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.

Villa have Emiliano Martínez, Matty Cash, John McGinn, Ollie Watkins, Jacob Ramsey, Boubacar Kamara, Tyrone Mings and Emiliano Buendía missing in an unprecedented run of absences.

But with no refereeing generosity today - after all Jonathan Moss has been 'retired' - and in truth, the club formerly known as Manchester City for once actually deserved their victory over Villa, albeit a second string Villa.

Robin Olsen makes his first start in a Villa shirt since November 2023 and his 10th start in three years with the club (13 Appearances) to make it W5 D1 L7, 25 Goals Conceded at a rate of 1.92 goals per game and 3 Clean Sheets (12%) so far in his Villa career.

Jhon Durán makes his second League start in 2024 to make it 39 Appearances, 9 Starts, W22 D7 L10, 6 Goals and 7 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Nicolò Zaniolo makes his first start since December to make it 33 Appearances, 11 Starts, W15 D8 L10, 3 Goals, 1 Assist and 11 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Tim Iroegbunam makes his first ever League start in a Villa shirt on his 14th appearance (3 Starts) to make it W7 D2 L5 and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

Morgan Rogers contributes his 1st goal involvement for in a Villa shirt on his 5th start of his nascent Villa career to make it W5 D2 L1, 1 Assist and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Omari Kellyman makes his Premier League debut on his 4th appearance in a Villa shirt (1 Start) to make it W2 D0 L2 and 1 Assist so far in his Villa career.

Douglas Luiz, one of the few experienced Villa players in the line up, makes his 195th appearance (174 Starts) in a Villa shirt to make it W82 D35 L78, 22 Goals, 24 Assists, 47 Bookings and 2 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.

On his return from suspension Douglas Luiz makes his 199th appearance for the club (178th Start) since joining in July 2019 and receives his 50th booking to make it W83 D37 L79, 22 Goals, 24 Assists, 50 Bookings, 2 Red Cards.

Matty Cash creates his 10th assist on his 139th Villa appearance to make it W61 D24 L54, 9 Goals, 10 Assists, 30 Bookings, 1 Red Card.

Morgan Rogers makes his 10th start for the club (14th Appearance) and collects his 5th yellow card to record W8 D4 L2, 3 Goals, 1 Assist, 5 Bookings.

As Villa secure their 46th top six finish without even playing, neighbours Birmingham are on the brink of their latest relegation to the third tier. With Villa having spent only two seasons in Division Three over 50 years ago, and Birmingham having never finished higher than 6th in their history - achieving that on only one occasion in 1954-55, the contrast across the city has never been greater.

Villa face Olympiacos Piraeus for the first time in competitive football, Olympiacos become the 168th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football, Villa’s 47th continental European opponents and their first from Greece.

Douglas Luiz makes his 200th appearance in a Villa shirt (179 Starts) since joining in July 2019 and now has a record of W83 D37 L80, 22 Goals, 24 Assists, 50 Bookings, 2 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.

John McGinn makes his 222nd start in a Villa shirt (232nd Appearance), matching Ashley Young's total for the Premier League era to make it W100 D48 L84, 26 Goals, 28 Assists, 54 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Robin Olsen makes his 15th appearance in a Villa shirt (11 starts) and concedes his 30th goal to make it W5 D2 L8, 31 Goals Conceded at a rate of 2.06 goals per game and 3 Clean Sheets (20%) so far in his Villa career.

Ollie Watkins scores his 70th goal in a Villa shirt on his 165th appearance (154th Start) to make it W77 D26 L61, 70 Goals, 25 Assists, 20 Bookings and 1 Red Card at a goal involvement rate of one every 1.74 games played so far in his Villa career.

Moussa Diaby makes his 50th appearance in a Villa shirt (32 Starts) to record W27 D10 L13, 10 Goals, 8 Assists, 4 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one every 1.78 starts so far in his Villa career.

John McGinn, Douglas Luiz, Ollie Watkins, Leon Bailey and Moussa Diaby make their 50th appearances of the 2023-24 campaign. 

