ASTON VILLA – NOW OR NEVER?
As we begin to sit further forward in our seats, eagerly anticipating the return of the Premier League season this weekend, a cocktail of nerves and excitement is brewing in the bellies of Aston Villa fans up and down the land. Since the arrival of NSWE in B6, the culture around the club has turned […]
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FAN REPORT | Aston Villa 3-3 Leeds United
It had been 18 days since the Emi Buendia inspired victory at Goodison Park, and in truth it had felt like double that. But on Wednesday night Aston Villa finally returned to action. There had been successful friendly matches against Brentford and Molde and Steven Gerrard was pleased with a prolonged period of time to […]
FAN REPORT | Brentford 2-1 Aston Villa
The festive period is the most hectic part of the footballing calendar in England, so it was perhaps unusual for Villa to head down to West London for only their third match in 22 days. The Bees, on the other hand, had faced a gruelling run of fixtures after losing in the Carabao Cup to […]
PLAYER RATINGS | Brentford 2-1 Aston Villa
Aston Villa’s opening fixture of 2022 ended in defeat, Brentford claiming all 3 points after Villa failed to hold on to the lead for the second consecutive game. Danny Ings opened the scoring after a sublime turn-and-pass from Emi Buendia but Yoane Wissa equaliser before half-time undid all Villa’s hard work. Aston Villa failed to […]
THE OPPOSITION | BRENTFORD
Aston Villa travel to the Brentford Community Stadium for the first time to kick-off our opening fixture of 2022. Both Aston Villa and Brentford will be looking to bounce back after defeats to title-chasing Chelsea and Manchester City respectively. Let’s check out the Team News, Last Time Out, The Opposition with Griffin Park Grapevine and […]
FAN REPORT | Aston Villa 1-3 Chelsea
Festivities were thwarted at Villa Park on Boxing Day as Chelsea were gifted three points at the hands of defensive errors. Steven Gerrard, John McGinn and Ashley Young were the noticeable absentees from the Villa team sheet and dugout, with COVID-19 cases continuing to toy with football and its communities. Despite disturbances to games, training […]
PLAYER RATINGS | Aston Villa 1-3 Chelsea
A battling Villa were eventually beaten by a second half, Lukaku inspired Chelsea. Villa missing Young and McGinn fielded a strong starting 11 despite the Covid problems in the Premier League. We took the lead when a Targett cross was deflected into his net by Reece James, unfortunately, the lead didn’t last long when Matty […]
PLAYER RATINGS | Norwich City 0-2 Aston Villa
Aston Villa travelled to Carrow Road on the back of a spirited performance vs Liverpool. After recent worries of a depleted squad due to a Covid outbreak, it was uplifting to see only one change to the first team, Emi Buendia replacing the injured Marvelous Nakamba. Let’s see how the fans rated our boys in […]
FAN REPORT | Norwich City 0-2 Aston Villa
After Liverpool inflicted a narrow loss on Aston Villa on Saturday, Steven Gerrard took his side to East Anglia on Tuesday night to take on Norwich looking for a return to winning ways. The Canaries, who started the season poorly, have improved under the former Villa gaffer Dean Smith and hoped to take a huge […]
FAN REPORT | Liverpool 1-0 Aston Villa
After a professional performance to put the Foxes to the sword last time out, Villa made the unenviable trip to Anfield to face Liverpool. As Villa fans are becoming all too aware of during the Gerrard era, the history and standing of our manager in the footballing world means the media will find a narrative […]
PLAYER RATINGS | Liverpool 1-0 Aston Villa
Aston Villa travelled to Anfield on the back of a win against Leicester City and a good second-half performance at home to City. For large periods it was backs against the wall but we stuck to the task well. It was only a bit of magic from Salah that got the wrong side of Mings […]
PLAYER RATINGS | Aston Villa 2-1 Leicester City
Aston Villa came from behind to beat Leicester City under the lights at Villa Park. Ezri Konsa bagged a brace; one in each half, following Harvey Barnes giving the visitors an early lead. Let’s see how the fans rated our boys in Claret and Blue! STARTING LINE-UP Formation 4-3-3 Emi Martinez – 8 Another impressive […]
FAN REPORT | Aston Villa 2-1 Leicester City
After a frenetic and bruising encounter with reigning champions Manchester City last time out, Villa welcomed Leicester to Villa Park on Sunday afternoon. The Foxes made the short journey across the Midlands on the back of an underwhelming performance as they drew with Southampton in midweek. Despite a blemish being cast on Steven Gerrard’s record […]
PLAYER RATINGS | Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester City
“Villa Till I Die”, was proudly belted around all corners of B6 as Aston Villa produced a battling performance in our 1-2 defeat to Manchester City. Ruben Dias opened the scoring just before the half-hour mark firing low from distance past Emi Martinez before a City counter-attack was ended with a world-class volley from Bernardo […]
MATCH PREVIEW | Aston Villa vs Manchester City
THE BUILD-UP Aston Villa face a tough battle to kick-off the difficult and intense month of December, as they play hosts to Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City, who sit second in the league, and only a point behind Chelsea. Steven Gerrard is looking at making it a hat-trick of wins after making an excellent start to […]
PLAYER RATINGS | Crystal Palace 1-2 Aston Villa
