Villa were cheated out of two vital points against West Brom at The Hawthorns on Friday evening when the ref and the linesman somehow failed to see that Jay Rodriguez handled the ball on his way to scoring the equaliser in the 91st minute. Dean Smith’s men were the better team and probably should have […]
Aston Villa dispatched Middlesbrough 3-0 at the Riverside Stadium on Saturday evening, making it 5 wins and a draw from their last 6 matches. One of the reasons Dean Smith was selected to be Villa’s manager was his reputation for getting the most out of his attacking players, and he is currently meeting these expectations […]
Aston Villa continued their march towards the top 6 with a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium. Many Villa fans wouldn’t have seen this scoreline coming due to the fact that the defence has been leaking goals as of late, whereas Tony Pulis’ men had only conceded 10 goals in 19 matches. […]
Dean Smith and his men will barely have time to digest their exhilarating (if you’re a neutral) 5-5 draw against Nottingham Forest on Wednesday evening as they now have to prepare for a tricky away match against Middlesbrough on Saturday evening. In an ideal world, with three difficult games in the space of six days, […]
Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest scored five goals apiece as they shared the points in a ten goal thriller at Villa Park. The game got off to the worst possible start for the home side as they found themselves two goals down with just six minutes on the clock. However, Dean Smith has instilled in […]
Aston Villa claimed bragging rights over Birmingham City on Sunday afternoon, but the players have got to put that behind them now as they have another tricky game waiting for them on Wednesday evening. Dean Smith’s men take on Nottingham Forest at Villa Park knowing that a fourth win in a row could see them […]
Aston Villa earned bragging rights as they beat local rivals Birmingham City 4-2 at Villa Park on Sunday afternoon. The home side started slowly and they were punished for this in the 28th minute when Lukas Jutkiewicz found the back of the net. This rattled Villa and they were fortunate not to go further behind when […]
Another international break is over and up next for Villa is a huge match against Birmingham City at Villa Park on Sunday afternoon. The Blues had been on a fine run of form, and at one stage they were sitting five points above Villa in the table. However, thanks to a chastening 3-1 defeat against […]
Dean Smith’s Villa side gave the other Championship teams something to think about on Saturday afternoon as they beat Derby 3-0 at Pride Park. Frank Lampard’s men were unbeaten in their last 7 matches, so not even the most optimistic of Villa fans would have expected their team to walk away with such an emphatic […]
Dean Smith takes his Villa side to Derby on Saturday afternoon in the hope that they can pick up another three points that will bring them right back into the play-off mix. However, it will probably be one of Smith’s toughest challenges yet as Frank Lampard, after a slow start, has got his side playing […]
Dean Smith’s Aston Villa side got back to winning ways thanks to a comfortable 2-0 win over Bolton at Villa Park on Friday night. Villa started off very brightly and they were rewarded for their fast start in the 4th minute when Tammy Abraham sent a Bolton defender for some tea and biscuits with a […]
Dean Smith’s Aston Villa kick off another round of Championship fixtures this weekend as they take on Bolton at Villa Park on Friday night. Smith’s team have lost their last two matches against in-form Norwich and QPR, but it is quite clear that the players are slowly coming to grips with the way that he […]