MATCH PREVIEW | Aston Villa vs Fulham | James Madge
After an international break littered with Aston Villa related positives, we are finally on the cusp of seeing our beloved boys in claret and blue return to Premier League action against relegation battlers Fulham. It has been an exciting couple of weeks to be a Villa fan, despite the club not being involved in league […]
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 […]
PLAYER RATINGS | Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur
Aston Villa’s disastrous home record against Tottenham Hotspur continues – a stale, uninspiring and mistake ridden performance see’s us fall to a 0-2 home defeat. UTV Podcast team members Ryan Mckeown (RM) and Justin Hawthorne (JH) are joined by Gary Plaza (GP) – making his first player ratings outing and Liam Mucklow (LM) fresh from […]
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 […]
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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FAN REPORT | Aston Villa 1-2 Leicester City | Hannah Gowen
After the news broke that talisman Jack Grealish would be missing for at least a week, Aston Villa looked to produce a statement result to dispel any speculation that they are a one-man team. Instead, the lethargic and unorganised home side gifted Leicester a two goal cushion in the early stages and struggled to get […]
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PLAYER RATINGS | Aston Villa 1-2 Leicester City
We are delighted to welcome a diamond of the Villa Twitter community – Algie (x) and Facebook’s AVFC 12th Man creator Alex Lineham (AL) to join UTV podcast team members Justin Hawthorne (JH), and Ryan Mckeown (RM) on player rating duty, as Aston Villa fall to a 1-2 home defeat against Champions League chasing Leicester […]
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FAN REPORT | Brighton Hove Albion 0-0 Aston Villa | Georgia Homer
Last night saw the return of Aston Villa to the Amex Stadium to face Brighton. Following our victory at Villa Park against Arsenal, fans were hoping to see the club begin a winning run and make up for the November loss in the reverse Brighton fixture. Three points would have seen Villa firmly cemented in […]
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PLAYER RATINGS | Brighton Hove Albion 0-0 Aston Villa
We are delighted to welcome Ben Cash to join UTV podcast team members Justin Hawthorne (JH), Liam Mucklow and Ryan Mckeown (RM) on player rating duty, as Emi Martinez ensures we leave the AMEX with a point. If you’d like to join us for the next game drop us a comment. Aston Villa Formation 4-2-3-1 […]
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ICONIC NUMBERS | An Introduction
MORE THAN A NUMBER The number a player wears tells the fans a lot – not only the position they play, but the type of player they are. For example, A 6 is worn mostly by a holding midfielder, and a 10 mostly by the clubs playmaker. Unfortunately in the modern era with the advent […]
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PLAYER RATINGS | Aston Villa 1-0 Arsenal
Ben O’Callaghan, (B6 BEN) Ross Buet (RB) and Sam Brogan (SB) join UTV podcast team members Justin Hawthorne (JH) and Ryan Mckeown (RM) as Villa bounce back from the mid-week disappointment to complete the double over Arsenal with a 1-0 victory. If you’d like to join us for the next game drop us a comment. […]
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MATCH PREVIEW | Aston Villa vs Arsenal | Lewis Clamp
A lack lustre performance last time out against West Ham will hopefully be the catalyst for a reaction from Villa at the hands of Arsenal this Saturday lunch time. Villa were set back by 3 goals to 1 in a game where they were out-fought, out-classed and were tactically out-done by an impressively organised West […]
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FAN REPORT | Aston Villa 1 – 3 West Ham United | Hannah Gowen
A lethargic and off-the-pace Villa performance gifted West Ham a relatively easy three points away from home on Wednesday night. Jesse Lingard made a dream debut for the Hammers, scoring two and controlling much of their attacking play. David Moyes’ game plan was perfectly executed, and Villa could only muster up one late goal as […]
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PLAYER RATINGS | Aston Villa 1-3 West Ham United | #TEAMMC
Georgia Homer, (GH) Alex Vitsileos (AV) and Shane Davis (SD) join UTV podcast team member Ryan Mckeown (RM) to cover the Player Ratings on an extremely frustrating night under the lights at Villa Park. If you’d like to join us for the next game drop us a comment. Aston Villa Formation 4-2-3-1 Emi Martinez – […]
