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 […]

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 […]

MATCH PREVIEW | Aston Villa vs Wolverhampton Wanderers

THE BUILD-UP The next challenge for Aston Villa is Wolverhampton Wanderers in game week 8 of the Premier League as they look to bounce back from their pre-international break loss to Spurs. Both teams have had varied starts to the 21/22 campaign; Villa currently sit smack-bang in the middle of the league in 10th, whilst […]

FAN REPORT | Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Aston Villa | Joey Millington

A week on from a heavyweight clash for the ages at the state-of-the-art Tottenham Hotspur stadium, Villa went toe-to-toe in a much-anticipated bout with Spurs at the very same venue. The boys in claret and blue came into the match in impressive form, after a second-half blitz against Everton and a magnificent team performance against […]

PLAYER RATINGS | Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Aston Villa

Defeated in London yet again, with all 3 of our losses this season coming in the capital! One positive; Ollie Watkins is off the mark for the season, but goals from Hojbjerg and a Matt Targett OG either side sees Spurs take the 3 points in a 2-1 win! Let’s see how the fans rated […]

THE OPPOSITION | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR

Aston Villa travel to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday afternoon looking to record back-to-back wins at The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the first time since 1995. Manager of the Month nominee Dean Smith takes his Villa side into the game with nothing to fear and full of confidence after wins against Everton and Manchester United. Danny […]

PLAYER RATINGS | MANCHESTER UNITED 0-1 ASTON VILLA

WHAT A DAY TO BE A VILLA FAN !!! A stunning win at Old Trafford, coming off the back of some promising performances without getting the results we deserve, to get the win against Utd feels like a real watershed moment for Dean Smith’s new-look Aston Villa. Every single one of them was magnificent today. […]

THE OPPOSITION | MANCHESTER UNITED

Up next, a happy hunting ground for Aston Villa… NOT! It’s Manchester United away at the Theatre of Dreams, a theatre where we’ve witnessed some shocking plays – we dropped out of the league there in April 2016, but this is a new-look Aston Villa, and we certainly have the potential to give United a […]

FAN REPORT | Aston Villa 3-0 Everton | Hannah Gowen

Villa Park, Saturday evening, t-shirt weather. The scene was set for Aston Villa to take the stage at home against Europe-chasing rivals, Everton. With a good track-record against the Toffees over the past two seasons, Villa had their eyes set on a vital 3 points to invigorate the side after last week’s defeat. Smith’s team […]

PLAYER RATINGS | Aston Villa 3-0 Everton

A blistering 9-minute spell saw Villa score 3 goals and run out comfortable 3-0 winners against Everton. Matty Cash and Leon Bailey both opened their Villa accounts in front of an electric atmosphere at Villa Park; Lucas Digne with a own goal sandwiched between the Villa goal-scorers. Let’s see how the fans rated the boys […]

PLAYER RATINGS | FAN VOTE | Aston Villa 3-0 Everton

1. Emi Martinez 2. Matty Cash 4. Ezri Konsa 16. Axel Tuanzebe 5. Tyrone Mings 3. Matt Targett 6. Douglas Luiz 7. John McGinn 16. Jacob Ramsey 20. Danny Ings 11. Ollie Watkins SUBSTITUTIONS 19. Marvelous Nakamba 31. Leon Bailey 15. Bertrand Traore 18. Ashley Young UTV PODCAST | LATEST NEWS Check out the latest […]

PLAYER FOCUS | TYRONE MINGS

The Discourse Around Tyrone Mings There’s no denying Tyrone Mings has been one of our best players since he signed from Bournemouth in 2018. His height, combative nature and physical assets, paired with his left foot make him one of the leagues truly unique defenders and this has been shown by his England performances. His […]

CHELSEA (A) | CONTENT ROUND-UP

Your complete round-up of all our fan-produced content. Again, a massive thank you to all who have given up their time to contribute to our platforms. Up next, Everton at Villa Park. MATCH PREVIEW | YOUTUBE THE OPPOSITION | CHELSEA FC | UTVPODCAST.CO.UK WSL | FAN REPORT | UTVPODCAST.CO.UK PLAYER RATINGS | UTVPODCAST.CO.UK FAN REPORT […]

FAN REPORT | Chelsea 3-0 Aston Villa | Joey Millington

After an eventful international break, Villa were finally back in action on Saturday. Dean Smith’s men travelled to West London to take on European Champions Chelsea in their fourth match of the new season. With Villa missing their two fugitive Emiliano’s and Chelsea missing key midfield general N’Golo Kanté and the suspended Reece James, both […]

PLAYER RATINGS | Chelsea 3-0 Aston Villa

Romelu Lukaku and Mateo Kovacic ruthlessly punish Aston Villa’s defensive mistakes as the European Cup holders claim the three points with a flattering 3-0 scoreline. Villa impressed immensely in this game, particularly the first half, we played with a high tempo, good energy, excellent on the press and attacked with intent in a change of […]

