• John McGinn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | makes his 🕒 250th appearance in a Villa shirt (238 Starts) to make it 🟩 W107 🟨 D51 🟥 L92, ⚽ 27 Goals and 🔥 30 Assists so far in his Villa career.

• Only Gareth Barry (440), Gabby (391), Alan Wright (329), Lee Hendrie (308), Steve Staunton (305), Ugo (293), Ian Taylor (291) and Mellberg (263) have more in the Premier League era.

• Unai Emery takes | 🇪🇸 | charge of his 🕒 75th Premier League game to make it 🟩 W40 🟨 D16 🟥 L19 at a points per game rate of 1.81.

• Emiliano Martínez | 🇦🇷 | has now gone 🕒 12 games without picking up a 🟨 caution.

• Pau Torres | 🇪🇸 | makes his 🕒 55th appearance in a Villa shirt (51 Starts) to make it 🟩 W32 🟨 D11 🟥 L12 at a points per game rate of 1.95 so far in his Villa career.

• Ian Maatsen | 🇳🇱 |makes his 🕒 5th start in a Villa shirt on his 16th appearance to make it 🟩 W8 🟨 D3 🟥 L4 so far in his Villa career.

• Ross Barkley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | scores his 5th goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 37th appearance (21 Starts) to make it 🟩 W15 🟨 D9 🟥 L13, ⚽ 5 Goals and 🔥 2 Assists so far in his Villa career.

• Leon Bailey | 🇯🇲 | secures his 20th draw in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 122nd appearance (81 Starts) to make it 🟩 W56 🟨 D20 🟥 L46, ⚽ 20 Goals and 🔥 23 Assists so far in his Villa career.

• Ollie Watkins | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | scores his first goal in six games and makes it 🕒 185 appearances (173 Starts), 🟩 W84 🟨 D33 🟥 L68, ⚽ 76 Goals and 🔥 29 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 1.76 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

• Matty Cash | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇵🇱 |  makes his 70th appearance under Unai Emery | 🇪🇸 | to make it 149 Appearances (29 Starts), 🟩 W63 🟨 D27 🟥 L59, ⚽ 76 Goals and 🔥 29 Assists so far in his Villa career.

• Ben Broggio | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | features in a Premier league squad for the first time.

• Emiliano Martínez | 🇦🇷 | makes his 🕒 175th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it 🟩 W81 🟨 D34 🟥 L60, 🥅 215 Goals Conceded and ⛔ 58 Clean Sheets so far in his Villa career.

• Under 21 Goalkeeper, Lander Emery, son of the boss and who joined the club in January, makes his first squad appearance. 

• Douglas Luiz, 26, makes the last of his 204 appearances for Villa (183 Starts) ahead of his €50.00m / £42.37m move to Juventus in July. Luiz leaves with a record of W83 D38 L83, 22 Goals, 24 Assists, 52 Bookings, 2 Red Cards.

• Moussa Diaby makes his 54th and final appearance (36 Starts) for Villa having recorded W27 D11 L16, 10 Goals, 9 Assists and 4 Bookings. Diaby would move on to Al-Ittihad for £50.57m after his single season with Villa.

• Omari Kellyman makes his final appearance in a Villa shirt before his surprise move to Chelsea for €22.50m / £19.07m. Kellyman leaves with a record of W2 D0 L4, 0 Goals, 1 Assist.

• Tim Iroegbunam makes his final appearance for Villa aged 20 before his transfer to Everton in June 2024 for a fee of €10.70m / £9.07m. Iroegbunam had made 19 appearances for the club (3 Starts) since his debut in 2021 with a record of W8 D3 L8.

• Clément Lenglet makes his final appearance for Villa ahead of the end of his loan spell from Barcelona. Lenglet leaves with a record of 25 Appearances (24 Starts) W12 D5 L8, 1 Assist, 5 Bookings.

• Calum Chambers makes his final appearance for Villa before leaving as he came from Arsenal, on a free transfer. Chambers left with a record of W16 D7 L13, 1 Goal and 4 Bookings.

