Villa lose for the second time in 5 Championship games under Roberto Di Matteo having won once.

Despite an early Jack Grealish goal Roberto Di Matteo loses his 2nd league game of the campaign having drawn 2 and won 1 to leave Villa in 16th place in the second tier and already well off the promotion pace. 

Midfielder Mile Jedinak makes his Villa debut aged 32 after joining from Crystal Palace for a fee of £4,140,000 earlier this month to become the 894th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Right back Ritchie De Laet makes his Villa debut aged 27 after joining from Leicester City for a fee of £2,070,000 earlier this month to become the 895th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Libor Kozák makes his 22nd and final appearance for Villa (12 Starts) after an injury ravaged 3 seasons with the club, Kozák left with a record of W6 D8 L8, 4 Goals and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

Jordan Ayew collects his 10th booking in a Villa shirt on his 42nd appearance (36 Starts) to make it W6 D10 L26, 8 Goals, 10 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Jack Grealish collects his 5th booking in a Villa shirt on his 52nd appearance (27 Starts) to leave the much hyped midfielder with as many cards as assists in his nascent Villa career with a record of W16 D6 L30, 2 Goals, 6 Assists, 5 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Leandro Bacuna collects his 20th booking in a Villa shirt on his 104th appearance (82 Starts) to make it W28 D22 L54, 6 Goals, 7 Assists and 20 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Jordan Amavi suffers his 10th defeat in a Villa shirt on his 15th appearance (12 Starts) to make it W2 D3 L10, 2 Assists and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Aly Cissokho suffers his 30th defeat in a Villa shirt on his 50th start (51 Appearances) to make it W10 D9 L30, 1 Assist, 4 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Future Villa centre forward Tammy Abraham scores Bristol City’s opener whilst fellow future Villa centre forward Jonathan Kodjia is left out of the squad pending his transfer.

Villa, without a win in four Championship games, draw for the third time under Roberto Di Matteo and slump to 17th in the league. 

Centre forward Jonathan Kodjia makes his Villa debut aged 26 after joining from Bristol City for a fee of £11,610,000 in August 2016 to become the 896th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Jordan Ayew contribute his first assists in a Villa shirt on his 43rd appearance (37 Starts) to make it W6 D11 L26, 8 Goals, 2 Assists, 11 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Future Villa midfielder Henri Lansbury scored Forest’s 87’ equaliser whilst former Villa defender Eric Lichaj lines up for them.

Villa draw for the fourth time in five winless Championship matches as the concerningly slow start to life in the second tier under Roberto Di Matteo continues.

New signings Mile Jedinak and Jonathan Kodjia combine for the latter to score his first goal for the club but it’s not enough to beat future Villa boss Dean Smith’s Brentford as Roberto Di Matteo’s side make it one win in eight games.

Jonathan Kodjia scores his first goal in a Villa shirt on his 2nd appearance to make it W0 D2 L0 and 1 Goal so far in his Villa career.

Mile Jedinak contributes his first assist in a Villa shirt on his 2nd appearance to make it W0 D1 L1 and 1 Assist so far in his Villa career.

Record signing Ross McCormack is taken off at half time for the second time in 7 games. 

Gary Gardner makes his 25th appearance in a Villa shirt (9 Starts) to make it W5 D10 L10, 0 Goals, 0 Assists and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Future Villa forward Scott Hogan lines up for Brentford.

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's poor start to the season under Steve Bruce continues as they suffer a second successive defeat and are winless in three Championship games.

Villa collapse to 23rd in the table without a win in three and concerns mount that a promotion challenge is beyond Steve Bruce’s men already. 

James Chester makes his 50th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W17 D15 L18, 3 Goals and 6 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Sam Johnstone makes his 25th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W8 D4 L13, 32 Goals Conceded and 8 Clean Sheets so far in his Villa career.

Birkir Bjarnason makes his 10th appearance in a Villa shirt (7 Starts) to make it W4 D0 L6 so far in his Villa career.

Recently departed Leandro "Champions League" Bacuna sat on the bench for his new club Reading.

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.

As playing an unchanged line up continues to pay dividends for Steve Bruce, Villa bounce back from a first defeat in nine to win for the fifth time in six Championship games as momentum builds in a season for the first time in nearly a decade.

John Terry scores his first goal in a Villa shirt on his 13th appearance to make it W6 D4 L3 and 1 Goal so far in his Villa career.

