Loan Watch w/e 22 March
- James
- Mar 23
- 10 min read
Updated: Mar 23
Very little to shout about on loan watch this week, other than OZ's damn hard luck in Europe, Oldham's reinvigoration for Kane to enjoy and one lone assist for Lewis Dobbin.
Joe Gauci 🇦🇺 ✅ 🟥
🟨 17 Mar 2026 Blackpool 🏴 3-2 Port Vale 🏴
League One
Joe concedes three as Vale lose to relegation ‘rivals’ Blackpool.
2025-26 Port Vale 🏴
11 Aug 2025 to 31 May 2026
League One
🕒 26 | ✅ 26 | 🔁 0 | ⛔ 10 | 🥅 27 | 🇺 6 |
Full Player Profile: ~[https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/joe-gauci](https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/joe-gauci)~
Joe Gauci 🇦🇺 ✅ 🟩
🟩 21 Mar 2026 Port Vale 🏴 1-0 Bolton Wanderers 🏴
League One
Joe starts, keeping his eleventh clean sheet of the season, as Vale beat promotion-chasing Bolton, but they remain eleven points adrift of safety.
2025-26 Port Vale 🏴
11 Aug 2025 to 31 May 2026
League One
🕒 27 | ✅ 27 | 🔁 0 | ⛔ 11 | 🥅 27 | 🇺 6 |
Full Player Profile: ~[https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/joe-gauci](https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/joe-gauci)~
Josh Feeney 🏴 ✅ 🟨
🟨 17 Mar 2026 Huddersfield Town 🏴 2-2 Lincoln City
League One
Josh starts again, but it’s another draw to leave Huddersfield a point off the play-off places. Although it is against runaway leaders, Lincoln.
2025-26 Huddersfield Town 🏴
1 Jul 2025 to 30 Jun 2026
League One
🕒 24 | ✅ 18 | 🔁 6 | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 8 |
Full Player Profile: ~[https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/reserve/josh-feeney](https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/reserve/josh-feeney)~
Josh Feeney 🏴 ✅ 🟥
🟥 21 Mar 2026 Plymouth Argyle 🏴 3-1 Huddersfield Town 🏴
League One
Josh starts again in his 25th appearance of the season, but it’s three games without a win as he collects a booking on 82.
2025-26 Huddersfield Town 🏴
1 Jul 2025 to 30 Jun 2026
League One
🕒 25 | ✅ 19 | 🔁 6 | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 8 |
Full Player Profile: ~[https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/reserve/josh-feeney](https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/reserve/josh-feeney)~
Lino Sousa 🏴 ❌ 🟥
🟥 17 Mar 2026 Peterborough United 🏴 5-0 Rotherham United 🏴
League One
Lino doesn’t feature as Rotherham are battered by mid-table Peterborough.
2026 Rotherham United 🏴
2 Feb 2026 to 30 Jun 2026
League One
🕒 2 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 2 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 4 |
Full Player Profile: ~[https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/reserve/lino-sousa](https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/reserve/lino-sousa)~
Lino Sousa 🏴 🔁 🟥
🟥 21 Mar 2026 Lincoln City 🏴 3-0 Rotherham United 🏴
League One
Rotherham are ripped apart at leaders Lincoln, but Lino gets a 10-minute cameo during which Lee Clark’s side don’t concede.
2026 Rotherham United 🏴
2 Feb 2026 to 30 Jun 2026
League One
🕒 3 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 3 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 4 |
Full Player Profile: ~[https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/reserve/lino-sousa](https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/reserve/lino-sousa)~
Louie Barry 🏴 🚑
🟩 14 Mar 2026 Stockport County 🏴 2-1 Northampton Town
League One
Louie's injury recovery is ongoing, so his third Stockport debut remains a while away. Pointless.
2026 Stockport County 🏴
2 Feb 2026 to 30 Jun 2026
League One
🕒 0 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 0 |
Full Player Profile: ~[https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/louie-barry](https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/louie-barry)~
Louie Barry 🏴 🚑
🟩 21 Mar 2026 Luton Town 🏴 1-1 Stockport County 🏴
League One
We all know the drill: Louie's injury recovery is ongoing, so his third Stockport debut remains a while away. Perhaps he’s retiring there for the lovely sea views.