• Robin Olsen loses his 10th game in 17 appearances in a Villa shirt (13 Starts) as he conceded for the 35th time to make it W5 D2 L10, 37 Goals Conceded at a rate of 2.17 goals per game and 3 Clean Sheets (17%) so far in his Villa career.

• Total dominance sometimes takes time to pay off. A win for mental strength.

• Villa equal their best post-war run of 9 consecutive home league wins in the top-flight

• Douglas Luiz scores his 15th goal on his 158th appearance in a Villa shirt (141 Starts). Luiz has now scored 5 times in his last 13 games having scored 10 in his first 145 to make it W62 D27 L69, 15 Goals, 14 Assists, 38 Bookings and 2 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.

• Douglas Luiz became the first Villa player to score in four consecutive Premier League home matches since Gareth Barry in 2006.

• Leon Bailey scores his 10th goal in a Villa shirt on his 60th appearance (38 starts) to make it W26 D6 L28, 10 Goals, 8 Assists and 9 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one every 2.11 starts so far in his Villa career.

• Emiliano Martínez records his 50th win in a Villa shirt on his 117th appearance to make it W50 D20 L47, 143 Goals Conceded at a rate of 1.22 goals per game, 41 Clean Sheets (35%) and 13 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

• Villa make it consecutive wins as they overcome a thuggish performance from Palace to deservedly take the points.

• John McGinn, back to his imperious best after the travails under the former manager, makes his 170th appearance in a Villa shirt (163 Starts) since joining in August 2018 to make it W64 D36 L70, 16 Goals, 20 Assists and 42 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

• Tyrone Mings makes his 150th start in a Villa shirt (152 Appearances) to make it W61 D28 L63, 7 Goals, 8 Assists, 34 Bookings and 2 Red Cards so far in his Villa career. 

• Ezri Konsa makes his 125th appearance for the club (120 Starts) to make it W47 D23 L55, 6 Goals, 3 Assists, 18 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career. 

• McGinn, Konsa and Mings - high quality players who had suffered much under the former regime but are now back at the top of their games under Unai Emery.

• Villa second best from 4’ minute on, are unable to cope with Palace’s pace and the ease with which to a man they fall to the ground.

• John McGinn, 27, makes his 150th appearance in a Villa shirt (147 starts) after joining in September 2018 under Steve Bruce in Villa’s Championship promotion season. McGinn joins Earl Barrett on the magic number having overtaken David Platt (148), Dean Saunders (144) and Paul Merson (144). McGinn’s Villa record now reads W56 D33 L61, 16 Goals, 19 Assists and 39 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

• Emiliano Martínez concedes his 100th goal on his 78th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W30 D13 L35, 101 Goals Conceded at a rate of 1.29 goals per game, 26 Clean Sheets (33%) and 5 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

• Tyrone Mings makes his 130th appearance in a Villa shirt (129 Start) since joining from AFC Bournemouth in January 2019 to make it W51 D24 L55, 7 Goals, 7 Assists, 30 Bookings and 2 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.

• Emiliano Buendía makes his 25th start for the club (40 Appearances) since joining in July 2021 under Dean Smith to make it W12 D7 L21, 5 Goals, 6 Assists and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

• Another missed opportunity to try and climb above last season's 11th placed finish as Villa toil before conceding a late equaliser.

• Meanwhile in Steven Gerrard bingo it’s another favourite: “we must be more ruthless and clinical.”

• Tyrone Mings makes his 125th start in a Villa shirt (126 Appearances) to make it W50 D23 L53, 7 Goals, 7 Assists, 29 Bookings and 2 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.

• Ezri Konsa makes his 99th appearance for Villa (95 Starts) but leaves the field early with injury - potentially meaning his century won’t be completed this season with just two games left to play. Konsa is left on W37 D19 L43, 6 Goals, 3 Assists, 14 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

• Emiliano Buendía makes his 35th appearance in a Villa shirt (22 Starts) to make it W11 D6 L18, 3 Goals, 6 Assists and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

• New permanent signing Philippe Coutinho makes his 15th start for the club (17 Appearances) to make it W6 D4 L7, 4 Goals and 4 Assists so far in his Villa career.

