Spurs have agreed to sign Manchester City youngster Daniel Batty, while Liverpool are still eyeing Rayan Cherki but could face strong competition. West Ham are busy in the final days of the window, with confidence over Evan Ferguson after a bid for Ricardo Pepi. Follow the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip below!

West Ham United drew 1-1 with Aston Villa in the Premier League yesterday. Here are the players who surprised — and the ones who disappointed.

Graham Potter worked his magic as West Ham beat Fulham 3-2 in his first home game in charge. Goals from Carlos Soler, Tomas Soucek and Lucas Paqueta secured a first Premier League victory for Potter,

Micah Richards and Gary Lineker have heaped praise on one former Manchester United star after his ‘brilliant performance’ in the Premier League over the weekend. On Sunday, West Ham earned a 1-1 draw at Aston Villa as Emerson Palmieri’s late header cancelled out Jacob Ramsey’s early strike.

Unai Emery was adamant that playing between two Champions League games would never affect his team’s intensity, although there is clearly a good time to catch Aston Villa this season...

New West Ham manager Graham Potter’s dugout debut for the Irons came against Villa in the FA Cup, falling to a 2-1 defeat. Since then, he’s struggled to break the sluggish, inconsistent form which resulted in Julen Lopetegui’s sacking – beating Fulham 3-2 before being well beaten by Crystal Palace in a 2-0 defeat last time out.

Follow live coverage as Aston Villa face West Ham United 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.

Villa have strengthened their squad in the January transfer window, with 21-year-old full-back Andres Garcia joining from Levante while centre-back Diego Carlos has left for Turkish side Fenerbahce

With Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran being linked to West Ham and the two clubs facing each other on Sunday, our writers looked at his future