Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend

Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend

Chelsea must keep their heads at Arsenal, Anthony Gordon faces his old club and a key return for Sunderland Unai Emery has seen most things in this game but he has never won at Wolves. In three and a half years at Villa, he has lost two and drawn one of his three away games at Molineux. Twelve months ago they lost this fixture 2-0 and this week Emery shared his poor record to stress the difficulty of the challenge facing his side, particularly given they have won just one of their past five matches in all competitions. Emery even mentioned his visit to Wolverhampton with Arsenal in 2019, when his team trailed 3-0 at half-time and lost 3-1. For Emery, there is no better time to break his duck, with the schedule dictating that Villa could move nine points clear of fifth-placed Chelsea, who visit Villa on Wednesday, before Liam Rosenior’s side travel to Arsenal on Sunday. Victory would enhance Villa’s chances of returning to the Champions League but also pile pressure on a direct rival. Ben Fisher Wolves v Aston Villa, Friday 8pm (all kick-offs GMT) Bournemouth v Sunderland, Saturday 12.30pm Burnley v Brentford, Saturday 3pm Liverpool v West Ham , Saturday 3pm Continue reading...

Kinship carers in England to be given financial support in government pilot

Kinship carers in England to be given financial support in government pilot

Charities hail ‘groundbreaking’ scheme for grandparents and others who take full parental responsibility for a child Grandparents who step in to provide full-time care for their grandchildren to prevent them being taken into care will be given guaranteed financial support under a government pilot scheme. Charities welcomed the trial as groundbreaking and said if fully rolled out across England it had the potential to transform the lives of tens of thousands of children looked after under “kinship care” arrangements. Continue reading...