Villa win for the 2nd time in 6 Premier League games to make it 7 wins in 21 Premier League games under Graham Taylor as they climb back to 14th in the table.

2002 ends with 10 wins in 34 Premier League matches under Graham Taylor.

Rob Edwards, 20, makes his debut in a Villa shirt after graduating from the youth team set up to become the 767th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Thomas Hitzlsperger secures his 10th win in a Villa shirt on his 31st appearance (26 Starts) to make it W10 D6 L5, 5 Goals, 3 Assists and 3 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Villa win consecutive Premier League games for the first time for the first time this season to make it eight wins in twenty two Premier League games under Graham Taylor but they remain 14th in the table.

Villa open the New Year with a win - their second in succession, and 3rd in 6 League games under Graham Taylor. 

Villa now have 11 wins and 16 defeats in 35 Premier League matches under Graham Taylor at a rate of 1.17 points per game. Taylor’s predecessor John Gregory left with a record of 1.58 points per game.

Dion Dublin scores his 50th goal in a Villa shirt on his 149th appearance (123 Starts) to make it W56 D42 L51, 50 Goals, 17 Assists, 14 Bookings and 1 Red Card at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.23 games played so far in his Villa career.

Juan Pablo Ángel secures his 25th win in a Villa shirt on his 46th start (63 Appearances) to make it W25 D14 L24, 19 Goals, 7 Assists and 6 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 1.77 starts so far in his Villa career.

Jlloyd Samuel secures his 25th win in a Villa shirt on his 71st appearance (52 Starts) to make it W25 D19 L27, 4 Assists, 9 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Mark Kinsella secures his 10th win in a Villa shirt on his 22nd appearance (16 Starts) to make it W10 D3 L9, 0 Goals, 2 Assists and 0 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Stephen Cooke makes his second appearance in a Villa shirt 2 years, 10 months, and 24 days after his debut to make it W1 D0 L1 so far in his truncated Villa career.

Graham Taylor's difficult second coming continues as Villa are routed at home by Blackburn, even more embarrassing than the result was that the defeat was inspired by a shadow of his former self Dwight Yorke.

Liam Ridgewell, 18, makes his debut in a Villa shirt after graduating from the youth team to become the 768th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Juan Pablo Ángel scores his 20th goal in a Villa shirt but suffers his 25th defeat on his 47th start (64 Appearances) to make it W25 D14 L25, 20 Goals, 7 Assists and 6 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 1.77 starts so far in his Villa career.

Dion Dublin makes his 150th appearance in a Villa shirt (124 Starts) to make it W56 D42 L52, 50 Goals, 17 Assists, 14 Bookings and 1 Red Card at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.24 games played so far in his Villa career.

Darius Vassell suffers his 50th defeat in a Villa shirt on his 124th appearance (64 Starts) to make it W45 D29 L50, 28 Goals, 9 Assists, 12 Bookings and 1 Red Card at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.35 games played so far in his Villa career.

Villa lose for the second time in four games to make it ten wins in twenty seven Premier League games under Graham Taylor.

Villa, without a win in 6 under Graham Taylor, record successive draws to make it 13 wins in 45 Premier League games under Graham Taylor.

Öyvind Leonhardsen contributes his 5th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 18th appearance (12 Starts) to make it W7 D5 L6, 2 Goals, 3 Assists and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

Ronny Johnsen makes his 25th appearance in a Villa shirt (24 Starts) to make it W10 D5 L10 and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Villa record a third consecutive draw and are now winless in 7 Premier League games under Graham Taylor.

Villa, without a win in 7, can only draw with relegation side West Ham.

Villa now have just 13 wins in 46 Premier League games under Graham Taylor.

Darius Vassell contributes his 10th assist in a Villa shirt on his 135th appearance (70 Starts) to make it W47 D33 L55, 32 Goals, 10 Assists, 12 Bookings and 1 Red Card at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.21 games played so far in his Villa career.

Olof Mellberg makes his 75th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W21 D23 L31, 1 Goal, 3 Assists and 3 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

As if from nowhere Villa conjure up a first win in eight against 4th placed Chelsea with Marcus Allbäck, a player who had hitherto looked less than likely to score, hit a brace to deliver Graham Taylor his 14th top flight win in 47 matches since his return.

Villa make it 11 wins in 34 Premier League games under Graham Taylor.

Marcus Allbäck contributes his 5th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 21st appearance (8 Starts) to make it W9 D5 L7, 4 Goals, 1 Assist and 2 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 4.20 games played so far in his Villa career.

Ronny Johnsen makes his 25th start in a Villa shirt (26 Appearances) to make it W11 D5 L10 and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Villa extend their late season unbeaten run to five but draw for the fourth time to make it eleven wins in thirty five Premier League games under Graham Taylor.

Villa now have 14 Premier League wins in 48 matches under Graham Taylor since his return to management in 2002. 

Winger Peter Whittingham, 18, makes his debut in a Villa shirt after coming through the ranks at Villa and signing professional forms in July 2002 to become the 770th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Villa lose for the first time in six to make it eleven wins in thirty six Premier League games under Graham Taylor.

Rob Edwards, 20, makes his 9th and final appearance in a Villa shirt (8 Starts) before moving on to Wolves for £203,000 in June 2004 having recorded W3 D3 L3 during his short Villa career. Edwards would go on to be a successful manager taking Luton Town from the third tier into the Premier League for the 2023-24 season.

Marcus Allbäck scores his 5th goal in a Villa shirt on his 23rd appearance (10 Starts) to make it W69 D6 L8, 5 Goals, 1 Assist and 2 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.83 games played so far in his Villa career.