Just before the season kicked off, some of the Lions on the website made our predictions. As you will see next week, there were some things we got very wrong! There was one thing we all said, with the question- What Competition Does Aston Villa Have The Best Chance Of Winning This Season? We all said the Europa League. We are now … Read More
SC Freiburg Vs Aston Villa
This it, the Final! We got there after a convincing 2nd leg win against Nottingham Forest. An Ollie Watkins goal before half-time settled the nerves and then a penalty well taken by Emi Buendia put us in front. John McGinn scored two stunning goals to seal a 4-1 aggregate victory and a chance for our first major trophy since 1996. … Read More
Aston Villa Vs Nottingham Forest Agg 0-1
The biggest game of the season and once more, we have made things tricky for ourselves. In a tight first leg at City Ground last week, a handball by Lucas Digne was given as a penalty after a lengthy VAR check by some very incompetent officials to put it politely. Chris Wood scored, and we go into the second leg … Read More
Nottingham Forest Vs Aston Villa
This is it, our second European Semi-Final in 3 seasons, and the first in this competition (previously the Uefa Cup). This season has had many highs and a few difficult lows but in the final stretch of the season, we stand well placed to qualify for the Champions League on the basis of Premier League position and have a great … Read More
Aston Villa Vs Bologna Agg 3-1
We produced another fine away win in Europe and our first on Italian soil, on the 4th attempt. Having survived Konsa’s own goal getting overruled by VAR, Konsa then headed one in to give us a half-time lead. Ollie Watkins’ double has given us a 3-1 advantage going into the 2nd leg. Bologna are not to be underestimated especially as … Read More
Bologna Vs Aston Villa
Having had a tough time domestically, that win at Lille gave us the kickstart we needed and has led to 3 wins out of 4. This included a 3-0 aggregate win against Lille in the last 16 of Europa League and a 2-0 home win over West Ham United. Having endured a long break away with International fixtures, all of … Read More
Aston Villa Vs Lille Agg 1-0
After a difficult spell in the League, we grabbed a vital away win in the first leg thanks to Ollie Watkins’ looping header. That bad spell returned last Sunday, with Ross Barkley goal not enough in a 3-1 defeat at Manchester United. The battle for Champions League place in the league will go to the wire. However all attention is … Read More
Our European Dream
Since his arrival in November 2022, Villa have been on an upward spiral under the leadership of Unai Emery. Under his stewardship, we went from looking like relegation contenders to qualifying for Europe for the first time in 13 years. Things got even better in 2024, a 4th place finish and a return to the Champions League, for the first … Read More
Lille Vs Aston Villa
After going 2-0 down to RB Salzburg, goals from Morgan Rogers, Tyrone Mings and youngster Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba sealed a 3-2 win and a top two place in the Europa League. Things domestically since then haven’t been good. Just one win to celebrate, three defeats at Villa Park which included an FA Cup exit at the hands of Newcastle United (3-1). … Read More
Back At Last
In 2016, Aston Villa had been relegated to the second tier of English Football, our first time out since the inception of the Premier League. Tony Xia had taken over from Randy Lerner and Roberto Di Matteo had come in as head coach so we looked strong favourites for going straight back up. However, things didn’t quite go to plan. … Read More
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