Matteo Ruggeri will have to wait for his senior Italy debut after the Aston Villa defender was left out of the matchday squad to face Belgium. Ruggeri received a late call-up after Federico Dimarco withdrew through injury, but Football Italia reports that Roberto Mancini has omitted the 24-year-old from his 23-man group for Friday night’s […]
Nicolas Jackson has continued his encouraging Aston Villa form by scoring for Senegal in their 1-1 draw against Mozambique on Friday. The 25-year-old opened the scoring in the 32nd minute as Patrick Vieira began his competitive reign as Senegal manager in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying. According to CAF’s official match report, Jackson put the […]
Aston Villa are reportedly among the Premier League clubs monitoring highly-rated Sturm Graz midfielder Luca Weinhandl ahead of the January transfer window. The 17-year-old has attracted significant attention after breaking into senior football in Austria, with Arsenal, Newcastle United and Brighton & Hove Albion also tracking his progress. According to a fresh update from TEAMtalk […]
Alejandro Garnacho’s Aston Villa loan does not contain a unilateral January exit clause, meaning neither Villa nor Chelsea can simply end the agreement midway through the season. The 22-year-old has endured a difficult start at Villa Park and remains stuck on just 31 competitive minutes despite joining from Chelsea during the summer. That has prompted […]
Tottenham Hotspur Women manager Martin Ho has demanded a response from his players before Sunday’s Women’s Super League meeting with Aston Villa. Spurs enter the game unbeaten in the league after taking seven points from their opening three matches, but their momentum was checked by West Ham United in the Subway Players Cup on Wednesday. […]
Aaron Wan-Bissaka has given Unai Emery another intriguing Aston Villa option after playing in a different defensive role during DR Congo’s 2-0 victory over Equatorial Guinea. The 28-year-old started on the right of a three-man defence as DR Congo opened their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign with three points in Kinshasa. Wan-Bissaka also […]
Aston Villa have received an encouraging Zion Suzuki injury update after the goalkeeper returned to training with Japan for the first time during the international break. The 24-year-old had been working away from the main group because of a rib problem suffered while playing for Villa and was subsequently left out of Japan’s 3-1 victory […]
Victor Lindelöf could face a demanding international schedule before returning to Aston Villa, with Sweden beginning a run of four Nations League matches in just 11 days on Friday night. The 32-year-old has been included in Graham Potter’s squad and is set to lead his country into their opening League B fixture against Romania. Sweden’s […]
Matty Cash has an opportunity to take another important step towards full match fitness when Poland begin their Nations League campaign against Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday night. The Aston Villa defender has travelled with Jan Urban’s squad after recently returning from the muscular problem that disrupted the opening weeks of his season. Poland’s official […]
Aston Villa Women return to Women’s Super League action on Sunday when Natalia Arroyo’s side travel to face Tottenham Hotspur Women. The game takes place on Sunday 27 September, with kick-off scheduled for 2pm BST. Supporters in the United Kingdom can watch Tottenham Women vs Aston Villa Women live on Sky Sports+, with the broadcaster […]
Aston Villa midfielder George Hemmings has withdrawn from the England Under-20 squad during the international break. The 19-year-old had originally been selected for England’s three Euro Elite League fixtures in Spain against Italy, France and Germany. However, an official England squad update confirmed on Wednesday that Hemmings had withdrawn from the group. England have not […]
Aston Villa players have been given a fresh insight into just how demanding life under Unai Emery can be after Álvaro Negredo reflected on working with the Spaniard. The former Manchester City and Spain striker worked with Emery at both Almería and Sevilla and has described him as the coach who knew exactly when to […]
