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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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ICONIC NUMBERS | Number Two

Welcome back, we now make a start on the outfield players, up first is the right fullback/wingback position. The number 2 shirt at the Villa has been a very solid and dependable area over the years, it has been graced by some very good players over the last few decades. The role of right-back has […]

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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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ICONIC NUMBERS | Number One

As the old saying goes; strikers win games, defences win titles, and no defence is any good without a world class goalkeeper behind them. In this series of articles, I will be looking at the best players that have worn each shirt from 1 to 11. Today is the turn of the number 1! It […]

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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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FAN REPORT | Burnley 3-2 Aston Villa | Adam Holt

Aston Villa’s game at Turf Moor against Sean Dyche’ Burnley was a chance to chalk up another win following the weekend’s success against Newcastle. Defeat was to come in the form of three second half Burnley goals and before we get onto how on Earth Villa did not win the game, let us go over […]

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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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PLAYER RATINGS | Manchester City 2-0 Aston Villa

Aston Villa put in a battling display on a rain soaked night at The Etihad, but yet again, we travel home from Manchester ruing more VAR controversy! Simon Lines (SL) and Nick Moore (NM) join UTV podcast team members Ryan Mckeown and Justin Hawthorne to cover tonight’s Player Ratings. If you’d like to join us […]

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UTV PODCAST | Fantasy League 2020/21 | Update

Happy New Year! Welcome to a year of repair, rebuilding and recovering from the harsh blows that 2020 served us all. There are a few teams in this league that are in need of desperate repair, especially the utvpodcast contributors, but for this round-up I’ll concentrate on the guys at the top! In 5th place […]

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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 […]

FAN REPORT | Manchester United 2 – 1 Aston Villa | Hannah Gowen

A frustrating defeat at Old Trafford on New Year’s Day means Villa leave Manchester with no points. 2021 begins with Villa’s second away loss of the season, but all is not lost as we witnessed yet another gutsy and high energy performance from Dean Smith’s men. Other than Mings’ readmittance to the team, we remained […]

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FAN REPORT | Chelsea 1-1 Aston Villa | Kristopher Woodward

Just 48 hours after dispatching Crystal Palace, Aston Villa were back at it again with only 1 enforced change in the starting 11. Chelsea on the other hand made 6 changes from their starting eleven that lost against rival’s Arsenal. With an inform Villa side and a Chelsea team looking to respond, it was a […]

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UTV PODCAST | Player Ratings and Man Of The Match | Chelsea 1-1 Aston Villa

So we’ve completed the month of December unbeaten and sign off what has been a roller-coaster of a calendar year with a resolute, battling, and gutsy display away at Chelsea to earn a 1-1 draw. The team at UTV podcast – Luke Robinson, Ryan Mckeown, Justin Hawthorne and Sebastian Bacon cover today’s Player Ratings. Aston […]

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Matchday | Fan Superstitions

The weird and wonderful world of match day superstitions. Dependent on your tier, fans are in stadiums once more, not in the same numbers, but it is a start. The return of supporters also means the return of something less evident, often less visible, and usually much more peculiar, matchday rituals, routines, and superstitions. Human beings are inherently […]

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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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