2026 Stockport County 🏴
2 Feb 2026 to 30 Jun 2026
League One
🕒 0 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 0 |
Full Player Profile: ~[https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/louie-barry](https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/louie-barry)~
Tommi O'Reilly 🏴 ✅ 🟨
🟨 17 Mar 2026 Cheltenham Town 🏴 1-1 Crewe Alexandra 🏴
League Two
Tommi makes his 40th appearance of the season as he starts and plays for 83 minutes as Crewe’s play-off push takes another blow with a draw against lowly Cheltenham.
2025-26 Crewe Alexandra 🏴
15 Jul 2025 to 30 Jun 2026
League Two
🕒 40 | ✅ 39 | 🔁 1 | ⚽ 6 | 🔥 11 | 🇺 0 |
Full Player Profile: ~[https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/reserve/tommi-o'reilly](https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/reserve/tommi-o'reilly)~
Tommi O'Reilly 🏴 ✅ 🟩
🟩 21 Mar 2026 Shrewsbury Town 🏴 0-4 Crewe Alexandra 🏴
League Two
Crewe win for the first time in four as the only surprise is that Tommi, on his 40th start, doesn’t score or assist in their 4-0 victory.
2025-26 Crewe Alexandra 🏴
15 Jul 2025 to 30 Jun 2026
League Two
🕒 41 | ✅ 40 | 🔁 1 | ⚽ 6 | 🔥 11 | 🇺 0 |
Full Player Profile: ~[https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/reserve/tommi-o'reilly](https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/reserve/tommi-o'reilly)~
Sil Swinkels 🇳🇱 ✅ 🟥
🟥 17 Mar 2026 Chesterfield 🏴 0-3 Oldham Athletic 🏴
League Two
Sil meets Kane and the visitors, in their astonishing transformation in form, destroy Chesterfield at home, and they’re out of the play-off places on goal difference.
2026 Chesterfield 🏴
4 Jan 2026 to 30 Jun 2026
League Two
🕒 14 | ✅ 14 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 1 | 🇺 0 |
Full Player Profile: ~[https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/sil-swinkels](https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/sil-swinkels)~
Sil Swinkels 🇳🇱 ✅ 🟩
🟩 21 Mar 2026 Accrington Stanley 🏴 0-1 Chesterfield 🏴
League Two
Sil makes his 15th successive start as Chesterfield return to winning ways.
2026 Chesterfield 🏴
4 Jan 2026 to 30 Jun 2026
League Two
🕒 15 | ✅ 15 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 1 | 🇺 0 |
Full Player Profile: ~[https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/sil-swinkels](https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/sil-swinkels)~
Kane Taylor 🏴 🔁 🟩
🟩 17 Mar 2026 Chesterfield 🏴 0-3 Oldham Athletic 🏴
League Two
Kane meets Sil, and although only on the pitch as an 87th-minute sub, he enjoys a convincing victory over Chesterfield as Oldham increases their incredible run of form under Micky Mellon.
2026 Oldham Athletic 🏴
13 Jan 2026 to 30 Jun 2026
League Two
🕒 9 | ✅ 2 | 🔁 7 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 3 |
Full Player Profile: ~[https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/reserve/kane-taylor](https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/reserve/kane-taylor)~
Kane Taylor 🏴 🔁 🟩
🟩 21 Mar 2026 Oldham Athletic 🏴 1-0 Harrogate Town
League Two
Oldham win again in their scarcely believable run to sit 11th in the table, four points off the play-offs, despite having looked like relegation certainties two months ago. Kane, however, only makes a cameo appearance - his tenth - after coming on in the 96th minute.
2026 Oldham Athletic 🏴
13 Jan 2026 to 30 Jun 2026
League Two
🕒 10 | ✅ 2 | 🔁 8 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 3 |
Full Player Profile: ~[https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/reserve/kane-taylor](https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/reserve/kane-taylor)~
Aidan Borland 🏴 🇺 🟩
🟩 17 Mar 2026 Gillingham 🏴 0-2 Swindon Town 🏴
League Two
Swindon return to winning ways, but King of the Clowns, Ian Holloway, once again leaves Aidan high and dry on the subs bench.
