Premier League: How Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, Man Utd, Tottenham, Aston Villa, Newcastle are looking

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Premier League: How Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, Man Utd, Tottenham, Aston Villa, Newcastle are looking

Last season’s finish: Fourth (23 points below City)

Aston Villa qualified for the Champions League by achieving a hugely impressive fourth-place finish last season.

Unai Emery has turned the club from relegation candidates to a team who were being talked about as title contenders for a while last season – and he has not even been in charge for two years yet.

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this summer to meet the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules.

But they have brought in plenty of new faces – including Everton midfielder Amadou Onana, Chelsea left-back Ian Maatsen, Luton midfielder Ross Barkley – and the return of academy products Jaden Philogene and Cameron Archer.

BBC Sport senior football news reporter Nick Mashiter says: “Since being appointed when they were three points above the relegation zone in October 2022, Unai Emery has overseen a drastic transformation, along with Monchi – Villa’s president of football operations – and others.

“They were in the title conversation last season and were third at the end of the year, just a point off then leaders Arsenal, but two defeats by Manchester ******* and a home loss to Newcastle effectively ended any hopes by mid-February.

“Villa have undergone a mini-refresh with Douglas Luiz and Moussa Diaby the biggest departures – as Samuel Iling-Junior and Enzo Barrenechea join from Juventus – but still feel light on title-winning experience, despite the huge strides made.”

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