• John McGinn, Douglas Luiz, Ollie Watkins, Leon Bailey and Moussa Diaby make their 50th appearances of the 2023-24 campaign. 

• John McGinn makes his 233rd appearance in a Villa shirt (223 Starts) to move level with Villa’s legendary League and European Cup winning centre forward Peter Withe in the all time appearance lists, as a result McGinn makes it W100 D48 L85, 26 Goals, 28 Assists, 54 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

• Douglas Luiz makes his 180th start in a Villa shirt (201 Appearances) to make it W83 D37 L81, 22 Goals, 24 Assists, 50 Bookings and 2 Red Cards so far in his Villa career. 

• Ezri Konsa makes his 180th start in a Villa shirt (185 Appearances) to make it W80 D36 L69, 7 Goals, 3 Assists, 28 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career. 

• Lucas Digne makes his 90th appearance in a Villa shirt (69 Starts) since arriving in January 2022 to make it W41 D17 L32, 4 Goals, 10 Assists and 16 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

• Villa batter Brighton once again, the media darlings of the South Coast just cannot cope playing Villa and it's beautiful to watch. A stunning display against a talented outfit led by the excellence and elegance of John McGinn and Ollie Watkins.

• Pau Torres makes his 10th appearance for the club (9 Starts) to record W7 D0 L3 so far in his Villa career.

• Moussa Diaby makes his 10th appearance for the club (9 Starts) to record W6 D0 L4, 2 Goals, 3 Assists and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

• Ollie Watkins, scores Villa’s first Premier League hat-trick since his three goals against Liverpool in October 2020, in doing so Watkins scores his 50th goal for Villa in 127 games at a rate of 2.54 games per goal. Watkins record is now W55 D19 L53, 50 Goals, 15 Assists, 14 Bookings, 1 Red Card at a goal involvement rate of one every 1.95 games played so far in his Villa career.

• Ollie Watkins becomes the first Villa player to score more than one hat-trick in a season since Andy Gray in 1976-77. 

• Ollie Watkins becomes the second player, after Christian Benteke in 2012-13, to score two Premier League hat-tricks. 

• Villa’s Premier League points tally in the calendar year of 2023 is 58 - a number bettered only by 2022-23 Champions Manchester City.

• Villa qualify for Europe for the 17th time as the remarkable turnaround under Unai Emery delivers the highest league finish for the club since 2009-10. What's the lad going to do with a full season at Villa Park? Exciting times are here again. 

• Villa chalk up a dominant win against an admittedly talented but overly feted Brighton side to clinch 7th spot, European football and highlight just what appointing the right manager can do. 

• Heading for relegation under the previous manager in October, heading for Europe in May. Unai Emery we salute you.

• Villa make it 18 Premier League wins to equal their best in a 38-match season, first set in 1995-96 under Brian Little as Villa ended the season in fourth place. 

• Villa equal the club Premier League record of 7 consecutive home victories, first set from December 1992 to February 1993 under Ron Atkinson when Villa ended the season runners up to Manchester United. 

• Jacob Ramsey contributes his 10th assist on his 101st appearance in a Villa shirt (71 Starts) to make it W42 D16 L43, 11 Goals, 10 Assists and 14 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

• Ollie Watkins becomes the first Villa player to reach 15 League goals in a top-flight season since Christian Benteke in 2012-13 and makes it 116 Appearances, 110 Starts, W48 D19 L49, 43 Goals, 12 Assists, 13 Bookings and 1 Red Card at a goal involvement rate of one every 2.11 games played so far in his Villa career.

• Matty Cash collects his 20th booking on his 96th appearance in a Villa shirt (89 Starts) to make it W37 D15 L44, 4 Goals, 7 Assists, 20 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

• Clear organisation. Focus. Commitment. Passion. Football. Another 3 points. 

• Villa survive a dreadful refereeing performance from the first seconds onwards, totally losing control of a game that didn’t change in its format from kick off - Brighton foul, often cynically and often collectively with barely any focus on cohesive football. Quite why then his eight card flurry after 75’ happened is a mystery.

• Ezri Konsa makes his 115th appearance and 110th start for Villa to make it W42 D22 L51, 6 Goals, 3 Assists, 16 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

• Douglas Luiz contributes his 10th assist for Villa on his 127th appearance (110 Starts) to make it W44 D23 L60, 7 Goals, 10 Assists, 30 Bookings and 2 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.

• Matty Cash hits a screamer and echoes the world in condemnation of Russia's invasion of Ukraine... and is promptly booked ... 18 year old Tommi O'Reilly makes his squad debut ... Ollie Watkins scores for the first time since December ... Tim Iroegbunam finally makes his debut ... and Villa win away.