2026 Swindon Town 🏴
3 Jan 2026 to 30 Jun 2026
League Two
🕒 8 | ✅ 6 | 🔁 2 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 4 |
Full Player Profile: ~[https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/reserve/aidan-borland](https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/reserve/aidan-borland)~
Aidan Borland 🏴 ✅ 🟩
🟩 21 Mar 2026 Tranmere Rovers 🏴 0-1 Swindon Town 🏴
League Two
King of the Clowns, Ian Holloway, sees fit to start Aidan as he plays the full 90 to secure successive wins for Swindon.
2026 Swindon Town 🏴
3 Jan 2026 to 30 Jun 2026
League Two
🕒 9 | ✅ 7 | 🔁 2 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 4 |
Full Player Profile: ~[https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/reserve/aidan-borland](https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/reserve/aidan-borland)~
Donyell Malen 🇳🇱 ✅ ⚽ 🟥
🟥 29 Mar 2026 AS Roma 🇮🇹 3-4 Bologna 🇮🇹
Serie A
Malen starts and scores from the spot, but a magnificent performance from Bologna sees Roma well beaten in a tight game to earn the right to face Villa in the next round.
2026 AS Roma 🇮🇹
14 Jan 2026 to 30 Jun 2026
Serie A
🕒 11 | ✅ 11 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 9 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 0 |
Full Player Profile: ~[https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/donyell-malen](https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/donyell-malen)~
Donyell Malen 🇳🇱 ✅ 🟩
🟩 22 Mar 2026 AS Roma 🇮🇹 1-0 Lecce 🇮🇹
Serie A
Malen starts but doesn’t score before being taken off after 75 as Roma squeeze past relegation side Lecce.
2026 AS Roma 🇮🇹
14 Jan 2026 to 30 Jun 2026
Serie A
🕒 12 | ✅ 12 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 9 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 0 |
Full Player Profile: ~[https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/donyell-malen](https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/donyell-malen)~
Evann Guessand 🇨🇮 ✅ 🟩
🟩 19 Mar 2026 AEK Larnaca 🇨🇾 1-2 Crystal Palace 🏴
UEFA Conference League - Last 16
Guessand starts, does nothing, and is subbed off after 76 minutes as Palace embarrassingly struggle to beat 9-man Larnaca.
2026 Crystal Palace 🏴
30 Jan 2026 to 30 Jun 2026
Premier League
🕒 8 | ✅ 6 | 🔁 2 | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 1 | 🇺 0 |
Full Player Profile: ~[https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/evann-guessand](https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/evann-guessand)~
Oliwier Zych 🇵🇱 ✅ 🟥
🟥 19 Mar 2026 Raków Częstochowa 🇵🇱 1-2 Fiorentina 🇮🇹
UEFA Conference League - Last 16
Sickening, sickening luck for OZ as Raków concede an injury-time goal in both legs of the tie, with Fiorentina scoring in the 97th minute of the second leg.
2025-26 Raków Częstochowa 🇵🇱
14 Jul 25 to 30 Jun 26
PKO BP Ekstraklasa
🕒 23 | ✅ 23 | 🔁 0 | ⛔ 8 | 🥅 23 | 🇺 15 |
Full Player Profile: ~[https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/oliwier-zych](https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/oliwier-zych)~
Oliwier Zych 🇵🇱 ✅ 🟨
🟨 22 Mar 2026 Legia Warszawa 🇵🇱 1-1 Raków Częstochowa 🇵🇱
PKO BP Ekstraklasa
OZ starts as Raków come away with a draw from struggling Legia Warszawa and after 24 games still has conceded an average of a goal a game.
2025-26 Raków Częstochowa 🇵🇱
14 Jul 25 to 30 Jun 26
PKO BP Ekstraklasa
🕒 24 | ✅ 24 | 🔁 0 | ⛔ 8 | 🥅 24 | 🇺 15 |
Full Player Profile: ~[https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/oliwier-zych](https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/oliwier-zych)~
Yasin Özcan 🇹🇷 🇺 🟩
🟩 19 Mar 2026 Beşiktaş 🇹🇷 2-1 Kasımpaşa 🇹🇷
Super Lig
Yasin makes another squad appearance for Beşiktaş, but again doesn't manage an appearance.
