MATCH PREVIEW | BRENTFORD VS ASTON VILLA
Unai Emery’s European-chasing Aston Villa head to the capital to face Thomas Frank’s out of form Brentford in game week 32 of the Premier League. Here’s the latest heading into Saturday’s top-half clash… THE BUILD UP Ninth place Brentford host sixth place Aston Villa this Saturday afternoon in the Premier League as both sides look […]
MATCH PREVIEW | ASTON VILLA VS NEWCASTLE UNITED
This Saturday sees Aston Villa host high-flying Newcastle United in the Premier League. Here’s the latest heading into this top six clash at Villa Park… THE BUILD UP It’s third versus sixth in the Premier League’s early kick-off this Saturday as the final run-in of the campaign commences. Eddie Howe’s consistent Newcastle United face Unai […]
MATCH PREVIEW | ASTON VILLA VS NOTTINGHAM FOREST
Aston Villa are back at Villa Park after two away fixtures and take on Steve Cooper’s Nottingham Forest in game-week 31 of the Premier League. Here’s the latest heading into Saturday’s clash… THE BUILD UP Both teams have plenty to play for heading into the final nine fixtures of the season; Aston Villa are mounting […]
MATCH PREVIEW | LEICESTER CITY VS ASTON VILLA
Aston Villa are on the road once again, looking to extend their unbeaten run to six games as they head to the King Power Stadium to face a managerless Leicester City side. Here’s the latest heading into another pivotal Premier League fixture… THE BUILD UP Unai Emery’s Villa side come into this game on the […]
MATCH PREVIEW | CHELSEA VS ASTON VILLA
Unai Emery’s Aston Villa travel to Stamford Bridge this weekend to face Graham Potter’s Chelsea in game week 29 of the Premier League. Here’s the latest heading into Saturday’s fixture… THE BUILD UP Villa can leapfrog their opponents with a win this weekend as Chelsea sit just ahead of the West-Midlands club on goal difference. […]
MATCH PREVIEW | MANCHESTER CITY VS ASTON VILLA
Super Sunday this week sees Manchester City host Aston Villa. Here’s everything you need to know heading into gameweek 23’s penultimate fixture… THE BUILD UP Aston Villa are back on their travels this week and the Etihad Stadium is their destination. It is an arena where the Villans have seen very little success in recent […]
MATCH PREVIEW | ASTON VILLA VS LEICESTER CITY
Aston Villa look to continue their fine form in the Premier League as they host Brendan Rodgers’ Leicester City this weekend. Here’s the latest heading into another big fixture at Villa Park… THE BUILD UP As the commotion of the January transfer window dies down and the FA Cup fourth round action draws to an […]
MATCH PREVIEW | SOUTHAMPTON VS ASTON VILLA
Aston Villa seek back to back wins in the Premier League as they prepare for a trip to the south-coast to face Southampton. Here’s the latest heading into Saturday’s fixture at the St Mary’s… THE BUILD UP Last time out, Unai Emery’s side saw off Leeds United 2-1 at Villa Park. Leon Bailey opened the […]
PLAYER RATINGS | ASTON VILLA 2-1 LEEDS UNITED
Aston Villa battled it out for a well earned victory over Leeds United under the lights at Villa Park. Let’s hear the fans post-match thoughts about the players’ individual performances. *EMILIANO MARTINEZ – 9 “What a save… TWICE! Martinez demonstrated the very reasons he is the holder of a World Cup winners medal with some […]
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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5 THINGS WE LEARNT | Brentford 2-1 Aston Villa
The start of a new year, and with it comes renewed hope and ambition for Aston Villa Football Club, under the tutelage of Steven Gerrard. After a relatively positive start under the new boss, with four wins from seven, Villa headed to the Brentford Community Stadium looking to kick off 2022 with another three points. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
MATCH PREVIEW | Aston Villa vs Brighton & Hove Albion
THE BUILD-UP Aston Villa face Brighton & Hove Albion in match-week twelve of the Premier League, a game that kick starts life under Steven Gerrard for the claret and blue side. Graham Potter and his Brighton team sit in a respectable 7th position in the league after making an impressive start to the 2021/22 campaign. […]
PLAYER FOCUS | JACOB & AARON RAMSEY
Aston Villa’s youth system boasts some of the most exciting young talents in the world. The youth system has added the likes of Carney Chukwuemeka, Jaden Philogene-Bidace, Cameron Archer and Jacob Ramsey to the first team, to name a few. Jacob is the most experienced in the first team, having earned 30 appearances and scoring […]
FAN OPINION | DEAN SMITH
The knives are out… As a Villa fan for 37 years, I, for perhaps the first time, don’t want to see an underperforming Manager go. I’ve always been excited about a new broom sweeping up through Bodymoor Heath, ringing the changes in anticipation of an upturn of fortunes. The media is full of stories regarding […]
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 […]
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, […]
