Villa News
Aston Villa news from My Old Man Said — independent coverage of the stories that matter, without the spin or clickbait. From transfer updates and match reaction to club news and the bigger picture, this is where the MOMS news coverage lives. Villa News is also a regular segment on the My Old Man Said podcast, bringing the same independent perspective to audio.
Aston Villa Fixtures 2026/27: The Full Premier League Schedule
Aston Villa Fixtures 2026/27Aston Villa's fixtures for the 2026/27 Premier League season have been released today, with the season kicking off on 23rd August — a late start that reflects the World Cup summer.The OpenerVilla begin the season away at Brighton & Hove Albion, a fixture that did not happen by accident. The club lobbied the Premier League a couple of years ago to...
Tammy Abraham in Race to be Back for Preseason
Abraham's Race Against the Pre-Season ClockThere was a clue in the last meaningful contribution of Tammy Abraham to Villa's season, as to how his summer was going to pan out. While Villa Park celebrated his dramatic late winner in that 4-3 win against Sunderland - a result that fired Villa’s back-up at the business end of the season - Abraham grimaced on the turf,...
Aston Villa Player Ratings – After Villa Made it Six Consecutive Home Victories
Villa yet again strengthen their hopes of a European position with a dominant victory over Spurs. The Midlands side's high line time again foxed...
Aston Villa Get Big Clean Bill of Health Boost From Emery
Aston Villa Injury Update Ahead of SpursIt could be a case of too little too late for Aston Villa, but in his pre-match press...
Aston Villa Analysis: Unfair Buendia Blame for Villa Drying up in Run-in
Villa Analysis: Firing Blanks Compromises European DreamsBy Alex MartinezDespite Aston Villa being largely on top throughout most of their encounter with Wolves at the...
Villa’s Europa Hopes Hang by a Thread: Emery Remains Determined for Last Chance at Qualification
Emery Remains Determined for Last Europa ChanceAfter Aston Villa suffered a narrow defeat to Wolves at Molineux on Saturday, Villa manager Unai Emery remained...
The Cavalry Arrives: Key Aston Villa Players Return for Europa League Push
Aston Villa Boosted by Quartet's ReturnThe return of Matty Cash, Boubacar Kamara, Philippe Coutinho, and Leon Bailey to training this week is a massive...
Unai Emery Nominated After Impressive Month Against the Odds
Unai Emery's Impressive Nomination MonthWhen you surveyed the month of April in terms of Aston Villa progressing up the table into the European qualification...
Clearing up the Permutations of European Qualification for Aston Villa
European Qualification Picture for Aston VillaWith only four matches left in the current Premier League season, the race for European football is now at...
Has Emiliano Martinez Been Unfairly Victimised by Premier League Referees?
Aston Villa's Most Booked GoalkeeperWhen Emiliano Martinez picked up his now trademark yellow card for time-wasting against Fulham, he became the most booked goalkeeper...
Aston Villa’s Plans and Motivation for the Premier League Summer Series USA Tour
Premier League Summer Series 2023Without Aston Villa's turnaround in fortunate under Unai Emery, there's little chance the club would have been invited on the...
Aston Villa Provide Ambiguous Update on Injured Quartet
Aston Villa Injury List for Manchester UnitedIf there's one factor that makes Aston Villa's current unbeaten 10-game run under Unai Emery even more spectacular,...
Aston Villa Planning to Add a Big European Fixture to Preseason Schedule
Aston Villa Eye European Away Preseason FriendlyMOMS has learnt from the recent Aston Villa Fan Advisory Board meeting that the club are lining up...
Aston Villa Fans Hit By Cynically Timed Big Season Ticket Price Rise
Aston Villa Season Ticket Price Rise for 2023/24The Aston Villa Fan Advisory Board meeting earlier this week confirmed that Aston Villa season ticket holders...