Match Pack

Villa concede four for the second consecutive game, this time though there is no contest.

Villa draw antsy Lille once again What a reward after finishing second in the League stage. Meanwhile, Forest, who finished 13th, faces the might of Midtjylland. You couldn't make it up.

🟩 24 Feb 2026 Villa 1-0 Wrexham Scorer(s): Bradley Burrowes | 12' | Villa beat Wrexham at Keys Park in the FA Youth Cup 5th Round thanks to a typically incisive Bradley Burrowes strike on 12 minutes. Holders Villa will host Crystal Palace in the FA Youth Cup Quarter Finals.

Villa suffer a harsh, harsh defeat at the hands of a hugely fortunate Arsenal side as Richard Beale’s team, packed with inexperience, concede a first-half penalty after debutant Lennon Moss is adjudged to have fouled Arsenal’s Zecevic John, are reduced to ten before the hour mark as debutant Vincley Mudame is sent off for fouling the same player, Josh Blake equalises on his first start, but then Villa are robbed of a point in injury-time as Angelinou Pedro scores in the 93rd

Seven goals conceded, seven defeats in nine... Villa's WSL season under Natalia Arroyo lurches from bad to worse, with four successive defeats, seventeen goals conceded, and six scored.

Villa beat leaders Chelsea in perhaps the biggest win of the season for the reigning Champions. Putting six past Arsenal was good, putting six past the Blues was fun, but scoring two in seven first-half minutes and limiting Chelsea to an injury-time consolation feels massive for Richard Beales' boys after a run of bad results.

Just a Reminder: Villa, the most fouled team in the Premier League, are yet to be awarded a penalty this season.

Villa find a way.. and that's all that matters. Real-Time Match Report 🟩 11 Feb 2026 Villa 1-0 Brighton, Villa Park

Available First Team Players | 21 | "I can't speak about the injured players because I need to check with the doctor for some small issues. Normally, the players who were out are out, and we have enough players to compete and prepare the game."

Six defeats in eight games. Four successive losses. Defeat to bottom club Liverpool. After 12 months and barely any progress, is it time for Natalia Arroyo to go?

"The contenders for the title [with Arsenal] should be Man City, Chelsea, Tottenham, Newcastle, Man United, Liverpool. Why? Find the information." Unai Emery

The First Team beaten by Brentford, the u18s beaten on penalties, the women beaten away and now the u21s are vanquished at home. Possibly the worst week of the season thankfully concludes.

Available First Team Players | 19 | Returning Ollie Watkins Progressing Ross Barkley Doubtful Amadou Onana

Two sent off, filthy conditions, dirty tackles, a mess of a referee, and Villa lose 5-4 on penalties in the u18 Premier League Cup Quarter-Final

We can talk about Premier League corruption, VAR being unfit for purpose, the vile, negative tactics of opponents being hailed as progression, and all of that can be true. Still at the end of the day, it's not meant to be for Villa and probably never will be again. So we just have to enjoy the journey, even if it ultimately leads nowhere.

Villa take the lead after a slack Everton defensive pass is smashed into the back of the net by Ebony Salmon, but concede the equaliser just four minutes later, before conceding the winner in the final minute of the 90’ to leave Natalia Arroyo with five defeats in seven WSL games.

Villa concede two first-half goals, including their second deep into injury time, before falling 0-4 behind just after the hour.

Villa suffered the disappointment of conceding in the last minute of their PL2 fixture at Stratford Town to rob them of a deserved second successive win.

A comeback of all comebacks, since the last one, Rogers inspires, Mings amends and Jamaldeen and Kadan bring our youth talent to the attention of the masses

What is it about Villa drawing unpopular teams? First, RB Leipzig 🇩🇪, then Maccabi Tel Aviv 🇮🇱 and now the bete noire of Austrian football, Red Bull Salzburg 🇦🇹. Despite Red Bull's billions, the real Salzburg (pictured) still hold the high-water mark for the club: runners-up to Inter Milan 🇮🇹 in the 1994 UEFA Cup final.