Barrow AFC 0 – 6 Aston Villa Aston Villa’s first-ever game at Barrow saw Dean Smith make wholesale changes to the team which beat Newcastle at the weekend. The team included a host of youth players, plus a smattering of experience, especially at the back. Conor Hourihane also made an… Read More »Archer repays Dean’s faith in youth
Aston Villa 2 – 0 Newcastle Good to be back There was huge excitement at Villa Park following a year or so of empty stadiums due to lockdown. The sale of our Talisman Grealish didn’t dampen the spirits, neither did the 3-2 loss at Watford last week. What we did… Read More »Special Goal by Ings cheers returning fans
Aston Villa 0 – 0 Sheffield United So, the first Premier League match following lockdown featured Aston Villa and Sheffield United in front of a packed empty Villa Park. The dug-outs had been marked so that only every third chair could be occupied with the substitutes sitting well spaced in… Read More »Villa get lucky against United
Manchester City 3 – 0 Aston Villa Manchester City proved to be too good for Villa today winning the match 3-0 at the Etihad Stadium. Goals from Raheem Sterling, David Silva and Ilkay Gündogan all in the second half sealed the game for the home team. Expecting a difficult time… Read More »City are just too good for Villa
Aston Villa 2 – 2 Burnley Aston Villa let a lead slip twice again against a Burnley team that were there for the taking. The game started brightly with both teams having efforts within the first 15 minutes. McGinn heading over the bar and Wood doing the same at the… Read More »Sloppy defending allows Burnley to come back twice
Arsenal 3 – 2 Aston Villa Aston Villa fell to defeat after leading 2-1 against 10-man Arsenal. Goals from Callum Chambers in the 81st and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the 84th minute sealed Villa’s fate. The match began brightly at the Emirates stadium in an open game where both teams had… Read More »Villa let it slip against a 10-man Arsenal
Aston Villa 0 – 0 West Ham Aston Villa and West Ham played out an entertaining nil-nil draw at a pretty packed Villa Park. The match could have gone either way after Mike Dean sent off Arthur Masuaka for a second yellow card. The game started brightly enough for both… Read More »Stalemate with West Ham at Villa Park
Aston Villa 2 – 0 Everton Embed from Getty Images Aston Villa got their Premier League season up and running winning a tough game 2-0 against an Everton team that hadn’t conceded this season. A goal in either half scored by Wesley and El Ghazi sealed the victory for the… Read More »Villa up and running with a fine win against Everton