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Mohamed Salah celebrates after scoring Liverpool's second goal

Liverpool shade Villa to move five points clear

Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah fired Liverpool five points clear at the top of the Premier League as the 2-0 victory over Aston Villa clinically exploited Manchester City's defeat earlier in the day.

Soccer • 10 Nov 24

Premier League recap: Liverpool 2-0 Aston Villa

Relive all the action from Anfield as Liverpool looked to move five points clear at the top of the Premier League.

Soccer • 09 Nov 24

Hans Vanaken celebrates scoring from the spot

Mings' moment of madness hands Club Brugge victory

Tyrone Mings' calamitous error condemned Aston Villa to their first Champions League defeat as they lost 1-0 at Club Brugge.

Soccer • 06 Nov 24

Dominic Solanke dinks home Tottenham's second goal

Solanke hits brace in Spurs dismantling of Villa

Dominic Solanke struck a second-half brace to outshine England team-mate Ollie Watkins and fire Tottenham to an emphatic 4-1 home victory over Aston Villa.

Soccer • 03 Nov 24

Jhon Duran made the points safe for Aston Villa

Duran comes undone after firing Villa to top of table

Jhon Duran helped fire Aston Villa to the top of the Champions League table and then reacted angrily to being substituted in the 2-0 win over Bologna.

Champions League • 23 Oct 24

Emery has brought Villa from pretenders to contenders

Emery sees silverware as part of Aston Villa legacy

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has challenged his side to start winning trophies as they continue to "break barriers".

Soccer • 21 Oct 24

Ollie Watkins was among the goals for Aston Villa

Premier League wrap: Wins for Villa & Foxes, Toon lose

Aston Villa came from behind to beat Fulham 3-1 in a highly entertaining Premier League clash at Craven Cottage in which the home side missed a penalty and both teams had a man sent off.

Soccer • 19 Oct 24

Bruno Fernandes (L) and Pau Torres battle for the ball

Man United fail to convince in Villa Park stalemate

Manchester United battled for a 0-0 draw at Aston Villa that may well have bought under-fire manager Erik ten Hag time to right the ship.

Soccer • 06 Oct 24

Rasmus Hojlund of Manchester United in action with Diego Carlos of Aston Villa

Premier League: Aston Villa 0-0 Manchester United recap

Manchester United and Aston Villa played out a dour scoreless draw at Villa Park. Here's how it happened.

Soccer • 06 Oct 24

Jhon Duran is mobbed by team-mates after his winner

Duran the Aston Villa hero as Bayern Munich come undone

Aston Villa produced a memorable repeat of their famous European Cup final victory over Bayern Munich as they won 1-0 in the Champions League at Villa Park.

Soccer • 02 Oct 24

The Villa boss is looking forward to taking on the German giants

Emery relishing 'special, special match' against Bayern

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery is ready for a "special, special match" when his side welcome Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Soccer • 01 Oct 24

England Under-21 international Liam Delap is the son of former Republic of Ireland, Stoke, Southampton and Derby midfielder Rory Delap

Delap on the double to stop Villa going joint top

Liam Delap's brace earned Ipswich a 2-2 draw and denied Aston Villa the chance to go joint top of the Premier League.

Soccer • 29 Sep 24

Unai Emery wore a black armband at this evening's game in Switzerland

Emery dedicates Champions League victory to Shaw

Unai Emery dedicated Aston Villa's debut Champions League win over Young Boys to former striker Gary Shaw.

Soccer • 17 Sep 24

Jacob Ramsey celebrates after scoring ASton Villa's second goal against Young Boys

Villa trounce Young Boys to begin CL campaign in style

Aston Villa paid the perfect tribute to former striker Gary Shaw as they enjoyed a dream Champions League debut with a 3-0 win at Young Boys.

Soccer • 18 Sep 24

Villa are in the European Cup for the first time in more than 40 years

Villa face backlash over Champions League ticket prices

Aston Villa are facing a backlash from their own fans after pricing tickets as high as £97 (€115) for their home Champions League matches this season.

Soccer • 04 Sep 24

It was a frustrating afternoon for Seamus Coleman and Jordan Pickford

Premier League wrap: Toffees crumble, Villa hold on

Luis Sinisterra scored in the sixth minute of stoppage time as Bournemouth left it late to come from 2-0 down and stun Everton 3-2 to pile more pressure on Sean Dyche.

Soccer • 31 Aug 24

Real Madrid are set for another clash with Liverpool

CL draw: Real head to Anfield, Celtic to meet Villa

Aston Villa will face Celtic and a nostalgic visit from Bayern Munich in their debut Champions League campaign.

Soccer • 29 Aug 24

Leandro Trossard (r) scored the Gunners' opening goal

Trossard delivers as Gunners shoot down Villa

Leandro Trossard scored with his first touch before Thomas Partey's strike sealed a 2-0 victory for Arsenal over Aston Villa.

Soccer • 24 Aug 24

Premier League recap: Aston Villa 0-2 Arsenal

Arsenal hit a brace of second-half goals - after a sensational David Raya save - to make it two wins from two.

Soccer • 24 Aug 24

'I don't want to waste time here myself as a coach, progressing as a coach'

Emery eager to turn Villa into contenders

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery says "I don't want to waste time" as he looks for further improvement following his side's Champions League qualification last season.

Soccer • 23 Aug 24

Jhon Duran celebrates his winner for Aston Vills

Aston Villa's Duran shows West Ham what they nearly had

Jhon Duran climbed off the bench to sink the club who spent half the summer trying to sign him as Aston Villa secured a 2-1 win at West Ham.

Soccer • 17 Aug 24

Aston Villa have signed Amadou Onana from Everton

Villa confirm Onana move, Chelsea make Wiley signing

Aston Villa have completed the signing of Everton midfielder Amadou Onana.

Soccer • 23 Jul 24

Onana (r) will help fill the void left by Douglas Luiz's (r) sale to Juventus

Transfers: Villa close in on deal for Everton's Onana

Aston Villa are closing in on a £50 million (€59.4m) deal for Everton midfielder Amadou Onana.

Soccer • 13 Jul 24

Alan Browne has made the move to Sunderland

Transfers: Browne joins Sunderland, Palhinha to Bayern

Bayern Munich have announced the signing of Fulham midfielder Joao Palhinha on a deal until 2028.

Soccer • 11 Jul 24

Luiz completes switch from Villa to Juventus

Douglas Luiz has left Aston Villa for Juventus on a day when a flurry of transfers had been forecast due to the Premier League's Profitability and Sustainability Regulations.

Soccer • 30 Jun 24