On this day (May 12) in 1981, Peter With made his England debut against Brazil. The Aston Villa striker was given the nod from the start by Ron Greenwood but ended up on the losing team as England fell to a 1-0 defeat in front of 75,000 supporters at Wembley. Withe started alongside Ray Clemence, […]
Aston Villa host Everton in the Premier League at Villa Park on Thursday, May 13 and could complete the double over their opponents if they pick up all three points. The Villans beat Everton 2-1 at Goodison Park on May 1 and are sure to get a response from the Toffees this time round, but […]
Jack Grealish has been trending on Twitter after being left out of Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher’s Premier League Team of the Year. Neville included Marcus Rashford in his front three while Carragher had Heung-min Son. Grealish can feel hard done by not to feature in the TOTY after impressing in the first two thirds […]
Morgan Sanson missed Aston Villa’s 3-1 defeat to Manchester United due to injury, but he posted a video on his Instagram stories of him working hard on the exercise bikes at Bodymoor Heath to get fit. The 26-year-old has been out of action since early April with a knee injury, missing Villa’s last five Premier […]
Douglas Luiz came in for a lot of criticism after Aston Villa’s 3-1 defeat to Manchester United and responded to trolls on his Instagram stories, telling off fans that were abusing him. He also did karaoke with a friend on video, shared a number of other happy pictures with supporters and published a video call […]
Jack Grealish joined TikTok recently and shared more content on his Instagram stories that Aston Villa fans and England supporters could enjoy. Although the 25-year-old has uploaded dozens of football videos of his best moments, he’s also published a clip of Louie Barry’s FA Cup goal against Liverpool and often shares videos of his teammates. […]
Kortney Hause hasn’t been seen on the pitch of late but will be seen behind the camera based on the content he’s posting on his Instagram stories. The 25-year-old looks set to feature on ‘Match of the Day X’ as he’s been pictured by Danny West Jr filming with Graft for the ‘Rap Game’. Hause […]
John Terry was taking a break from Aston Villa duties and watched Manchester City’s Champions League semi-final clash with Paris Saint-Germain from the comfort of his own home. The 40-year-old enjoyed himself as City beat PSG 2-0 on the night, sealing their place in the final, but that wasn’t all that happened. Terry posted on […]
Tyrone Mings recently took part in the social media boycott that pressured platforms to do more in stopping abuse. He’s now ended his silence and posted a picture on Instagram with UK artist Konan, teasing a potential project between the two. The 28-year-old said: ‘New music on the way? @konanplaydirty signing for villa? 🤷🏽♂️🎤⚽️’, but […]
On this day in 1957, Aston Villa won the FA Cup for the first time in 37 years, beating Manchester United in controversial circumstances. The Villans won 2-1 in front of 99,225 supporters at Wembley, collecting a record seventh FA Cup, but it wasn’t without drama. Villa reached the final after beating Luton Town 2-0 […]
On this day (May 3) in 1902: Aston Villa hosted an international football match for the very first time – England v Scotland in the Home International Championship, replayed from April 5 after the two sides drew 1-1. The Three Lions drew 2-2 with the Tartan Army in front of 15,000 supporters in May, and […]
Aston Villa finished the weekend 10th in the Premier League, leapfrogging Leeds United in the table after beating Everton 2-1 at Goodison Park. The Whites suffered a 2-0 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion and now find themselves one place and one point behind Villa while having played one game more. Dean Smith’s men are […]