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Wasteful Villa’s away day blues continue with defeat at Fulham

Wasteful Villa’s away day blues continue with defeat at Fulham

Published by Sam Flores

LONDON, April 25 : Aston Villa’s poor away form will be a real concern for coach Unai Emery as they slipped up again at a venue where they have enjoyed much success of late following a 1-0 Premier League loss to Fulham at Craven Cottage on Saturday. Ryan Sessegnon’s first-half strike in the week in which he signed a contract extension settled a contest where Villa dominated possession but could manage only one shot on target as Emery’s side’s inexplicable poor form on the road continues. Fourth-placed Villa, who have reached the Europa League semi-finals, are still on track for Champions League qualification via their league position as they sit eight points above sixth-placed Brighton & Hove Albion. However, Villa have one win in their last eight away league games, a victory at Newcastle United, with their loss at Fulham a fourth defeat in that run. They had won their last six matches against Fulham and on their last two visits to Craven Cottage. “Today we have lost a very good opportunity. The players did …

Ollie Watkins eyes World Cup spot after joining Aston Villa’s 100 club

Ollie Watkins eyes World Cup spot after joining Aston Villa’s 100 club

Published by Sam Flores

Aston Villa: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne, McGinn, Onana, Tielemans, Buendia, Watkins, Rogers. Subs: Bizot, Wright, Lindelof, Mings, Elliott, Garcia, Abraham, Sancho, Douglas Luiz, Maatsen, Bogarde, Bailey. Bologna: Ravaglia, Joao Mario, Vitik, Freuler, Casale, Miranda, Ferguson, Moro, Bernardeschi, Castro, Rowe. Subs: Pessina, Franceschelli, Pobega, Orsolini, Heggem, Zortea, Odgaard, Lykogiannis, Sohm, Cambiaghi, Castaldo. Referee: Jose Maria Sanchez Source link

Captain fantastic John McGinn revives Aston Villa’s stuttering season

Captain fantastic John McGinn revives Aston Villa’s stuttering season

Published by Sam Flores

Fourth-placed Villa now hold a six-point lead over Chelsea in sixth place after McGinn helped the club strengthen their grip on a Champions League place with his seventh goal of the campaign in all competitions. McGinn made way for Youri Tielemans shortly before Villa’s second goal in another boost to the club’s Champions League hopes as the Belgian returned to the pitch for the first time in almost two months. However, Villa manager Emery still wants more from McGinn, who he has challenged to reach double figures for goals and assists. Emery said: “With John McGinn, half of his challenge was to up his numbers. Two years ago I told him at the beginning of the season that you are not adding numbers for the team. “We want close to 10 goals and 10 assists, I said if he reaches those numbers we will achieve our objectives. “He’s now adding numbers and with those numbers we can keep our position in the table. “He is versatile, he’s played fantastic on the left side during the …

Aston Villa’s season threatens to unravel as Ezri Konsa argues with fans

Aston Villa’s season threatens to unravel as Ezri Konsa argues with fans

Published by Sam Flores

Hello and welcome to coverage from the Premier League of Wolves vs Aston Villa. The two sides will start the match with very different objectives, one desperately trying to pick up points to avoid the inevitable, while the other attempts to keep the league’s big beasts behind them in the race for Champions League football next season. Wolves welcome Villa to Molineux – the first of three home games in the space of a week. Liverpool are visitors on Tuesday, and again in the FA Cup next Friday. And manager Rob Edwards says it is time for his players to lift themselves for the fight. Edwards said: “We’re here to fight and show how good we are. The players have always got something to fight for, these next three games in particular, and they shouldn’t be difficult to get up for at all. “We understand the scale of the task and we know we’re not going to be favourite in any of the games, but we’ve got to make sure that we bring our best.” …

Aston Villa’s title hopes dealt hammer blow by 10-man Brentford

Aston Villa’s title hopes dealt hammer blow by 10-man Brentford

Published by Sam Flores

We are nearing kick-off at both Villa Park and the City Ground. We will remind you of the teams from both of these games, starting at Villa Park: Aston Villa: Martinez, Cash, Torres, Konsa, Maatsen, Bogarde, Luiz, Sancho, Buendia, Rogers, Abraham.Substitutes: Bizot, Lindelof, Digne, Mings, Barkley, Hemmings, Onana, Bailey, Elliott. Brentford: Kelleher, Henry, Ajer, Van den Berg, Kayode, Jensen, Henderson, Janelt, Schade, Thiago, Ouattara.Substitutes: Valdimarsson, Hickey, Pinnock, Yarmoliuk, Collins, Lewis-Potter, Damsgaard, Donovan, Bentt. Source link

Unai Emery writes off Villa’s top-five hopes after Emiliano Martinez error

Unai Emery writes off Villa’s top-five hopes after Emiliano Martinez error

Published by Sam Flores

Good afternoon and welcome to live coverage of Aston Villa vs Everton from the Premier League as Unai Emery’s side looked to close the gap on leaders Arsenal to just four points. Mikel Arteta‘s men were held to a goalless draw at Nottingham Forest on Saturday, meaning they missed the chance to extend their lead at the summit of the table to nine points following Manchester City’s defeat in the Derby earlier in the day. Villa, who have now picked up 28 points from the last 33 available in the league, have the opportunity to go three points ahead of Pep Guardiola’s side, who they trail only on goal difference coming into this afternoon‘s game. Their only draw during the aforementioned run of league matches came in their last outing, playing out a stalemate at Crystal Palace, but they returned to winning ways in the FA Cup, beating Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 away from home. Looking ahead to today’s fixture against Everton, Emery said this week: “They are performing very well away and competing fantastically. “A …

Youri Tielemans keeps Aston Villa’s European dream on track

Youri Tielemans keeps Aston Villa’s European dream on track

Published by Sam Flores

Aston Villa make the trip to Switzerland to take on Basel at St. Jakob-Park on matchday six of the Europa League. These clubs met in the 2001 Uefa Intertoto Cup, with Aston Villa winning 5-2 on aggregate to qualify for the Uefa Cup. Aston Villa have not suffered defeat since losing 2-0 at Liverpool at the start of November, winning their last seven games on the trot in all competitions and 13 of their last 15. That includes beating Premier League leaders Arsenal 2-1 at Villa Park last weekend, meaning they sit third just three points off Arsenal. Unai Emery’s side have won four of their first five Europa League matches this season, with their only defeat coming away at Go Ahead Eagles. They are third on 12 points in the big table, level on points with Lyon and Midtjylland above them. “We are in December and of course there are still a lot of matches to play in different competitions,” Emery said. “We have a lot of things to improve, but [from] how we …