THE OPPOSITION | CHELSEA FC

Premier League football returns this weekend as Aston Villa make the trip to Stamford Bridge to take on in-form Chelsea. After a shock opening day defeat, Aston Villa have recovered well in their back-to-back home games, a 2-0 win over Newcastle United was followed up with a good point against Brentford when you consider the […]

BRENTFORD (H) | Content Round-Up

Your complete round-up of all our fan-produced content. Again, a massive thank you to all who have given up their time to contribute to our platforms. Up next, Chelsea away. MATCH PREVIEW | YOUTUBE UTV PODCAST | YOUTUBE Help us grow and subscribe for free to our YouTube channel. PLAYER RATINGS | UTVPODCAST.CO.UK MATCH REACTION […]

FAN REPORT | Aston Villa 1-1 Brentford | Adam Holt

Dean Smith’s Aston Villa went into this home match against the newly promoted Bees hoping to gather further momentum following their two-nil win over Newcastle United last time out. There was plenty of mutual respect between the two teams before kick-off as a result of Smith and Thomas Frank’s relationship from when they were both […]

5 THINGS WE LEARNT | Aston Villa 1-1 Brentford

It was the battle of the apprentice versus his mentor. Thomas Frank had been appointed Dean Smith’s assistant head coach in December 2016 and when the latter was offered the opportunity to coach his boyhood club in October 2018, Frank took the mantle from Smith and 2 and a half years later, they battled it […]

PLAYER RATINGS | Aston Villa 1-1 Brentford

Aston Villa failed to record back-to-back home wins as they were held to a 1-1 draw with Brentford. Emi Buendia opened his Villa account with a stunning finish to draw Villa level following Ivan Toney’s first Premier League goal. Here’s how the fans rated our boys in claret and blue. Joining me today is Joey […]

NEWCASTLE (H) | Content Round-Up

Your complete round-up of all our fan-produced content. Again, a massive thank you to all who have given up their time to contribute to our platform! MATCH PREVIEW FAN CAM MATCH REACTION UTV PODCAST | YOUTUBE Help us grow and subscribe for free to our YouTube channel. PLAYER RATINGS FAN REPORT https://utvpodcast.co.uk/2021/08/23/fan-report-aston-villa-2-0-newcastle-hannah-gowen/ 5 THINGS WE […]

PLAYER RATINGS | Aston Villa 2-0 Newcastle

The heartbeat of this fantastic club was well and truly pumping as the Villa faithful were reunited in a packed out Villa Park! Goals from Danny Ings and Anwar El Ghazi sealed a 2-0 victory against Steve Bruce’s Newcastle United! STARTING LINE-UP Formation 4-2-3-1 PLAYER RATINGS Emi Martinez – 7 Strange one this was, Martinez […]

FAN REPORT | Aston Villa 2-0 Newcastle | Hannah Gowen

As fans returned to Villa Park for the first full capacity game since February 2020, Villa hoped to get off the mark with three points at home to Newcastle United. Steve Bruce’s return to B6 was once again filled with disappointment as his former club came out on top with a 2-0 victory. Here’s how […]

5 THINGS WE LEARNT | Watford 3-2 Aston Villa

A poor performance and a poor result made for an unsatisfactory opening day for those of a claret and blue persuasion, although our two second-half goals did give us some positives to talk about it! The 3-2 defeat played out with Villa going three down following some very poor defending, before pulling two goals back […]

WATFORD (A) | Content Round-Up

Your complete round-up of all our fan-produced content. Again, a massive thank you to all who have given up their time to contribute to our platform! Roll on Newcastle at home! MATCH PREVIEW | YOUTUBE UTV PODCAST | YOUTUBE Help us grow and subscribe for free to our YouTube channel. THE OPPOSITION FAN REACTION UTV […]

FAN REPORT | Watford 3-2 Aston Villa | Hannah Gowen

The 2021/22 campaign started on a sour note for Villa with a lethargic loss against newly promoted Watford. The Hornets stung Smith and his team’s hopes of a winning start with a high-tempo, counter-attacking performance. This is how we lined up… Emi Buendia, Danny Ings and returning Ashley Young made their debuts in front of […]

PLAYER RATINGS | Watford 3-2 Aston Villa

Our player ratings feature returns for the 2021/22 season, if you’d like to be involved drop me a message on Twitter or use the comments section at the bottom of this article. Joining me today is Joey Millington, Georgia Homer and Justin Hawthorne. Watford took advantage of a below-par Aston Villa in the season’s opener […]

THE OPPOSITION | Watford FC

Aston Villa travel to Vicarage Road on the opening weekend of the new Premier League season. The Hornets achieved an instant return to top-flight football and welcome back spectators for the first time since dismantling Liverpool 3-0 in the 2019/2020 season – yes, that long ago! A new era awaits for Aston Villa as we […]

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 […]