According to the Birmingham Mail, Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce wants Christopher Samba to remain at the club until the summer, so that he can begin pre-season training with them in preparation for the season ahead. Samba, 33, started training at Bodymoor Heath two months ago after his spell in Greece with Panathinaikos ended last […]
Not many people like the international break, but it undoubtedly came at a good time for Aston Villa as it gave a couple of players an extra two weeks to recover from their injuries. Before the international break, Villa made it 5 wins out of 6 thanks to a relatively comfortable 2-0 victory over league-strugglers Wigan. Next up […]
Following relegation from the Premier League at the end of last season, Aston Villa decided to move on several of their less effective players. One of these players was Colombian international Carlos Sanchez. The bullish defensive midfielder was sent out on loan to Fiorentina until the end of the season. Whereas he struggled to make […]
With 8 games left in the Championship season, the Birmingham Mail have asked their statisticians whether there is any chance of Aston Villa reaching the 6th and final play-off position. Here’s what they concluded: What’s the Average Points Tallies of Play-Off Teams? The average points won by teams across the four play-off places varies dramatically.Those who have […]
Aston Villa defeated Wigan 2-0 on Saturday afternoon to make it an impressive 5 wins from their last 6 games. If we’re being perfectly honest, Wigan were the better side for a large proportion of the match and they could have been a goal or two ahead before Villa took the lead courtesy of a bullet header […]
Aston Villa made it 4 wins out of 5 last Saturday when they beat promotion-chasing side Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 at home. This decent run of form has seen Villa climb up to 12th in the table – they are now a comfortable 10 points above relegation and 14 points off of the 6th and final […]
According to the Birmingham Mail, ex-Villa defender Jores Okore has claimed that Villa were better when he was in the team and he still struggles to understand why he was exiled from the side during the disastrous 2015/2016 Premier League season. The FC Copenhagen defender is aiming to help his side reach the quarter finals of […]
According to a report in the Birmingham Mail, Aston Villa midfielder Conor Hourihane has been named in the Republic of Ireland’s 39-man provisional squad for the upcoming games against Wales and Iceland in Dublin. Hourihane, was named in Ireland’s 33-man provisional squad last September for the October World Cup Qualifiers against Georgia and Moldova, but he failed […]
A depleted Aston Villa side made it 4 wins in 5 games thanks to a 2-0 victory over promotion-chasing side Sheffield Wednesday. As we all know, Villa had a number of key players out inured before the match, but things got worse when Lansbury had to withdraw from the team during the warm up. Then, to […]
Villa’s three match winning streak came to an end on Tuesday evening thanks to a narrow 1-0 defeat to automatic promotion-chasing side Huddersfield. Villa played pretty well throughout most of the game, and Huddersfield couldn’t have had any complaints if Villa walked away from the Kirkless Stadium with a draw, or even all three points. However, […]
A report in the Birmingham Mail has reported that Aston Villa midfielder Birkir Bjarnason will be out for 6-8 weeks after having picked up a bad knee injury in Saturday’s 2-0 victory over Rotherham United. The Icelandic international, who was a substitute for the victories over Derby County and Bristol City, was making his first […]
Aston Villa made it 3 wins in 7 days thanks to a comfortable 2-0 victory over league strugglers Rotherham United. This victory means that it is the first time since 2010 that Villa have won 3 games on the bounce. Villa dominated proceedings throughout most of the game, and with 18 shots on goal, the […]