A positive fitness report on Scott Hogan has lifted some of the gloom surrounding Aston Villa’s ever increasing injury list. According to a report in the Birmingham Mail, Scott Hogan is thought to be making good progress with his ankle problem and could be back sooner than anticipated. Originally, it was thought that he’d be […]
The Birmingham Mail has revealed that Alan Hutton is set to extend his stay at Villa Park after having activated a contract extension. There was an appearance-based clause in his contract which has now been met, and this allows him to extend his current Aston Villa contract, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2018 […]
According to the Birmingham Mail, Villa manager Steve Bruce has revealed how he put plans of a sabbatical on hold to join Aston Villa. The 56-year-old had been planning on taking a year out of the game when he left Hull City in the summer, but admitted that the lure of managing a club like Villa […]
Aston Villa put some safe distance between themselves and the Relegation Zone thanks to a comfortable 2-0 victory over Bristol City on Tuesday evening. This was Villa’s second win in 4 days and now means that they are sitting on 42 points, a relatively comfortable 9 points above the third and final relegation spot. Villa have […]
Aston Villa finally got their first win of 2017 thanks to a hard fought 1-0 victory over Derby on Saturday afternoon at Villa Park. The game, if we’re being perfectly honest, was a scrappy affair that won’t live long in the memory of both set of supporters. However, the Villa fans won’t care at all as […]
Aston Villa finally picked up their first win of 2017 thanks to a hard fought 1-0 victory against Derby at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon. The much needed 3 points, not only releases some of the pressure that was building up over Bruce and the players, but it also means that Villa now find themselves 8 points above the […]
Aston Villa’s poor run continued with a 2-0 loss against league leaders Newcastle on Monday night. Villa contained the Magpies quite easily for the first 40 minutes, but on the 42 minute, Villa failed to deal with a cross swung in from a short corner, and after 15 seconds of ping pong, the ball fell […]
Aston Villa succumbed to their 5th straight defeat against Newcastle at St. James’ Park on Monday evening. This loss now means that Villa have lost 8 out of 9 games this year. Villa had Newcastle rattled for the first 40 minutes of the first half, and the Geordie faithful were clearly getting agitated. Johnstone’s first piece […]
Villa’s 3-1 defeat to Barnsley last Tuesday night was their 7th defeat in the last 8 games. As a result of their worryingly poor form, Villa find themselves plummeting down the table and they now find themselves just 6 points above the Relegation Zone. Villa need to start picking up points quickly and their next […]
According to the Birmingham Mail, Steve Bruce has admitted that he needs Micah Richards to return to the side. The defender has been sidelined for most of the season, making just three appearances across all competitions, but he is now closing in on a return. Bruce has declared that he cannot wait to have the Manchester City […]
Aston Villa suffered yet another devastating loss on Tuesday evening as they were humbled 3-1 at home by Barnsley. At the start of the year, all the talk was about how Villa could earn a play-off position so that they could achieve promotion to the Premier League at the first time of asking. Now, 7 […]
Aston Villa go into Tuesday night’s match against Barnsley with 5 defeats and 1 draw from their first 6 games of 2017. This horrendous form has all but curtailed their chances of earning a coveted play-off position this season. In fact, now they should concentrate on what is happening below them instead, as another couple of dreadful losses could see Villa pulled […]