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Manchester United meet Aston Villa on Thursday evening at Villa Park in a clash that is vital for both clubs.  United are riding a 16-game unbeaten streak having come from nowhere earlier in the season to put themselves firmly in the hunt for Champions League football. The Red Devils currently lie in fifth position, four points of Leicester City. Meanwhile, …

Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish has responded to criticism from Graeme Souness. The Sky Sports pundit questioned the 24-year-old’s work ethic when he doesn’t have the ball, calling Grealish a ‘passenger’ when his side doesn’t have the ball. Villa suffered a 2-0 loss to Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday, a defeat which leaves them third from bottom in the relegation …

Former Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood believes Jack Grealish will join Manchester United at the end of the season. Sherwood has claimed that the transfer ‘is already done’. While the Birmingham club has struggled upon their return to the Premier League, club captain Grealish has thrived since returning to English football’s top flight. The former Republic of Ireland Under-21 player …

Roy Keane was critical of Aston Villa and Jack Grealish following their performance against Sheffield United on Wednesday night. Villa are second from bottom in the Premier League, one point from safety, and missed the chance to exit the relegation zone after playing out a goalless draw with the Blades. It was the first English top-flight game to be staged …

It’s impossible not to feel a twinge of bitterness whenever Jack Grealish’s name is mentioned. Whenever he drifts past a defender, finds a teammate with a piercing pass or grabs a crucial goal in Villa’s fight for Premier League survival. For an Ireland supporter, it’s hard not to imagine, what if? Memories flood back of him in green, scoring for …

Conor Hourihane has claimed his teammate Jack Grealish, the Aston Villa captain, is too good for the current team at the club. Despite Aston Villa’s struggles on their return to the top flight, Grealish has managed to put in plenty of stand out performances thus attracting the attention of some of the top teams in the Premier League. It is …

Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish has released a video apologising for his actions after pictures surfaced online appearing to show him following an incident in which a Range Rover crashed into parked cars. The two cars suffered minor damage in the incident with West Midlands Police saying, according to a report from The Guardian, that the driver left his details …

Former England captain Paul Ince believes Jack Grealish has what it takes to capture the imagination of England fans once given the chance.  The Aston Villa skipper is currently in the form of his life as speculation grows that he could be on the way out of the club this summer. Whether he stays or he goes, it is only …

Jack Grealish is set to captain his Aston Villa side at the weekend when they face Manchester City at Wembley in the Carabao Cup final.  But the 24-year-old showed an early flair for having the ball in his hands as well as at his feet. Grealish who has Irish ties with grandparents hailing from Dublin, Galway and Kerry was born …

Jack Grealish’s father Kevin has outlined that he feels the Aston Villa captain’s experience playing Gaelic football helped with his development at a younger age. Grealish has been excellent this season since returning to the Premier League with Villa scoring six times and notching up five assists as Dean Smith’s side look to avoid the drop. The 24-year-old’s form has …

“They would have been fast-tracked earlier and into the first team.” Stephen Kenny has said that the Republic of Ireland lost Declan Rice and Jack Grealish because there wasn’t a coherent pathway between the various underage teams and the senior Ireland side. During Martin O’Neill’s tenure as Ireland manager, both players rejected Ireland to declare for England. In 2015, Grealish …

Is the issue of hooliganism growing in football?  Violence has long been associated with football in Britain and recently reared its ugly head once more when a Birmingham City supporter managed to invade the pitch and attack Jack Grealish two weeks ago. Neil Lennon is another example of a professional who has been attacked. While manager of Celtic he was …

The Birmingham City fan who ran on to the field to assault Aston Villa’s Jack Grealish has been sentenced to 14 weeks in prison following the incident. Grealish was assaulted from behind by Paul Mitchell, who evaded stewards to run on to the pitch during the Second City derby at St Andrew’s on Sunday. The 27-year old pleaded guilty to …

Jack Grealish scored the winner in a fiery Second City derby between Birmingham and Aston Villa, despite the 23-year old being attacked on the pitch by a fan in the first half. The game had started off as a typically edgy derby game, with challenges flying in as both sides looked to gain an edge over each other in the …

Liverpool have shut down reports of their supposed interest in Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish. There had been some suggestions in the English media on Sunday morning that the Reds had been in discussions for the England under-21 international prior to Villa’s decision to sack director of football Steve Round, with a view to bringing him to Anfield. However, the …

​Few potential Ireland players have caused as much of a stir in the past five years or so as young playmaker Jack Grealish.

​​England manager Gareth Southgate has been discussing the possibility of snatching Declan Rice from under Ireland's nose.