• 18 year old youth team midfielder Tim Iroegbunam makes his first team debut after ten unused substitute appearances to become the 978th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

• Emiliano Martínez secures his 25th win in a Villa shirt on his 63rd appearance to make it W25 D10 L28, 81 Goals Conceded at a rate of 1.28 goals per game, 22 Clean Sheets (35%) and 5 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

• 18 year old attacking Midfielder Tommi O’Reilly makes his first squad appearance for Villa.

• Villa taste victory for the first time in six in Steven Gerrard's first game in charge.

• Ezri Konsa collects his 10th booking on his 80th appearance in a Villa shirt (76 Starts) since his debut in August 2019 to make it W31 D15 L34, 4 Goals, 3 Assists, 10 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

• Marvelous Nakamba makes his 60th appearance in a Villa shirt since his debut in August 2019 to make it W23 D10 L27 and 12 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

• Ollie Watkins makes his 50th appearance for the club (47th Start) since his debut in September 2020 to record W21 D7 L22, 18 Goals, 4 Assists, 6 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

• Matt Targett secures his 30th win in a Villa shirt on his 82nd appearance (81 Starts) to make it W30 D15 L37, 2 Goals, 5 Assists and 13 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

• Danny Ings makes his 10th appearance in a Villa shirt since his debut in August 2021 to make it W4 D1 L5, 3 Goals, 2 Assists and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

• Villa struggle against Brighton and are indebted to their 'keeper for a hard earned point.

• Emiliano Martínez keeps his seventh away clean sheet in the Premier League season. Only Brad Friedel under Martin O’Neill in 2009-10 has registered more (8). As a result Martínez makes it 22 Appearances, W11 D3 L8, 24 Goals Conceded at 1.09 goals per game and 12 Clean Sheets (55%) so far in his Villa career.

• Ollie Watkins makes his 25th appearance for the club (23 Starts) to record W13 D3 L9, 12 Goals, 2 Assists and 1 Booking at a goal involvement rate of one every 1.78 games played so far in his Villa career.

• Villa lose a third successive home game despite their outstanding form elsewhere.

• Winger Trézéguet makes his 50th appearance in a Villa shirt (31 Starts) since joining the club in 2019 to make it W18 D8 L24, 7 Goals, 4 Assists, 4 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

• Villa rescue a draw at the AMEX thanks to a Jack Grealish special.

• Goalkeeper Pepe Reina makes his Villa debut aged 37 after joining on loan from AC Milan for the remainder of the 2019-20 season. Reina becomes the 943rd player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

• Jack Grealish contributes his 50th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 169th appearance (122 Starts) to make it W66 D35 L68, 124 Goals, 26 Assists, 27 Bookings and 2 Red Cards so far in his Villa career. Grealish had achieved 10 goal involvements in 62 appearances (35 Starts), his second ten had come in 41 appearances (25 Starts), his third in 31 appearances (29 Starts), his fourth in 19 appearances (17 Starts) and his fifth has come in 16 appearances (16 Starts).

• Douglas Luiz makes his 25th appearance for the club (18 Starts) to make it W9 D4 L12, 2 Goals, 2 Assists and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

• Trézéguet makes his 25th appearance for the club (16 Starts) to make it W8 D4 L13, 3 Goals, 2 Assists, 4 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

• Villa record successive wins for the first time this season as a last minute winner does for Brighton.

• Matt Targett scores his first goal for the club on his 5th appearance to make it W4 D1 L0, 1 Goal and 1 Assist so far in his Villa career.

• Second string Villa beat a youthful Brighton side to reach the 4th round of the EFL Cup.

• Conor Hourihane contributes his 40th goal involvement of his Villa career to make it W54 D27 L35, 24 Goals, 16 Assists and 21 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

• Jack Grealish contributes his 40th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 153rd appearance (106 Starts) to make it W61 D31 L61, 13 Goals, 17 Assists, 23 Bookings and 2 Red Cards so far in his Villa career. Grealish had achieved 10 goal involvements in 62 appearances (35 Starts), his second ten had come in 41 appearances (25 Starts), his third in 31 appearances (29 Starts) and his fourth has come in 19 appearances (17 Starts).

• Jota scores his only goal for the club on his 7th appearance (5 Starts) to make it W3 D1 L3, 1 Goal and 1 Assist so far in his Villa career.

• Villa’s first campaign in the second tier in twenty nine years came to its conclusion and it was always likely to be a difficult one given the utter disarray the club was in following 2015-16. 

• An underwhelming managerial appointment followed by a rescue job by a Championship specialist meant more instability. Yet Villa built a large squad with players that should have been capable of an immediate return to the top flight. That alone was an achievement. 

• With the team rejuvenated, the rotten wood shipped out, quick action in the boardroom preventing a second successive relegation Villa's first season in the Championship proves a qualified success. 

• The run of draws under Robert Di Matteo followed by a torrid run under Steve Bruce in the early months of 2017 effectively put paid to any potential promotion prospects. 

