Aston Villa have been linked with a move for Sander Berge and Emile Heskey believes they should sign him over Ross Barkley this summer. Berge has impressed for Sheffield United despite their Premier League woes this season and Heskey says he’s a better option for Villa than turning Barkley’s loan move permanent. The former Villa […]
Anwar El Ghazi returned to scoring form in Aston Villa’s 1-0 win over Leeds United and Dean Smith revealed that the 25-year-old “needs confidence” to be at his best. The Claret and Blues face Sheffield United on Wednesday evening and Smith believes El Ghazi could become “one hell of a player” for Villa if he […]
Aston Villa confirmed on Tuesday that Jaden Philogene-Bidace signed a three-year deal with the Midlands outfit and Academy Manager Mark Harrison hailed the ‘excellent’ 18-year-old for the progress he’s made in 2020/21. He said: “It is fantastic to see Jaden commit to a new long-term contract. He has had a really good last six months […]
Aston Villa travel to Brammall Lane to face relegation-threated Sheffield United on Wednesday and are still without Wesley Moraes as he’s recovering from a long-term knee injury, but Dean Smith revealed “good news” on his progress. The Villa boss said in Tuesday’s pre-match press conference: “Wesley was in full contact training, so it’s good news […]
Aston Villa travel to Brammall Lane to face Sheffield United on Wednesday but will still be without Kortney Hause as he’s recovering from an ankle injury. The 25-year-old has been out of action since early-January, missing Villa’s last nine Premier League games, but Dean Smith says he is nearing a return. The Claret and Blues […]
Aston Villa travel to face Sheffield United at Brammall Lane on Wednesday and Dean Smith could make a number of changes from the side that beat Leeds United on Saturday as the Claret and Blues have three games in a week. Emiliano Martinez kept his fifth clean sheet in 2021 against Leeds (Transfermarkt) but picked […]
Aston Villa travel to Brammall Lane to face Sheffield United in the Premier League on Wednesday evening and will still be without Matty Cash as he’s recovering from a hamstring injury. The 23-year-old missed Villa’s 2-1 defeat to Leicester City and 1-0 win over Leeds United but should be back later this month. Dean Smith […]
Aston Villa travel to Brammall Lane to face Sheffield United on Wednesday night, but the Claret and Blues will be without Jack Grealish as the 25-year-old “won’t be ready” to return, said Dean Smith in Tuesday’s pre-match press conference. The Villa boss explained: “He won’t be ready for the game and he’s not travelling with […]
Aston Villa were keen to sign Ross Barkley on a permanent deal after his bright start to life in the Midlands, but his form has gone to pieces in the last two months following a hamstring injury and Football Insider say they’re ‘yet to be convinced’ that he’s worth the outlay. Dean Smith is in […]
Dean Smith has Ollie Watkins, Wesley Moraes and Keinan Davis at his disposal, but Wesley has been sidelined with a knee injury since January 2020 and Davis is on the periphery, so Aston Villa could benefit with another striker. The Daily Telegraph say the Claret and Blues are still ‘admirers’ of Tammy Abraham and may […]
Aston Villa beat Leeds United 1-0 on Saturday evening and Marvelous Nakamba was one of many players to impress at Elland Road, so much so that fans want him to start against Sheffield United on Wednesday. The 27-year-old replaced Douglas Luiz in midfield over the weekend and delivered a combative display that resulted in Pascal […]
Dean Smith confirmed to VillaTV after Aston Villa’s 1-0 win over Leeds United that Emiliano Martinez’s groin tightened up in the second half which forced Ezri Konsa and Tyrone Mings to take goal kicks. Villa lock horns with Sheffield United on Wednesday evening, so the 28-year-old might be an injury doubt. Smith said about Martinez: […]