Albert Adomah scores his 6th goal of the season on his 50th appearance in a Villa shirt (39 Starts) to make it W21 D12 L17, 9 Goals, 11 Assists and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

Villa make it six wins in eight and climb to 5th place by virtue of Steve Bruce's newly found calm, consistent team selection and media approach typified by his famed "We’re Aston Villa" comment.

Sam Johnstone keeps his 15th clean sheet and secures his 15th win in a Villa shirt on his 37th appearance to make it W15 D8 L14, 1 Assist, 39 Goals Conceded and 15 Clean Sheets so far in his Villa career.

Robert Snodgrass makes his 10th appearance in a Villa shirt (9 Starts) to make it W6 D3 L1, 2 Goals, 2 Assists and 3 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Josh Onomah contributes his 1st assist in a Villa shirt on his 16th appearance (10 Starts) to make it W8 D4 L4, 2 Goals, 1 Assist and 3 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Villa come from behind as Albert Adomah scores twice against his boyhood club to make it 8 for the season, and 7 wins in 9 for a resurgent Villa who remain secure in the play offs in 5th place.

James Chester secures his 25th win in a Villa shirt on his 64th appearance to make it W25 D19 L20, 4 Goals, 1 Assist and 6 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Albert Adomah scores his tenth goal for the club on his 54th appearance just 9 appearances after grabbing his 5th to make it W23 D13 L8, 11 Goals, 11 Assists, and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

Ritchie De Laet makes his 10th appearance in a Villa shirt (6 Starts) to make it W5 D2 L3, 1 Assist and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

Villa draw for the third time in four games to leave them with one win in five as momentum falters a little following an exhilarating run

Albert Adomah scores his 15th goal for the club on his 60th appearance just 6 appearances after grabbing his 10th and 15 since scoring his 5th to make it W25 D16 L19, 15 Goals, 11 Assists, and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

Mile Jedinak scores his 1st goal in a Villa shirt on his 42nd appearance (38 Starts) to make it W19 D12 L11, 1 Goal, 2 Assists and 8 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Forward Gabriel Agbonlahor makes his final appearance for Villa aged 31 after 13 seasons with Villa. Sadly, despite his long service, the last 18 months had seen Agbonlahor become a divisive figure following his apparent care free attitude to Villa’s relegation. That however would misrepresent Agbonlahor’s commitment to and passion for Villa, in his 13 seasons Agbonlahor made 391 appearances, of which 51 were as a substitute and scored 87 goals. Not prolific but one of our own on whom history will ultimately look with affection. Agbonlahor was released by Villa in July 2018 before retiring from football after stating he would not wish to represent another club give his connection to Villa. Bravo Gabby, thanks for the memories. Gabby left with a Villa record of W133 D108 L150, 87 Goals, 46 Assists, 49 Bookings and 1 Red Card.

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.

A solitary Conor Hourihane goal beats Yeovil in a below par performance in the EFL Cup 2nd round.

Villa face Yeovil Town for the first time in competitive football, Yeovil become the 161st team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.

André Green secures his 10th win in a Villa shirt on his 29th appearance (13 Starts) to make it W10 D6 L13, 1 Goal and 3 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Goalkeeper André Moreira makes his Villa debut aged 22 after joining on loan from Atlético Madrid earlier this month to become the 921st player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Midfielder Jake Doyle-Hayes makes his final appearance for Villa aged 19 before being released by the club in June 2020. Doyle-Hayes made 3 appearances for the club. 

Forward Harry McKirdy makes his sole unused substitute appearance in a Villa squad aged 21 before being released in May 2019. 

Villa miss a late penalty and are knocked out of the EFL Cup by League one Burton.

Albert Adomah makes his 75th start in a Villa shirt (90 Appearances) to make it W42 D22 L26, 18 Goals, 17 Assists, and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Goalkeeper André Moreira makes his second and final appearance for Villa before ending his loan spell in January 2019 and returning to Atlético Madrid. 

Right back Ritchie De Laet makes his 14th and final appearance for Villa (9 Starts) aged 29 before being released by the club in July 2019. De Laet left with a record of W6 D3 L5, 1 Assist and 2 Bookings in his three seasons with the club.

Axel Tuanzebe makes his 10th start for Villa (11 Appearances) to make it W4 D5 L2 so far in his Villa career.