Villa News
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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,...
Serious Concern Over Diego Carlos Injury for Aston Villa
Diego Carlos Injury SituationThere's growing concern that the injury centre-back Diego Carlos suffered in Aston Villa's 2-1 win against Everton at Villa Park -...
Steven Gerrard’s New Season Teething Problems are Familiar
Aston Villa's Anti-climatic StartAnother season, another defeat on the opening day for Aston Villa against a newly promoted side, but surely it's too...
Big Allocation and Cheap Tickets for Bolton Cup Game
Bolton League Cup Game Away Ticket DetailsAston Villa today announced that the club will receive an away allocation of 5,246 tickets for the forthcoming...
Another Aston Villa Fixture Added to the Sky TV Schedule
Aston Villa League Cup Clash on SkyAston Villa's second-round League Cup tie against Bolton Wanderers is to be shown live on Sky Sports.The away...
The “Niggles” of Steven Gerrard’s First Villa Injury Update of the Season
Steven Gerrard's Bournemouth UpdatesBy Oscar WebsterVilla Injury UpdateAfter the line-up was announced for Aston Villa’s final pre-season test against Ligue 1 side Rennes, there...
Little Insight Gained From Aston Villa’s New Squad Numbers for 2022/23
Aston Villa Squad Numbers for 2022/23Normally when it comes to the release of the Aston Villa squad numbers, you can occasionally gain a few...
Aston Villa Hit With Mass Fixture Changes in October
Aston Villa Sky TV Fixture ChangesThe recent announcement of the Premier League's fixture changes, saw five of Aston Villa’s Premier League fixtures in October...
Aston Villa Loan Out Winger to Championship Club and Extend Player’s Contract
Jaden Philogene-Bidace Gets Season-long Loan DealAfter returning back from the Australian preseason tour, Steven Gerrard and his team have got to work in cutting...
Aston Villa Fans to Expect Tougher Measures at Villa Park, as Premier League Clamps Down on Pitch Invaders and Pyro
Premier League's New Hardline ApproachIt's been well documented that since football supporters returned to stadiums after the Covid-19 lockdown period, there's been a substantial...
Steve Gerrard Lays Down Plans for Manchester United Game, as Villa Look to go up a Gear
Aston Villa's First Proper YardstickWhen it comes to judging new acquisitions like Diego Carlos and Boubacar Kamara, their first proper test comes in Perth...
Steven Gerrard Provides Welcome and Surprising Ezri Konsa Update
Ezri Konsa Injury UpdateGoing back to the end of last season and the general consensus was Aston Villa wouldn't be seeing Ezri Konsa play...
What Aston Villa’s Squad List for the Australian Preseason Tour Tells Us
Aston Villa's Australian Preseason Squad List InsightsOver the next few days Steven Gerrard’s team take part in the Queensland Champions Cup against Leeds United...