Aston Villa win Europa League | Southampton play-off appeal dismissed | New deal for Arteta?

About this episode

The episode discusses Aston Villa's Europa League victory, Southampton's dismissed appeal, and Mikel Arteta's potential new deal.

Jessica Creighton is joined by The Independent’s Miguel Delaney and The Times’ Martin Hardy to react to the biggest stories on the morning’s back pages. Stories include Aston Villa’s Europa League win, Southampton's appeal against their expulsion from the Championship play-off final as a result of the 'spygate' scandal being dismissed and a potential new deal for Mikel Arteta after Arsenal won the Premier League. •You can watch the sports action live on Sky Sports. If you're not already a Sky customer, you can stream Sky Sports on your terms with a NOW membership. Sign up to NOW here: www.nowtv.com/membership/watch-sky-sports?DCMP=ilc_skysports_podcastlink • Back Pages is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: https://www.skysports.com/podcasts/36578/12868489/back-pages-podcast-national-newspaper-sports-headlines-review-from-sky-sports •You can listen to Back Pages on your smart speaker by asking it to "play Back Pages". •For all the latest sport news, head to www.skysports.com •For advertising opportunities email: [email protected]

People in this episode

Host: Jessica Creighton

Guests: Miguel Delaney, Martin Hardy

Topics covered

• Aston Villa
• Southampton
• Mikel Arteta
• Europa League
• Championship play-off
• Premier League
• sports news

Keywords

• Aston Villa
• Europa League
• Southampton
• Mikel Arteta
• Premier League
• spygate
• sports news

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Aston Villa, Southampton, Arsenal, Sky Sports

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