John McGinn makes his 233rd appearance in a Villa shirt (223 Starts) to move level with Villa’s legendary League and European Cup winning centre forward Peter Withe in the all time appearance lists, as a result McGinn makes it W100 D48 L85, 26 Goals, 28 Assists, 54 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Douglas Luiz makes his 180th start in a Villa shirt (201 Appearances) to make it W83 D37 L81, 22 Goals, 24 Assists, 50 Bookings and 2 Red Cards so far in his Villa career. 

Ezri Konsa makes his 180th start in a Villa shirt (185 Appearances) to make it W80 D36 L69, 7 Goals, 3 Assists, 28 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career. 

Lucas Digne makes his 90th appearance in a Villa shirt (69 Starts) since arriving in January 2022 to make it W41 D17 L32, 4 Goals, 10 Assists and 16 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Under 21 Goalkeeper, Lander Emery, son of the boss and who joined the club in January, makes his first squad appearance. 

Douglas Luiz, 26, makes the last of his 204 appearances for Villa (183 Starts) ahead of his €50.00m / £42.37m move to Juventus in July. Luiz leaves with a record of W83 D38 L83, 22 Goals, 24 Assists, 52 Bookings, 2 Red Cards.

Moussa Diaby makes his 54th and final appearance (36 Starts) for Villa having recorded W27 D11 L16, 10 Goals, 9 Assists and 4 Bookings. Diaby would move on to Al-Ittihad for £50.57m after his single season with Villa.

Omari Kellyman makes his final appearance in a Villa shirt before his surprise move to Chelsea for €22.50m / £19.07m. Kellyman leaves with a record of W2 D0 L4, 0 Goals, 1 Assist.

Tim Iroegbunam makes his final appearance for Villa aged 20 before his transfer to Everton in June 2024 for a fee of €10.70m / £9.07m. Iroegbunam had made 19 appearances for the club (3 Starts) since his debut in 2021 with a record of W8 D3 L8.

Clément Lenglet makes his final appearance for Villa ahead of the end of his loan spell from Barcelona. Lenglet leaves with a record of 25 Appearances (24 Starts) W12 D5 L8, 1 Assist, 5 Bookings.

Calum Chambers makes his final appearance for Villa before leaving as he came from Arsenal, on a free transfer. Chambers left with a record of W16 D7 L13, 1 Goal and 4 Bookings.

Robin Olsen loses his 10th game in 17 appearances in a Villa shirt (13 Starts) as he conceded for the 35th time to make it W5 D2 L10, 37 Goals Conceded at a rate of 2.17 goals per game and 3 Clean Sheets (17%) so far in his Villa career.

Ollie Watkins | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | makes his 175th start in a Villa shirt (187 Appearances) to make it 🟩 W84 🟨 D34 🟥 L69, ⚽ 76 Goals and 🔥 29 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 1.78 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Ross Barkley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | is on the losing side for the first time in 14 games since the second game of the season against Arsenal.

Ben Burrowes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 16, made his first ever squad appearance for Villa having joined the Villa Youth set up from Bristol Rovers as a 13 year old

Ezri Konsa | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 100th appearance under Unai Emery | 🇪🇸 |

Tyrone Mings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 30th start under Unai Emery | 🇪🇸 |

Matty Cash | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 60th start under Unai Emery | 🇪🇸 |

Jacob Ramsey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 140th appearance

Leon Bailey | 🇯🇲 | 130th appearance

Ollie Watkins | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 180th start

Ollie Watkins | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 95th start under Unai Emery | 🇪🇸 |

Ollie Watkins | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 25th assist under Unai Emery | 🇪🇸 |

Matty Cash | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 40th win under Unai Emery | 🇪🇸 |

Ross Barkley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 20th win

Boubacar Kamara | 🇫🇷 | 65th appearance under Unai Emery | 🇪🇸 |

Morgan Rogers | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 10th Goal 

Youri Tielemans | 🇧🇪 | 40th win

Leon Bailey | 🇯🇲 | 60th win

Ollie Watkins | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 90th win

Emiliano Buendía | 🇦🇷 | 40th win

Emiliano Buendía | 🇦🇷 | 25th win under Unai Emery | 🇪🇸 |

Jacob Ramsey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 50th substitute appearance