Villa’s 23rd loss of the season was not enough to confirm relegation to the Championship, due to Crystal Palace’s victory over Norwich. Eric Black opted for a more cautious line-up against the Cherries, with Bacuna and Richardson chosen ahead of Adama and Grealish, whilst Scott Sinclair made a rare start up front. Jordan Lyden was […]
Gabby Agbonlahor is set to miss Villa’s clash against Bournemouth on Saturday, with the 29-year-old forward suffering from a virus. Agbonlahor, who missed last weekend’s 4-0 defeat to Chelsea, whilst he was suspended as the club carried out an investigation into his behaviour over the international break, only returned to training on Monday after Villa […]
Former Aston Villa assistant manager, Ray Wilkins, believes Tim Sherwood would have kept Villa up, had he not been sacked in October. With Villa’s relegation to the Championship looking likely to be confirmed this weekend, Wilkins believes that Sherwood should have been given the time and opportunity to turn things around at Villa Park. Sherwood […]
Aston Villa face Bournemouth on Saturday, with relegation to the Championship set to be confirmed if Villa fail to pick up at least a point. On the opening day of the season, a Rudy Gestede header was enough to give Villa a 1-0 win over the Cherries at the Vitality Stadium. Since then, Villa have […]
Ex-Villa striker Chris Sutton has labelled the current Villa team a ‘disgrace’ after Saturday’s 4-0 defeat to Chelsea at Villa Park. Sutton, who joined Villa in October 2006 and played eight games for Villa whilst scoring one goal, also said that Villa should appoint a manager as soon as possible. The Birmingham Mail reports Sutton […]
Aston Villa will have a new badge for next season, according to the Birmingham Mail. The current badge, which was introduced in the summer of 2007, will be replaced by a new badge which will not feature the ‘prepared’ motto, which has been a feature of many different Villa badges throughout the years. The rumoured […]
On Saturday, Villa’s relegation to the Championship will be confirmed if Eric Black’s side fail to pick up at least a point at home to Bournemouth and Norwich pick up a point or more away to Crystal Palace. Naturally, with Villa set to be playing in England’s second tier next season, attention will turn to […]
The agent of Jores Okore, Nikola Jaegerfield Juric, has accused Randy Lerner of ‘throwing in the towel’ and has also criticised Villa for their lack of communication with him, as he attempts to secure Okore’s future, whether it be at Villa or elsewhere. Okore, who joined Villa in the summer of 2013, was on the […]
Caretaker manager Eric Black has said he can fully understand the atmosphere at Villa Park, having overseen Villa losing to Chelsea 4-0 in his first game in charge. Black, who was appointed as caretaker manager following Remi Garde’s departure on Tuesday, was under no illusion as to why the atmosphere was so bad at Villa […]
Villa fell to their eighth successive defeat as Chelsea cruised to a 4-0 win at Villa Park, whilst Alan Hutton was also sent off for the home side. The game was the first of the post-Remi Garde era, with Eric Black in temporary charge, but there was to be no change as Villa once again […]
Caretaker manager Eric Black in his pre-match press conference ahead of the game against Chelsea, thanked Remi Garde for bringing him to Aston Villa and also praised the Frenchman for being an exceptional coach. Garde, who was sacked on Tuesday night, brought former Birmingham City assistant manager Eric Black in as his first team coach […]
Club captain Gabby Agbonlahor has been suspended whilst an internal investigation takes place, the club has confirmed. Agbonlahor, who only has one goal to his name so far this season, was pictured last weekend during the international break, apparently smoking shisha as well as being pictured in a nightclub in Dubai along with Micah Richards. […]