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Jenna Nighswonger joins on loan
USA International left back Jenna Nighswonger has joined Villa on loan.
Jenna has swapped 3rd-placed Arsenal for Natalia Arroyo's 8th-placed side on a loan with an option to buy agreement for the remainder of the 2025-26 WSL season.

James
Jan 101 min read


Spurs (a) FA Cup Match Pack
Domestic cups haven't been kind to Villa in recent years, but neither have Villa been kind to domestic cups.
Villa's fifth successive away game in London could throw up a freak Cup result, but aside of a performance like the first 30 minutes of the second-half against Palace, Villa should qualify for the fourth round with room to spare.

James
Jan 97 min read


Villa Fixtures w/e 11 Jan 2026
The u21s visit to Brighton in PL2 on Friday is ⚠️ Postponed ⚠️ 🌨️.
But, Saturday sees Villa open their 2025-26 FA Cup campaign at Tottenham.
Sunday sees a double header as the Women meet Brighton at VP and the u18s take on Reading at Bodymoor.

James
Jan 91 min read


Katie Robinson moves on
Following the early termination of her season-long loan at Everton, Villa have announced that Katie Robinson has joined Bristol City on a permanent deal.

James
Jan 81 min read


5 Years On, Where are they now?
Friday, 8 January 2021, one of the most remarkable days in Villa's long and illustrious history as an entirely new team, packed with youth team players, take on the reigning Premier League Champions in the third round of the FA Cup.

James
Jan 89 min read


It's win, win, win, even if the most important win didn't happen
We weren't at our usual level but still had our moments. With City drawing nothing's changed, we're still neck and neck. Tomorrow is Arsenal-Liverpool, and there's not a bad outcome for us there. Win, win, win, even if the most important win didn't happen

James
Jan 77 min read


A brief discourse on matters of management
With Rooney ruling himself out with a pulled-down baseball cap, a pork pie and a can of Stella, United are reportedly looking elsewhere for their saviour, but seriously, would you want any of them even taking care of your wheelie bin?
Darren Fletcher, Michael Carrick and Ole Gunnar Solskjær…. Anfield had the Boot Room; Christ knows what you’d call United’s equivalent.
Suffice to say, Rooney, tired and emotional in his camping chair, would do a better job than those three.

James
Jan 711 min read


Villa's leading WSL appearance maker in shock loan move
In a surprise move, Sarah Mayling, Villa's leading WSL appearance maker, having played 83 times in the competition since re-joining the club in July 2021, has been sent out on loan for the remainder of the 2025-26 season.

James
Jan 61 min read


Injury News Palace (a)
Tyrone Mings and Pau Torres will be assessed over the next 24 hours to see if they are ready to return, having missed 13 and 6 games, respectively.

James
Jan 66 min read


Louie Barry escapes purgatory in Sheffield
A complete waste of six months in a career that has already been interrupted far too often, nine games, pretty much every one a defeat, no goals, no assists, in fact nothing to show for it but a nasty injury that's put Barry's development on time-lapse again.

James
Jan 51 min read


Palace (a) Preview
Palace are 15 points behind Villa, 14th in the table, and are on a three-game losing run having not won at Selhurst in the League since 1st November and having not won a League game at all since 7th December.

James
Jan 55 min read


Sil Swaps Devon for Derbyshire
Sil Swinkels has swapped Exeter City for Chesterfield after being recalled early from his season-long loan in Devon.

James
Jan 41 min read


Aidan Borland ships out
Aidan Borland has signed on loan with League Two side Swindon Town for the remainder of the 2025-26 season, joining fellow Academy star Finley Munroe, who has already proved a key component of Swindon's Season.

James
Jan 41 min read


18 Wins, 21 Games, 2nd.
SJM scores a second half brace after his miss of the decade last time out.
Villa make it 18 wins in 21 games, move second in the table with 18 games left to play.

James
Jan 48 min read


Alysson Signs!
Villa have confirmed the much-anticipated signing of 19-year-old Brazilian winger Alysson or Alysson Edward Franco da Rocha to give him his full name.

James
Jan 11 min read


Forest (h) Preview
Forest are twenty-one points behind Villa after nineteen games and are on a three-game losing run coming into this game.
Three points for the visitors then.

James
Dec 31, 20255 min read


Injury News Forest (h)
Matty Cash and Boubacar Kamara return from suspension, but Amadou Onana is doubtful after being Merino'd on Tuesday.

James
Dec 31, 20256 min read


Villa Loan Watch w/e 4 January
Rumours abound that Leon Bailey's loan move to AS Roma will be cut short after one assist in ten appearances, nine as substitute in an injury hit spell in Serie A for the Jamaican winger.

James
Dec 31, 20256 min read


Defeated but class wins every time
Villa lose for the first time in twelve but prove their class off the pitch as George Hemmings makes his debut on it.

James
Dec 31, 20257 min read


1914 vs. 2025
Comparing Aston Villa's 1914 11-match winning run under George Ramsay with 2025's 11-match winning run under Unai Emery.

James
Dec 29, 20255 min read
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