2026 Besiktas 🇹🇷
28 Jan 2026 to 30 Jun 2026
Super Lig
🕒 0 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 7 |
Full Player Profile: ~[https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/yasin-%C3%B6zcan](https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/yasin-%C3%B6zcan)~
Lewis Dobbin 🏴 ✅ 🟩
🟩 20 Mar 2026 Preston North End 🏴 3-1 Stoke City 🏴
Championship
Lewis starts and creates the second goal for his fifteenth goal involvement in 32 games, before being subbed off on 84.
2025-26 Preston North End 🏴
22 Aug 2025 to 31 May 2026
Championship
🕒 32 | ✅ 17 | 🔁 6 | ⚽ 7 | 🔥 8 | 🇺 1 |
Full Player Profile: ~[https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/reserve/lewis-dobbin](https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/reserve/lewis-dobbin)~
Kosta Nedeljkovic 🇷🇸 🚑
🟥 20 Mar 2026 RB Leipzig 🇩🇪 5-0 Hoffenheim 🇩🇪
Bundesliga
Back problems, rather than squad selection, keep Kosta out again this week.
2025-26 RB Leipzig 🇩🇪
Bundesliga
14 Jul 2025 to 30 Jun 2026
🕒 6 | ✅ 4 | 🔁 2 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 9 |
Full Player Profile: ~[https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/kosta-nedeljkovic](https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/kosta-nedeljkovic)~
Rory Wilson 🏴 ❌ 🟨
🟨 20 Mar 2026 Sturm Graz 🇦🇹 1-1 Red Bull Salzburg
Austrian Bundesliga
Rory doesn’t feature in the squad as Graz draw with national pariahs RB in another loan that appears to have been completely pointless.
2026 Sturm Graz 🇦🇹
6 Feb 2026 to 30 Jun 2026
Austrian Bundesliga
🕒 1 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 2 |
Full Player Profile: ~[https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/reserve/rory-wilson](https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/reserve/rory-wilson)~
Ben Broggio 🏴 ✅ 🟥
🟥 21 Mar 2026 Falkirk 🏴 1-2 St. Mirren 🏴
Scottish Premiership
Double B starts and plays for 82 minutes as Falkirk lose at home.
2026 Falkirk 🏴
2 Feb 2026 to 30 Jun 2026
Scottish Premiership
🕒 9 | ✅ 8 | 🔁 1 | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 1 | 🇺 0 |
Full Player Profile: ~[https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/ben-broggio](https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/ben-broggio)~
Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba 🏴 🔁 🟩
🟩 21 Mar 2026 Bristol City 🏴 0-1 West Bromwich Albion 🏴
Championship
Sandwell manage to win, and Jama manages 10 minutes. Depressing.
2026 West Bromwich Albion 🏴
2 Feb 2026 to 30 Jun 2026
Championship
🕒 8 | ✅ 3 | 🔁 5 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 1 | 🇺 1
Full Player Profile: ~[https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/jamaldeen-jimoh-aloba](https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/jamaldeen-jimoh-aloba)~
Kadan Young 🏴 🔁 🟥
🟥 21 Mar 2026 Stevenage 🏴 1-0 Reading 🏴
League One
Kadan comes on as a 68th-minute substitute in Reading’s defeat to Stevenage.
2026 Reading 🏴
2 Feb 2026 to 30 Jun 2026
League One
🕒 4 | ✅ 2 | 🔁 2 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 1 |
Full Player Profile: ~[https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/kadan-young](https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/kadan-young)~
Ewan Simpson 🏴 ✅ 🟨
🟨 21 Mar 2026 Cove Rangers 🏴 2-2 Hamilton Academical 🏴
Scottish League One
Ewan starts as Hammies draw with the side directly above them in the table and does them little favours in their attempt to avoid the relegation play-off.
