Frustration for Arsène Wenger. Photograph: Glyn Kirk/AFP/Getty Images
On a weekend in which the Premier League’s fixture computer was found more wanting than any number of children in need, Arsenal against Aston Villa was always likely to be the most intriguing encounter. The meeting of two Premier League sides consistent only in their maddening inconsistency [...]

Danny Baker will take charge of 6-0-6 for six episodes. Photograph: Jo Hale/Getty Images
Tune into BBC Radio 5 Live football phone-in 6-0-6 any evening and you’ll invariably hear the same voices offering the same opinions. The pompous golf club bore pontificating indignantly about yet another Cristiano Ronaldo triple axel with pike. The slow-witted Big Four [...]