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An animated Unai Emery barks instructions at his players at Villa Park

'Frustrated and disappointed' Villa plan for comeback

Unai Emery has not given up hope of Aston Villa still reaching a first European final since 1982 despite losing 4-2 in the first leg of their Europa Conference League semi-final against Olympiacos.

Soccer • 03 May 24

Olympiacos hammering leaves Villa Euro dream in tatters

Aston Villa's hopes of reaching a first European final since 1982 are in tatters after losing 4-2 in the first leg of their Europa Conference League semi-final against Olympiacos.

Soccer • 02 May 24

Aston Villa boast a win percentage of 57.1% under Unai Emery, the highest for a manager in the club's history

Emery signs contract extension with high-flying Villans

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has committed to the club until at least 2027 after his contract was extended.

Soccer • 23 Apr 24

Referee Jose Sanchez shows a yellow card to both Michail Antonio of West Ham United and Jonathan Tah of Bayer Leverkusen

West Ham were 'playing against 14', claims Antonio

Michail Antonio felt West Ham were up against 14 players as they bowed out of the Europa League to Bayer Leverkusen.

Soccer • 19 Apr 24

Aston Villa players mob Emiliano Martinez after their shootout success

Martinez the pantomime Villan in dramatic shootout win

Emiliano Martinez was the unsurprising star of a dramatic penalty shootout as Aston Villa edged past Lille and into the semi-final of the Europa Conference League.

Soccer • 18 Apr 24

Villa put a huge dent in Arsenal's title hopes

Unai Emery's Aston Villa severely dented Arsenal's Premier League title bid as two late goals gave them a deserved 2-0 victory at the Emirates Stadium.

Soccer • 14 Apr 24

United results have rocked Liverpool, admits Klopp

Jurgen Klopp cited the impact of damaging results against rivals Manchester United following Liverpool's recent loss of momentum in the title race.

Soccer • 14 Apr 24

John McGinn celebrates after scoring Villa's opener

Villa take slender lead to Lille in Conference League

Aston Villa beat Lille 2-1 in the first leg of their Europa Conference League quarter-final at Villa Park.

Soccer • 11 Apr 24

Brentford's Bryan Mbeumo celebrates his goal against Aston Ville

PL round-up: Brentford frustrate Villa in thriller

Aston Villa's Premier League top-four hopes suffered a big blow as they threw away a two-goal lead to draw 3-3 against Brentford, who scored three times in nine minutes.

Soccer • 06 Apr 24

Phil Foden took centre stage as some of his illustrious team-mates were rested

Pep lavishes Foden with superlatives after hat-trick

Pep Guardiola said Phil Foden can "do whatever he wants" in football after watching him fire Manchester City to a 4-1 Premier League victory over Aston Villa with a brilliant hat-trick.

Soccer • 04 Apr 24

Foden's treble brings him up to 21 goals for the season

Foden hat-trick sinks Villa to maintain City title push

Phil Foden scored a hat-trick as Manchester City kept the pressure on in the Premier League title race with a 4-1 win over Champions League-chasing Aston Villa.

Soccer • 03 Apr 24

Referee Jarred Gillett checks Michail Antonio's subsequently disallowed goal

West Ham left cursing VAR in draw with Aston Villa

West Ham were controversially denied a stoppage-time winner by a farcically long VAR decision in the 1-1 draw with Aston Villa.

Soccer • 17 Mar 24

Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins (L) is consoled by teammate Leon Bailey

Watkins suffers injury scare as Aston Villa thump Ajax

Ollie Watkins helped fire Aston Villa to a first European quarter-final since 1998 but gave his side and England an injury scare after limping off.

Soccer • 14 Mar 24

James Maddison opened the floodgates for Spurs at Villa Park

Tottenham thrash Aston Villa to slash top four gap

Tottenham inflicted a chastening 4-0 home defeat on 10-man Aston Villa as Ange Postecoglou's men emphatically won this key battle in the race for Champions League qualification.

Soccer • 10 Mar 24

Lucas Digne celebrates his late winner for Aston Villa

Digne strikes late to keep Villa's CL push on track

Aston Villa maintained their push for a top-four finish in the Premier League as substitute Lucas Digne headed an 89th-minute winner to defeat Luton 3-2 at Kenilworth Road.

Soccer • 02 Mar 24

Chris Nicholl pictured at Walsall in 2019

Former Northern Ireland star Chris Nicholl dies aged 77

League Cup-winning former Aston Villa skipper and Northern Ireland international Chris Nicholl has died at the age of 77, former club Walsall have announced.

Soccer • 25 Feb 24

Douglas Luiz scored twice for Villa in between goals from Ollie Watkins and Leon Bailey

Premier League wrap: Aston Villa tighten grip on fourth

Aston Villa strengthened their grip on a top-four position in the Premier League with a pulsating 4-2 win over Nottingham Forest.

Soccer • 24 Feb 24

Joao Gomes (R) celebrates after scoring Wolves' second goal

Premier League wrap: Wolves hurt Spurs' top-four hopes

Wolverhampton Wanderers put a dent in Tottenham Hotspur's top-four ambitions as Joao Gomes scored twice in an impressive 2-1 away victory in the Premier League.

Soccer • 17 Feb 24

Scott McTominay celebrates his winner with fellow goalscorer Rasmus Hojlund

McTominay heads Manchester United to victory over Villa

Super-sub Scott McTominay's thundering header secured Manchester United a late, hard-fought 2-1 victory away to fellow Champions League hopefuls Aston Villa.

Soccer • 11 Feb 24

Rasmus Hojlund of Manchester United scores

Premier League: Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester United recap

Scott McTominay once again came off the bench to earn Manchester United a vital win over Aston Villa, boosting their top-four hopes. Here's how it happened.

Soccer • 11 Feb 24

Chelsea booked their spot in the fifth round

Chelsea upend form book to dump Villa out of Cup

Chelsea stunned Aston Villa with a 3-1 win to march on in the FA Cup and ease the pressure on Mauricio Pochettino.

Soccer • 07 Feb 24

Leon Bailey celebrates scoring his team's third goal

Five-star Villa hammer Blades to retake fourth spot

Aston Villa returned to winning ways in style as they put Sheffield United to the sword with four goals in the opening 30 minutes in a 5-0 romp at Bramall Lane.

Soccer • 03 Feb 24

Hawa Cissoko of West Ham (c) celebrates her winner

WSL round-up: Arsenal fall to defeat at West Ham

Leah Williamson's first start in nine months could not inspire Arsenal to victory as their Women's Super League title hopes suffered a setback with a 2-1 defeat at West Ham.

Soccer • 04 Feb 24

Newcastle win to end Villa's long unbeaten run at home

Newcastle condemned Aston Villa to their first home defeat in the Premier League for almost a year with a stunning 3-1 win.

Soccer • 30 Jan 24

John McGinn has been talking up Villa's mentality

McGinn has faith Aston Villa can stay in title race

Aston Villa captain John McGinn admits it has been frustrating not to have taken opportunities to strike a real blow in the title race but he still feels the team are in a good place.

Soccer • 16 Jan 24