Ross Barkley News

Barkley, who is on loan at Villa from Chelsea, snatched the winner out of the blue at the King Power stadium with a stinging low shot from 25 metres. The result has left Aston Villa second on 12 points with a game in hand over leaders Everton who have 13. Third-placed Liverpool have 10 from five and Leicester in fourth are on nine after suffering their second successive home defeat.

Chelsea suffered a 0-1 defeat at the hands of Valencia on Wednesday in the Champions League. 

Chelsea’s record goalscorer, who returned to the Premier League club as manager on July 4, said that the work his coaching staff and players were putting in on the training ground was beginning to pay dividends.

John Stones was caught in possession on the edge of the area which led to the goal that saw the Dutch go 2-1 up and then put Ross Barkley under pressure with a needless short pass that the midfielder misplaced to hand the Netherlands their third goal.

Mourinho, who won three titles with Chelsea, has been touted as the next Premier League managerial sacking after his side`s uncertain start to the season and was left frustrated by the result.

Barkley made his debut for England at the age of 19 and was tipped for the top, but has not featured so far during manager Gareth Southgate`s reign, missing out on the World Cup in Russia.

“The 24-year-old has signed a five-and-a-half-year contract and will wear the number 8 shirt,” Chelsea said in a statement on Friday.

"If there is news, the club will inform you," Chelsea boss Antonio Conte told the press ahead of his side's FA Cup third-round tie away against Norwich on Saturday.

While most of the Premier League's big clubs have roped in key signings already, there are a few like Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur who have a few Ins and Outs to deal with.

Everton, with just two wins in their last nine games, remain marooned in seventh spot, six points adrift of Manchester United.

The bookies favourite to replace Koeman, who will also take his brother and former Dutch international Erwin with him to Everton, is Bournemouth handler Eddie Howe.

There was no way through for Chelsea as Watford halted their recent resurgence in a goalless Premier League stalemate at Vicarage Road while Everton piled more woe on Newcastle United with a 3-0 victory on Wednesday.

 Everton defeated Newcastle 3-0 for their first home win in the Premier League since November on Wednesday as the struggling Magpies were left inside the relegation zone.

Everton led 2-0 at half-time, but the match finished 3-3, despite Barkley scoring a stoppage time goal.

Steven Naismith on Saturday inflicted what could be the telling blow to champions Chelsea's Premier League title defence as Everton romped to a 3-1 win at Goodinson Park.