Jay Rodriguez’s controversial injury-time equalizer ensured a 2-2 draw between West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa at the Hawthorns on Friday night. Here’s our Player Ratings from the contest. West Bromwich Albion Sam Johnstone – the goalkeeper was a star performer at Aston Villa last season, mainly due to his excellent shot-stopping but he… Read more →
Jay Rodriguez’s controversial injury-time equalizer ensured a 2-2 draw between West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa at the Hawthorns on Friday night. Here’s our Six Things from the contest. El-Ghazi beats Hegazi Aston Villa’s wing-play has been outstanding in recent weeks and that threat was in evidence once again here. Down the left, Yannick Bolasie’s… Read more →
Before every Second City Derby, the stance from the Birmingham City camp is that if the players show commitment, passion and give everything for the cause, that is all that can be asked of them. Sometimes, that has worked to an extent at home games, when the raucous atmosphere at St Andrews has given Blues… Read more →
Conor Hourihane’s injury-time free-kick meant an even game between Blackburn Rovers and Aston Villa rightly ended in a 1-1 draw. Here’s our Player Ratings from the game. Blackburn Rovers David Raya – the goalkeeper, who performed well in League One last season, was not overworked – his second half saves from Jedinak and Abraham were… Read more →
Conor Hourihane’s injury-time free-kick meant an even game between Blackburn Rovers and Aston Villa rightly ended in a 1-1 draw. Here’s our Six Things from the game. Blackburn’s set piece threat Tony Mowbray’s side put in a very competitive first half performance, in which their chief threat came from dead ball scenarios. Axel Tuanzebe felt… Read more →
Jonathan Kodjia’s 95th minute equalizer secured Aston Villa a point, which was the least they deserved, in an enthralling 2-2 draw with Brentford at Villa Park on Wednesday night. Here’s our Player Ratings from the game. Aston Villa Orjan Nyland – the Norwegian stopper had something to prove after looking suspect against Wigan and… Read more →
Jonathan Kodjia’s 95th minute equalizer secured Aston Villa a point, which was the least they deserved, in an enthralling 2-2 draw with Brentford at Villa Park on Wednesday night. Here’s Six Things from the game. The early sucker-punch Brentford had been forced onto the back-foot for much of the first half, leaving few opportunities… Read more →
League Two Yeovil Town put in an extremely competitive performance in their EFL Cup First Round clash with Championship side Aston Villa on Tuesday night, but fell to a 1-0 defeat in front of the Sky Sports cameras due to Conor Hourihane’s late goal. Here’s our Player Ratings from the game. Yeovil Town Nathan Baxter… Read more →
League Two Yeovil Town put in an extremely competitive performance in their EFL Cup First Round clash with Championship side Aston Villa on Tuesday night, but fell to a 1-0 defeat in front of the Sky Sports cameras due to Conor Hourihane’s late goal. Here’s six things from the game. Yeovil’s presence felt Darren Way’s… Read more →
With the 2018-19 Championship season coming up, The Football Lab spoke to Aston Villa fan Richard Dalton (@ContactCounts). It has been a challenging summer for Villa, starting with that play-off final defeat to Fulham which led way to various financial and ownership issues. Do you think Tony Xia’s hunger for success hindered his preparation for… Read more →