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Scotland international winger Kirsty Hanson has been rewarded for her spectacular Women’s Super League goal against West Ham United. Aston Villa Women claimed their first win of the new WSL season at the Chigwell Construction Stadium, the home of Dagenham & Redbridge, and both of Villa’s goals in their 2-0 victory over the Hammers were [...]

Aston Villa suffered a humiliating defeat against Go Ahead Eagles in the Europa League and furious fans have had their say. Villa supporters submitted their player ratings via our AVF ratings form, which we’ll be inviting you to do via our social media throughout the 2025/26 season. The process is simple. We’ll share a link [...]

Aston Villa have been credited with an interest in signing an under-used Manchester City midfielder with Champions League wins and a Premier League title to his name. Villa are relatively well stocked in central midfield, with a good blend of quality, potential and different styles. But with the need to improve the playing squad with [...]

While Aston Villa laboured to unpick the Go Ahead Eagles defence in search of an equaliser in the Europa League, one player in particular remained conspicuously unused. Villa signed attacking midfielder Harvey Elliott on loan from Liverpool on transfer deadline day. The deal has within it a reported obligation to buy clause that seemed at [...]

Aston Villa tossed off their winning run by losing 2-1 against Go Ahead Eagles in the league phase of the Europa League on Thursday. Villa can still keep one positive streak intact with a win on Sunday. They won their previous three Premier League fixtures and welcome Manchester City to Villa Park for an early [...]

Only one Premier League team wasn’t awarded a penalty in the whole of the 2024/25 season. Of the 83 penalties given, at least two went to every team except for Wolverhampton Wanderers. Aston Villa took six penalties in the Premier League last season and converted three. Ollie Watkins scored both of his. Marcus Rashford scored [...]

Manager Unai Emery has made wholesale changes to his Aston Villa team for this afternoon’s Europa League match against Go Ahead Eagles. Villa haven’t made a habit of weakening their line-up in the league phase so far this season but their strength in depth is being put into action in the Netherlands today. Matty Cash, [...]

Not so long ago, the prospect of playing against Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City and Liverpool in consecutive Premier League fixtures wasn’t all that enticing. Aston Villa struggled to get going in the 2025/26 season. They failed to win any of their first five Premier League matches despite having what various so-called supercomputers identified as the [...]

Reports in Portugal indicate that Aston Villa were closer than we might have thought to signing Spanish striker Samu Aghehowa and could still bring him to the Premier League. Villa moved for Aghehowa in the summer transfer window but no move transpired. Indeed, Villa’s only centre-forward addition was teenage striker Zépiqueno Redmond from Feyenoord. According [...]

There are new contract offers in progress for three key Aston Villa players as manager Unai Emery looks ahead to the January transfer window. Villa have adopted a strategic approach to contract negotiations and their timing, with deals hitting the two-year mark evidently deemed to be stick-or-twist time. Every effort is made to keep above [...]