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Aston Villa vs Liverpool, Saturday 17:30 Christian Benteke continued where he left off last season with two goals in Villa’s stunning 3-1 win over Arsenal on the opening weekend. Benteke was one of three players to welcome in the new season with a brace, along with Robin van Persie and Danny Welbeck Benteke’s five shots […]
Aston Villa fans will be sat with their feet up drinking a fine bottle of red wine after their players fought away relegation in what was a turbulent season for the Midlands club. Their transformation under former Norwich manager Paul Lambert has survived its first test and is now likely to kick on to higher […]
Wigan v Aston Villa 16:00  – Wigan’s fate was confirmed on Tuesday evening as, just days after their remarkable FA Cup Final triumph over Manchester City, they were beaten 4-1 at the Emirates by Arsenal and relegated to the Championship.  – Wigan look to have unearthed a real gem in Callum McManaman but […]
Aston Villa v Chelsea, Saturday 12:45 – Aston Villa put five points between themselves and the relegation zone last weekend with a 2-1 victory over Norwich. A brace from Gabriel Agbonlahor secured a vital win for Villa. – Agbonlahor’s second came from a perfectly weighted through ball from Ashley Westwood. – Aston […]
Norwich v Aston Villa, 15:00  – Norwich remain adrift of mathematical safety after a 1-0 loss to Stoke in their last match.  – Ryan Bennett did his best to prevent that result, making 18 interceptions against Stoke, the joint highest in the last round of games.  – Bennett has now made 36 […]
Aston Villa v Sunderland  – Despite a much improved second-half performance, Aston Villa were powerless to stop Manchester United in their pursuit of the title as they fell to a 3-0 defeat at Old Trafford.  – Aston Villa are fighting for their Premier League survival and, as have been the story of their […]
PFA Player of the Year As a Spurs fan, obviously I am biased when it comes to who I think deserves Player of the Year. I’m as biased as a parent on sports day, or a member of the FIFA committee deciding which country to give a World Cup to who’s just been handed a […]
Manchester United v Aston Villa 20:00 – Manchester United came from behind twice to draw 2-2 with West Ham in their midweek game, thanks to goals from Antonio Valencia and Robin van Persie. – After a long drought by his own high standards Robin van Persie has now scored in his last two […]
Aston Vila v Fulham, 15:00 – A contender for goal of the season from Matthew Lowton helped Aston Villa to a 1-3 win over Stoke as Paul Lambert’s side strode towards a desperately needed three points last weekend. – Matthew Lowton’s wondergoal last weekend certainly showcased his ability in the attacking third but […]
Aston Villa v QPR, 15:00 – Villa face another crucial relegation battle on Saturday after last weekend beating Reading 2-1. Christian Benteke and Gabriel Agbonlahor were on target then in what could be a vital result come the end of the season – Benteke’s goal was his 12th of the season. With 83 […]
Aston Villa v Man City, 20:00 – Aston Villa fell to a 2-1 defeat against Arsenal in their last game despite an Andreas Weimann goal. That saw Aston Villa drop into the relegation zone. – Matt Lowton has worked as hard as anyone to help save Villa from the drop. He has played […]
– Ten-man Arsenal secured what could be a valuable win away to Sunderland as they held on for a 0-1 win at the Stadium of Light. A rasping Santi Cazorla shot was enough for Arsene Wenger’s men, as they battled to the end after losing Carl Jenkinson for a second bookable offence. – Despite […]
Aston Villa v West Ham 13:30 – Aston Villa featured in a thrilling 3-3 draw against Everton in their last league outing. Two goals from Christian Benteke and one from Gabriel Agbonlahor earnt them a point that will please Villa fans, although the nature of the result coming from being 3-1 up will perhaps […]
Aston Villa v Newcastle, 19:45 Aston Villa will be looking to bounce back from a week that saw them knocked out of both the FA Cup and League Cup. Their last league game was a 2-2 draw with West Brom that saw goals from Christian Benteke, who has been a stand out performer for […]
West Brom v Aston Villa, Saturday 15:00  – West Brom threw away 3 points last weekend, as Reading came back from a 0-2 deficit to score 3 goals in the final eight minutes. The Baggies had been in total control for large parts of the match, so Steve Clarke will be looking to seeing his […]
Aston Villa v Southampton, Saturday 15:00  – Aston Villa stemmed a tide of poor results against Swansea last week in a 2-2 draw, but will have left south Wales disappointed not to have claimed all three points after conceding a late equalizer. Villa’s strikers look to be finding their feet again, with Benteke and Weimann […]
Nahki Wells put Bradford City 1-0 up against Aston Villa in the Capital One Cup with less than 20 minutes played. When celebrating, he lifted his shirt to reveal a message that said “RIP Tumaini Steede”. Steede was a fellow Bermudian footballer, who died in July 2012, after being involved in a serious motorcycle collision. […]
Aston Villa v Wigan 15:00 Aston Villa have a mountain to climb after losing their last two games 8-0 (against Chelsea) and 4-0 (against Spurs) One shining light for Villa has been Christian Benteke, who has had 50 shots at goal, the tenth highest in the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index. Of the […]
Chelsea v Aston Villa, Sunday 16:00 – Chelsea will be hoping to mark their return to the Premier League with a win, following their disappointment in the World Club Cup. They will be looking to pick up where they left off in the league where on their last outing they beat Sunderland 1-3 at the […]
