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Team News: Newcastle (a)
Leon Bailey “His adaptation is not necessary. He knows us and he is coming here fit. For Sunday, he is going to be available.”

James
Jan 235 min read


Villa's Turkish Delight tastes delish
Villa put in the archetypal European performance to win in Istanbul, top the table, and qualify directly for the Last 16 of the Europa League in Unai Emery's record 35th European game for the club.

James
Jan 227 min read


One burning question
Maguire and his band of social media muppets will need something else to bore on about as the Deloitte Football Money League for 2026 is published and Villa are apparently no longer the unsustainable, profligate, wage expenders they once were.

James
Jan 225 min read


22 January
22 January
22 things that happened down Villa Park way on this day, featuring 300 up for Sid, Big John Carew, Kortney's final bow, SJMs 50th win, Darren Bent's goalscoring debut and another League Cup final secured.

James
Jan 222 min read


Fenerbahçe S. K.
Villa's last game away to Fenerbahçe S. K. saw John Deehan and Brian Little secure a 2-0 victory at Şükrü Saracoğlu in September 1977 in a 6-0 aggregate triumph for Ron Saunders' boys.

James
Jan 213 min read


Team News: Fenerbahçe S.K. (a)
Villa have 17 Available First Team Players as Amadou Onana travels with the squad to play Fenerbahçe after four games out with injury

James
Jan 215 min read


21 January
21 January
43 things that happened down Villa Park way on this day, featuring Villa's 1,000th League game, John Gregory's final game, Ross McCormack, boardroom interference, Alisha Lehmann, Robbie Keane's belated brace, Villa's 7,000th League goal and Albert Adomah saving Steve Bruce.

James
Jan 213 min read


Holders Villa make it through
Holders Villa make it through to the FA Youth Cup fifth round and a tie with Southend or Wrexham after surviving a late scare at Fleetwood.

James
Jan 201 min read


A handy guide to the transfer window for Social-Media-Super-Fans
Is it transfer window time?
Want to showcase your lack of support for Villa but don't know how to?
Follow these simple steps, and you too can become a Social-Media-Super-Fan and rule the window.

James
Jan 204 min read


20 January
20 January: 31 things that happened down Villa Park way on this day, featuring Villa's record assist maker, JPA, Jlloyd, 6-4 Blackburn, a Tony Morley red and Jonathan Moss cheating Villa again.

James
Jan 202 min read


19 January
19 January. 30 things that happened down Villa Park way on this day, featuring Habib Bèye, snow in Miami, Gabby scoring a goal, the Dutch Quitter and Shrewsbury Town.

James
Jan 192 min read


Villa undo themselves... again
As night follows day, so does a poor Villa display follow an opportunity to make a step change in the table. Injuries, of course, are guided by misfortune; repeatedly failing to raise your game is not.

James
Jan 187 min read


Villa bow out the FA Cup
It was a cruel draw, away to the European champions in Villa's first FA Cup game of the season, and despite a valiant effort, Villa are eliminated at the first hurdle.

James
Jan 181 min read


18 January
18 January: 34 things that happened OTD down Villa Park way, featuring Cary Grant, Small Heath Alliance's latest rebrand, Mush Callaghan, Nigel Sims, Darrell Duffy, Gary Shaw, Les Sealey losing it and Grant Holt.

James
Jan 182 min read


Villa Loan Watch w/e 18 January
The Dutch Quitter scores on debut for AS Roma, hopefully he's happy now.

James
Jan 189 min read


Amongst the legends
"We're creating something special here. More than the capacity to buy everything we want."
Unai Emery.

James
Jan 181 min read


17 January
35 things that happened today down Villa Park way, featuring 11 second-half goals, Dick Sloley, Pongo, Muhammad Ali, Spitgate, a Darius Vassell goal, The Sex Pistols, Ashley seeing red, Big John Carew and Keith Chegwin.

James
Jan 173 min read


Youth & Premier League Cup draws confirmed
The draw for the Fifth Round of the FA Youth Cup has been made, and the winners of next Tuesday’s tie against Fleetwood will face a home draw against either Southend or Wrexham u18 and Villa will travel to West Ham on Tuesday, 3rd February in the Premier League Cup Quarter-Final,

James
Jan 171 min read


Villa held at Derby
🟨 16 Jan 2026 Derby 0-0 Villa
The 21s were held to a goalless draw at Derby on their return to PL2 action this evening.

James
Jan 161 min read


Latest Injury Updates
Out:
GK Emiliano Martínez | 🇦🇷 |
DM Amadou Onana | 🇧🇪 |
DM Boubacar Kamara | 🇫🇷 |
CM Ross Barkley | 🏴 |
RW Alysson 🇧🇷
Returning:
CF Evann Guessand | 🇨🇮 |
Gone:
RW Donyell Malen | 🇳🇱 |

James
Jan 162 min read
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