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 […]

PLAYER FOCUS | Bertrand Traore

We need to talk about Bertie He made the right hand side his own last year, don’t expect him to give it up. Humour me for a second and cast your minds back to Friday, September 25th. Cast your minds back to our Carabao Cup fixture against Bristol City, where Traore made his debut. Many […]

FAN OPINION | Jack Grealish | Hannah Gowen

JG10 It’s been another summer of speculation, hope restoration and fan devastation. From unstoppable highs to unthinkable lows, Aston Villa Football Club have once again had fans on their knees, begging for certainty over a certain number 10. The lad with the short socks, super calves and floppy hair. The one with a Brummy accent […]

TEN VILLANS | Who Came Home

The first time that Ashley Young donned the famous claret and blue, he was a wide-eyed, ambitious young man with the world at his feet. Now, 14 years on, Villa have re-signed ‘Youngy’, who has grown into a wise, assured veteran of the game with an enviable trophy cabinet. This signing makes sense for a […]

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EURO 2020 | PLAYER RATINGS | England 1-1 Italy (Italy win 3-2 on pens)

Congratulations Italy – EURO 2020 Champions! It started so well for England – 115 seconds into the game and Luke Shaw sent Wembley into a sea of limbs! 1-0! England had Italy rattled and on the ropes in the first half but failed to take advantage before Italy composed themselves, taking the forward-thinking initiative and […]

EURO 2020 | PLAYER RATINGS | England 2-1 Denmark (AET)

England have done it.… We’re in the EURO 2020 FINAL!!! England Captain Harry Kane followed up his missed penalty to fire England into the Final! It wasn’t a straightforward night – This is England after all, did we expect anything else? Mikkel Damsgaard opened the scoring with a well executed free-kick for Demark, breaching our […]

EURO 2020 | PLAYER RATINGS | England 4-0 Ukraine

🎵…and then one night in Rome – we ran riot!! Southgate’s trusted old guard blow away Ukraine – a brace from Harry Kane and goal a piece for Harry Maguire and Jordan Henderson send England into a semi-final clash with Denmark! Let’s see how the fans rated the players, joining us today – Justin Hawthorne, […]

EURO 2020 | PLAYER RATINGS | England 2-0 Germany

England end 55 years of hurt to beat Germany in an international knock-out game and book a quarter-final spot against Ukraine in Rome this Saturday. Raheem Sterling continued his rich vein of form in front of goal, opening the scoring on 75 minutes, followed by Harry Kane’s first of the tournament in the 86th minute […]

EURO 2020 | PLAYER RATINGS | Czech Republic 0-1 England

Bukayo Saka and Jack Grealish provided much-needed energy and spark to England’s attack – well, for the first half at least! Raheem Sterling was once again England’s match-winner, heading home after superb work from Jack Grealish. England’s victory seals the top spot in Group D setting up a showdown at Wembley with the runners-up of […]

EURO 2020 | PLAYER RATINGS | England 0-0 Scotland

In what can only be described as a drab 0-0 draw our Euro hopes look as far away as ever. The manager decided to keep faith with the front 4 despite them flattering to deceive in the first game. He replaced the full-backs with James and Shaw coming in. This performance has given us far […]

EURO 2020 | JG7 x England

Good things come to those who… work extremely hard and never give up! Gareth Southgate named his final 26 players to take on Europe’s elite in the delayed 2020 European Championships. Included in that squad – Jack Grealish! Now, some don’t see Jack as the complete role model. His antics of the past and mistakes […]

FAN REPORT | Tottenham 1 – 2 Aston Villa | Adam Holt

After the disappointing performance, last time out, Dean Smith and his team will have been looking to respond at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. And respond, they did. The match did not get off to the best of starts for the boys in claret and blue when Steven Bergwijn took advantage of a mistake from Nakamba […]

PLAYER RATINGS | Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Aston Villa

What a fantastic night for Aston Villa Football Club, coming from behind at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to record a 1-2 win and handing Premier League debuts to academy stars Carney Chukwuemeka and Jadon Philogene-Bidace. Goals from, Reguilon (OG) and Watkins cancelled out Bergwijn opener, in front of 10,000 (upset) Spurs fans! LOVE IT!! Villa […]

PLAYER RATINGS | Crystal Palace 3-2 Aston Villa

Aston Villa failed to address Crystal Palace’s second-half onslaught and fell to a 3-2 defeat at Selhurst Park, despite twice leading through goals from stand-in skipper John McGinn and Anwar El Ghazi. Today we have an all-female cast in support of the campaign #HerGameToo which is raising awareness of sexist abuse in the game! We […]

FAN REPORT | Aston Villa 0-0 Everton | Adam Holt

The second ‘Cazoo Derby’ in 12 days was played on Thursday night when Aston Villa once again played Everton, this time at Villa Park. Dean Smith’s Villans went into this game hoping to not only surpass the fifty goal mark last achieved in the Martin O’Neil days but also to climb back into the top […]

PLAYER RATINGS | Aston Villa 0-0 Everton

Aston Villa stretched their unbeaten run to 4 games against Everton following their return to the Premier League. This fixture had a real end of season feel about it, but the 0-0 draw will be remembered as the night we welcomed back Captain Jack Grealish from a 12 game injury absence, and Emi Martinez equalling […]

