Aston Villa Report

John Townley

Ollie Watkins has now scored 10+ goals in all six of his Premier League seasons (11 this term); only Sadio Mane (8) has played in more campaigns in the competition's history while reaching double figures for goals in every one. #AVFC

2026-04-19 18:52:00.000Z

AVFC The Religion

Crystal Palace are set to sign Evann Guessand permanently from Aston Villa. His transfer would be guaranteed if he made a set number of appearances. That may not now be reached but Eagles still plan to buy him. @reluctantnicko #AVFC #CPFC

2026-04-19 16:03:00.000Z

John Townley

Unai Emery insists Sunderland's late quick-fire double against #AVFC was not Jadon Sancho's fault. "We are going to analyse and find solutions for mistakes. I am always taking responsibility for the mistakes, not the players." https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/foot

2026-04-19 15:19:00.000Z

John Townley

Jadon Sancho looked emotional at full-time as he headed straight down the tunnel after the referee’s whistle. He was consoled by Damian Vidagany. Unai Emery insisted that his mistakes were not the main cause of either of Sunderland’s late goals. #AVFC

2026-04-19 15:10:00.000Z

John Townley

Unai Emery on Jadon Sancho: "It is not his mistake. The mistake is how we did this action. If we did more passes, we could have avoided it. I am never punishing. After the ball we lost, the players didn’t respond well to protect the goals." #AVFC

2026-04-19 14:59:00.000Z

John Townley

Unai Emery: "I am so, so happy. We played a fantastic match and maybe the two goals we conceded in one minute, we lost our mind a little bit. They were excited. But how we reacted at 3-3 to score the fourth goal was fantastic." [Sky] #AVFC

2026-04-19 14:35:00.000Z

John Townley

Unai Emery on Emi Martinez's save: "We need strikers and goalkeepers. It was the match - three points for them and no three points for us." #AVFC

2026-04-19 14:35:00.000Z

John Townley

John McGinn: "When you see the difference of the two points big Tammy Abraham has added for us at the end, it's huge for us. We knew how important this game was. It wasn't perfect but who cares at the end of the day." [Sky] #AVFC

2026-04-19 14:34:00.000Z

John Townley

John McGinn: "What a position we are in - the semi-final of European competition and pole position to qualify for top five. We can go and achieve what not many Aston Villa players have done for a long time. We're keen to do that and we're driven." [Sky] #AVFC

2026-04-19 14:32:00.000Z

John Townley

John McGinn: "We were in control of the game, had chances to go 4-1 or 5-1 up but Sunderland are a good team, they put us on the backfoot. We've got to manage the game better. To go 3-3 is something we are definitely not happy with." #AVFC

2026-04-19 14:31:00.000Z