According to a report in the Birmingham Mail, Marley Watkins, who Villa were supposedly interested in during the last transfer window, is set to leave Barnsley on a free transfer this summer. The midfielder’s contract expires in the summer, and he, along with Josh Scowen, have rejected the offer of a new deal. It has […]
So Villa finished a rather disappointing campaign in 13th place, and will now have to face another tricky season in the Championship in a bid to return to the top flight of English football. It was a season that could have promised so much, but ultimately delivered so little. However, throughout the course of the campaign there were […]
A late Villa goal denied Brighton Albion the three points that would have seen them crowned Championship. Brighton only needed three points from their remaining three games to claim some silverware, but they only managed to pick up a solitary draw and, as a result, the trophy was lifted at St. James’ Park. From the very […]
According to a report in the Birmingham Mail, Steve Bruce is expecting a busy summer in the transfer market, with the future of 7 loaned out players still to be decided. At the moment, Villa have Veretout, Gil, Cissokho, Gollini, McCormack, and Tshibola all plying their trade away from Villa Park, while it is believed […]
According to the Birmingham Mail, Serie A side Atalanta could look to make Pierluigi Gollini’s loan move from Aston Villa permanent in the summer Transfer Window. Gollini was brought to Villa Park last summer by Roberto Di Matteo, but he made a number of costly mistakes and, as a result, he was dropped from the side by […]
The Championship season is drawing to a close and Villa’s last match of the campaign is at home to Brighton on Sunday. Brighton have already secured promotion to the Premier League, but they will be desperate to win this one as it would mean that they will have beaten Newcastle to the Championship title, albeit just […]
The Championship season is drawing to a close and Aston Villa’s second last game of the campaign is away to relegation-threatened Blackburn Rovers on Saturday afternoon. Villa’s season has been all but over for the last 4 to 5 games (apart from the Birmingham derby last Sunday) and this has been reflected on the pitch with […]
Aston Villa condemned the fierce rivals Birmingham to their 4th defeat in 5 matches to leave the Blues hovering perilously above the trapdoor that leads to League One football. The match was a scrappy affair from start to finish, with a total of 30 fouls and just the two shots on target, but Villa fans […]
Aston Villa welcome (or not quite) fierce rivals Birmingham City to Villa Park on Sunday afternoon. Villa are without top goalscorer Jonathan Kodjia, whose 3 game ban for kicking out at a Fulham defender on Monday has been reduced to just the 1 match. To add to this, Neil Taylor is a major doubt for the […]
Aston Villa may not be able to get a play-off place and they are absolutely safe from relegation, but that does not mean that their season is over just yet. On Sunday afternoon, they play Birmingham at Villa Park, which is a game all Villa fans have been looking forward to for quite some time. […]
The Birmingham Mail have reported that Villa striker Jonathan Kodjia will serve a one match ban following his dismissal against Fulham on Monday afternoon. The Ivorian striker was dismissed after he appeared to kick out at Fredericks during a tussle in the 22nd minute. Steve Bruce argued after the match that the Fulham defender was no innocent […]
According to a report in the Birmingham Mail, Aston Villa have appealed the red card that Jonathan Kodjia picked up in the 3-1 defeat to Fulham on Monday afternoon. The Ivorian was involved in an incident just 22 minutes into the match where he appeared to kick out at Fulham’s Ryan Fredericks. The referee, David […]