Aston Villa
Palace & Vieira eye French maestro as possible Gallagher replacement; Grealish says he’s ‘class’
Crystal Palace have ‘watched’ Aston Villa’s Morgan Sanson ahead of the summer transfer window, according to French outlet Jeunes Footeux (via Sport Witness). The lowdown Villa paid £14.2million to sign Sanson from Olympique Marseille in January 2021, but it hasn’t really worked...read more »
Steven Gerrard now hatching plan to bring £65.7m worth of talent to Villa on free transfers
Fresh news has emerged on Aston Villa’s pursuit of Olympique Marseille’s Boubacar Kamara and AC Milan’s Franck Kessie. The lowdown Both Kamara and Kessie will be out of contract at the end of the 2021/22 season. That means they’re currently able to negotiate...read more »
Forget Coutinho: “Exceptional” Villa colossus who won 100% duels stole the show today – opinion
Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa side secured a very comfortable win this afternoon, finally ending Southampton’s unbeaten run in the Premier League with a 4-0 thrashing in a fantastic attacking performance from the Villans. Ollie Watkins, Danny Ings, Douglas Luiz and Philippe...read more »
‘Like he wasn’t there’: Sky Sports man stunned by something ‘fantastic’ Villa star did vs Saints
Sky Sports pundit Clinton Morrison applauded Ollie Watkins after he put Aston Villa in front against Southampton on Saturday. The lowdown After dropping to the bench for the defeat against Watford last month, Watkins earned his second consecutive start, lining up alongside...read more »
Ings axed & “quality” £85k-p/w gem starts in Gerrard’s predicted Villa XI v Saints – opinion
Aston Villa play host to an impressively in-form Southampton side this afternoon and will be hoping to end the visitors’ seven-game unbeaten run. Steven Gerrard has the opportunity to guide his team closer to a top-half finish by securing a win...read more »
Huge blow: Late Villa injury update emerges ahead of Saints, Gerrard will be gutted – opinion
Aston Villa will host Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side this afternoon, and Steven Gerrard will be hoping to end Southampton’s seven-match unbeaten run by securing all three points at Villa Park. However, a fresh injury update has emerged which could set Villa back...read more »
‘Powerful’ star benched; BBC man says Gerrard may unleash ‘massive’ Villa surprise vs Saints
Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard may need to offer Jacob Ramsey a ‘small rest period’ for the youngster’s benefit. That’s according to the former Leeds United man Noel Whelan, who was speaking to Football Insider. The lowdown Ramsey was a substitute for the...read more »
‘Already have Emiliano Buendia’ – Sky Sports man casts doubt on permanent AVFC Coutinho move
Paul Merson thinks Aston Villa’s Emiliano Buendia could stand in the way of a permanent Philippe Coutinho move. The lowdown In January, Coutinho joined Villa on loan from FC Barcelona until the end of the season. According to The Athletic’s Gregg Evans, they...read more »
Gerrard must ruthlessly axe “frustrated” Aston Villa dud, he’s holding the team back – opinion
Aston Villa are back in action this afternoon with a home clash against Southampton in the Premier League after securing a much-needed victory last weekend against Brighton & Hove Albion. The Midlands club head into the game with 30 points on...read more »
Gerrard gets a nice boost, 29 y/o nails a starting spot: AVFC player rumour emerges – opinion
There could be two big knock-on effects at Aston Villa if reports of Ollie Watkins leaving turn out to be true. Having had a great first season at Villa Park following his move in the summer of 2020, scoring 16 goals...read more »