2025-26 Hamilton Academical 🏴
23 Aug 2025 to 30 Jun 2026
Scottish League One
🕒 16 | ✅ 12 | 🔁 4 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 1 |
Full Player Profile: ~[https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/reserve/ewan-simpson](https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/reserve/ewan-simpson)~
Enzo Barrenechea 🇦🇷 ✅ 🟩
🟩 21 Mar 2026 Benfica 🇵🇹 3-0 Vitória Guimarães 🇵🇹
Liga
Enzo starts and plays the full 90 as Benfica run out comfortable winners against 9th placed Guimarães.
2025-26 Benfica 🇵🇹
18 Jul 2025 to 30 Jun 2026
Liga Portugal
🕒 36 | ✅ 33 | 🔁 3 | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 4 |
Full Player Profile: ~[https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/enzo-barrenechea](https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/enzo-barrenechea)~
Triston Rowe 🏴 🔁 🟥
🟥 21 Mar 2026 Saint-Étienne 🇫🇷 4-0 FC Annecy 🇫🇷
Ligue 2
Triston doesn’t start and comes on as an 83rd-minute substitute with Annecy already 4-0 behind. Madness. And any chance of Annecy re-energising their promotion push is entirely extinguished.
2025-26 FC Annecy 🇫🇷
2 Sep 2025 to 30 June 2026
Lique 2
🕒 22 | ✅ 17 | 🔁 5 | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 1 | 🇺 0 |
Full Player Profile: ~[https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/triston-rowe](https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/triston-rowe)~
Travis Patterson 🏴 🔁 🟥
🟥 21 Mar 2026 Saint-Étienne 🇫🇷 4-0 FC Annecy 🇫🇷
Ligue 2
Travis comes on at half-time with Annecy already three down as their promotion prospects go up in smoke.
2025-26 FC Annecy 🇫🇷
2 Feb 2025 to 30 June 2026
Lique 2
🕒 3 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 3 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 0 |
Full Player Profile: ~[https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/reserve/travis-patterson](https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/reserve/travis-patterson)~
Charlie Pavey 🏴 ✅ 🟥
🟥 21 Mar 2026 Stourbridge 🏴 0-3 Stratford Town
Southern League Premier Division Central
Charlie and Max face off, and the visitors run out surprise winners, as Charlie is replaced at half-time in Stourbridge’s 3-0 home defeat.
2026 Stourbridge FC 🏴
28 Feb 2026 to 31 May 2026
Southern League Premier Division Central
🕒 5 | ✅ 5 | 🔁 1 | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 1 | 🇺 0 |
Full Player Profile: ~[https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/reserve/charlie-pavey](https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/reserve/charlie-pavey)~
Max Lott 🏴 🔁 🟩
🟩 21 Mar 2026 Stourbridge 🏴 0-3 Stratford Town
Southern League Premier Division Central
Max and Charlie face off as Stratford wrap the game up by half-time before Max features as a 77th-minute sub.
2025-26 Stratford Town 🏴
1 Nov 2025 to 31 Jan 2026
Southern League Premier Division Central
🕒 21 | ✅ 5 | 🔁 16 | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 1 | 🇺 1 |
Full Player Profile: ~[https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/reserve/max-lott-](https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/reserve/max-lott-)~
Thierry Katsukunya 🏴 ✅ 🟩
🟩 21 Mar 2026 Real Unión Club 🇪🇸 4-0 CD Ebro 🇪🇸
Segunda Federación - Grupo II
Unión makes it a 4-0 win, after a 0-4 defeat, following another 4-0 win as Thierry makes his 15th appearance for the club and plays the full 90.
2025-26 Real Unión Club 🇪🇸
1 Sep 2025 to 30 Jun 2026
Segunda Federación - Grupo II
🕒 15 | ✅ 12 | 🔁 3 | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 10 |
Full Player Profile: ~[https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/thierry-katsukunya](https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/thierry-katsukunya)~
Samuel Iling-Junior 🏴 🔁 🟥
🟥 22 Mar 2026 Como 🇮🇹 5-0 Pisa Sporting Club 🇮🇹
Serie A
SIJ comes on at 3-0 down as bottom side Pisa are battered by high-flying Como.
2026 Pisa Sporting Club 🇮🇹
2 Feb 2026 to 30 Jun 2026
Serie A
🕒 5 | ✅ 1 | 🔁 4 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 2 |
Full Player Profile: ~[https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/samuel-illing-junior](https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/samuel-illing-junior)~
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