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Villa Park turns toxic after latest debacle

Aston Villa 0 Chelsea 4: If whoever takes over at Aston Villa had any illusions about the task ahead of them then this game will have made them fully aware.

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Harry Kane keeps Tottenham's title dream alive

Aston Villa 0 Tottenham 2

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Aston Villa fans stage walkout as Everton turn screw

Aston Villa 1 Everton 3: Aston Villa fans made their feelings about the club’s desperate predicament known with their feet as many staged a walkout in protest during the 3-1 home defeat to Everton.

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Aston Villa can pull off great escape, declares boss Remi Garde

West Ham United v Aston Villa - Barclays Premier League - Upton Park

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Jordan Ayew sent off in disgrace as Aston Villa edge closer to the drop

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Time running out, but Aston Villa still up for fight

Aston Villa v Leicester City - Barclays Premier League - Villa Park

Claudio Ranieri may change taker after costly penalty miss

Aston Villa 1 Leicester 1: Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri will speak to Riyad Mahrez to decide whether the winger will keep his penalty duties.

Mon, 18 Jan, 2016

Sunderland v Aston Villa - Barclays Premier League - Stadium of Light

Sam Allardyce: Forget quality, just cut out the mistakes

Sunderland 3 Aston Villa 1: Sam Allardyce admits Sunderland have only themselves to blame for their plight.

Mon, 04 Jan, 2016

Aston Villa v West Ham United - Barclays Premier League - Villa Park

James Collins stars again after signing new West Ham deal

Aston Villa 1 West Ham 1: Manager Slaven Bilic hailed James Collins after the defender celebrated a new deal to help earn West Ham a point at Aston Villa.

Mon, 28 Dec, 2015

Fabricio Coloccini sees positives after Aston Villa peg back Newcastle

Newcastle skipper Fabricio Coloccini is looking upwards rather than over his shoulder after playing his part in a significant upturn in the club’s fortunes.

Mon, 21 Dec, 2015

Olivier Giroud caps ‘great week’ for leaders

Aston Villa 0 Arsenal 2: Arsene Wenger has hailed a “great week”, after Olivier Giroud scored again and Arsenal followed up Champions League qualification with a climb to the top of the Barclays Premier League by comfortably beating rock-bottom Aston Villa.

Mon, 14 Dec, 2015

Southampton v Aston Villa - Barclays Premier League - St Mary's Stadium

Remi Garde hopes Joleon Lescott goal sparks Aston Villa inspiration

Southampton 1 Aston Villa 1

Mon, 07 Dec, 2015

Aston Villa defence lets Remi Garde down once again

Aston Villa 2 Watford 3: Remi Garde is contemplating changes in a bid to plug Aston Villa’s leaky defence.

Mon, 30 Nov, 2015

Ireland’s Ciaran Clark agrees new Aston Villa deal

Ciaran Clark has signed a new five-year contract with Aston Villa, according to the Premier League club.

Thu, 06 Aug, 2015

Sherwood says every football club 'wants a Wenger'

Tim Sherwood has hailed Arsene Wenger as he tries to shock his rival in the FA Cup final and create a new era at Aston Villa.

Sat, 30 May, 2015

Shay Given winning battle for fitness

Aston Villa goalkeeper Shay Given is winning his fitness fight to be ready for tomorrow’s FA Cup final.

Fri, 29 May, 2015

Shay Given has a chance of playing in the Cup final

Aston Villa goalkeeper Shay Given is winning his fitness fight to be ready for the FA Cup final.

Thu, 28 May, 2015

Hat-trick hero Sadio Mane lauds Shane Long’s ‘great performance’

Hat-trick record-breaker Sadio Mane was quick to praise fellow star man Shane Long after Southampton got their European challenge back on track with a rout of dismal Villa.

Mon, 18 May, 2015

Free-scoring Tom Cleverley repays Tim Sherwood’s loyalty

Aston Villa 1 West Ham 0: Loyalty is a rare commodity in the fickle world of football which makes Tom Cleverley’s apparent desire to repay his rejuvenation at Aston Villa particularly refreshing — especially when more lucrative offers may come his way.

Mon, 11 May, 2015

Tim Sherwood urges other Villains to follow Delph’s contract pledge

ASTON VILLA 3 EVERTON 2: SHAY Given’s return to the Aston Villa goal for a first Premier League appearance since August 2012 might have been the major talking point ahead of kick-off here, yet by the conclusion of this match the source of discussion came, once again, at the opposite end of the field.

Mon, 04 May, 2015

No shame coming second, says defensive Manuel Pellegrini

MANCHESTER CITY 3 ASTON VILLA 2: SHOWING far more impressive defensive instincts than those displayed by his players during the preceding 90 minutes, Manuel Pellegrini launched his most articulate and spirited analysis yet of a season of under-achievement at the Etihad.

Mon, 27 Apr, 2015

Jack Grealish steals the show as Aston Villa spoil the Steven Gerrard party

ASTON VILLA 2 LIVERPOOL 1: While destiny had apparently pointed to Steven Gerrard seeing out his Liverpool career with an appearance in the FA Cup final, reality intervened and delivered a very different narrative.

Mon, 20 Apr, 2015

Sebastian Larsson plans to battle

Sunderland 0, Aston Villa 4:

Mon, 16 Mar, 2015

Pitch invasion was very, very scary, says Delph

Aston Villa 2 West Brom 0

Mon, 09 Mar, 2015

Given returns for Villa as Benteke misses Cup tie with hip injury

Christian Benteke is missing with a hip injury for Aston Villa’s FA Cup quarter-final meeting with West Brom.

Sat, 07 Mar, 2015

Christian Benteke the saviour for Aston Villa

Premier League

Wed, 04 Mar, 2015

N’Doye shines as Hull pile misery on Villa

Premier League

Wed, 11 Feb, 2015

Sturridge starts for Liverpool; Arsenal look to bounce back after derby defeat

Team news for tonight's Premier League games .

Tue, 10 Feb, 2015

Aston Villa end goal drought but can&rsquo;t stop rampant Chelsea

Aston Villa end goal drought but can’t stop rampant Chelsea

Aston Villa 1 Chelsea 2: This felt like a defining day in the destiny of this season’s Premier League title race.

Mon, 09 Feb, 2015

Benteke dropped by Villa for Blues clash; Nasri back for City

Team news for the 3pm Premier League games

Sat, 07 Feb, 2015

Team news from the Premier League

All the team news from around the grounds ahead of Week 24 in the Premier League.

Fri, 06 Feb, 2015

Arsenal blow Aston Villa away

Arsenal 5 Aston Villa 0: For what seems an eternity, the underlying narrative at Arsenal has been they need to sign more players; but after a 5-0 victory over Aston Villa, it looks like being a rare stress-free transfer deadline day for Arsene Wenger.

Mon, 02 Feb, 2015

Aston Villa are back on the goal trail

Aston Villa 2 Bourmemouth 1: FA Cup Fourth Round: Villa Park had been tipped as a likely scene of a surprise yesterday and it did not disappoint. Just not in the way anyone anticipated.

Mon, 26 Jan, 2015