Aston Villa Report

Jacob Tanswell

A similar situation occurred in 2024, when #AVFC purchased Ethan Amundsen-Day from Copenhagen. They had to wait even though he was born in Leeds. Frustration over length of process for Madjo, having impressed Emery in first team training & was keen for him to be involved in a…

Jacob Tanswell

New: Aston Villa will take their appeal to formally register January signing Brian Madjo to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on July 1. Fifa rejected initial case, citing the 17yo could not play for any #AVFC team until he turns 18. @theathleticfc.bsky.social…

John Townley

Aston Villa will play away from home after five of their eight UCL league phase matches. Their second and third European fixtures fall either side of Newcastle (A), while four successive UCL games are each followed by away trips to Man Utd, Ipswich, Coventry and Fulham. #AVFC

John Townley

Aston Villa's opening match of the 2026/27 Premier League season against Brighton (A) will kick off at 2pm on Sunday, 23 August, and will be broadcast live on Sky Sports. #AVFC

Jacob Tanswell

#AVFC begin the 2026-27 campaign away to Brighton & Hove Albion. Arsenal's visit is Villa's opening home fixture. Villa host Leeds on Boxing Day and travel to Manchester City (again) for the final away fixture. Spurs (h) will be the final match of the campaign.…

John Townley

#AVFC will begin the 2026/27 season with an away trip to Brighton before hosting Arsenal in their first match at Villa Park. Villa face Leeds and Liverpool in back-to-back home matches over Christmas, before finishing with Man City (A) and Spurs (H).…

John Townley

UEFA confirm that Aston Villa and Paris Saint-Germain will each be allocated 7,000 tickets for the Super Cup. Of Stadion Salzburg’s net capacity of 28,500, another 9,000 tickets will be made available to the general public. #AVFC

John Townley

#AVFC boss Unai Emery says he'll trust Roberto Olabe's eye for a player this summer, insisting that he is the 'recruitment specialist'. "My place is on the pitch. Outside of that, whatever Roberto says, I follow him completely," he told @diariovascobsky.bsky.social.…

John Townley

Roy Keane on ITV: "There's no doubt that he [McGinn] is a very, very good player, but this idea that he can be a top, world class player - he's obviously not at that level. Every club manager tells you how important he is. He was part of Villa's big moments last season." #AVFC

John Townley

Ange Postecoglou on ITV: "On the touchline you appreciate what an effective footballer McGinn is. You give information to players and they try to execute, but he protects the ball so consistently. I rate him highly. When he was out, a bit was missing in the Villa line-up." #AVFC