Villa are held at home by Dean Smith's footballing Brentford side to leave Steve Bruce with one win in six Championship matches.

André Green makes his 25th appearance in a Villa shirt (10 Starts) to make it W7 D6 L12, 1 Goal and 3 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Robert Snodgrass makes his debut in a Villa shirt to become the 916th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

With Villa clearly struggling in this their second season in the Championship, Steve Bruce pulls off a real transfer coup in signing West Ham winger Robert Snodgrass on loan to the end of the campaign. Snodgrass' presence could not help Villa make the breakthrough against future Villa boss Dean Smith’s talented Brentford side. As a result Villa tumbled back to 18th in the table. 

Future Villa centre forward Ollie Watkins lines up for Brentford.

Villa are held at home and fail to score for the second successive game under Steve Bruce as even a man advantage cannot inspire the team.

Rumours abound that the axe is hanging over the Villa boss less than 12 months into the job.

Villa had now failed to win at home for the third time in 4 games this season as Steve Bruce’s league record for 2017-18 now stood at P7 W1 D4 L2. 

With Villa stranded in 18th after 7 games talk of a play off place seems fanciful whilst thoughts of automatic promotion appear to be a sick joke. 

Henri Lansbury is sent off on his 22nd appearance for Villa (20 Starts) to make it W8 D5 L9, 2 Assists, 3 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Robert Snodgrass picks up his first booking on a Villa shirt on his 2nd appearance (1 Start) to make it W0 D2 L0 and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

Sam Johnstone keeps his 10th clean sheet in a Villa shirt on his 29th appearance to make it W9 D7 L13, 1 Assist, 35 Goals Conceded and 10 Clean Sheets so far in his Villa career.

Former Villa winger Adama Traoré showed what they weren't missing by getting himself sent off 4’ after the start.

With the axe about to fall, Albert Adomah saves Steve Bruce's job as Villa win for just the second time in eight Championship games.

Villa score three goals away from home for the first time under Bruce and the first time since March 2015. 

Centre forward Keinan Davis scores his first goal for Villa aged 19 on his 13th appearance (5 Starts) to make it W5 D5 L3, 1 Goal, 1 Assist so far in his Villa career.

Albert Adomah scores his 5th goal in a Villa shirt on his 45th appearance (34 Starts) to make it W18 D11 L16, 5 Goals, 11 Assists and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

Conor Hourihane makes his 25th appearance for the club (20 Starts) to make it W9 D5 L11, 5 Goals, 3 Assists and 5 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Neil Taylor secures his 10th win in a Villa shirt on his 22nd appearance to make it W10 D6 L6, 1 Assist and 3 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

James Chester contributes his 1st assist in a Villa shirt on his 55th appearance to make it W19 D19 L18, 3 Goals, 1 Assists and 6 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Sam Johnstone secures his 10th win in a Villa shirt on his 30th appearance to make it W10 D7 L13, 1 Assist, 35 Goals Conceded and 11 Clean Sheets so far in his Villa career.

Villa win consecutive League games for the first time this season and the first time since April 2017 as Albert Adomah and Conor Hourihane are the heroes once again.

James Chester secures his 20th win in a Villa shirt on his 56th appearance to make it W20 D18 L18, 3 Goals, 1 Assist and 6 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

A Robert Snodgrass inspired Villa make it three league wins in a row for Steve Bruce's side who are suddenly 8th in the table. 

The real catalyst however was Steve Bruce’s decision to name an unchanged line up for the first time this season. Bruce’s continual unenforced changes across the first twelve games of the season had contributed to Villa’s stuttering and sometimes painful start to the season. 

Despite a large squad and only one long term injury (Jack Grealish) Steve Bruce’s selection changes confused more than they contributed, the hope now was a more settled side could be created to help Villa consolidate a top 8 position.

Robert Snodgrass scores his first goal and contributes his first assist in a Villa shirt on his 5th appearance (4 Starts) to make it W3 D2 L0, 1 Goal, 1 Assist and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

John Terry makes his 10th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W4 D4 L2 so far in his Villa career.

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 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.

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 drop points but extend their unbeaten League run against Birmingham to 11 games to make it 14 wins and 6 draws in their last 25 meetings with their neighbours dating back to 1987.

Villa make it 11 games, 8 managers and nearly 13 years since losing a league match to neighbours Birmingham. 

Albert Adomah makes his 40th start in a Villa shirt (51 Appearances) to make it W21 D13 L17, 9 Goals, 11 Assists and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

Future winger with Villa in the Premier League, Jota, lines up for Birmingham.

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 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 lose for the third time in nineteen Championship games after ten wins and six draws propel them firmly into the play off places.

