Villa open the season with a home draw against freshly relegated Hull.

Centre back John Terry makes his Villa debut aged 37 after joining from Chelsea on a free transfer in July 2017 to become the 910th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Centre back Christopher Samba makes his Villa debut aged 33 as a 90’ substitute after joining as an unattached player in July 2017 to become the 907th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Midfielder Glenn Whelan makes his Villa debut aged 33 after joining from Stoke City for a fee of £1,530,000 in July 2017 to become the 908th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Right back Ahmed Elmohamady makes his Villa debut aged 29 after joining from Hull City for a fee of £990,000 in July 2017 to become the 911th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Midfielder Josh Onomah makes his Villa debut aged 20 as a 70’ substitute after joining on a season long loan from Tottenham Hotspur in July 2017 to become the 909th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Alan Hutton makes his 125th start in a Villa shirt (136 Appearances) to make it W33 D32 L71, 1 Goal, 6 Assists, 30 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Midfielder Leandro Bacuna makes his final appearance for Villa aged 25 before moving on to Reading for a fee of £1,350,000 later this month. Villa had signed Bacuna from FC Groningen for a fee of £1,260,000 in July 2013 and leaves with a record of W36 D31 L64, 7 Goals, 8 Assists, 26 Bookings and 1 Red Card.

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 win at the fourth attempt in the Championship in 2017-18 thanks to a hat-trick from the irrepressible Conor Hourihane.

Hourihane hat-trick now has 4 goals in two games as Villa rise to 16th in the table with 5 games played. 

Bizarrely Steve Bruce doesn’t take credit for his attacking team selection and blames it on having his “hand … forced”. With two assists coming from Henri Lansbury who only took the field as an early substitute for the injured Josh Onomah and a third from a player he didn’t intend to play, confidence in the manager is not high and add to the concern that there is little in the way of a tactical plan at Villa Park.

Keinan Davis contributes his first assist on his first start for the club (9 Appearances) to make it W4 D2 L3, 1 Assist so far in his Villa career.

Henri Lansbury contributes his first assists for the club on his 21st appearance (19 Starts) to make it W8 D4 L9, 2 Assists and 3 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Conor Hourihane’s hat-trick is Villa's first since Scott Sinclair in the League Cup on Tuesday, 25 August 2015 and is his 5th goal for the club in 21 appearances (16 Starts) to make it W8 D2 L11, 5 Goals, 3 Assists and 4 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

André Green scores his first goal in a Villa shirt on his 23rd appearance (8 Starts) to make it W7 D4 L12, 1 Goals and 3 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

John Terry secures his first win in a Villa shirt on his 4th appearance to make it W1 D1 L2 so far in his Villa career.

Villa are held at Ashton Gate to leave them with just one win in five Championship games under Steve Bruce.

Josh Onomah scores his first goal in a Villa shirt on his 6th appearance (5 Starts) to make it W2 D2 L2, 1 Goal and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

Former Villa defender Nathan Baker lines up for Bristol City.

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 win four in a row as form picks up under Steve Bruce and the famously open Championship delivers once again.

Steve Bruce resists the temptation to tinker with the line up and Villa reward him with a fourth straight league win courtesy of Jonathan Kodjia's first strike of the season as Villa climb to the heady heights of 7th - an unthinkable position just 3 weeks previously.

After 5 months out with injury, Jonathan Kodjia scores his 20th goal in a Villa shirt on his 41st appearance (40 Starts) to make it W18 D11 L12, 20 Goals, 2 Assists, 6 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Ahmed Elmohamady makes his 10th appearance for Villa to make it W5 D4 L1 and 3 Assists so far in his Villa career.

Glenn Whelan makes his 10th appearance for Villa to make it W5 D3 L2 and 3 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Neil Taylor is sent off on his 25th appearance for Villa to make it W13 D6 L6, 1 Assist, 4 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 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 climb to a season high of fourth in the Championship table as they make it eight wins in their last eleven. 

Josh Onomah secures his 10th win in a Villa shirt on his 18th appearance (12 Starts) to make it W10 D4 L4, 3 Goals, 1 Assist and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

Future Villa centre forward Lewis Grabban scored Sunderland’s consolation just two months before joining Villa.

Villa win for the ninth time in twelve as the resurgence continues.

Another game and another Albert Adomah brace, Uncle Albert has eleven for the season as he almost single handedly drags Villa’s good form on.

Albert Adomah secures his 25th win in a Villa shirt on his 56th appearance (45 Starts) to make it W25 D13 L18, 14 Goals, 11 Assists, and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

Robert Snodgrass contributes his 5th assist in a Villa shirt on his 14th appearance (13 Starts) to make it W9 D3 L2, 2 Goals, 5 Assists and 4 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Glenn Whelan secures his 10th win and contributes his first assist in a Villa shirt on his 18th appearance to make it W10 D4 L4, 1 Assist and 4 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Villa are held by Leeds but now have just two defeats in their last seventeen Championship games, winning ten.

Alan Hutton makes his 150th appearance in a Villa shirt (137 Starts) to make it W40 D34 L76, 1 Goal, 6 Assists, 32 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Keinan Davis makes his 25th appearance for the club (15 Starts) to make it W13 D7 L5, 2 Goals, 1 Assist and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

Henri Lansbury scores his first goal for Villa on his 24th appearance (2 Starts) to make it W8 D6 L10, 1 Goal, 2 Assists, 3 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Jack Grealish contributes his first assist of the season following injury to rescue a draw for Villa and makes it 89 Appearances, 44 Starts, W24 D16 L43, 6 Goals, 6 Assists, 10 Bookings and 2 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.

Robert Snodgrass collects his 5th booking in a Villa shirt on his 15th appearance (14 Starts) to make it W9 D4 L2, 2 Goals, 5 Assists and 5 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Villa draw for the second successive game as they fail to score for the first time in seven to leave them with just two defeats in their last eighteen Championship matches.

Henri Lansbury makes his 25th appearance for Villa (22 Starts) to make it W8 D7 L10, 1 Goal, 2 Assists, 3 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Glenn Whelan collects his 5th booking in a Villa shirt on his 20th appearance to make it W10 D6 L4, 1 Assist and 5 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Villa win for the second time in three to keep the race for automatic promotion just about alive.

Sam Johnstone secures his 30th win in a Villa shirt on his 64th appearance to make it W30 D13 L21, 1 Assist, 66 Goals Conceded and 26 Clean Sheets so far in his Villa career.

Jack Grealish makes it 20 goal involvements as he scores for the second consecutive game on his 60th start in a Villa shirt (103 Appearances) to win the six pointer against automatic promotion rivals Cardiff and make it W35 D19 L49, 9 Goals, 11 Assists, 14 Bookings and 2 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.

Fresh from his spectacular late winner against Cardiff last time out, Jack Grealish creates the goal that secures a second successive win for promotion chasing Villa. 

Villa win successive games and for the third time in four as their dream of return to the Premier League remains alive.

Centre back Christopher Samba makes his 14th and final appearance for Villa (7 Starts) aged 34 before being released in July 2017. Samba made 14 appearances, 7 as substitute and scored once in his single season with Villa to leave with a record of W8 D4 L2.

Lewis Grabban scores his fifth goal in a Villa shirt on his 12th appearance (8 Starts) to make it W6 D2 L4, 5 Goals and 1 Assist so far in his Villa career.