Aston Villa Report

John Townley

Matty Cash on not going to the World Cup: "Disappointing, but I try to switch off from Villa with Poland, and then switch off from Poland with Villa. Missing out on the World Cup is not great, but now I'm back at Villa I'm trying to switch off from that now." #AVFC

John Townley

Matty Cash: "I think it is good to change the scenery up [internationals]. The boys who didn't go away had a rest. We have a massive month and a bit coming up. All the hard work in the season all matters now. The next month is really important to how we finish strong." #AVFC

John Townley

Matty Cash: "It's been a while since we have been together as a group. Everyone went away and did different things. We have had a few sessions together and nearly a full week's training. The full focus is on tomorrow's game and to get the manager's thinking for it." #AVFC

Jacob Tanswell

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John Townley

Vincenzo Italiano wants Bologna to "make life difficult" for #AVFC, and says he isn't ashamed to admit they are a superior team. "We have another opportunity to make history. We have a great desire and hunger to make life difficult for this team."…

John Townley

Bologna boss Vincenzo Italiano says his team must "play a perfect game" to beat #AVFC tomorrow. "It is simple football, but done in the best possible way. They are a team of great value in every way. We have to suffer and concentrate to play perfectly."…

John Townley

Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, tomorrow night's venue for Aston Villa. ☀️ #AVFC

The Athletic

The fifth-place side in this season’s Premier League will qualify automatically for the Champions League. The Premier League may yet have up to seven clubs in next season’s Champions League if either Aston Villa or Nottingham Forest win the Europa League.…

Jacob Tanswell

#AVFC analysts will watch games Youri Tielemans has featured in, subsequently running several data tests on midfield transfer targets to compare. Predictably, the same conclusion is reached: he is really, really good. Now he's back. Piece @theathleticfc.bsky.social…

Jacob Tanswell

Behind the scenes on the Matty Cash and Peaky Blinders shoot, where Aston Villa's right-back channelled his inner Tommy Shelby: @theathleticfc.bsky.social C #AVFC https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7157423/2026/04/04/matty-cash-peaky-blinders-netflix-aston-villa