• Lucas Digne contributes his 3rd successive assist in a Villa shirt to make it 14 appearances, W5 D3 L6, 3 Assists and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

• Ollie Watkins hits his 11th goal of the season making it 27 goals in a Villa shirt across his 74 appearances (70 Starts) to make it W30 D11 L33, 27 Goals, 5 Assists, 11 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

• Villa record successive League wins for the first time this season as Steven Gerrard gets off to a perfect start.

• Matt Targett scores his first League goal since October 2019 on his 83rd appearance in a Villa shirt (82 Starts) to make it W31 D15 L37, 3 Goals, 5 Assists and 13 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

• Emiliano Martínez makes his 50th appearance in a Villa shirt since joining in September 2020 to make it W21 D8 L22, 64 Goals Conceded at a rate of 1.28 goals per game, 19 Clean Sheets (38%) and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

• John McGinn returns to his imperious best to score his third of the season and equal his goal tally of 2020-21 on his 120th Start in a Villa shirt (123 Appearances) to make it W47 D29 L47, 16 Goals, 16 Assists and 34 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

• Villa take the lead an look set to romp to victory but fall to a second half recovery from lowly Palace.

• Anwar El Ghazi scores his seventh away league goal of the season, the most by a Villa player since 2012-13, when Christian Benteke scored eight and Gabriel Agbonlahor scored seven on the road. El Ghazi's Villa record now reads 105 Appearances, 80 Starts, W36 D25 L44, 22 Goals, 13 Assists, 11 Bookings and 1 Assist so far in his Villa career.

• Jed Steer makes his 100th unused substitute appearance for Villa since joining the club in 2012-13 so far in his Villa career.

• Douglas Luiz makes his 75th appearance for the club (66 Starts) to make it W26 D14 L35, 3 Goals, 5 Assists, 19 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

• Wesley makes his 25th appearance (21 Starts) after losing over a year due to injury to make it W7 D4 L14, 6 Goals, 1 Assist and 3 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

• Cult hero Ahmed Elmohamady makes his 128th and final appearance for the club (101 Starts) after four entertaining seasons with the Villa to leave with a record of W58 D32 L39, 4 Goals, 16 Assists and 7 Bookings.

• Villa make it successive 3-0 wins as despite being down to ten men they easily dispatch Palace.

• Villa boss Dean Smith takes charge of his 100th game since his appointment in October 2018 and makes it W43 D20 L37 at a win rate of 43.00% and a loss rate of 37.00% delivering 1.49 points per game so far in his Villa management career.

• Captain Jack Grealish makes his 200th appearance for Villa since making his debut in the 2013-14 season under Paul Lambert. Grealish's Villa record now reads 153 Starts, W79 D40 L81, 31 Goals, 34 Assists, 32 Bookings and 2 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.

• Emiliano Martínez secures his 8th clean sheet in 13 League games - the most of any team in the league this season - to make it W8 D1 L4, 13 Goals Conceded at a rate of 1.00 goal per game and 8 Clean Sheets (61%) so far in his Villa career.

• Tyrone Mings receives his second red card for Villa in 68 appearances, his first coming in the 2018-19 Championship campaign against Rotherham United which also occurred in the first half of the match and which Villa went on to win 2-1. Mings' record was now W29 D14 L25, 6 Goals, 3 Assists, 18 Bookings, 2 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.

• Tyrone Mings's sending off was the fourth red card Villa have received in a Boxing Day fixture since 1994 - more than any other team. It follows Andy Townsend in the 0-0 draw with Arsenal in 1994, Michael Oakes in 2-1 defeat to Blackburn Rovers in 1998 that knocked Villa off the top of the table and Zat Knight in the 4-4 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in 2007. 

