Villa Players
In-depth coverage of Aston Villa players — from the current squad to the legends of the past. Profiles, analysis, transfer updates and opinion on the players who have worn the claret and blue, from a supporter perspective
Aston Villa Season Start Compromised by Further Injuries
Villa Not in Ideal Shape Ahead of Season OpenerIt's been a rough old summer in terms of Aston Villa's injury list. Wednesday night's Super Cup claimed its latest two victims. Brian Madjo picked up a knock in the very match he'd spent seven months waiting to play in. João Gomes, barely a month into his Villa career, and a rare expected first XI starter...
Manzambi Out as Villa Face Several Super Cup Player Concerns
Johan Manzambi Injury and Super Cup ConcernsAston Villa will be without club-record signing Johan Manzambi for the UEFA Super Cup final against Paris Saint-Germain, and he may not be the only key absentee by the time the game is played in Salzburg on 12 August.Johan Manzambi is continuing his recovery from a knee injury picked up playing for Switzerland at this summer's World Cup....
Promising News On the Injury Front for Aston Villa
Signs of Winter Woe?
The Aston Villa bench in the mid-week 5-5 encounter against Nottingham Forest saw the likes of Callum O'Hare and Jake Doyle-Hayes making...
Recent Defensive Frailties Prompt Signing Consideration
Keegan's Folly
Whatever the eventual results of the games, when a team concedes seven goals in back-to-back home games, it's a cause for concern and...
Alan Hutton aka Scottish Cafu Gets Proper Brazilian Treatment
Villa's Underdog
The nickname of 'the Scottish Cafu' first started off as some something of an ironic moniker of Alan Hutton, but this season he's...
It Won’t Hurt if Dean Smith is Keeping Gary Monk Guessing
Mind Games
Back in the day, managers would make a habit of leaking fake injuries to the press, or putting uncertainty in the opposition manager's...
Aston Villa Pick Up Another International Break Injury to a Key Player
International Break Injuries
With Aston Villa midfielder John McGinn already pulling out of the Scottish international squad due to a calf injury (hopefully just as...
Ultimate Aston Villa Player Ratings and Observations Derby Away
Away to Derby County, Aston Villa went up a notch of progress in terms of Dean Smith's transitioning of the team. Both the players...
Jack Grealish Walks Suspension Tightrope for Blues Game
Jack Grealish Suspension Danger
The big games come thick and fast now for Aston Villa and the intensity will rise, but the improving Jack Grealish,...
Dean Smith Seeks Help to Solve Villa’s Goalkeeping Problem
A couple of times now in his interviews Aston Villa Head Coach Dean Smith has said he expects his goalkeepers to be good shot...
Ultimate Aston Villa Player Ratings and Observations Bolton Home
Dean Smith, by his own admission, didn't consider Villa's 2-0 win over Bolton at Villa Park, as good his team's performances in their back-to-back...
Ultimate Aston Villa Player Ratings & Observations QPR away
For most part against QPR, the effort and application of the Aston Villa team was there, as an away team having 68% possession is...
Ultimate Player Ratings and Observations Norwich Away
Despite being a tricky fixture on paper against an in-form Norwich team, after James Chester opened the scoring, it seemed Dean Smith was going...
Ultimate Aston Villa Player Ratings and Observations Swansea Home
Aston Villa supporters expecting a dramatic revolution on the pitch against Swansea City under Dean Smith were perhaps forgetting that the new Villa boss...