Aston Villa’s bid for the Premier League top spot was denied as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Sheffield United in a dramatic clash. Unai Emery’s side had a strong first half and seemed hopeful to extend their impressive form this sesosn with a win. Leon Bailey capitalized on defensive lapses from Chris Wilder’s team to score just before the hour mark. However, Villa’s celebrations were cut short when VAR intervened to review a potential foul in the buildup. 
VAR deny Aston Villa win over Sheffield United ‘Getty image Referee Anthony Taylor determined that Jacob Ramsey had fouled Wes Foderingham, leading to the goal being disallowed. Despite the setback, Villa continued to push forward. However, with three minutes left, they fell behind as former player Archer netted for Sheffield United. Although Nicolo Zaniolo salvaged a late equalizer for Villa in stoppage time with a header, the draw meant they missed out on an opportunity to claim the top spot in the league. On the other hand, Sheffield United’s point lifted them off the bottom of the table, providing a boost for Wilder’s side, who have struggled since his return, having won just once. The draw leaves Villa in 2nd place in the Premier League, as they now turn their attention to their upcoming fixtures, hoping to challenge Arsenal and Liverpool for the top spot.
Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar The officials testified before the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) in Abuja that they were hired as Ad-hoc staff for the general elections. They further told the court that as Presiding Officers, they conducted the presidential election at their various polling units and subsequently handed the results to the Ward Collation Officers, saying that they were warned not to give copies of the results to any agent of a political party that failed to sign the result sheet. Recall that President Bola Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima and the All Progressives Congress, APC had opposed the decision of the petitioners to produce five ad-hoc staff members of the electoral body that participated in the conduct of the presidential election, to testify as witnesses before the court. However, despite the objections, Justice Haruna Tsammani-led five-member panel of the court, gave the former Vice President, Atiku, the nod to produce the five witnesses. The court said it would reserve its ruling on the objections and deliver the same at a later date. Whereas two of the witnesses testified on Thursday, the remaining two gave their evidence on Friday. 
TalkSPORT reported that this took place in September during Chelsea’s 2-1 win against West Ham at Stamford Bridge. The match in question was Tuchel’s last as Chelsea manager in the Premier League, with the score level at half-time. It was gathered that Boehly wanted to give a group of guests including children a personal tour at half-time of the game but was denied entry to the dressing room by the manager who was angry with his players. The American thereafter returned to his seat up in the directors’ box. Tuchel was relieved of his duties just days later after a defeat to Dinamo Zagreb. The German who has since returned to the Bundesliga to manage Bayern Munich was replaced by former Brighton coach, Graham Potter. 
