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Aston Villa’s first home game back in the Premier League ended in a disappointing 2-1 defeat to Bournemouth. The match got off to the worst possible start when Tom Heaton gave away a needless penalty with just 40 seconds on the clock. In fact, if we are being perfectly honest, it was a mistake that […]
Aston Villa’s first game back in the Premier League after a three year absence ended in a 3-1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur,but it was a performance that will have given Villa fans plenty of encouragement for the season ahead. Aston Villa took the lead early on thanks to a fine finish by John McGinn and […]
Aston Villa will play their first Premier League game in three years on Saturday evening, and they couldn’t have got a much trickier opening game. They will have to travel down to London to take on Tottenham Hotspur at their fantastic new stadium. Spurs were Champions League runner-ups last season and are always in and […]
Aston Villa will be looking to make it five pre-season wins out of five when they take on RB Leipzig at the Red Bull Arena on Saturday afternoon. So far Dean Smith’s men have beaten Minnesota United 3-0, Shrewsbury Town 1-0, Walsall 5-1, and Charlton Athletic 5-1, but this will be their toughest pre-season game […]
According to a report by Football Insider, Aston Villa have made a move to sign Matt Phillips from local rivals West Bromich Albion. The Baggies are preparing for another season in the Championship, but it looks like they could be doing so without one of their better players. The 28-year-old winger, who can also play […]
According to the Daily Mail, Aston Villa have informed Aaron Tshibola that he can leave the club for free this summer. Dean Smith has already signed 11 new players this transfer window, but it is believed that he still wants to sign a couple more, so he needs to trim the squad first. Let’s be […]
Aston Villa made it four pre-season wins in a row thanks to a comfortable 4-1 win over Charlton Athletic. Villa started the game on the front foot and Anwar El Ghazi had the first effort of the game with just thirty seconds on the clock, but his shot was well blocked. Dean Smith’s men continued […]
Aston Villa’s successful pre-season carried on thanks to a 5-1 win over Walsall on Wednesday night. Dean Smith would have known that his team would have too much for the League Two side, but he will still be quietly pleased with some of the build-up play that he saw, especially on the right flank between […]
Aston Villa made it three pre-season wins from three thanks to a very comfortable 5-1 win over Walsall on Wednesday night. Villa, as expected, started the game on the front foot and took the lead with just ten minutes on the clock. Some neat build-up play involving Wesley Moraes and Jack Grealish created the space […]
Villa followed up their 3-0 win against Minnesota United with a 1-0 win against Shrewsbury Town on Sunday afternoon. Villa fans obviously would have wanted to see more than just the solitary goal, but Dean Smith will be reasonably pleased with a lot of what he saw. For example, Frédéric Guilbert and Jota linked up […]
Aston Villa followed up their 3-0 win over Minnesota United with a 1-0 win against Shrewsbury Town on Sunday afternoon. The Shrews came flying out of the blocks and put Villa under pressure for the first ten minutes or so, even forcing a fine save out of Jed Steer. However, Dean Smith’s men grew into […]
Aston Villa got their pre-season off to the perfect start on Thursday morning thanks to a comfortable 3-0 win against Minnesota United at the Allianz Field. Dean Smith’s men were the better team throughout the 90 minutes and Jack Grealish opened the scoring for them with 36 minutes on the clock. The whole first XI was […]
