2025-26

Villa face Arsenal away in the Women's FA Cup, with the tie scheduled for the weekend of January 17th, 2026.

Villa beat Doncaster in the FA Youth Cup 3rd Round

Villa fall behind to a freak chance after 29 seconds, dominate, equalise, only to concede so much against the run of play that it is almost embarrassing for the hosts. Patience and perseverance win through in typical Emery style, however, and Villa, almost inevitably, have nine wins in a row.

Fresh from their 3-0 romp over bottom side Liverpool, Natalia Arroyo’s side faced leaders Manchester City and were second best for large parts of the game, with Sabrina D’Angelo's second-half performance keeping the score to just six.

An unconventional Villa line up take the lead, fail to heed Basel's warnings, before patience and quality pay off to send Villa joint top of the Europa League table with five wins in six.

Rachel Daly scores her first WSL goal of the season in the first minute, whilst Kirsty Hanson scores for the third successive WSL game for Villa to lead 2-0 at half-time. Daly adds a third, and it’s a first WSL win in three.

Villa's UEFA Youth Cup journey is over after they are defeated in Holland and exit the competition 2-3 on aggregate.

To the likely shock of no-one, Villa are drawn away to Premier League opposition in the third round of the 2025-26 FA Cup.

Cruel WSL defeat for Villa Down to ten, Villa concede the winner in the 95th minute.

Villa 6-0 Birmingham. Villa thrash the neighbours once again.

Villa secured their seventh successive win in all competitions in dramatic fashion as leaders Arsenal were dispatched at Villa Park by a 95th minute Emi Buendía stunner.

Villa's 17-year-old FA Youth Cup-winning centre-back Leon Routh has signed a new contract with the club.

20-time winners Villa bow out of the 2025-26 Birmingham Senior Cup in the second round. Villa take a 2-0 lead in seven minutes, but former Villan Patrick Zito equalises on 77’ before Sphinx hit a late winner to send the 2023-24 winners out.

Villa fall 0-2 behind to a scrappy tap-in and an own-goal in the first 25 minutes before Ollie Watkins breaks his drought and scores two, the second an equaliser on the stroke of half-time. Villa come out and storm to a 4-2 lead and look like adding more before Brighton get another scruffy goal and Villa’s defensive nous delivers another three points, consolidates third place and further cements the mental legacy being built at the club under Unai Emery.

Goals from Alfie Lynskey (2) Oscar Johnson (his first at this level), Markie Meade and Finlay Barnard to put Villa five-nil ahead on 69' before the hosts score twice in the last ten minutes.

Villa's 17-year-old FA Youth Cup-winning midfielder Keilan Quinn has signed a new contract with the club. Signed from West Bromwich Albion 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 in March 2024, aged 16,

Villa u18s left-back Teddie Bloomfield has signed his first professional contract with the club.

Morgan Rogers, reigning PFA Young Player of the Year, has agreed an improved contract with Villa that ties him to the club until 2031.

Villa's living and playing legend Super John McGinn has agreed a new deal that will keep him at the club until 2028.

Matty Cash, arguably in the form of his career, and on the brink of his 200th appearance for Villa, has signed a new contract with Villa to keep him at the club until 2029.