• Ollie Watkins secures his 10th win as a Villa player on his 16th appearance (14 starts) to make it W10 D1 L5, 8 Goals, 2 Assists, 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

• Anwar El Ghazi contributes his 30th goal involvement on his 86th appearance (68 Starts) to make it W32 D21 L33, 17 Goals, 13 Assists, 9 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

• Villa secure 3-0 wins in successive matches.

• Villa's points haul of 25 after 13 games is their strongest start to a top flight campaign since 1998-99 under John Gregory when Villa topped the Premier League table with 27 points from 13 games. 

• Villa have now not conceded in four consecutive league games.

• From nowhere Villa put in a proper performance and spring to victory at Villa Park to give a sliver of hope for safety.

• Villa score two goals in a league game for the first time since January 

• Villa keep their first clean sheet in the league since the opening day of the restart on 17 June.

• Trézéguet scores his 5th goal in a Villa shirt on his 38th appearance (21 Starts) to make it W11 D6 L21, 6 Goals, 2 Assists, 4 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

• Pepe Reina keeps his first clean sheet in a Villa shirt on his 9th appearance to make it W2 D1 L6, 18 Goals Conceded and 1 Clean Sheet so far in his Villa career.

• Villa suffer at the hands of a terrible refereeing performance from Kevin Friend.

• “One of the worst decisions I have ever seen in the Premier League that has been given by a referee.” 

• Jack Grealish makes his 150th appearance in a Villa shirt (104 Starts) to make it W60 D30 L60, 16 Goals, 20 Assists, 22 Bookings and 2 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.

• Trézéguet became the first Aston Villa player to be sent off in a Premier League match since Aly Cissokho against Watford in April 2016. 

• Former Villa forward Jordan Ayew won the game for Crystal Palace with a 73’ strike. Former Villa centre back Gary Cahill lined up for Crystal Palace. 

• Former Villa centre forward Christian Benteke came on as an 86’ substitute for Crystal Palace.

• Villa bounce back from anarchy at Adams Park to secure their 2nd win in 21 Premier League games.

• Villa win their first game under Rémi Garde at the 11th attempt and record just their 2nd win in 21 League games.

• Mark Bunn keeps his first clean sheet in a Villa shirt on his 3rd appearance to make it W2 D1 L0, 4 Goals Conceded and 1 Clean Sheet so far in his Villa career.

• Jordan Ayew makes his 20th appearance in a Villa shirt (14 Starts) to make it W4 D5 L11, 5 Goals and 5 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

• Ciaran Clark makes his 150th appearance in a Villa shirt (135 Starts) to make it W46 D37 L67, 8 Goals, 5 Assists, 45 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career. Clark has now picked up a card every 3.26 games he has played.

• Joleon Lescott wins for the first time in thirteen league games in a Villa shirt on his 14th appearance for the club to make it W2 D3 L9, 1 Goal and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

• Adama Traoré, 19, makes his debut in a Villa shirt following his £9,000,000 move from Barcelona earlier this month to become the 882nd player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

• Villa had now lost 2 of their 3 League games this season to make it 10 defeats in 19 since Tim Sherwood took over the managerial reins in February.

• Ashley Westwood makes his 100th start in a Villa shirt (105 Appearances) to make it W33 D20 L52, 3 Goals, 10 Assists and 16 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

• Villa, winless in five under Paul Lambert, are held to a second successive goalless draw by fellow strugglers Palace.

• Villa now have 5 wins in 20 under Paul Lambert.  

• Villa open 2015 without scoring for the 11th time under Paul Lambert in 2014-15.

• Villa have won just 2 home games in 10 under Paul Lambert in 2014-15.

• Gabriel Agbonlahor records his 100th draw in a Villa shirt on his 335th appearance (304 Starts) to make it W120 D100 L115, 81 Goals, 41 Assists and 42 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

• Brad Guzan keeps his 30th clean sheet on his 125th appearance in a Villa shirt (123 Starts) to make it W41 D30 L54, 1 Assist, 183 Goals Conceded, 30 Clean Sheets, 1.54 Goals per League Game and 7 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

• Villa win for the first time in ten games under Paul Lambert as they score their eighth goal in fourteen games.

