Villa News
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Villa Extend Asian Pre-Season Tour and Reschedule Bescot Fixture
Two Dates Added to Villa's Asian TourAston Villa have added two friendly matches in Asia to their pre-season schedule and confirmed a date change to a previously announced fixture.Unai Emery's side will face Indonesia All Stars at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium in Jakarta on Saturday, 1 August (7pm), before travelling to Thailand to take on BG Pathum United at True BG Stadium...
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...
Aston Villa Takeover Has Potential Completion Date
From recent newspaper reports it seems that Tony Xia's takeover of Aston Villa finally looks like it will come to completion sometime early next...
Villa Paper Wrap: Di Matteo Move, Takeover Update and Grealish Going?
Di Matteo In
Last week’s main news came in the form of a new managerial appointment. After Tony Xia and Steve Hollis had their discussions,...
Aston Villa Preseason Fixtures 2016 Includes Trip to Historic Saint Nazaire
Some Plans
With neither a new owner or manager in place, Aston Villa have announced details of a preseason training camp and friendlies.First of all,...
Villa Paper Wrap: Tony Xia’s Takeover, Targets and Troubles
Xia Arrives
A week ago, a new owner for Aston Villa finally arrived. The club revealed to us that the ownership had changed hands and...
Villa Paper Wrap: Takeover and New Manager Twists and Grealish Summer Footy
Club Sale Close
The Evening Standard gave us some takeover talk on Tuesday, this time involving a new face. They believe that another business man...
Villa Paper Wrap: Summer Plans and Club Sale Update
An unusually quiet for Villa news in papers in the past week as there were no controversial Gabby tales or Nigel Pearson stories this...
Villa Paper Wrap: Wishes, Apologies, Motivational Speeches and Fan Engagement
Most fans certainly believe Agbonlahor was assisted with, especially since the 29-year-old managed to use a semi-colon correctly.
Petrov's Wish
On Tuesday we received some of...
Villa Paper Wrap: Randy’s Love Letter, Gabby on Gas and Villa Takeover Talks
Bernstein and King Depart
Monday brought us some more drama and a horrible feeling of being completely bewildered. As I looked through the typical...
An Open Response to Randy Lerner’s Heartfelt Letter
Hi Randy,I’m writing this from my house on the eve of watching yet another inevitable loss for Villa, as has become a weekly custom under...
Villa Owner Randy Lerner Admits Blame For Relegation
It would have been nice if Randy Lerner had written a note to supporters every other month or so during his ownership of the...
London Football Comedy Premiere Competition for Aston Villa Supporters
If you thought the only football comedy in London was when the Aston Villa circus pulls up to the Emirates for the last game...
Villa Paper Wrap: Pinpointing Pearson, Flabby Gabby and Redundancies
Well, apart from relegation being confirmed at Old Trafford, here's the other stories that have swept through Villa Park this week.
Pinpointing Pearson
In the last...