Newcastle v Aston Villa, Crystal Palace v Chelsea and more: football clockwatch – as it happened

Written on Sunday, 25 January 2026
Daniel Harris

Villa win at Newcastle, Chelsea take the points at struggling Palace, and Forest record a crucial victory at Brentford

Oh, but here’s Rosenior, explaining that Cole Palmer isn’t fit to play today, but has a chance of making Wednesday’s trip to Naples.

He notes that the league is close and physical, but he has good players and is excited to see where the project goes – the club “demands winning in this moment”. There aren’t many days on the training pitch, but he hopes the work they’re doing with the team and with individuals are working.

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