Aston Villa can officially seal a UEFA Champions League spot when it hosts third-place Liverpool at Villa Park on Monday.
Harvey Elliot's cross takes a deflection and lands in the arms of Emiliano Martinez, but the Aston Villa goalkeeper spills the ball into his own net to give Liverpool an early 1-0 lead at Villa Park.
New York City FC manager Nick Cushing has denied the allegation that he punched a Toronto FC player in March. The allegation was made public over the weekend by Toronto manager John Herdman, who accused Cushing of punching an unnamed 19-year-old player at half-time of a game between the two teams earlier this season. “I categorically deny any involvement or any incident where I have punched or assaulted any Toronto FC player or staff member,” Cushing said at a press conference on Monday.
Olivier Giroud, France's all-time leading scorer, will join LAFC after announcing during a television interview his departure from Italy's AC Milan.