PLAYER RATINGS | Aston Villa 1-3 Manchester United

Same old, same old!! Aston Villa’s win-less home run against Manchester United continues – a run that stretches back to 1995!! UTV Podcast team members Ryan Mckeown and Justin Hawthorne are joined by Adam Holt, Georgia Homer and Gary Plaza. If you’d like to join us for a game on this super chilled platform, please […]

PLAYER RATINGS | Everton 1-2 Aston Villa

Normally, a team who’s only won 1 in the last 9 at home require a visit from the charitable Aston Villa! Well – NOT THIS TIME!! Smith-ball was back! Aston Villa landed at Goodison Park with a high tempo swagger and confidence in their play. We were fully deserving of the 3 points we took […]

FAN REPORT | Aston Villa 2-2 West Bromwich Albion

Dean Smith’s Villa came into this game hoping to put an extra nail in West Brom’s coffin to consign their Midlands rivals to an immediate return to the Championship, but also in an attempt to rise above the likes of Arsenal and Leeds in the table with all three points. It started well for the […]

PLAYER RATINGS | Aston Villa 2-2 West Bromwich Albion

“Good things come to those who wait” – finally the big man nets in the Premier League, and what a time to do it – deep into injury time, to dent any hope of a great escape for West Bromwich Albion. 2-2. GET IN KEINAN DAVIS! Before Davis’s equaliser, El Ghazi cooly slotted home from […]

PLAYER RATINGS | Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester City

Aston Villa fall to a 1-2 home defeat against Super League U-turners Manchester City. John McGinn opened the scoring within the opening minute, but ball-hungry Manchester City fired back with goals from England’s Wonderkid – Phil Foden and Rodri. UTV Podcast team members Ryan Mckeown (RM), Luke Robinson (LR) and Justin Hawthorne (JH) are joined […]

FAN REPORT | Aston Villa 3-1 Fulham | Georgia Homer

Sunday 4th April saw a rollercoaster ride of a match, as Aston Villa took on Fulham at Villa Park. Pre kick-off chaos ensued as Villa fans were frustrated to learn that captain Jack Grealish was to miss yet another game, despite the initial injury being downplayed. We are yet to learn the full extent of […]

PLAYER RATINGS | Aston Villa 3-1 Fulham

Aston Villa finally found their mojo! Some inspired substitutions and a tactical formation tweak saw Villa turn around a poor opening 70 minutes to score 3 goals in 9 minutes and record a 3-1 home victory! UTV Podcast team members Ryan Mckeown (RM) and Justin Hawthorne (JH) are joined by Dani Casey – creator of […]

FAN REPORT | Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur | Hannah Gowen

Another lacklustre performance from Aston Villa sees the side continue on their downwards trajectory in the final third of the season. Tottenham’s hold over Villa remains firm as they continue their impressive away record of six consecutive wins at Villa Park. Still without captain Jack Grealish, Villa welcomed a wounded Spurs side with the hopes […]

FAN REPORT | Newcastle United 1-1 Aston Villa | Georgia Homer

Last night saw Villa return to St James’ Park to face Newcastle United, a historically unsuccessful fixture for us that fans were hoping would end a difficult run. The lineup remained without Jack Grealish, but Matty Cash and Anwar El Ghazi returned to the bench. With Newcastle missing several of their star players, including Callum […]

PLAYER RATINGS | Newcastle United 1-1 Aston Villa

Aston Villa fail to complete the double over Newcastle United this season. We find ourselves once again exiting St. James Park still in search of a first victory since 2005! UTV Podcast team members Justin Hawthorne (JH) and Ryan Mckeown (RM) are joined by Matt from Aston Brewing Co (ABrew) with Algie (x) and Andy […]

PLAYER RATINGS | Aston Villa 0-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Hannah Gowen (HG) and Liam Mucklow (LM) join UTV podcast team members Justin Hawthorne (JH) and Ryan Mckeown (RM) on player rating duty. “A game of two halves” definition: Aston Villa vs Wolves – 06/03/2021 If you’d like to join us for the next game drop us a comment. Aston Villa Formation 4-2-1-3 Emi Martinez […]

FAN REPORT | Sheffield United 1-0 Aston Villa | Georgia Homer

Last night saw the return of a historic fixture as Aston Villa took on Sheffield United at Bramall Lane. Villa was looking to build upon their win against Leeds at the weekend and push themselves up the table with an unchanged starting XI. Relegation-threatened Sheffield United looked to be an ‘easy’ match, but with Jack […]

PLAYER RATINGS | Sheffield United 1-0 Aston Villa

Simon Lines (SL) joins UTV podcast team members Luke Robinson (LR), Justin Hawthorne (JH) and Ryan Mckeown (RM) on player rating duty. A frustrating night for Aston Villa as we fail to break down a spirited 10-man Sheffield United. If you’d like to join us for the next game drop us a comment. Aston Villa […]

PLAYER RATINGS | Leeds United 0-1 Aston Villa

Lew Clamp (LC) and Andy Miller (AM) join UTV podcast team members Justin Hawthorne (JH) and Ryan Mckeown (RM) on player rating duty, as Aston Villa produce a terrific team performance to dispose of Leeds United by one goal to nil! If you’d like to join us for the next game drop us a comment. […]

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