• Villa record their 4th Premier League victory in 14 games under Paul Lambert.

• Villa lose for the seventeenth time in thirty three Premier League games under Paul Lambert as another relegation threatened team proves too strong. Off the pitch the gloves are off as Lambert is told exactly what is thought of him.

• Villa fail to score for the 13th time in 33 games under Paul Lambert

• Villa’s latest loss comes against a team below them in the table at the start of play and a nadir is finally reached as the away support turns on Lambert after another season of abject failure. 

• To confound matters the deeply unpopular Chief Executive delivers an unhelpful and gaslighting “statement of unity” which only serves to increase the divide between support and those currently in senior positions at the club. 

• With a loss rate of 52% Villa fall one place to 14th in the table but crucially they are now just four points off the relegation places.

• Ashley Westwood loses for the 30th time in a Villa shirt on his 63rd appearance (61 Starts) to make it W18 D15 L30, 2 Goals, 8 Assists and 9 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

• Brad Guzan makes his 110th appearance in a Villa shirt (98 Starts) to make it W35 D22 L43, 1 Assist, 149 Goals Conceded, 22 Clean Sheets, 1.60 Goals per League Game and 5 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

• Ron Vlaar loses for the 25th time in a Villa shirt on his 60th appearance to make it W21 D14 L25, 2 Goals and 6 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

• Karim El Ahmadi loses his 25th game in a Villa shirt on his 51st appearance (40 Starts) to make it W14 D12 L25, 3 Goals, 1 Assist and 10 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

• Paul Lambert’s Villa lose for the fourth game in succession and the ninth time in eighteen Premier League games but remain 13th in the table. 

• Lambert had now lost six of his nine home League games this season and failed to score in nine of their eighteen matches. 

• Lambert and Villa, unsurprisingly, were the subject of derision at full time as a manager who had mystifyingly retained support after one of the worst seasons in living memory finally began to feel the wrath of a judgemental Villa Park.

• Gabriel Agbonlahor suffers his 100th defeat in a Villa shirt on his 301st appearance (271 Starts) to make it W111 D90 L100, 75 Goals, 39 Assists and 35 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

• Ciaran Clark suffers his 40th defeat in a Villa shirt on his 96th appearance (86 Starts) to make it W31 D25 L40, 7 Goals, 3 Assists and 24 Bookings. Clark has now picked up a booking every 4 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

• Villa see off Championship side Palace at the second attempt and remain unbeaten in 2010 and unbeaten in twelve games under Martin O'Neill.

• John Carew contributes his 50th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 105th appearance (82 Starts) to make it W41 D36 L28, 39 Goals, 11 Assists and 10 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 1.64 starts he has made so far in his Villa career. 

• A crappy game, against a crappy manager at a crappy ground but Villa do enough to earn a replay.

• Villa extend their unbeaten run to 10 matches under Martin O'Neill.

• Stewart Downing contributes his 5th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 18th appearance (7 Starts) to make it W10 D6 L2, 1 Goal and 4 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one every 3.60 games played so far in his Villa career.

• Fabian Delph collects his 5th booking in a Villa shirt on his 13th appearance (8 Starts) at a rate of a card every 2.60 games he has played to make it W6 D4 L3 and 5 Bookings.

• Villa lose for the sixth time in eight Premier League games as Roy Aitken takes his turn to demoralise a struggling squad with the latest reverse coming against a relegation threatened Crystal Palace and who hadn't won in 11. 

• Meanwhile David O'Leary doesn't turn up for the post match interviews instead sending assistant Roy Aitken as the fractures with the fan base widen and his unpopularity with the media increases.

