Martin Laursen, 27, makes his debut in a Villa shirt after joining from AC Milan in July 2004 for a fee of £3,600,000 to become the 775th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Carlton Cole, 20, shows a forward line presence on his debut unfamiliar to Villa for a long time after joining on a season long loan from West Ham to become the 776th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Lee Hendrie contributes his 51st goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 257th appearance (207 Starts) to make it W103 D66 L88, 26 Goals, 25 Assists, 49 Bookings and 3 Red Cards at a goal involvement rate of one for every 5.14 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Jlloyd Samuel secures his 50th win in a Villa shirt on his 134th appearance (114 Starts) to make it W50 D35 L49, 3 Goals, 9 Assists, 16 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Villa open the scoring with an early goal for the second successive game but cannot hold onto three points and so remain 3rd in the table as there are hopes that the form of 2003-04 looks to has continued into the new season.

Thomas Hitzlsperger contributes his 25th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 86th appearance (67 Starts) to make it W34 D20 L32, 10 Goals, 15 Assists and 9 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Villa are well beaten at the Valley to leave them with a first defeat of the season under David O'Leary. As a result Villa fall back to 10th place in the early table.

Jlloyd Samuel suffers his 50th defeat in a Villa shirt on his 136th appearance (116 Starts) to make it W50 D36 L50, 3 Goals, 9 Assists, 18 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Villa bounce back from defeat to Charlton with second Premier League win in four games under David O'Leary to leave them 6th in the early table.

Villa score an early goal for the 3rd time in 4 games under David O’Leary but unlike their surprise defeat to Charlton last time hold on to secure victory over Newcastle.

Nolberto Solano grabs a brace of assists against his former club on his 13th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W7 D3 L3, 4 Assists and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.25 games he has played so far in his Villa career. 

Lee Hendrie collects his 50th booking in a Villa shirt on his 258th appearance (207 Starts) to make it W104 D66 L88, 26 Goals, 25 Assists, 50 Bookings and 3 Red Cards at a rate of a card every 4.87 games so far in his Villa career.

Ulises de la Cruz secures his 25th win in a Villa shirt on his 59th appearance (40 Starts) to make it W25 D13 L21, 2 Goals, 4 Assists and 4 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Villa are held to a goalless draw for the second successive game to leave them with two wins in six Premier League games under David O'Leary and remain 7th.

Midfielder Steven Davis, 19, makes his Villa debut aged 19 after joining from St. Andrews Boys’ Club in July 2001 on schoolboy forms to become the 777th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Olof Mellberg makes his 125th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W43 D36 L46, 4 Goals, 4 Assists and 9 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Thomas Sørensen keeps his 20th clean sheet in a Villa shirt on his 51st appearance to make it W22 D14 L15, 58 Goals Conceded at a rate of 1.14 goals per game and 20 Clean Sheets (39%) so far in his Villa career.

Villa make it 4 games unbeaten under David O’Leary as a Nobby Solano inspired side see off Championship side QPR to progress to the League Cup third round.

Lee Hendrie contributes his 26th assist in a Villa shirt on his 260th appearance (208 Starts) to make it W105 D67 L88, 26 Goals, 26 Assists, 50 Bookings and 3 Red Cards at a goal involvement rate of one for every 5.09 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Midfielder Mathieu Berson, 24, makes his debut in a Villa shirt after joining from FC Nantes for £2,070,000 in July 2004 to become the 778th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Nolberto Solano scores his 1st goal in a Villa shirt and contributes his 5th assist on his 16th appearance to make it W8 D5 L3, 1 Goal, 5 Assists, 1 Booking and 1 Red Card at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.67 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Peter Whittingham makes his 1st start in a Villa shirt in 17 games after being relegated to the role of substitute by David O’Leary in January. Before that point Whittingham had made 26 starts in his first 31 Appearances but was now left with a record of 48 Appearances (27 Starts), W19 D14 L15, 1 Goal, 4 Assists and 4 Bookings 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 climb to 8th place after recording a fourth consecutive Premier League draw to leave them with two wins in eight matches but are unbeaten in 5 having lost once in 8 games under David O'Leary as the media starts to call out the manager's post match dribbles of drivel.

Olof Mellberg scores his 5th goal in a Villa shirt on his 128th appearance to make it W44 D38 L46, 5 Goals, 4 Assists and 9 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Ulises de la Cruz contributes his 5th assist in a Villa shirt on his 64th appearance (45 Starts) to make it W26 D17 L21, 2 Goals, 5 Assists and 4 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Villa take the lead but are beaten by Arsenal for their second loss in nine Premier League games but drop to 13th in the table after recording just two wins and five draws under David O'Leary.

Carlton Cole contributes his 1st assist in a Villa shirt on his 9th appearance (7 Starts) to make it W3 D4 L2, 2 Goals, 1 Assist and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.00 games he has played so far in his Villa career. 

Peter Whittingham makes his 50th appearance in a Villa shirt (22 Starts) to make it W19 D15 L16, 1 Goal, 4 Assists and 4 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Olof Mellberg collects his 10th booking in a Villa shirt on his 129th appearance to make it W44 D38 L47, 5 Goals, 4 Assists and 10 Booking at a rate of a card every 13 games so far in his Villa career.

Villa win for the first time in 6 under David O’Leary although over that time they have lost just one - to leaders Arsenal - as they climb back to 9th in the table after 10 Premier League games.

Mark Delaney secures his 60th win in a Villa shirt on his 155th appearance (137 Starts) to make it W60 D46 L49, 1 Goal, 6 Assists, 20 Bookings and 2 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.

