Aston Villa went out in the third round of the Fa Cup, for only the 2nd time in the last 9 seasons, thanks to a 2-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspurs. Bruce set out his team to defend in numbers and attack on the counter, and they carried out the defending part with great discipline in the first […]
The FA Cup is the oldest association football competition in the world. As we all know, Aston Villa have a rich history in this fantastic competition and they will be hoping to go on some sort of a cup run in this year’s competition. However, with Tottenham Hotspurs as their 3rd round opponents, this will be easier […]
Villa’s first hurdle to overcome if they want to go an extended FA Cup run is a tricky tie away to in-form Tottenham Hotspurs on Sunday afternoon. Therefore, they will have to be at their best if they hope to be in the pot for the fourth round. Erik Lamella is the only injury that Spurs have at […]
According to the Telegraph, Steve Bruce wants to re-sign Fabian Delph – the man branded a “snake” by Villa fans – on a 5 month loan. Bruce is desperate to reshape his midfield this transfer window and is hoping to sign at least two midfielders – they have already made a £3 million bid for Nottingham […]
A shock report in The Mirror on Wednesday claimed that Villa could allow key central midfielder, Mile Jedinak, to leave the club this month. The Australian international only joined Villa last summer, and since then he has become a regular in the side under both Di Matteo and Steve Bruce. If anything, the 32-year-old has become more […]
According to The Mirror, Steve Bruce will be given £25 million (plus whatever is generated from sold players) to spend on transfers this January and he wants to bring in some more signings after having just landed Sam Johnstone on-loan earlier today from Manchester United. Johnstone, who was signed to give Gollini and Bunn some competition,became Bruce’s first […]
The third-round for the FA Cup gets under way this weekend and Villa’s opposition are high-flying Tottenham Hotspur. The match will be played at White Hart Lane on Sunday at 4pm. Spurs have been on a great run as of late and, come Sunday, they will still be bouncing from stopping their arch-rivals Chelsea from creating […]
According to the Birmingham Mail, reports in France have declared that Aston Villa have made an enquiry about Amiens midfielder, Guessouma Fofana. An article from French newspaper L’Equipe, recently stated that Stoke had a bid turned down for the 24-year-old . The same article goes on to report that Norwich have also made contact with the player’s agent. The defensive […]
Aston Villa fell to yet another all too familiar away defeat when they went down 1-0 to Cardiff City at the Cardiff City Stadium. This defeat leaves them seven points behind Sheffield Wednesday in 6th place – the final play-off position. The first half was as bad a performance from Villa that you could have […]
As we all know, the games fly around at this time of year, and Villa’s next game is away to Cardiff City on Monday at 4pm. Cardiff City currently sit just three points above relegation (albeit it with a game in hand over their immediate rivals due to their postponed match against Brighton and Hove […]
Villa kept their unbeaten home record intact with a hard fought 1-1 draw against Leeds at Villa Park.Their home record this season now reads as follows: Played 12, won 6, drawn 6, lost 0. The first half was a pretty dour affair, with the best chance falling to Kodjia quarter of an hour in after a […]
Aston Villa continued their unbeaten record at home on Boxing Day with a hard fought 2-1 win over Burton Albion. It wasn’t the best performance ever, but, at the end of the day, all that matters at the moment is that we continue to pick up every 3 points available so that we can stay […]