• Luke Moore remains without a goal on his 20th appearance in a Villa shirt (1 Start) to make it W9 D5 L6, 0 Goals, 1 Assist and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

• Gavin McCann collects his 10th booking in a Villa shirt on his 57th appearance to make it W25 D16 L16, 3 Goals, 3 Assists, 10 Bookings and 2 Red Cards at a rate of a card every 4.67 games so far in his Villa career.

• Villa are held to third successive Premier League draw as they drop to 9th in the table after two wins in seven matches under David O'Leary.

• Juan Pablo Ángel contributes his 10th assist in a Villa shirt on his 89th start (110 Appearances) to make it W44 D27 L39, 45 Goals, 10 Assists and 8 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 1.62 starts so far in his Villa career.

• Villa beat First Division Palace to reach the League Cup Quarter Finals for the second successive season.

• Gavin McCann scores his 1st goal in a Villa shirt on his 15th appearance to make it W6 D5 L4, 1 Goal, 2 Assists, 4 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

• Stefan Moore secures his 10th win in a Villa shirt on his 22nd appearance (9 Starts) to make it W10 D5 L7, 1 Goals and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

• Villa bounce back from their first defeat under John Gregory to beat Palace and record their 3rd Premier League win in 4 under the new boss.

• Midfielder Ian Taylor scores after just 59 seconds to set Villa on their way to victory and up to 12th in the Premier League table under John Gregory.

• Savo Milošević scores his 33rd goal to secure his 50th win in a Villa shirt on his 113th appearance (107 Starts) to make it W50 D30 L33, 33 Goals, 13 Assists and 15 Bookings at a goal per game rate of one for every 3.42 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

• Julian Joachim makes his 50th appearance in a Villa shirt (19 Starts) to make it W14 D10 L26 and 9 Goals at a goal involvement rate of one for every 5.56 games played so far in his Villa career.

• Steve Staunton contributes his 30th assist in a Villa shirt on his 255th appearance (247 Starts) to make it W107 D70 L78, 19 Goals, 30 Assists, 16 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

• Lee Hendrie secures his 10th win in a Villa shirt on his 26th appearance (12 Starts) to make it W10 D5 L1, 1 Goal, 1 Assist, 2 Bookings and a Red Card so far in his Villa career.

• Villa are held by Palace at Selhurst Park to leave them winless in 6 Premier League games under Brian Little as they fail to beat 10-men once again this season.

• Gary Charles makes his 75th appearance in a Villa shirt (69 Starts) to make it W37 D19 L19, 1 Goal, 9 Assists and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

• Villa are held to a goalless draw at Palace to leave them with 1 win in 7 and 14th in the Premier League table with 6 games left to play under Brian Little.

• Shaun Teale makes his 175th appearance in a Villa shirt (174 Starts) to make it W77 D48 L50, 5 Goals, 2 Assists, 18 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

• Recently departed Villa midfielder Ray Houghton lines up for Crystal Palace alongside future Villa centre back Gareth Southgate who is currently known as a midfielder.

• Holders Villa suffer the embarrassment of defeat to Palace in the League Cup despite Dalian Atkinson’s 5th goal in 6 games. 

• Midfielder Dave Farrell, 23, is handed a rare start by new boss Brian Little in what proves to be his 8th and final appearance in a Villa shirt before moving on to Division Two Wycombe Wanderers in September 1995 for a fee of £100,000, leaving with a record of W3 D1 L4, 0 Goals and 0 Assists.

• Ugo Ehiogu is sent off for the first time in a Villa shirt on his 57th appearance (44 Starts) to make it W23 D11 L23, 2 Goals, 1 Assist, 6 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

• Villa have now conceded 14 in their last 5 games as Mark Bosnich makes his 75th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W31 D19 L25, 81 Goals Conceded at a rate of 1.07 goals per game and 25 Clean Sheets (33%) so far in his Villa career.

• In the latest example of poor business acumen and short sighted decision making, Villa are taken to the High Court after former club Leicester seek an injunction to stop Brain Little from working for the club. The real issue is money, more to the point the failure of the parsimonious Chairman to compensate the Foxes for Little’s move. Rather than do the decent thing Villa are forced to plead with Mr Justice Smith in the High Court doing no-one any favours.

