Man City's heavily debated goal vs Aston Villa leads to Premier League offside rule change

straight to your inboxManchester City travel to Liverpool in a game that could put them in full control of the Premier League title race - or throw it wide open again.City are two points clear of Manchester United in second after Everton stole a late point at Old Trafford, with the Blues holding two games in hand over their rivals.

direct to your inboxManchester City and Manchester United are battling it out for the Premier League title this season, but if one of them was to drop down to fourth place, there could be a loophole that has an impact.As it stands, City top the table, three points clear of second-placed United, but the league leaders have a game in hand on their neighbours.Leicester City are in third after they capitalised on Liverpool's 1-0 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion on Wednesday evening.Both Manchester

straight to your inbox every day for free It was another intriguing weekend of action in the Premier League. Manchester United's draw with Arsenal saw Man City extend their lead at the top of the table, whilst Liverpool took advantage of Leicester City's defeat by Leeds United to move into third with a win over West Ham.

straight to your inboxThe Premier League have accepted that the offside flag should not have been raised in the build-up to Joao Cancelo's goal in Manchester City's win at West Bromwich Albion.Cancelo scored City's second goal in the 5-0 win, collecting a cut-back from Bernardo Silva and curling a lovely effort into the top corner from the edge of the area.West Brom were furious after assistant referee Sian Massey-Ellis raised her flag against Bernardo when he received the ball on the

straight to your inbox Kevin De Bruyne will be out for up to six weeks to hand Manchester City another blow to their Premier League title hopes. The Blues discovered yesterday that Sergio Aguero faces an undetermined spell out after testing positive for Covid-19.

straight to your inboxKevin De Bruyne has played down fears over the long-term nature of his injury while speaking to a gamer on Twitch.De Bruyne limped out of Manchester City's win over Aston Villa, and is expected to be out for a fortnight, putting his participation against Liverpool on February 7 in doubt.

straight to your inboxAston Villa goalkeeper Tom Heaton has called for a review on the offside law after Manchester City's controversial goal on Wednesday night.Pep Guardiola 's side temporarily moved top of the Premier League table after beating Villa in a hard-fought match at the Etihad Stadium.

straight to your inboxAston Villa manager Dean Smith has been charged by the Football Association after he was sent off during their 2-0 defeat to Manchester City.Pep Guardiola 's side temporarily moved top of the Premier League table after beating Villa in a hard-fought match at the Etihad Stadium.

direct to your inboxAnother midweek round of Premier League fixtures has almost been competed, and we have seen yet more changes at the top of the table.Leicester City’s win over Chelsea on Tuesday temporarily moved them to the summit, before Manchester City leapfrogged them with a controversial victory over Aston Villa.Then the league’s top position changed hands again after Manchester United came from behind to beat Fulham at Craven Cottage.Last season’s champions Liverpool are in action this

straight to your inboxManchester City’s opening goal against Aston Villa has caused a stir in the football world, and has led to one pundit suggesting that the laws of the game needs to be changed.Pep Guardiola’s side claimed a 2-0 win at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night, with Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan getting on the scoresheet.It was the opening strike from the Portuguese international which has created a debate, with Villa unhappy for an apparent offside.Rodri was stood in an

direct to your inboxThe Premier League have released a statement confirming the permanent introduction of concussion substitutes.Attention over the need for further substitutes in games was emphasised after a number of high-profile incidents, and now the governing body have agreed that each team will be allowed to make two changes per game in the event one of their players suffers, or is suspected of suffering, a concussion.These will be in addition to the three substitutions that clubs are

straight to your inboxBernardo Silva says his goal that broke Aston Villa's stubborn resilience and sent Manchester City top of the Premier League felt more important than usual.Manchester City had plenty of chances, but somehow could not convert and were heading for a nervy finish on a night that would end with them being top of the Premier League if they were to record three points.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola was left hoping on Wednesday night that the injuries that forced Kyle Walker and Kevin De Bruyne off against Aston Villa will not be too serious.Manchester City continued their good form, winning their sixth straight league game and ninth in all competitions to reach the Premier League summit for the first time this season thanks to late goals from Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan.However, they had to make do without two of their starting XI for long spells.

straight to your inboxA frustrated Dean Smith has explained what he had said to the fourth official and to Lee Mason to earn a red card in Aston Villa's defeat to Manchester City tonight. The visitors held out for almost 80 minutes at the Etihad before a sparkling but controversial goal from Bernardo Silva broke the deadlock, with Rodri coming back from an offside position to nick the ball off Tyrone Mings, who was adjudged to have started a new phase of play when he brought the ball down.

straight to your inboxFormer Premier League referee Peter Walton says Bernardo Silva's goal against Aston Villa was right to stand. In an open, entertaining encounter, Bernardo's 79th-minute goal proved crucial as it put Manchester City ahead against a stubborn Aston Villa side that had defended doggedly and created chances of their own.