Villa scrape through against League two side Colchester in their fourth League Cup meeting but first since 1979.

Forward Callum O’Hare made his Villa debut aged 19 after graduating from the Youth team ranks to become the 912th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Scott Hogan scores only his 2nd goal in a Villa shirt on his 15th appearance (11 Starts) but it only comes against lower league opposition to make it W5 D3 L7, 2 Goals, 2 Assists and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Villa are hammered at Cardiff to leave them without a win in the opening two Championship games of the season under Steve Bruce.

Sam Johnstone concedes his 30th goal in a Villa shirt on his 24th appearance to make it W8 D4 L12, 30 Goals Conceded and 8 Clean Sheets so far in his Villa career.

Henri Lansbury makes his 20th appearance in a Villa shirt (19 Starts) to make it W7 D4 L9, 0 Goals, 0 Assists and 3 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Former Villa defender Joe Bennett lines up for Cardiff.

Villa ease past high flying League one side Wigan in the second round of the EFL Cup.

Birkir Bjarnason scores his 1st goal and contributes his 1st assist in a Villa shirt on his 11th appearance (14 Starts) to make it W6 D3 L9, 1 Goal and 1 Assist so far in his Villa career.

Scott Hogan scores a brace to make it 4 goals Villa shirt after 18 appearances (11 Starts) but it only comes against lower league opposition to make it W5 D3 L7, 4 Goals, 2 Assists and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career. Hogan however had just 1 league goal in his first 18 games and had failed to score in the league in 11 outings.

Albert Adomah contributes his 11th assist in a Villa shirt on his 43rd appearance (33 Starts) to make it W17 D10 L16, 4 Goals, 11 Assists and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

Ritchie De Laet contributes his only assists in a Villa shirt on his 6th appearance (5 Starts) to make it W2 D2 L2, 1 Assist and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

Midfielder Jake Doyle-Hayes makes his Villa debut aged 18 after coming through the youth team ranks and signing professional forms in July 2016. 

Right back Mitch Clark makes his sole appearance for Villa aged 18 after coming through the youth team ranks and signing professional forms in July 2016. Clark was released by Villa in July 2019 without making a further appearance for the club. 

Centre back Easah Suliman makes his sole appearance for Villa aged 19 as an 81’ substitute after coming through the youth team ranks and signing professional forms in July 2015. Suliman left Villa for Vitória Guimarães SC in January 2020 for an undisclosed fee without making a further appearance for the club. 

Midfielder Gary Gardner makes his final appearance for Villa aged 25 after 9 seasons with the club. Gardner made 25 starts for Villa and appeared a further 26 times as a substitute, scoring once to leave with a record of W18 D13 L15, 1 Goal and 3 Bookings. Gardner would leave Villa in July 2019 as part of a swap deal for Jota with Birmingham City. 

James Bree makes his 10th appearance in a Villa shirt (8 Starts) to make it W6 D1 L3 so far in his Villa career.

Khalid Abdo, Oscar Borg and Jordan Cox make their sole squad appearances for Villa.

Second string Villa are dumped out of the EFL Cup at home by fellow Championship side Boro as Steve Bruce continues to cling on to this job with little sign of the spark needed to kick start the season.

One step forward two steps back under Steve Bruce with a home capitulation against Middlesbrough having failed to beat them two games previously with a full strength squad. 

Bruce’s mass change of personnel fail to spark Villa and selection confusion once again prove the hallmark of the season. 

Tommy Elphick is sent off on his 28th appearance in a Villa shirt (22 Starts) to make it W8 D9 L11, 0 Goals, 0 Assists and 6 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Midfielder Jordan Lyden makes his 8th and final appearance in a Villa shirt (3 Starts) aged 21 ahead of being released by the club in March 2019. Lyden had signed professional forms in July 2014 after coming through the youth team ranks and left with a record of W2 D1 L5, 0 Goals, 0 Assists and 0 Bookings.

Forward Ross McCormack makes his 24th and final appearance for Villa (14 Starts) aged 31 ahead of being released by the club in June 2019. McCormack had cost Villa £12,870,000 from Fulham but made just 24 appearances and scored 3 goals to leave a record of W8 D7 L9, 3 Goals, 1 Assist and 5 Bookings.

Winger Corey Blackett-Taylor makes his final appearance for Villa aged 19 before being released by the club in July 2019. Blackett-Taylor had signed professional forms in July 2016 after coming through the youth team ranks and made 2 appearances for the club.

Villa lose the first time in nine Championship games as they come up against a team of ringers.

Villa come up against arguably the best side in the Championship. A side full of Champions League standard players not normally found in the second tier of English football. 

In a refreshing twist Steve Bruce - perhaps buoyed by four successive wins - provides an unusually positive and objective verdict on the game much in contrast to his mutterings earlier in the season that had caused such alarm about the hands within which the club was being held.

Alan Hutton suffers his 75th defeat in a Villa shirt after 142 appearances (129 Starts) to make it W35 D32 L75, 1 Goal, 6 Assists, 31 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Villa suffer a shock defeat - their second in twelve - as Jack Grealish makes his first appearance of the season as a 77' substitute. 

Villa suffer their first real setback since the calmness in team selection descended on Steve Bruce, losing two early goals and an unbeaten home record as well as John Terry and Robert Snodgrass to first half injuries. 

Christopher Samba scores his 1st goal in a Villa shirt on his 7th appearance (3 Starts) to make it W3 D2 L2 and 1 Goal so far in his Villa career.

Callum O'Hare contributes his 1st assist in a Villa shirt on his 6th appearance (3 Starts) to make it W2 D0 L4, 1 Assist and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Villa record their biggest win of the season and second victory in a row as they climb back to 5th in the table following a difficult December.

Scott Hogan scores his first goal in 17 games and his first league goal in 30 to make it W13 D8 L14, 5 Goals, 4 Assists and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Tommy Elphick makes his 25th start in a Villa shirt (32 Appearances) to make it W10 D10 L12, 0 Goals, 0 Assists and 8 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Robert Snodgrass scores his 5th goal in a Villa shirt on his 21st appearance (20 Starts) to make it W11 D6 L4, 5 Goals, 6 Assists and 5 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Villa's second string lose in the third round of the FA Cup to League one side Peterborough.

Josh Onomah makes his 25th appearance in a Villa shirt (18 Starts) to make it W12 D6 L7, 4 Goals, 1 Assist and 4 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Villa suffer a shock defeat in the third round of the FA Cup.

Goalkeeper Lovre Kalinić makes his Villa debut aged 28 after joining from KAA Gent for £5,400,000 earlier this month to become the 925th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

The Croatian international ‘keeper endures a torrid debut - conceding 3 goals including the first within 2 minutes of taking the field. 

Forward Callum O’Hare makes his final Villa appearance aged 20 before being released in June 2020. O’Hare made 9 appearances for the first team with a record of W3 D0 L5, 1 Assist and 2 Bookings before spending two spells out on loan with Coventry City. 

Centre forward Keinan Davis makes his first appearance of the season as a 72’ substitute following injury which had kept him out of contention since March 2018 so far in his Villa career.

Scott Hogan made his 61st and final appearance (32 Starts) of a curiously barren spell in a Villa shirt. With huge expanses of time between goals and record, bar a 5 game scoring streak in January 2018, Villa's return on investment in Hogan can be described as nothing other than pitiful with a record of W27 D11 L23, 10 Goals, 4 Assists and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career. In League football - all that really mattered - Hogan's performance was P57, Scored 7.