Dunfermline manager and former Celtic boss Neil Lennon appeared to take the edge off during a challenging Scottish Cup tie on Saturday afternoon by popping a snus on the touchline. 
  
• Brazilian star, 19, bids farewell to his club as he closes in on £13m move to Tottenham18 January 2026, 3:23 pm
  Spurs are close to completing a deal to sign the 19-year-old left wing-back, who has played alongside Neymar in his 38 appearances for the Brazilian Serie A side.
  
• The most bizarre own goal EVER! Football fans left stunned as hilarious mix-up leads to ridiculous goal - but who do you think is to blame?18 January 2026, 3:13 pm
  It was a horror moment for the typically reliable stopper, but fortunately Dave Challinor's side won 3-2 to stay fourth in League One.
  
• WHEN I'M 64! He's one of Scottish football's oldest managers, but John McGlynn has become the game's miracle man after steering Falkirk to back-to-back promotions, the heady heights of the top six ... and now dumping Hearts out of Scottish Cup18 January 2026, 3:12 pm
  Tactical switches that turn games on their head, players plucked from obscurity, and the whole thing coming together to form a team showing they can be a match for anyone.
  
• Monitoring, interested in, approach and entering the race... what do transfer terms ACTUALLY mean?18 January 2026, 3:00 pm
  January provides teams with a second opportunity to add players to their set-ups. Business is not always common, but it gives a lifeline for teams to correct any problems in their squads
  
• 'I don't like boos from my own fans': Virgil van Dijk demands stronger support from Anfield masses after drab Liverpool slumped to FOURTH consecutive Premier League draw18 January 2026, 2:56 pm
  A chorus of discontent echoed around Anfield on Saturday as the defending champions were held to their fourth consecutive Premier League draw, this time against 19th-placed Burnley.
  
• Jose Mourinho responds to Real Madrid return links as former boss aims dig at club's 'soap opera' amid mounting protests18 January 2026, 2:54 pm
  The Portuguese boss won one La Liga title, a Copa del Rey and a Spanish Super Cup during his three years at the Santiago Bernabeu against Pep Guardiola's all-conquering Barcelona side.
  
• Lisandro Martinez tells Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt 'come to my house and say it' after pair's 'shameful' mocking of Man United star: 'When you see them face-to-face, nobody says a word'18 January 2026, 2:24 pm
  CHRIS WHEELER: Martinez has hit back at comments by Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt, and dared the former Man United duo to repeat them to his face.
  
• Marc Guehi's private jet abandons Manchester landing as he arrives for medical ahead of £20m move to City - with Crystal Palace considering sacking Oliver Glasner after his furious reaction to captain's sale18 January 2026, 1:18 pm
  SIMON JONES: His plane was forced to abort its landing at 8.42am and had to loop around the city centre before touching down ahead of his £20million move from Crystal Palace.
  
• Football's ultimate recluses: England star who 'didn't like football,' Leeds hero who sells coffee in Zagreb... and Liverpool's Champions League legend who missed Istanbul reunion because nobody could find him!18 January 2026, 1:02 pm
  In the modern age it is hard for elite footballers to go off-grid. Even when they retire. But some ex-players are perfectly happy to shun the limelight - even at the cost of their relationships.
  
• Richard Keys claims Pep Guardiola could leave Man City THIS WEEK as controversial former Sky Sports presenter airs wild theory - and reveals which former Premier League manager will take over18 January 2026, 12:51 pm
  City are winless in four league games, having accrued a meagre three points in that time, and they are seven points behind league leaders Arsenal.
  
• Former Man United star sacked by League One club just EIGHT months into first managerial job18 January 2026, 12:32 pm
  The 42-year-old was given his first managerial job by the League One side last May, with the aim taking them back to the Championship.