Villa News
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Joao Gomes in Race to Be Fit for Spurs as Villa Assess Injury Concern
Joao Gomes to be Assessed by VillaJoao Gomes missed the last three Premier League games through suspension, and now Aston Villa are sweating on his fitness ahead of Saturday's Premier League clash with Tottenham, with Unai Emery confirming the midfielder has a calf issue and will be assessed over the next couple of days before a decision is made on his availability."Joao Gomes needs...
Ian Maatsen’s Ankle Injury Less Severe Than Emery First Feared
Villa Receive Maatsen Scan Results"The information I have, an ankle injury, it may be a long, long time," Unai Emery said of Ian Maatsen's injury situation after Villa's 2-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest.The reality of the injury fortunately turned out less bleak than that. The Athletic reports that Saturday evening scans on the left-back's right ankle came back clear of any fracture, and while...
2019 Annus Horribilis for Dean Smith. Improvement Needed For Him to Reach its End
2019 FormBased on 2019 form and performances alone, it would be hard to take Dean Smith's future as Villa Head Coach seriously.With just 12...
SKY TV Dates for Aston Villa Questionable as Final Deadlines Approach
While the interest in Aston Villa's fixtures may wane for Sky Sports TV, as Dean Smith's men slip out of promotion contention, there is...
Jack Grealish Fitness Update Doesn’t Help Villa’s Disappearing Midfield
False StartFor the past few weeks one of the frequently points of mitigation to Aston Villa's recent poor run of two wins in 13...
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?...