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
Two Things That Would Help Aston Villa Keep Morgan Rogers
Two Things That Would Help Aston Villa Keep Morgan RogersThe clubs circling Morgan Rogers this summer are not acting on transfer intelligence alone. They are acting on financial intelligence.Aston Villa's UEFA Football Earnings agreement - reached following the club's breach of European club licensing regulations - essentially operates on a sell-before-you-buy basis. Villa cannot register new signings unless their transfer balance is positive. The...
Aston Villa’s Fastest Players in the Europa League, Ranked
Aston Villa's Fastest Players in the Europa League 2026Now the dust has settled on Aston Villa's Europa League triumph, it's time to see, as we did after the recent Champions League campaign, who was the fastest recorded Villa player in the tournament. Interestingly, like Aston Villa's fastest player in the Champions League, Villa's quickest player again left before the tournament ended.In the Champions League,...
Aston Villa Act With Long-term Vision to Safeguard Short-term
After much speculation over his future in the summer, Jack Grealish has penned a new five-year deal with Aston Villa to potentially see him...
Ultimate Aston Villa Player Ratings & Observations For Rotherham Home
After a winless streak of five games in the league (six including the cup), the fixture gods certainly smiled on Steve Bruce when they...
Ultimate Aston Villa Player Ratings & Observations For Blackburn Away
Villa's 1-1 draw at Ewood Park, meant Blackburn have now gone 24 games unbeaten at home. To be fair, their long unbeaten run mainly...
Which Striker Will Be the ‘Main Man’ at Aston Villa?
Main Man
“I wanted Tammy Abraham from day one," declared Cardiff City boss Neil Warnock this week, as he made public his frustrations over failing...
Two Planned Aston Villa Signings That Were Vetoed by the Chairman
Aston Villa's history like most football clubs is littered with near misses in the transfer market. Whether it be Gary Lineker, Juninho or Frank Lampard....
Ross McCormack on Verge of a Way Out From Aston Villa
Wanted
Despite Aston Villa's striker shortage due to injuries, Ross McCormack has remained exiled in limbo during the summer. Once he was in Villa boss...
The Main Reason That Will Lead to Steve Bruce’s Downfall
Last Resort
It was expected to play out a little like this...After dropping further points due to his unbalanced defence, Steve Bruce would see the...
Ultimate Aston Villa Player Ratings & Observations For Sheffield United Away
After resting most of his first team for the cup defeat against Burton, Bruce only doubled the embarrassment of the week with a performance...
Yannick Bolasie Fitness Concern Means Aston Villa Must Show Patience
Previous Injury
While the much hyped loan move of Yannick Bolasie to Aston Villa was seen as trumping Middlesbrough and adding dimension to Villa's attacking...
Ultimate Aston Villa Player Ratings & Observations For Reading Home
Reading was a game that Villa should have put to bed early. There was plenty of constructive and tidy approach play by Bruce's men...
Aston Villa’s Plans for Anwar El Ghazi and Ajax Insight
At the pre-Reading press conference today Steve Bruce declared that pending international clearance new signing from Lille Anwar El Ghazi will be involved in...
Ultimate Aston Villa Player Ratings & Observations For Brentford Home
It's pretty much guaranteed there's been hundreds of Aston Villa fans that have left early and missed the key late goals in both of...