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FAN REPORT | Southampton 0-1 Aston Villa | Kristopher Woodward
VAR a friend as Villa see off bogey-team Southampton. VAR has not been an ally to Aston Villa, pretty much ever since its introduction at the beginning of last season. Tonight, it came to Aston Villa’s rescue with two close calls going in their favour. Aston Villa had been without a win against Southampton since […]
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PLAYER RATINGS| Burnley 3-2 Aston Villa
Dani Casey and Dan Cullen join UTV podcast team members Ryan Mckeown (RM) Luke Robinson (LR), Seb Bacon (SB) and Justin Hawthorne (JH) on Player Ratings duty, as Aston Villa twice lead on the night, but fall to a 3-2 defeat at Turf Moor. If you’d like to join us for the next game drop […]
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FAN REPORT |Aston Villa 2-0 Newcastle United | Hannah Gowen
Steve Bruce’s return to Villa Park ended in further misery for the Magpies as they fell to a 2-0 defeat to Aston Villa. A cool, calm and collected Villa display saw Ollie Watkins return to the scoresheet after a prolonged drought, as well as Bertrand Traoré with a lovely right-footed strike from the edge of […]
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FAN REPORT | Manchester City 2-0 Aston Villa | Adam Holt
This was Villa’s first Premier League game since the defeat at Old Trafford on New Years Day, as a result of a COVID outbreak shutting down Bodymoor Heath, resulting in every member of the senior team going into self-isolation. Considering this, the display from the team on Wednesday night especially defensively was nothing short of […]
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An Introduction to xG | PGR Analytics
Football itself is a game largely based around luck. Although skill and ability play a large part, it’s possible to achieve results in football that simply were not deserved. As football fans, I am sure many of us have found ourselves in the moments after a disappointing result moaning and groaning claiming we deserved more […]
Transfer Talk | January Spree or a Quiet Window?
The year 2020 was very much a tale of two transfer windows, January and the summer. Going into the January 2020 transfer window, Aston Villa were in desperate need of reinforcements. With injuries to key players (John McGinn, Wesley and Tom Heaton), Smith was forced to dip into the market, conscious of spending more money […]
Fan Report | Aston Villa 3-0 Crystal Palace
Europe in our sights! Boxing Day 2020 and as we collectively slipped into a booze and food induced stupor, Aston Villa and Crystal Palace arrived like a bolt out of the blue to stir the nation. Emi Martínez was certainly wide-awake when he saved from Zaha within two minutes, the start of yet another rock-solid […]
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Fan Report | West Bromwich Albion 0 – 3 Aston Villa
The Hawthorns became Aston Villa’s playground as the Baggies failed to capitalise on their ‘new manager bounce’. Another three nil away win and a fifth away clean sheet welcomes Villa back to the top ten going into the festive period, with 19 shots and 10 on target – a much better conversion rate than the […]
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Fan Report | Aston Villa 0 – 0 Burnley
Well, that was a bit frustrating for anyone of a Villa persuasion, wasn’t it? Dean Smith’s Aston Villa had all the chances, but were ultimately unable to provide the finish that would have gained the Villans another three points to add to their tally. Aston Villa were forced into a few changes going into kick-off […]
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FAN REPORT | Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 Aston Villa | Hannah Gowen
On a sunny December lunchtime when Mike Dean got in the Christmas spirit, handing out cards to all, Aston Villa got a last gasp winner over their Midlands neighbours to make it four out of five away wins this season. The gritty and hard-fought derby battle was fuelled by a questionable refereeing display, with 11 […]
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UTV Podcast Fantasy Team 2020/21
Well, well well. As we enter into the second international break of the season people who watch football up and down the country have started to establish their fantasy team for the season, the tables are starting to form a sort of pattern seperating the men from the kids. Seperating the football geniuses from the […]