Carlton Cole makes his 10th appearance in a Villa shirt (7 Starts) to make it W4 D4 L2, 2 Goals, 2 Assists and 1 Booking at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.50 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Villa suffer an embarrassing defeat to Championship Burnley in the League Cup as the doubts over David O'Leary - which had been dispelled by such a strong performance in the closing months of the 2003-04 campaign - re-emerged. 

Meanwhile the Villa boss makes increasingly detached comments about his reign and his accountability.

Luke Moore contributes his 1st assist in a Villa shirt on his 11th appearance (0 Starts) to make it W5 D4 L2, 0 Goals, 1 Assist and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

Jlloyd Samuel makes his 125th start in a Villa shirt (145 Appearances) to make it W53 D40 L52, 3 Goals, 9 Assists, 19 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Mark Delaney suffers his 50th defeat in a Villa shirt on his 156th appearance (138 Starts) to make it W60 D46 L50, 1 Goal, 6 Assists, 20 Bookings and 2 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.

Villa are held to a 6th draw in 11 League games under David O’Leary and fall back to 10th in the table.

Lee Hendrie scores his 30th goal in a Villa shirt, and his 4th in 6 games, on his 266th appearance (214 Starts) to make it W106 D70 L90, 30 Goals, 26 Assists, 53 Bookings and 3 Red Cards so far in his Villa career at a goal involvement rate of one for every 4.83 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Villa win for the second time in three unbeaten Premier League games to rise to 6th in the table but David O'Leary decides it's appropriate to dig out his most talented goalscorer.

Juan Pablo Ángel contributes his 60th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 94th start (116 Appearances) to make it W46 D29 L41, 48 Goals, 12 Assists and 8 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 1.57 starts so far in his Villa career.

Carlton Cole contributes his 5th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 13th appearance (10 Starts) to make it W5 D5 L3, 2 Goals, 3 Assists and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.60 games he has played so far in his Villa career. 

Thomas Sørensen secures his 25th win in a Villa shirt on his 58th appearance to make it W25 D17 L16, 66 Goals Conceded at a rate of 1.14 goals per game and 22 Clean Sheets (38%) so far in his Villa career.

Nolberto Solano secures his 10th win in a Villa shirt on his 22nd appearance to make it W10 D8 L4, 3 Goals, 5 Assists, 2 Bookings and 1 Red Card at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.75 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Villa make it successive wins for the first time this season and their first away win of the campaign as Der Hammer builds his reputation to give Villa a third win in four Premier League games and lift Villa to 6th in the table under an increasingly detached David O'Leary.

Gavin McCann contributes his 5th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 50th appearance to make it W23 D15 L12, 3 Goals, 2 Assists, 8 Bookings and 2 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.

Ulises de la Cruz makes his 50th start in a Villa shirt (69 Appearances) to make it W29 D18 L22, 2 Goals, 6 Assists and 4 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Villa record three successive wins for the first time in 2004-05 to climb to fifth in the Premier League table under David O'Leary.

Thomas Hitzlsperger makes his 100th appearance in a Villa shirt (74 Starts) to make it W40 D25 L35, 11 Goals, 15 Assists and 9 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Steven Davis makes his 1st start in a Villa shirt on his 6th appearance to make it W3 D2 L1 so far in his Villa career.

Ulises de la Cruz secures his 30th win in a Villa shirt on his 70th appearance (51 Starts) to make it W30 D18 L22, 2 Goals, 6 Assists and 4 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Villa lose for the first time in five under David O'Leary as Juan Pablo Ángel misses a late penalty and Lee Hendrie is sent off.

Lee Hendrie is sent off for the 4th time in a Villa shirt on his 269th appearance (217 Starts) to make it W108 D70 L91, 30 Goals, 27 Assists, 54 Bookings and 4 Red Cards at a rate of a card every 4.64 games so far in his Villa career.

Nolberto Solano makes his 25th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W12 D8 L5, 4 Goals, 5 Assists, 2 Bookings and 1 Red Card at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.77 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Jlloyd Samuel makes his 150th appearance in a Villa shirt (130 Starts) to make it W56 D41 L53, 3 Goals, 9 Assists, 20 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Villa bounce back from defeat last time out to draw their seventh match in sixteen Premier League games under David O'Leary, But David O'Leary's praise for the opposition and his talking down of his own team post match overshadows another decent showing from 6th placed Villa.

Nolberto Solano contributes his 10th goal involvement on his 26th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W12 D9 L5, 5 Goals, 5 Assists, 2 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.60 games he has played so far in his Villa career. 

Villa make it two defeats in three winless games as they suffer a shock home defeat to leave them seventh in the table under David O’Leary.

Villa lose to Birmingham for the 3rd time in 5 meetings - their longest spell without a victory against their neighbours since 5 defeats between 1976 and 1978.

Olof Mellberg contributes his 10th goal involvement as he suffers his 50th defeat in a Villa shirt on his 138th appearance to make it W48 D40 L50, 5 Goals, 5 Assists and 10 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Villa fall to ninth in the table as despite an improved performance they suffer a third defeat in four winless Premier League games under David O'Leary.

Juan Pablo Ángel makes his 100th start in a Villa shirt (122 Appearances) to make it W48 D30 L44, 48 Goals, 12 Assists and 8 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 1.67 starts so far in his Villa career.

Thomas Sørensen concedes his 75th goal in a Villa shirt on his 64th appearance to make it W27 D18 L19, 75 Goals Conceded at a rate of 1.17 goals per game and 23 Clean Sheets (36%) so far in his Villa career.