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Villa Loan Watch w/e 4 January

  • Writer: James
    James
  • Dec 31, 2025
  • 6 min read

Updated: 1 day ago


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.
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.

Josh Feeney 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

29 Dec: not selected by Huddersfield Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 to play Northampton Town in League One due to injury 1 Jan: not selected by Huddersfield Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 to play Lincoln City in League One due to injury

4 Jan: half time substitute for Huddersfield Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 in their 2-2 draw with Exeter City in League One


Huddersfield Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🕒 16 | ✅ 13 | 🔁 3 | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 2 |


Kosta Nedeljkovic 🇷🇸

29 Dec-4 Jan: no RB Leipzig 🇩🇪 fixture scheduled

RB Leipzig 🇩🇪 🕒 6 | ✅ 4 | 🔁 2 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 5 |


Oliwier Zych 🇵🇱

29 Dec-4 Jan: no Raków Częstochowa 🇵🇱 fixture scheduled


Raków Częstochowa 🇵🇱 🕒 13 | ✅ 13 | 🔁 0 | ⛔ 5 | 🥅 10 | 🇺 15 |


Tommi O'Reilly 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

29 Dec: plays the full 90 for Crewe Alexandra 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 in their League Two defeat at Newport County

1 Jan: creates the first goal for Crewe Alexandra 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 and plays 66 minutes 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 in their 4-1 win over Cheltenham Town in League Two

4 Jan: Crewe Alexandra 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 to play Barnet in League Two POSTPONED ❄️


Crewe Alexandra 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🕒 27 | ✅ 26 | 🔁 1 | ⚽ 4 | 🔥 9 | 🇺 0 |


Finley Munroe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

29 Dec: starts for Swindon Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 in their win at Cheltenham Town in League Two

1 Jan: creates the first goal and plays the full 90 for Swindon Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 in their 2-0 win over Gillingham in League Two

4 Jan: Swindon Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 to play Harrogate Town in League Two POSTPONED ❄️


Swindon Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🕒 23 | ✅ 22 | 🔁 1 | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 5 | 🇺 0 |


Sil Swinkels 🇳🇱

29 Dec: 87th substitute for Exeter City 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 in their win at Wimbledon in League One

1 Jan: plays the full 90 for Exeter City 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 against Luton Town in League One

4 Jan: Recalled from Exeter City 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 and loaned to Chesterfield 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 in League Two

4 Jan: makes debut for Chesterfield 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 and plays the full 90 in their 2-2 draw with MK Dons 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 in League Two


Exeter City 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🕒 12 | ✅ 8 | 🔁 4 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 4 |

MK Dons 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🕒 1 | ✅ 1 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 0 |


Enzo Barrenechea 🇦🇷

3 Jan: not selected by Benfica 🇵🇹 to play Estoril in Liga


Benfica 🇵🇹 🕒 28 | ✅ 28 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 1 |


Louie Barry 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

29 Dec: not selected by Sheffield United 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 to play Stoke City in the Championship due to injury

1 Jan: not selected by Sheffield United 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 to play Leicester City in the Championship due to injury

3 Jan: Thankfully Louie Barry's loan spell at Sheffield United 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 is ended early and he returns to Villa to recover from his injury and hopefully find a far better place to develop,


Sheffield United 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🕒 8 | ✅ 7 | 🔁 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 3 |


I-Lani Edwards 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

3 Jan: Hereford 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 to play Alfreton Town in National League North POSTPONED ❄️

Hereford 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🕒 15 | ✅ 11 | 🔁 4 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 2 | 🇺 3 |


Yasin Özcan 🇹🇷

29 Dec-4 Jan: no RSC Anderlecht 🇧🇪 fixture scheduled

RSC Anderlecht 🇧🇪 🕒 4 | ✅ 1 | 🔁 3 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 11 |


Joe Gauci 🇦🇺 

29 Dec: unused substitute for Port Vale 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 in their League One defeat to Bradford 1 Jan: unused substitute for Port Vale 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 in their win over Blackpool in League One

4 Jan: Port Vale 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 to play Barnsley in League One


Port Vale 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🕒 12 | ✅ 12 | 🔁 0 | ⛔ 4 | 🥅 13 | 🇺 6 | POSTPONED ❄️


Kerr Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

29 Dec: not selected for Barrow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 to play Tranmere in League Two due to injury

1 Jan: not selected for Barrow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 to play Salford City in League Two due to injury

4 Jan: Barrow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 to play Bristol Rovers in League Two POSTPONED ❄️


Barrow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🕒 3 | ✅ 1 | 🔁 2 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 4 |


Leon Bailey 🇯🇲

29 Dec: not selected by AS Roma 🇮🇹 to play Genoa in Serie A

3 Jan: not selected by AS Roma 🇮🇹 to play Atalanta in Serie A AS Roma 🇮🇹 🕒 10 | ✅ 1 | 🔁 9 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 1 | 🇺 1 |


Lewis Dobbin 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

29 Dec: not selected for Preston North End 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 to play Wrexham in the Championship

1 Jan: scores on 85' after arriving as a 77th minute sub for Preston North End 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 in their 3-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship

4 Jan: scores the first goal for Preston North End 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 and plays 67 minutes in their 2-0 win at Bristol City in the Championship


Preston North End 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🕒 20 | ✅ 16 | 🔁 4 | ⚽ 6 | 🔥 7 | 🇺 1 |


Ewan Simpson 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

3 Jan: Hamilton Academical 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 to play East Fife in Scottish League One POSTPONED ❄️

Hamilton Academical 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🕒 6 | ✅ 4 | 🔁 2 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 0 |


Samuel Iling-Junior 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

29 Dec: starter for West Bromwich Albion 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 in their Championship win over QPR

1 Jan: starter for West Bromwich Albion 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 against Swansea in the Championship

West Bromwich Albion 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🕒 16 | ✅ 10 | 🔁 6 | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 2 |


Zépiqueno Redmond 🇳🇱

29 Dec: absent from the Huddersfield Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 squad to play Northampton in the Championship with injury 1 Jan: not selected for Huddersfield Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 to play Lincoln City in League One due to injury

4 Jan: not selected for Huddersfield Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 to play Exeter City in League One due to injury


Huddersfield Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🕒 3 | ✅ 1 | 🔁 2 | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 0 |


Triston Rowe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

2 Jan: played the full 90 for FC Annecy 🇫🇷 in their 1-2 defeat to Reims in Ligue Two

FC Annecy 🇫🇷 🕒 13 | ✅ 10 | 🔁 3 | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 1 | 🇺 0 |


Thierry Katsukunya 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

4 Jan: unused substitute for Real Unión 🇪🇸 in their 3-0 win over Ejea

Real Unión 🇪🇸 🕒 6 | ✅ 4 | 🔁 2 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 9 |


Max Lott 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

3 Jan: Stratford Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 to play Kettering Town in Southern League - Premier Central POSTPONED ❄️

Stratford Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🕒 10 | ✅ 2 | 🔁 8 | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 1 | 🇺 0 |


Charlie Pavey 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

3 Jan: starter for Bromsgrove Sporting 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 and plays 78 minutes in their defeat to Halesowen Town in Southern League - Premier Central 


Bromsgrove Sporting 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🕒 14 | ✅ 13 | 🔁 1 | ⚽ 3 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 1 |


Aidan Borland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

4 Jan: Joins Finley Munroe's Swindon Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 on loan for the remainder of the season


Swindon Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🕒 0 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 0 |

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