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title: "Aston Villa’s Harwood-Bellis makes ‘won’t stop’ vow in XI battle"
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type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "James Chettle"
section: "Aston Villa News"
published: "2026-10-02T10:11:00Z"
modified: "2026-10-02T10:11:00Z"
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# Aston Villa’s Harwood-Bellis makes ‘won’t stop’ vow in XI battle

Aston Villa defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis has vowed to keep pushing for a regular place in Unai Emery’s side ahead of Friday’s friendly against Sevilla.

The 24-year-old joined from Southampton on 1 September and made his debut in the Carabao Cup victory over Coventry City. He now wants to build on that early opportunity.

Speaking to VillaTV in an [interview published by the club](https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2026/october/01/interview-thb--we-re-working-hard-to-improve/), he said:

> “I’ll keep working and I won’t stop until I get my run of games.”

## Taylor Harwood-Bellis targets Aston Villa starting spot

Harwood-Bellis says he has settled quickly at Villa, praising his team-mates and staff while acknowledging the quality of the players competing for places.

That competition could increase following [Pau Torres’ reported return to training in Spain](https://readastonvilla.com/2026/10/01/aston-villa-injury-update-goretzka-torres-madjo-training/), although his involvement does not yet confirm match readiness.

Friday’s friendly offers Harwood-Bellis a potential opportunity to strengthen his case before Brentford visit Villa Park on 10 October.

With Villa facing [nine matches across 30 days after the break](https://readastonvilla.com/2026/09/24/aston-villa-fixture-run-nine-games-30-days/), Emery will have to manage recovery time alongside results.

That makes reliable alternatives valuable. For Harwood-Bellis, the immediate task is to turn any minutes in Spain into evidence that Emery can trust him when the league resumes.