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 […]
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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TWITTER WATCH | VILLAVJHDVYU
Wednesday the 14th July 2021 – Kit Launch Day! Aston Villa released the new home shirt for the 2021/22 season with some cracking images of John McGinn, Tyrone Mings, Ollie Watkins and Jack Grealish inside Villa Park, but when we look back on this day, it will not be remembered for the release of the […]
FAN REPORT | FA Youth Cup Victory | Aston Villa 2 – 1 Liverpool | Hannah Gowen
After 19 years of waiting, Villa’s youth team finally lifted the FA Youth Cup on Monday night. The under-18s completed a brilliant campaign with some silverware following a confident and impressive performance against Liverpool’s youth side. It all started back in December following a dramatic 93rd-minute winner from Barry against Reading to reach the next […]
TWITTER WATCH | FA Youth Cup Winners
Aston Villa completed their fantastic FA Youth Cup journey by lifting the trophy at Villa Park in front of 4,406 jubilant Villa fans! The Villa faithful were served up another treat following the senior side’s victory over Chelsea. An early goal from Ben Chrisene and a penalty which was confidently dispatched by Bradley Young set […]
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 […]
FAN REPORT | Aston Villa 1-3 Manchester United | James Madge
After such a positive and profitable display against Everton last week, coupled with the news that Jack Grealish is edging closer to a return to action, Aston Villa went into this weekend with a spring in their step. They needed that air of confidence as they were coming up against formidable opposition in Manchester United, […]
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 […]
FAN REPORT | Everton 1-2 Aston Villa | Hannah Gowen
On a weekend where football went into a social media blackout, and protests continued in Manchester following Super League tensions, Aston Villa went back to basics with 90 minutes of entertaining football. In the 205th meeting between these two sides, the most played fixture in league history, Villa were determined to make amends following several […]
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 […]
TWITTER WATCH | Chukwuemeka, Hat-Trick Hero!
Aston Villa produced a dominant display at St. James Park to book a place in the Semi-Finals of the FA Youth Cup. This Villa side is a very exciting watch – brave on the ball and dangerous in attack, on this occasion it was Carney Chukwuemeka that grabbed the headlines with a hat-trick in our […]
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 […]
ICONIC NUMBERS | Number 4
Hi all, and welcome back to the ICONIC NUMBERS series! The Number 3 article was the most successful yet and I’m really chuffed so many of you are enjoying the blogs. We now move on to the number 4, a shirt number worn mainly by our central defenders, although a few midfielders have chosen to […]
PLAYER RATINGS | Liverpool 2-1 Aston Villa
The wait for a league double over Liverpool goes on! Ollie Watkins gave us hope with the opener but goals from Mo Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold seal the win for Liverpool. UTV Podcast team members Ryan Mckeown (RM) and website editor Hannah Gowen (HG) are joined by two Player Ratings debutantes – Luke O’Dell (LO’D) […]
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 […]
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 FOCUS | Ollie Watkins
Ollie for England!! It is not all that long ago that Aston Villa fans were clamouring for the inclusion of Jack Grealish in Gareth Southgate’s international squads, increasingly incensed by every baffling omission. This week Gareth announced his latest selection with Tyrone Mings retaining his place, Grealish’ lack of inclusion solely due to injury and […]
ICONIC NUMBERS | Number 3
I hope you are enjoying the ICONIC NUMBERS series as much as I am enjoying writing them. We are back with the number 3 shirt, and for me an outside bet to take the crown of the overall winner. When looking at the list, Villa have had some standout left-backs in their history. Once again, […]
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 […]
