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 Sign French Under-21 International Defender to set up Hutton’s Last Season
Right back in and outAfter sending James Bree out on loan to Ipswich Town today, Aston Villa dropped serious hints to the future of...
Aston Villa Switch Midfield Target in Surprise Deadline Day Move
In the past couple of days Aston Villa supporters had been led to believe that Dean Smith and co were looking to strengthen the...
New Defender Loan a Worrying Trend for Aston Villa Despite Their Safeguard
After a long-term injury the kept him out for over a year, Tyrone Mings' stock has dropped in recent seasons, since the former Ipswich...
Firm Villa Midfielder Links, Striker Transfer Red Herrings, and Defender Considerations
Apart from the advance Lovre Kalinic signing and loan deal for Kortney Hause, Aston Villa Sporting Director Jesus Garcia Pitarch and Head Coach Dean...
SKY TV selection deadlines for EFL Fixtures for the Rest of the Season 2018/19
If you're looking to book travel and accommodation ahead for Aston Villa games for the rest of the season, especially if you're travelling over...
Solutions to Blues and Baggies Away and Why the Reading Alllocation Shrunk
Hawthorns IssueIf you used to the train to get away from the Hawthorns after Villa's 2-2 draw there back in December, you'd have probably...
Aston Villa Have Increased FA Cup Incentive Next Season, if they Stay in Championship
This is one of those news releases that you'd hope would be irrelevant for Aston Villa next season, because you'd hope they'd win promotion....
Aston Villa’s Two Loan Returns Pose Big Questions and Hopefully Signal End of Bad Practice
When the news first filtered into MOMS HQ that Yannick Bolasie was returning to Everton from his loan at Aston Villa, the only thought...
The First Thing Aston Villa Have to Address in 2019 to Get Back on Play-off Path
There's been a lot of soul searching amongst Aston Villa supporters for why their team is seemingly caught in mid-table traffic of the Championship?...
Dean Smith Hints at Several Incoming Players, Loans Manager, Collins Return etc
Lets ignore the woeful 3-0 defeat at Wigan for a second and catch-up on a few recent happenings connected to Aston Villa...Busy, Busy, BusyConsidering...
Sky Sports Needs an Aston Villa History Lesson and Villa ‘Guaranteed Play-offs With These Transfers’
I've just realised I've never mentioned the old 'Villa will guarantee promotion if they buy this player' clickbait story tactic in Media Muppets...It's...
Aston Villa Transfer Link: Is the Villa Hause now Full for Harold Moukoudi?
By Liam ScahillA young dynamic exciting French centre-back by the name of Harold Moukoudi has been one of the many names linked with a...