Aston Villa Report

John Townley

Unai Emery: "We lost on Thursday and lost before against Fulham. We are analysing deeply a lot of things about the players playing in the starting XI. We lost on Thursday and last week. Maybe it's better to continue playing with the same players, but we lost." #AVFC

John Townley

Unai Emery: "I did changes vs Sunderland and you didn't ask about changes. I believe in the players and if supporters or the media don't believe in the players, OK. I accept some criticism. The same players won lots of matches in a row. We have 58 points because of them." #AVFC

John Townley

Unai Emery on fans booing: "We can perform better or worse, but I am not losing my mind and my point of view about how I want to get it [the process]. We lost today because Tottenham performed better. They are a very good team. We must be realistic about everything." #AVFC

John Townley

Unai Emery: "Tottenham played a fantastic game, scoring two goals quickly and dominating. We tried but we couldn't. The second half we reacted, but it wasn't enough. The second half, how we played, we must try and get it as a reaction we need for the next matches." #AVFC

John Townley

Aston Villa had not gone 2-0 down at home in a league match inside 25 minutes since February 2021 - until tonight. Tottenham had not gone 2-0 up that quickly in a league match since December 2024. #AVFC

John Townley

Across 138 halves of Premier League football at Villa Park under Unai Emery, the first half against Tottenham saw Aston Villa register their fewest touches in the opposition box (1) and become one of only two occasions in which they failed to record a single shot. #AVFC

John Townley

Aston Villa have now lost three matches in a row for the first time since November 2024. It was an awful performance, with work still to do in the Champions League race. #AVFC

Jacob Tanswell

Think tonight only underlined that #AVFC's squad has a lack of depth and is imbalanced. It has to be addressed in the summer. But the pressure, right now, is on Thursday. Piece on @theathleticfc.bsky.social https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7246900/2026/05/03/aston-villa-tottenham

John Townley

#AVFC were booed off by their own fans after slumping to a 2-1 home defeat against relegation-threatened Tottenham. Unai Emery made seven changes, but even with a weakened side, the performance was unacceptable. https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/john-t

The Athletic

Tottenham Hotspur are out of the bottom three. Their 2-1 win against Aston Villa, with goals from Conor Gallagher and Richarlison, lifts Roberto De Zerbi's side above West Ham United. Nottingham Forest play Chelsea on Monday.