Villa lose for the 24th time in 34 Premier League games and are relegated for the first time since 1986-87 under Billy McNeill but even that horrendous season pales into comparison with the current campaign.

Eric Black loses his third successive game as caretaker manager.

Villa have now lost 9 consecutive matches.

Villa fall to their 25th defeat in 40 games this season. 

Villa are relegated with four games to play.

Villa become the earliest team to be relegated from the Premier League since Portsmouth in 2009-10 (5 Games to play).

Left back Kieran Richardson makes his 41st and final appearance for Villa (32 Starts) aged 31 before being released in July 2016. Richardson was a £675,000 signing from Fulham in July 2014 and across his two seasons with Villa recorded W13 D5 L23, 0 Goals, 1 Assist, 5 Bookings and 1 Red Card.

Aly Cissokho suffers his 25th defeat in a Villa shirt on his 43rd appearance (42 Starts) to make it W9 D9 L25 and 4 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Jordan Ayew suffers his 20th defeat in a Villa shirt on his 32nd appearance (26 Starts) to make it W5 D7 L20, 6 Goals, 7 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Joleon Lescott loses for the nineteenth time in twenty six league games in a Villa shirt on his 27th appearance for the club to make it W3 D5 L19, 1 Goal and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Meanwhile, off the pitch Villa cancel their end of season awards.