Follow live coverage as Aston Villa face Leicester City 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.

Ipswich Town have announced the loan signing of versatile defender Ben Godfrey, who joins from Serie A side Atalanta until the end of the season.The 26-year-old moved to Atalanta from Everton in the

The record for being the most points off the top at Christmas before going on to win the Premier League title belongs to Arsenal, who were 13 points behind Man Utd in 1997/98. This would give hope to Newcastle United, who are currently eighth, 13 points behind Liverpool.