Aston Villa Report

John Townley

lie Watkins insists his form in front of goal is often a reflection of Aston Villa's overall team performance. "If the team isn't playing well, it's hard for me to play well as well. It is better for me if the team are at their best, playing in combinations." #AVFC https://www.bi

AVFC The Religion

Aston Villa, Everton, Fulham, Leeds and Tottenham, as well as other European clubs are all monitoring Southampton winger Leo Scienza 🇧🇷 @ESPNBrasil #AVFC #THFC #EFC #LUFC

John Townley

Arsenal and #AVFC are the only teams in Europe's top five leagues to score 20+ set-piece goals in each of the last three seasons. Unai Emery: "One way in set-pieces is to be creative, and Austin is very creative. We are speaking a lot about set-pieces." https://www.birminghammail

AVFC The Religion

Celta Vigo have offered Óscar Mingueza a new deal but he hasn’t accepted it. He’s parted ways with his long-time agent Josep María Orobitg and is now represented by British agency, Unique Sports Group. Aston Villa and Juventus remain interested. @lavozdegalicia #AVFC

Jacob Tanswell

The 100th goal was a moment for #AVFC to celebrate Ollie Watkins, one of their most consequential figures in the modern era. A career built on overcoming sceptics, resilience and being the focal point to Villa's success under Unai Emery. @theathleticfc.bsky.social https://www.nyt

AVFC The Religion

Aston Villa and Chelsea both approached Tottenham in January, enquiring about the possibility of signing Lucas Bergvall. Both clubs were willing to pay £40m at the time but Tottenham ‘flatly refused’. @DKristoffersson #AVFC #THFC

Jacob Tanswell

Emery: "Last week, our first approach in their box was minute 28. Our first corner was minute 37. We spoke this morning that something different tonight should be our start - to be ruthless in the attacking third to go against them.” #AVFC

Jacob Tanswell

Unai Emery: “Today we extended the same gameplan we did in Bologna, planning the match for their style - a lot of duels. "Our objective (today) was when to play in combination, doing more passes. We played a serious, serious match." #AVFC

The Athletic

The 12 clubs still in Europe this season: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Arsenal 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Aston Villa 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Crystal Palace 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Nottingham Forest 🇩🇪 Bayern Munich 🇩🇪 Freiberg 🇫🇷 Paris Saint-Germain 🇫🇷 Strasbourg 🇪🇸 Atletico Madrid 🇪🇸 Rayo Vallecano 🇵🇹 Braga

Jacob Tanswell

Ollie Watkins, century-maker, Aston Villa's European acumen, discipline of full-backs and Nottingham Forest in the semi-final. Piece from a great night at Villa Park. @theathleticfc.bsky.social #AVFC https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7201693/2026/04/16/aston-villa-bologna-watkins-