Steven Gerrard makes it 2 wins out of 2 and becomes only the second Villa manager to win his opening two Premier League games since John Gregory in 1998. Matt Targett fired home the opener from an Ashley Young corner on 15 minutes. Ashley Young became the club’s top assist provider in Premier League history […]
5 THINGS WE LEARNT | Aston Villa 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
20th November 2021, the start of a new era, we welcomed our new Head Coach, the legendary Steven Gerrard, to Villa Park. It was a wonderful welcome from our supporters and was met by a hard-fought victory. So what were the five things we learnt from our gaffer’s home debut? Gerrard brings renewed energy As […]
PLAYER RATINGS | Aston Villa 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
Late goals from Ollie Watkins and Captain Tyrone Mings gave Steven Gerrard the perfect start to life as Aston Villa manager. Six minutes remained on the clock when Ollie Watkins picked up the ball on the left-hand side after a driving counter-attacking run from Ashley Young, before cutting inside and curling the ball into the […]
FAN OPINION | Aston Villa 1-4 West Ham
October proved to be a terrifying month for Dean Smith and Aston Villa as they failed to pick up a single point in all four of their games. Villa fans were growing more and more concerned about the direction their team was going in, with the pressure beginning to mount on Dean Smith. This latest […]
5 THINGS WE LEARNT | Aston Villa 1-4 West Ham United
As the clocks went back one hour, this match was therefore set under the lights of Villa Park. Unfortunately, the scenic view was the highlight of this Halloween horror show. Two seasons ago, West Ham and Villa were battling to stay in the premier league. Now West Ham is in Europe and on an upward […]
FAN REPORT | Aston Villa 1-4 West Ham United | Joey Millington
As millions up and down the country celebrated Halloween, fans of the nation’s two premium claret and blue clubs flocked to the cauldron of noise that is Villa Park on Sunday night, in the hope of being treated to a festival of football. In a week where discontent from fans had been directed at Ole […]
ICONIC NUMBERS | Number 5
Hi all, sorry it’s been a while since the last Iconic Numbers 4 blog, but a return to work means, unfortunately, they won’t be coming out as regularly as I would like. But I’m back with quite a significant number for most of the Villa fanbase as it contains probably one of the most revered […]
MATCH PREVIEW | Aston Villa vs West Ham United
THE BUILD-UP Dean Smith will look to move on quickly from last Friday night’s disastrous defeat to Arsenal and hopes his side can get back to winning ways as they face a high-flying West Ham United side in round 10 of the Premier League. Villa’s last win was the triumph at Old Trafford last month, […]
PLAYER RATINGS | Arsenal 3-1 Aston Villa
We returned to action at the Emirates, and the pre-match concerns about how the late loss against Wolves would affect us didn’t take long to emerge! What a shambolic performance all around, utterly outplayed in the first half, and all we could do in the second-half was not to get embarrassed any more than we […]
CONTENT ROUND-UP | WOLVES (H)
Your complete round-up of all this weekend’s fan-produced content. This week, Luke Robinson, Ryan Mckeown, Justin Hawthorne and friends published this free content direct from UTV Podcast HQ. Huge thanks and appreciation to all that have contributed, and to you, the fans, for watching, reading and interacting with all our content. Up The Villa! YOUTUBE […]
5 THINGS WE LEARNT | Aston Villa 2-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers
In Dean Smith’s first match since completing his third anniversary with the club, this was about as a disastrous result as you could get. Adding to the fact it was a Midlands derby, albeit not to the level of playing The Blues, it certainly felt like an extra kick to the proverbial gonads. So what […]
FAN REPORT | Aston Villa 2-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers | Hannah Gowen
When I write fan reports, I like to stay as objective as possible whilst still capturing the fan spirit. After this weekend’s collapse against Wolves, I think this report calls for a bit more of my emotional commentary – but don’t worry, i’ll keep it short and sour. Villa Park, 3pm, Saturday afternoon. Wolverhampton Wanderers, […]
MATCHDAY @ B6 | Aston Villa 2-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers
A disappointing day inside Villa Park, as we blow a 2-0 lead to lose 2-3 to Midland rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers! Matchday at B6 is always a special occasion; yes, of course, the result plays a considerable part in the final overall experience, but whether it’s your first or hundredth game, meeting up with friends, family […]
PLAYER RATINGS | Aston Villa 2-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers
A painfully frustrating afternoon at Villa Park, cruising 2-0 with 10 minutes to play, Villa collapsed to a 2-3 defeat! Goals from Danny Ings and John McGinn looked to have sealed the 3 points for Villa heading into the final 10 minutes. Still, Wolves heads didn’t drop. Roman Saiss reduced the deficit, followed by Conor […]
MANAGER FOCUS | DEAN SMITH | 2018/19
THE APPOINTMENT The Championship; Season 3, and as the dark winter months drew nearer, the Tuesday nights became more and more tiresome. 2nd October 2018. Preston North End at home. Now, the squad wasn’t in a good place. Uncertainty in the goalkeeping position; Mark Bunn came out cold to start, the defence was disjointed; Alan […]
