Aston Villa manager Dean Smith has confirmed that Tom Heaton, Kortney Hause and Frederic Guilbert are available to face Burnley on Thursday. The trio recently stepped up their match fitness in the reserves, playing a full 90 minutes in Sunday’s defeat to Leeds United under-23s, so Smith has a greater selection at his disposal for […]
Dean Smith was full of praise for Anwar El Ghazi following Aston Villa’s 1-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday afternoon, hailing the 25-year-old’s application in training and resilience to fight for his spot in the team despite the lack of playing time this season. El Ghazi hasn’t started a Premier League game since July […]
Jacob Ramsey made his Premier League debut for Aston Villa in Saturday’s 1-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers and was hailed by Dean Smith for his performance. The 19-year-old was given the nod in midfield ahead of Conor Hourihane, starting alongside Douglas Luiz and John McGinn, and didn’t let his manager down. He played for 96 […]
Emiliano Martinez kept his fifth clean sheet in 11 games as Aston Villa beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 on Saturday afternoon. The 28-year-old had to work hard to keep Wolves at bay, with seven saves made over the 90 minutes. Martinez’s best stop was arguably when he tipped a close-range volley from Leander Dendoncker past the […]
Aston Villa enjoyed a 1-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday afternoon, courtesy of an injury-time penalty from Anwar El Ghazi, who hailed Jack Grealish after the game for allowing him to take the spot kick. The 25-year-old came off the bench and dispatched from 12 yards after John McGinn was fouled by Nelson Semedo, […]
Kevin Phillips has been full of praise for Carney Chukwuemeka and believes he has a bright future at Aston Villa. The 17-year-old has made 19 appearances for the under-18s and now finds himself playing regularly for the under-23s (12 appearances), so he is knocking on the door of the first-team. Villa’s CEO Christian Purslow described […]
Tom Heaton, Kortney Hause and Frederic Guilbert took a big step towards returning to the Aston Villa first team after starting in the U23s’ defeat to Leeds United on Sunday. Mark Delaney’s men lost 3-2 at Thorp Arch, but the aforementioned trio got a full 90 minutes which should do wonders for their match fitness. […]
Jacob Ramsey made his first Premier League start for Aston Villa in Saturday’s 1-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers, but his inclusion came at the expense of Conor Hourihane. Ross Barkley was ruled out of the Wolves clash through injury and Dean Smith was expected to give Hourihane the nod in midfield as he is a […]
Aston Villa could sign a striker in January if Wesley Moraes’ return is later than anticipated and Divock Origi, Josh King and Odsonne Edouard have been named as potential transfer targets. Birmingham Live claimed that Ivan Toney should also be on their wishlist as he’s enjoying a prolific debut season with Brentford. The 24-year-old has […]
If Wesley Moraes doesn’t make swift progress with his return from injury, Aston Villa manager Dean Smith will consider signing a striker when the winter transfer window opens. Celtic’s Odsonne Edouard and Bournemouth’s Josh King have been linked with Aston Villa in the past and might be targeted in January, but Birmingham Live also claimed […]
Aston Villa goalkeeper Tom Heaton has been out of action since January with a cruciate ligament injury, but Dean Smith says the 34-year-old is nearing a return to the first-team, as per Birmingham Live. Aston Villa travel to face Wolverhampton Wanderers this lunchtime, but the game may have come too soon for the shot-stopper. Heaton’s […]
Dean Smith has warmed to the idea of signing a striker in the winter transfer window as Wesley Moraes’ return from injury may not be so swift in 2021, and Birmingham Live stated that signing Josh King ‘makes practical sense’ as his future at Bournemouth is up in the air. A few weeks ago, the […]