Key events
Last night’s match reports here, for anyone that missed anything:
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It being Friday morning, we’ve got 10 things to look out for in the Premier League this weekend. Get a load of these:
In the past few minutes, Villa have confirmed that Gerrard’s backroom team will also be moving on:
Aston Villa can confirm Gary McAllister, Neil Critchley, Tom Culshaw, Jordan Milsom and Scott Mason have all left the club following the departure of Head Coach Steven Gerrard.
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) October 21, 2022
Preamble
“Steven Gerrard was fired 90 minutes after Aston Villa fell to an embarrassing 3-0 defeat by Fulham at Craven Cottage last night.”
That’s the headline. But there is much more to come – both on the identity of Aston Villa’s new manager, and the conveyor belt of football fixtures being shoe-horned in before World Cup commences in a few weeks’ time.
Team news, previews and top-drawer banter will be coming up throughout the day. But first, here’s Jacob Steinberg’s story on Steven Gerrard’s sacking: