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Defeat to Stoke leaves Villa eight points adrift of safety at the bottom of the table
Philipp Wollscheid
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Aston Villa pick up rare win against Norwich while Newcastle climb out of bottom three
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Claudio Ranieri’s side show no signs of stalling as Jamie Vardy helps sink Potters
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Shaqiri and Arnautovic unlock the visitor’s defence as City hand initiative back to title rivals
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Capped 50 times by Holland he now joins former Barcelona team-mate Bojan Krkic
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The transfer window opens in a month’s time, who needs to sign what, team-by-team
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Charlie Adam's 65-yard strike not enough to secure point for Stoke at Stamford Bridge
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Reading also upset Championship promotion favourites Derby County to reach quarters
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