Aston Villa were forced to settle for a frustrating 1-1 draw against a resilient Nottingham Forest side at the City Ground on Sunday. Despite a frantic late surge that saw Unai Emery’s men carve out several golden opportunities in the closing stages, the visitors were unable to find the decisive breakthrough required to secure all three points. […]
It was a balanced and hard-fought opening 45 minutes at the City Ground, as Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa went into the tunnel level at 1-1. The deadlock was broken in the 23rd minute through a stroke of misfortune for the hosts, as a dangerous Villa delivery resulted in a Murillo own goal. However, the home side showed impressive resilience, clawing […]
Aston Villa take on Nottingham Forest today for matchday 32 of the Premier League. Both teams are in huge battles at either end of the table. Aston Villa are looking to complete the league double of the Reds for the first time since 2017-18, and for the first time in the top-flight since 1992-93. Forest […]
Aston Villa continue their pursuit of young, talented academy players by targeting Hearts teenager Alfie Osborne. The 17-year-old has a host of English clubs tracking his progress and a departure in the summer is looking likely. According to TEAMTalk, Arsenal and Manchester City are, for the moment, leading the race for his signature. The two […]
Former Aston Villa captain Styilian Petrov has hailed John McGinn’s leadership. The Villans have dearly missed the No 7’s energy and mentality during his six-week spell on the sidelines. Now back in the team, there seems to be a more positive atmosphere around the club, and they seem to be heading in the right direction […]
Aston Villa return to Premier League football on Sunday as they travel to the City Ground to take on Nottingham Forest. The Villans will be fresh off the back of their 3-1 win over Bologna in the Europa League; meanwhile Forest drew 1-1 with Porto. Each team is entering the crunch point in the season, […]
Unai Emery described Aston Villa’s 3-1 first-leg lead as a “fantastic result,” though he admitted the scoreline was a generous reflection of his side’s actual performance. The Villa boss saw his side take a massive step toward the semi-finals thanks to goals from Ezri Konsa and a brace from the irrepressible Ollie Watkins. However, the Spaniard was under […]
Ollie Watkins was the difference-maker on Thursday night, netting a clinical brace to hand Aston Villa a vital 3-1 lead in their Europa League quarter-final against Bologna. His double puts the Villans in a commanding position ahead of the return leg at Villa Park. Following the win, a defiant Watkins declared he is “raring to […]
Aston Villa take a commanding two-goal lead back to Villa Park after a clinical performance at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara winning 3-1 against Bologna. Despite heavy pressure from the hosts, Unai Emery’s side secured their eighth consecutive Europa League win. It was a quiet start to the game as the early exchanges were defined by […]
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has confirmed that Jadon Sancho will miss Aston Villa’s Europa League quarter-final first leg against Bologna tonight Jadon Sancho featured in Aston Villa’s 2-1 defeat against Elche in a friendly match during the international break. Villa spent three days in Spain as part of a mid-season camp for the players […]
“We are here to win.” Matty Cash issues a defiant rallying cry ahead of Aston Villa’s Europa League quarter-final. Matty Cash has been one of Aston Villa’s best players this season. He was a bright light in what was a pretty dire start to the Premier League season, scoring the side first goal in a […]
After seventeen days, Aston Villa are finally back in action. This evening, they take on Bologna in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final, hoping to continue their quest for silverware. Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the clash It is the third meeting between the two sides in two seasons, having […]