Gabriel Agbonlahor suffers his 150th defeat in a Villa shirt on his 390th appearance (340 Starts) to make it W133 D107 L150, 87 Goals, 46 Assists, 49 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Former Villa forward Andreas Weimann sets Derby on course for victory with a 24’ strike.

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 lose for the second time in three games as Dean Smith's Brentford gain the upper hand once again.

Despite taking a lead within 9 minutes Villa can’t hang on for a first win in four as their difficult December continues. 

The defeat was not helped by Steve Bruce diverging from his consistent and calm selection policy of recent months.

Albert Adomah makes his 50th start in a Villa shirt (61 Appearances) to make it W25 D16 L20, 15 Goals, 11 Assists, and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

Sam Johnstone concedes his 50th goal in a Villa shirt on his 46th appearance to make it W18 D11 L17, 1 Assist, 50 Goals Conceded and 17 Clean Sheets so far in his Villa career.

Villa win for the first time in six to leave them with eleven wins, seven draws and four defeats in their last twenty two Championship games.

Following the fantastic form from September to November with a settled and focused team the worry remained that as Steve Bruce began chopping and changing selections once again all the good work of the earlier period would be undone. 2018 was already looking like a make or break year for Bruce and for Villa.

Jack Grealish secures his 25th win in a Villa shirt on his 88th appearance (47 Starts) to make it W25 D18 L45, 6 Goals, 8 Assists, 10 Bookings and 2 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.

Birkir Bjarnason secures his 10th win in a Villa shirt on his 19th appearance (10 Starts) to make it W10 D2 L7, 1 Goal and 1 Assist so far in his Villa career.

Robert Snodgrass secures his 10th win in a Villa shirt on his 20th appearance (19 Starts) to make it W10 D6 L4, 3 Goals, 6 Assists and 5 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 make it three consecutive Championship wins and their eleventh in twenty games under Steve Bruce.

Steve Bruce reverts to the first team and Villa take early lead through Scott Hogan that proves enough to make it three league wins in a row as Villa climb back to 4th.

Ahmed Elmohamady makes his 25th appearance for Villa (20 Starts) to make it W12 D8 L5, 3 Assists and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

Sam Johnstone keeps his 20th clean sheet in a Villa shirt and third in succession on his 49th appearance to make it W21 D11 L17, 1 Assist, 50 Goals Conceded and 20 Clean Sheets so far in his Villa career.

John Terry collects his 1st booking in a Villa shirt on his 18th appearance to make it W8 D5 L5, 1 Goal and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

Villa record four consecutive wins for the second time this season as their December struggles are left well behind.

Scott Hogan makes it four goals in three games as his Villa career finally looks ready to kick off. Being in a team with the assist capabilities of Robert Snodgrass, Jack Grealish and Albert Adomah should be a dream for any forward.

James Chester makes his 75th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W31 D22 L22, 4 Goals, 1 Assist and 7 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Sam Johnstone makes his 50th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W22 D11 L17, 1 Assist, 51 Goals Conceded and 20 Clean Sheets so far in his Villa career.

Glenn Whelan makes his 25th appearance in a Villa shirt and first as substitute to make it W12 D7 L6, 1 Assist and 5 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Villa make it five consecutive Championship wins as they show their resilient side to overcome an obdurate Sheffield United with a last minute winner.

Villa’s difficult December is well forgotten as Steve Bruce’s team make it five league wins in a row thanks to Robert Snodgrass’ injury time winner.

Villa move up to 3rd in the table - their highest placing of the season to date.

Albert Adomah secures his 30th win in a Villa shirt on his 66th appearance (55 Starts) to make it W30 D16 L20, 15 Goals, 13 Assists, and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

John Terry secures his 10th win in a Villa shirt on his 20th appearance to make it W10 D5 L5, 1 Goal and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

Villa record a sixth successive League victory for the first time since the title winning season of 1980-81 as Jack Grealish scores his first of the season.

Centre back Axel Tuanzebe makes his Villa debut aged 20 as a 67’ substitute after joining from Manchester United on loan to the end of the season. Tuanzebe becomes the 917th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Robert Snodgrass contributes his 15th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 25th appearance (24 Starts) to make it W15 D6 L4, 6 Goals, 9 Assists and 6 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Scott Hogan scores his fifth goal in 5 games having scored just 4 in his previous 34 appearances to make it W17 D8 L14, 9 Goals, 4 Assists and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Ahmed Elmohamady contributes his 5th assist on his 28th appearance for Villa (23 Starts) to make it W15 D8 L5, 5 Assists and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Birkir Bjarnason secures his 15th win in a Villa shirt on his 25th appearance (14 Starts) to make it W15 D2 L8, 2 Goals and 2 Assists so far in his Villa career.