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James Olley
Evening Standard's Chief Football Correspondent. Views mine. SJA Regional Sports Writer of the Year. Co-author of The Deal, out 08/09/16: http://amzn.to/2b4cD8U
#avfc fans sing Tammy Abraham's name but then...: "You used to play for a big club."
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#cfc 1-1 #avfc That's one of the most, er, unusual finishes you'll ever see. Trezeguet manages to head the ball down onto his own legs and the ball rolls into the net. Villa don't care - they are level.
HT 1-1 #cfc looked the more likely to score throughout that half but poor defending has cost them the lead. Still just four clean sheets in all competitions.
Lampard applauds Terry as he saluted the Stamford Bridge crowd at full time here.
Chelsea’s appeal over their FIFA transfer ban has been successful. They are now free to sign players in January. CAS verdict here:
Massimiliano Allegri is understood to be wary of #afc ’s interest after being stung during recruitment process when Wenger left. Hasn’t ruled himself out but will need some convincing if Arsenal decide to try and get him. Story here:
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Ozil heads down the tunnel after being substituted. A Villa fan gives him an earful of abuse. Ozil looks at him and blows a kiss.
Lemar deal looks "dead" (again). Am told #afc offered £75m + £17m in add-ons. Lemar did not want to play for a Europa League club (ouch).
#rus fans going into #eng section and attacking fans. Horrible scenes.
Congratulations to UEFA for designing a tournament where a team can fail to win 5 successive games in 90 minutes yet reach the semi-final.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang getting his Golden Boot trophy at Turf Moor.
Arsenal fan runs onto the pitch. Asks Wilshere for his shirt. Steward drags him away. Wilshere follows and hands the fan his shirt.
Bulgaria coach Krasimir Balakov says he was unaware his captain (Popov) spoke to a group of supporters at half-time, adding: "It is probably because the fans were unhappy with the way the team was performing." The level of denial is staggering.
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