Match Pack

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Matty Cash and Boubacar Kamara return from suspension, but Amadou Onana is doubtful after being Merino'd on Tuesday.

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

Villa could move level on points with leaders Arsenal at the top of the table, or could move six points behind Villa could create a club record 12th consecutive win, or Villa could lose for the first time in twelve

Matty Cash and Boubacar Kamara are ruled out due to suspension. Tyrone Mings, Ross Barkley and Pau Torres remain sidelined. Mings will miss his 12th consecutive game, and Pau Torres his fifth, as both are not expected to return until the New Year. Barkley is likely out until February. Harvey Elliott probably won't make the squad.

Villa win eleven consecutive games for the first time since the 1913-14 season under George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Jadon Sancho will return after his loan terms prevented him from facing his parent club last time out. Harvey Elliott has recovered from his sickness, but it's doubtful he'll make the squad. Tyrone Mings, Ross Barkley and Pau Torres remain sidelined. Mings will miss his 11th consecutive game, and Pau Torres his third, as both are not expected to return until the New Year. Barkley is likely out until February.

Match: #5807 Season: 2025-26 Matchday: #25 League Game: #18 Manager Game: #165 Date: Saturday, 27 December 2025 Manager: Unai Emery | 🇪🇸 | Hondarribia, 2022- Referee: Stuart Attwell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Nuneaton, 2009- Kick off: 5.30pm

Match Details Match: #5806 Season: 2025-26 Matchday: #24 League Game: #17 Manager Game: #164 Date: Sunday, 21 December 2025 Manager: Unai Emery | 🇪🇸 | Hondarribia, 2022- Referee: Michael Oliver | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Northumberland, 2010- Kick off: 4.30pm Full Head to Head: https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/manchester-united Last Five Games 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 Injury News Tyrone Mings, Ross Barkley and Pau Torres remain sidelined. Mings will miss his 10th consecutive game an

Emiliano Martínez may return. Tyrone Mings, Ross Barkley and Pau Torres remain sidelined. Mings will miss his 10th consecutive game and is not expected to return until the New Year. Barkley is likely out until February, whilst Torres is pencilled in for pre-Christmas return. Jadon Sancho is ineligible due to his loan terms and Harvey Elliott sick.

Match Details: Match: #5806 Season: 2025-26 Matchday: #24 League Game: #17 Manager Game: #164 Date: Sunday, 21 December 2025 Manager: Unai Emery | 🇪🇸 | Hondarribia, 2022- Referee: Michael Oliver | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Northumberland, 2010- Kick off: 4.30pm

Goals from Bradley Burrowes, a brace, Max Jenner and Jack McGrath put holders Villa through to the fourth round and a tie away to Fleetwood Town.

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

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.

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.