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James Chettle

James Chettle

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Graduate Sports Journalist with a love for football.

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What Aston Villa can expect from Club Brugge in Champions League opener
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What Aston Villa can expect from Club Brugge in Champions League opener

Aston Villa’s Champions League opener against Club Brugge offers Unai Emery an immediate opportunity to reset after a difficult start to the Premier League season, but the Belgian champions arrive in considerably stronger form. Villa travel to the Jan Breydel Stadium on Tuesday after Saturday’s goalless draw at Hull extended their wait for a Premier […]

Harwood-Bellis Aston Villa
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Aston Villa transfer net spend: Final deadline day numbers revealed

Aston Villa completed one of the most dramatic transfer windows in their history this summer, committing more than £290million in reported transfer fees while simultaneously cashing in on several of Unai Emery’s biggest players. Morgan Rogers, Ollie Watkins, Ezri Konsa, Youri Tielemans and Emiliano Martinez all left Villa Park during an extraordinary rebuild. They were […]

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Unai Emery reaches 200 Aston Villa games: His record in numbers

Unai Emery has now taken charge of 200 Aston Villa matches, reaching another major milestone during Saturday’s 0-0 Premier League draw at Hull City. The result itself was frustrating, with Villa’s ongoing scoring problems dominating the discussion in our reaction to Emery’s post-match comments. However, the landmark offers an opportunity to step back and examine […]

Aston Villa xG analysis: Why Villa can’t score in Premier League
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Aston Villa xG analysis: Why Villa can’t score in Premier League

Aston Villa have now gone three Premier League matches without scoring, but the underlying numbers suggest Unai Emery’s attacking problem changed significantly during the 0-0 draw at Hull City. Villa barely created anything during defeats to Brighton and Arsenal. Against Hull, however, they generated 1.75 expected goals, 13 shots and three big chances without finding […]