• Future Villa centre back Gareth Southgate, currently known as a midfielder, scores twice for Palace.

• Villa draw for the third time in seven days as Paul McGrath and Mark Bosnich collide to gift Palace a late equaliser.

• Villa extend their unbeaten run to 4 but have now won just 2 of their last 15 Premier League games under Ron Atkinson.

• Steve Staunton contributes his 25th goal involvement on his 129th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W58 D36 L35, 9 Goals, 16 Assists and 4 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

• Andy Townsend makes his 50th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W24 D13 L13, 4 Goals, 8 Assists and 5 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

• Future Villa centre back Gareth Southgate, currently known as a midfielder, scores Palace's equaliser on 86’.

• Villa lose to lowly Palace as beating the top flight also rans begins to seem like an achilles heel for Ron Atkinson's exciting side.

• Villa have the deep misfortune of visiting the rancid Selhurst Park for the second time in three games and the third time this season with the only bright spot of defeat being no need to visit for at least the rest of the season.

• Paul McGrath makes his 175th appearance in a Villa shirt and makes it W74 D46 L55, 6 Goals, 8 Assists and 5 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

• Earl Barrett makes his 50th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W23 D16 L11 so far in his Villa career.

• Villa record their second win of the inaugural Premier League season as Palace are well beaten at Villa Park.

• Dwight Yorke returns from three months out with injury to score Villa’s opener as Ron Atkinson reassures the crowd in unprecedented style that the much anticipated move for Dean Saunders remains alive.

• Centre forward Frank McAvennie, 32, makes his 3rd and final appearance in a Villa shirt before moving on to Celtic in January 1994 leaving with a record of W1 D1 L1 and 1 Assist from his 3 substitute appearances.

• Dwight Yorke scores his 20th goal in a Villa shirt on his 65th appearance (48 Starts) to make it W24 D18 L23, 20 Goals, 8 Assists and 1 Bookings at a goal per game rate of one for every 3.25 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

• Steve Staunton contributes his 10th goal involvement on his 50th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W19 D14 L17, 5 Goals, 5 Assists and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

• Steve Froggatt contributes his 5th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 18th appearance (14 Starts) to make it W6 D5 L7, 2 Goals and 3 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.60 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

• Villa hold the upper hand throughout against Palace but yet again don't make their dominance count as they fail to score for the tenth time in twelve first division games in 1992 but they earn a point to climb back 12th in the table. 

• Ron Atkinson's Villa fail to score for the sixth successive game and now have just one win in twelve Division One matches in 1992, losing six. 

• Meanwhile, Paul Mortimer lines up for Palace, missing both of their best chances, having started the season as one of Atkinson's new Villa signings before being shown the door within weeks of his arrival.`

• Paul McGrath shines once again but Villa lose at home to Palace as Ian Wright hits a 3' goal before the Eagles survive a Villa onslaught.

• Villa lose for the third time in six under Ron Atkinson.

• Centre forward Ian Ormondroyd, 26, makes his 74th and final appearance in a Villa shirt (56 Starts) before moving to Derby County later this month for a fee of £350,000. ‘Sticks’ left with a record of W29 D17 L28, 10 Goals and 6 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 4.63 games he played across his four seasons with Villa.

Jozef Vengloš' Villa respond to defeat with a subsequent draw but they remain 17th in the table but are six points above the relegation places. Meanwhile, goalkeeper Lee Butler made his final appearance for Villa aged 24 before moving on to Barnsley in July 1991 for a fee of £165,000. Butler had kept goal for Villa on 10 occasions between 1988-89 and 1990-91.

• Villa beat Palace on New Years' Day as David Platt makes up for his Goodison Park error to score a brace and leave Jozef Vengloš with twelve wins and just six defeats in twenty five games.

