Two goals to the good in a fine defensive performance with the threat always there from Villa's notably attacking line up, Gerrard makes another howling strategic blunder with a defensive substitution, Villa concede three and lose.

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen makes his Villa debut having joined the club in January 2022 and becomes the 979th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Marvelous Nakamba makes his 68th and final appearance for Villa (48 Starts) to leave with a record of W25 D12 L31, 0 Goals, 0 Assists and 16 Bookings.

Lucas Digne records his fourth assist in the last five games to make it 16 Appearances, W5 D4 L7, 4 Assists and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Matty Cash scores his fourth goal for the season - and fourth since joining in September 2020 - to make it W26 D10 L32, 4 Goals, 6 Assists, 16 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Tyrone Mings collects his 30th booking in a Villa shirt on his 128th appearance (127 Starts) to make it W50 D24 L54, 7 Goals, 7 Assists, 30 Bookings and 2 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.

Philippe Coutinho scores his 5th goal in a Villa shirt on his 19th appearance (16 Starts) to make it W6 D5 L8, 5 Goals, 4 Assists so far in his Villa career.

In perhaps the happiest news of the season end for Villa, the questionable and controversial referee Jonathan Moss retires.

A bad day at the office for Villa but nowhere near as bad as some under the previous manager, despite the scoreline. Villa taught Newcastle a footballing lesson in the first half, Newcastle taught Villa a lesson in capitalising on your luck in the second.

Lucas Digne makes his 25th appearance for the club, and first as substitute, to leave a record of W8 D5 L12, 1 Goal, 4 Assists and 4 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Villa's annual Cup defeat to Manchester United comes early this year as the second strung Unai Emery has inherited underlines the need for a major squad overhaul.

Robin Olsen concedes his 8th, 9th 10th and 11th goal in three appearances in a Villa shirt to make it W0 D0 L3, 11 Goals Conceded at a rate of 3.67 goals per game so far in his Villa career.

Boubacar Kamara makes his 10th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W4 D1 L5 so far in his Villa career.

Ollie Watkins scores his 30th goal in a Villa shirt on his 92nd appearance (87 Starts) to make it W35 D15 L42, 30 Goals, 9 Assists, 11 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Douglas Luiz collects his 30th booking on his 126th appearance for the club (109th Start) to make it W43 D23 L60, 7 Goals, 9 Assists, 30 Bookings and 2 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.

Villa suffer their first League defeat under Unai Emery as an early goal derails post World Cup hopes of a third successive Premier League victory.

Villa bounce back from Boxing Day disappointment to take a well crafted and well deserved win at Spurs as Unai Emery celebrates his third win in four Premier League games.

John McGinn makes his 160th start for the club (166th Appearance) since joining in 2018 to make it W62 D36 L68, 16 Goals, 19 Assists and 42 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Ashley Young makes his 230th appearance in a Villa shirt (208 Starts) to make it W99 D64 L67, 39 Goals, 64 Assists, 42 Bookings and 2 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.

Robin Olsen keeps his first clean sheet on his 5th appearance in a Villa shirt (4 Starts) to make it W1 D0 L4, 14 Goals Conceded at a rate of 2.80 goals per game and 1 Clean Sheet (20%) so far in his Villa career.

Ollie Watkins contributes his 10th assist on his 94th appearance for the club (89 Starts) to make it W36 D15 L43, 31 Goals, 10 Assists, 11 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Villa’s second string fail miserably and underline the desperate need for major investment and turnover in personnel outside Emery’s first XI.

Villa face Stevenage for the first time in competitive football, Stevenage become the 163rd team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.

Matty Cash makes his 85th appearance for Villa since signing from Forest in September 2020 and now has a record of W31 D13 L41, 4 Goals, 6 Assists, 19 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Leander Dendoncker receives his first card of any colour on his 11th appearance for Villa and it's a red. Dendoncker's Villa career now reads W4 D2 L5, 0 Goals, 0 Assists and 1 Red Card.

Morgan Sanson scores his sole goal for the club on his 22nd Appearance (8 Starts) to make it W7 D5 L10, 1 Goal, 0 Assists and 3 Bookings.

