Villa secured a hard fought 2-1 win over Burton Albion to maintain their unbeaten home record this season (6 wins and 5 draws), and win 5 home games in a row for the first time since 1992. Furthermore, this valuable win moved them to just 3 points off of the final play-off place; however, Sheffield Wednesday’s 1-0 win over Newcastle […]
According to the Mirror, Aston Villa are planning a £4 million pound move for QPR keeper Alex Smithies. Bruce is desperate for a new keeper to boost his squad and it is believed that Smithies is well and truly on his radar. Smithies has been in fantastic form for QPR this season, and these performances have naturally attracted […]
According to reports, Steve Bruce has insisted that Jonathan Kodjia’s absence in January, due to the African Cup of Nations, won’t force him into signing a new striker. Kodjia, who has six caps for the Ivory Coast, is all but guaranteed to be adding more to his tally during the 2017 ACON in Gabon in the New Year. The […]
According to the Birmingham Mail, Steve Bruce has confirmed that Aston Villa midfielder Aaron Tshibola still has a future at the club. The midfielder, who was brought to the club by Roberto Di Matteo in the summer on a four-year deal, has only made one appearance ever since Bruce took over a little over two months ago. […]
Villa midfielder Gary Gardner has signed a new contract that will keep him at the club until 2020. The 24-year-old midfielder came through Villa’s academy and made his debut for the senior side in a 3-1 win against Chelsea back in 2011. However, he struggled to become a regular in the side and after a couple of bad knee […]
According to the Birmingham Mail, Aston Villa are waiting to see if Rushian Hepburn-Murphy will accept their latest contract offer. Bruce wants to keep the highly rated 18-year-old at Villa Park, and a well-rewarded three-year contract has been drawn up in order to tempt him to commit to the club. Hepburn-Murphy, one of the brightest young prospects at Villa […]
The last time Villa won a league match in front of Sky TV cameras was over two years ago against Leicester City. Villa have had an annoying habit of failing to show up when the cameras are on them, but they ended this Sky TV jinx with a 1-0 win over Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road on Sunday afternoon. […]
Aston Villa lost their second game in three games on Tuesday evening after they were beaten 1-0 by Norwich City. Just like the Leeds game, the performance from the Villa players was sloppy from the first minute right up until the final whistle. In fact, to emphasise just how poor it really was, Villa’s first […]
Aston Villa are reportedly planning an audacious £12 million bid for out of favour Leicester City winger Jeffrey Schlupp. During the second half of the season, Villa will be looking to push on towards a play-off place in order to secure promotion at the first time of asking, and, to achieve this, they are looking to sign players who have proven […]
The Italian Press, according to a report in the Birmingham Mail, have claimed that talks have already occurred to initiate a move back to Italy for Aston Villa goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini. The young former Manchester United keeper has had a mixed first season in English football – he put in quite a few shaky performances under Roberto Di Matteo and […]
Villa got their play-off push back on track with a 1-0 win against Wigan on Saturday evening. It was a game that, due to its lack of genuine quality, notwithstanding Grealish’s stunning finish in the 88th minute, will not last long in the memories of those who were in attendance. However, Villa fans will not […]
According to the Birmingham Mail, Steve Bruce is hoping to strike a deal with Arsenal to sign Carl Jenkinson on loan. Bruce wants the 24-year-old right back to join Villa in January so that he can help with their promotion push. It is no secret that Villa’s options at right back are fairly limited at the moment; Ritchie De Laet is out […]