• Villa make it one loss in seven, winning three under Jozef Vengloš

• Kent Nielsen makes his 75hth appearance in a Villa shirt (72 Starts) to make it W36 D17 L22, 4 Goals and 7 Assists so far in his Villa career.

• Villa lose for the 3rd time in 6 League games under Graham Taylor but remain 1st in the table, 3 points clear of Liverpool.

• Villa make it 17 First Division victories in 24 games under Graham Taylor to sit 8 ahead of reigning champions Arsenal. 

• Forward Dwight Yorke, 18, makes his debut in a Villa shirt after moving from Signal Hill (Tobago) in November 1989 for a fee of £120,000 to become the 668th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

• Former Villa striker Garry Thompson hits an early goal as Palace’s incessant offside trap and aggressive midfield play sinks them not for the first time this season.

• Villa make it three successive League wins as a David Platt brace helps them to 7th in the table under Graham Taylor.

• Centre forward Ian Ormondroyd contributes his first assist in a Villa shirt on his 18th appearance (9 Starts) but his goalless streak now extends to 15 games to make it W3 D5 L10, 1 Goal and 1 Assist so far in his Villa career.

• With a flu epidemic affecting the club, Villa field a dosed up side and deliver their fifth win in seven unbeaten games. Some of the Villa Park crowd however showed little appreciation of the effort needed to muster victory in trying circumstances. Nevertheless a Peter Withe brace sees off Palace despite a disputed free kick giving the Londoners a late lifeline. 

• Villa sit second in the table two points off Ipswich and six ahead of Liverpool (who have played a game more) now the Suffolk prima donnas have played their games in hand.

• Villa make it five successive victories to make it nineteen wins, six draws and five defeats in thirty League matches this season under Ron Saunders.

• Gordon Cowans contributes his 50th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 193rd appearance (178 Starts) to make it W88 D51 L54, 25 Goals and 25 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.86 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

• Ravaged by their injury list and another woeful refereeing performance, Villa's difficult start to the season on and off the pitch continues as they are well beaten by Palace to leave them nineteenth in the table.

• Villa lose for the second successive game and fail to score for the third consecutive match to make it one win, two draws and three defeats in six League matches this season under Ron Saunders.

• Mike Pejic, 29, makes his Villa debut after joining from Everton for a fee of £225,000 earlier this month. 

• Forward Joe Ward, 24, makes his 3rd and final appearance in a Villa shirt before moving to Hibernian later this month in a swap deal that brought Des Bremner to the club. 

• Centre Forward John Deehan, 22, makes a shock final appearance in a Villa shirt ahead of an unexpected move to West Bromwich Albion later this month for a fee of £500,000. Deehan had played for Villa between 1975-76 and 1979-80 making 139 appearances and scoring 50 goals.

• Gordon Cowans makes his 100th start in a Villa shirt (115 Appearances) to make it W49 D30 L36, 15 Goals and 10 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 4.60 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

• There is no change at the bottom of the table as Villa and Fulham both lose to remain two points from safety. 

• Meanwhile the self styled saviours of Villa, led by Pat Matthews, seem to promise a future of controversy as directorships are allegedly offered around in exchange for investment. This leads to suggestions of uncertainty over the capital claimed to have been available in the ‘take-over’. One such ‘invited’ party is a travel agent and Birmingham City director named Herbert Douglas Ellis who confirms he will be Chairman. Meanwhile Matthews is accused of intending to parachute in a manager, Tommy Docherty, without the usual process.

• Arthur Cox's caretaker spell ends as Villa now have just three wins in the last twenty eight games and make it three wins, eight draws and twelve defeats in twenty three division two games so far this season. 

• Meanwhile, midfielder John Chambers made his second and final appearance aged 19 before moving on to Southend United in July 1969. --- Wednesday, 18 December 1968 Tommy Docherty is announced as the new Villa manager.

• Villa face Crystal Palace for the first time in competitive football, Palace become the 63rd team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football. 

• Villa extend their unbeaten run to eleven as Palace are beaten at Villa Park in the third round of the FA Cup.