Robin Olsen concedes his 16th goal in a Villa shirt on his 6th appearance (5 Starts) to make it W1 D0 L5, 16 Goals Conceded at a rate of 2.67 goals per game and 1 Clean Sheet (17%) so far in his Villa career.

Ludwig Augustinsson makes his 4th and final appearance for Villa (3 Starts) before having his loan terminated early by Unai Emery and leaving with a record of W1 D2 L2, 1 Booking.

Fellow surprise signing Jan Bednarek also suffers an early termination and leaves with a record of W1 D1 L2.

Villa record consecutive sub 40,000 crowds for the first time in five seasons with an attendance of 32,343 following a 39,978 gate in the previous fixture.

The trots hit Emi Martínez, Robin Olsen could easily concede five, Dougie Luiz rescues a point before Villa nearly win it at the death. Nine unbeaten, seven wins, and Martínez to return Tuesday. 

John McGinn makes his 170th start for the club (177th appearance) to record W69 D38 L70, 17 Goals, 20 Assists and 43 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Douglas Luiz scores his 10th goal in a Villa shirt on his 145th appearance (128 Starts) to make it W54 D26 L65, 10 Goals, 13 Assists, 34 Bookings and 2 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.

Villa's first European outing in far too long also proves to be one of the simplest as an utterly controlled performance sweeps aside Lee Johnson's Hibs without reaching second gear, losing Martínez at half time the only negative as Lucas Digne reminds everyone of his attacking strength.

Villa face Hibernian F.C. for the first time in competitive football, Hibs become the 164th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football, Villa’s 43rd continental European opponents and their first from Scotland having previously played both Queen’s Park and Glasgow Rangers in the FA Cup.

Lucas Digne marks his 50th appearance for the club with three assists and a booking to boast a record in a Villa shirt of W20 D9 L21, 2 Goals, 7 Assists and 10 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Ollie Watkins secures his 50th win in a Villa shirt on his 119th appearance for the club (113th Start) scoring a hat-trick to make it W50 D19 L50, 46 Goals, 13 Assists, 13 Bookings and 1 Red Card at a goal involvement rate of one every 2.01 games played so far in his Villa career.

Matty Cash marks his 100th appearance with a brace as Unai Emery's marauding full back style pays dividends once again. Even better is the maturity of the performance, no buckling under pressure and a level of game management rarely seen in claret and blue.

Nicolò Zaniolo makes his for Villa debut as a 73' substitute to become the 990th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Matty Cash makes his 100th appearance for Villa since joining in September 2020 with a brace of goals to make it W40 D15 L45, 6 Goals, 7 Assists, 21 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

John McGinn secures his 75th win in a Villa shirt on his 187th appearance (180 Starts) to make it W75 D39 L73, 18 Goals, 21 Assists, 45 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

16 goals scored, 6 conceded, 80% win rate, 6th in the table, through to the group stage of the ECL with consummate ease as dazzling youngsters are seamlessly introduced to the side. Unai Emery is some guy.

Seb Revan makes his sole appearance for Villa to become the 991st player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football before moving on to Wrexham in July 2024.

Omari Kellyman makes his Villa debut to become the 992nd player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Leander Dendoncker secures his 10th win in a Villa shirt on his 22nd appearance (8 starts) to make it W10 D4 L8, 0 Goals, 0 Assists and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Boubacar Kamara scores his first goal on his 36th appearance in a Villa shirt (32 Starts) to make it W19 D3 L14, 1 Goal, 1 Assist and 5 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Robin Olsen concedes his 20th goal on his 11th appearance in a Villa shirt (8 Starts) to make it W4 D1 L6, 20 Goals Conceded  at a rate of 1.81 goals per game and 3 Clean Sheets (27%) so far in his Villa career.

Youri Tielemans makes his 10th appearance in a Villa shirt (3 Starts) to make it W6 D0 L4 so far in his Villa career.

Douglas Luiz collects his 40th booking on his 161st appearance for the club (143 Starts) to make it W63 D27 L71, 15 Goals, 14 Assists, 40 Bookings and 2 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.

Álex Moreno scores his first goal in a Villa shirt on his 20th appearance (15 Starts) to make it W12 D3 L5, 1 Goal, 3 Assists and 3 Bookings so far in his Villa career.