• Buttressed between those low points however was some genuinely excellent consistency and a feeling that Villa could make an immediate Premier League return as Steve Bruce delivered promotion winning form with 14 victories in 21  Championship matches.

• On the debit side, a mystifying tendency to change the team from game to game seemed to rob Villa of a personality, a way of playing or even a consistent objective as suspicions remain that Steve Bruce isn't a strategy man.

• Left back Jordan Amavi makes his final appearance for Villa aged 23 before moving on to Olympique Marseille for £9,000,000 in July 2018 after a season long loan. Amavi was one of the few highlights from the 2015 recruitment intake, sadly injuries robbed Villa of his services for most to the relegation season but despite him being head and shoulders in quality above the other arrivals who agitated, failed and moved on, Jordan stayed fully committed to the cause. Over his 2 seasons with Villa, Amavi made 48 appearances, including 9 as a substitute and left with a record of W15 D12 L21, 4 Assists and 8 Bookings.

• Centre back Nathan Baker is sent off for the second time in his Villa career on his 122nd and final appearance for Villa (114 Starts) aged 26 before moving on to Bristol City for £3,900,000 in July 2017. Baker had come through the youth team ranks at Villa and after 9 seasons left with a record of W40 D25 L57, 15 Bookings and 2 Red Cards.

• Neil Taylor contributes his 1st assist in a Villa shirt on his 14th appearance to make it W8 D2 L4, 1 Assist and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

• Leandro Bacuna makes his 100th start in a Villa shirt (139 Appearances) to make it W36 D30 L64, 7 Goals, 8 Assists, 26 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

• Villa's outstanding start to life under Steve Bruce continues as their unbeaten run is extended to six with three wins and three draws.

• Villa have now lost just once in the last 12 games.

• Nathan Baker scores his 1st goal in a Villa shirt on his 98th appearance (90 Starts) to make it W30 D21 L47, 13 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

• Following their nerve wracking progression to the League Cup final last time, Villa see off League One Brighton with a regulation dose of jeopardy to progress to the fifth round of the FA Cup.

• Villa play their fourth Cup game in five as they beat an impressive Brighton side to prompt manager Martin O'Neill to claim Villa are heading for a first League and Cup double since 1896-97.

• Fabian Delph scores his 1st goal in a Villa shirt on his 10th appearance (6 Starts) to make it W6 D1 L3, 1 Goal and 4 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

• Nathan Delfouneso scores his 5th goal in a Villa shirt on his 18th appearance (7 Starts) to make it W8 D4 L6, 5 Goals and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

• Marc Albrighton contributes his 1st assist in a Villa shirt on his 6th appearance (2 Starts) to make it W3 D0 L3, 1 Assist and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

• Ashley Young makes his 125th start for Villa (128 Appearance) to make it W58 D38 L32, 26 Goals, 42 Assists, 21 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

• Brad Guzan keeps his 5th clean sheet in a Villa shirt on his 17th appearance (16 Starts) to make it W9 D2 L6, 20 Goals Conceded, 5 Clean Sheets and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career. Guzan thus far had made all 16 starts in Cup competitions with just 1 substitute appearance in the League.

• Merciless Villa sweep aside Brighton to take outright top spot in the first division table after thirteen games.

• Villa record another convincing win to make it nine wins, two draws and two defeats in thirteen League matches this season under Ron Saunders.

• Gordon Cowans makes his 175th appearance in a Villa shirt (160 Starts) to make it W78 D47 L50, 23 Goals and 23 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.80 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

• Villa open their campaign at Villa Park with victory over Brighton to sit 7th in the early first division table.

• Villa record their first win of the season at the second attempt as Tony Morley scores his first goal on his second appearance. 

• Far less happily however Alex Cropley, 28, makes his final appearance in a Villa shirt due to injury before moving on to Portsmouth on a free transfer in September 1981. Villa had signed Cropley from Arsenal in September 1976 for a fee of £125,000 and he went on to play for Villa between 1976-77 and 1979-80 making 84 appearances and scoring 7 goals. 

• Midfielder Lee Jenkins makes his 3rd and final appearance in a Villa shirt before moving on to Port Vale in November 1980.

• Gordon Cowans contributes his 25th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 109th appearance (94 Starts) to make it W48 D29 L32, 15 Goals and 10 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 4.36 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Vic Crowe's Villa make it three wins, one draw and a defeat in division three so far this campaign and sit fifth in Division Three on seven points, three points off leaders Notts County but with a game in hand.

• Villa face Brighton & Hove Albion for the first time in competitive football, Brighton become the 57th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football and the first new opponent Villa have faced since playing Bradford City 74 games previously.

• Villa play the Charity Shield against the traditional opposition (1908-12) of the winners of the Southern League and come out second best to Brighton.