Aston Villa
Dean Smith must finally land £27m-rated “machine”, Aston Villa badly need him – opinion
Aston Villa pushed hard to sign Southampton midfielder James Ward-Prowse in the summer transfer window, and they must now make a renewed attempt to land him in January. What’s the story? Reports in recent weeks had suggested that Dean Smith’s side were...read more »
“You Can Not Do It Or You Can Do It” Tuchel Delivers Blunt Message To Chelsea Summer Signing
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has told new signing Saul Niguez that he must sink or swim as he adapts to life in the Premier League. The Spaniard had a torrid time on his debut, with Tuchel admitting after the game that...read more »
‘He Is Unreal’ ‘Surely Deserves More Credit And Respect’ Fans Praise Chelsea Star After ‘World Class’ Display Against Villa
Chelsea had Edouard Mendy to thank as the Senegalese international performed heroics in goal to keep a clean sheet against Aston Villa yesterday. The 3-0 scoreline may suggest it was a comfortable afternoon for the Blues, but it was far from...read more »
Forget Mings: Anonymous Villa disaster who made just 4 passes let Dean Smith down – opinion
Aston Villa suffered a disappointing 3-0 defeat in the Premier League to Chelsea on Saturday afternoon as Romelu Lukaku’s clinical touch gave the Blues all three points. Dean Smith’s side weren’t played off the park but they could not capitalise on...read more »
“You might see…” – Journalist drops intriguing Aston Villa prediction amid Dean Smith dilemma
Aston Villa’s new summer signings gives the club the opportunity to be flexible with their formation, according to Express and Star journalist Luke Hatfield. Villa switched between a 4-3-3 and a 4-2-3-1 last season with the latter the most used, as...read more »
‘So lazy’, ‘Dreadful’, ‘Poor’ – Many AVFC fans unleash on one man vs Chelsea
Axel Tuanzebe endured a moment to forget in the first half of Aston Villa’s Premier League clash with Chelsea on Saturday evening, and plenty of AVFC fans took to social media in uproar. Villa were 12th at the start of play,...read more »
‘Smith will love to see it’ – Pundit claims AVFC will be delighted with word coming from Chelsea
Aston Villa have received a ‘massive bonus’ ahead of their trip to Chelsea with the news that the European champions will be without a number of stars. That’s according to former Sheffield United and Leeds goalkeeper Paddy Kenny, who was speaking...read more »
Big blow: Aston Villa suffer fresh setback before Chelsea, it’s gutting for Dean Smith – opinion
Aston Villa have suffered a fresh injury blow to Carney Chukwuemeka ahead of their Premier League game against Chelsea on Saturday afternoon. What’s the story? Dean Smith is already without the Argentine pair of Emi Buendia and Emi Martinez, and he now...read more »
Gregg Evans says Aston Villa could sanction loan exit for ‘highly thought of’ starlet in January
Aston Villa will consider loaning out exciting 18-year-old Aaron Ramsey in January, according to The Athletic‘s Gregg Evans. The lowdown Two developments this week underlined Ramsey’s potential. First, he was nominated for the Premier League 2 Player of the Month award for...read more »
Bailey & Watkins start, £50k-p/w man axed as Smith makes big calls: Predicted Villa XI – opinion
Aston Villa take on Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon hoping to clinch their second win of the season. Dean Smith’s side have won one, drawn one and lost one in their opening thee matches of the top-flight and...read more »