Villa record consecutive League victories for the first time this season as Tim Sherwood's reign delivers three successive wins in all competitions.

Villa score as many goals in the first half as they had managed in their previous 14 away league games under Paul Lambert. 

Villa score four goals in an away game in the Premier League for the first time since October 2008 at Wigan Athletic under Martin O’Neill.

Forward Rushian Hepburn-Murphy makes his Villa debut aged 16 after coming through the youth ranks to become the 875th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football. Hepburn-Murphy became Villa’s youngest player in the Premier League, aged 16 years and 176 days and their second-youngest in all competitions to Jimmy Brown who was aged 15 years and 349 days were he made his debut on 17 September 1969 in a League Division Two game at Bolton Wanderers.

Christian Benteke scores his 40th goal and secures his 30th win in a Villa shirt on his 90th appearance (83 Starts) to make it W30 D17 L43, 41 Goals, 14 Assists, 12 Bookings and 2 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.

Gabriel Agbonlahor contributes his 125th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 345th appearance (313 Starts) to make it W123 D100 L122, 84 Goals, 41 Assists, 45 Bookings and 1 Red Card at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.76 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Carlos Sánchez makes his 25th appearance in a Villa shirt (19 Starts) to make it W8 D7 L10, 1 Assist and 4 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Villa gain their first  point since February as they manage to keep a rare clean sheet against fellow relegated side Newcastle.

Eric Black earns his first point as caretaker manager and Villa’s first in 12 matches to make it one point gained from a potential 36. 

Villa ended their joint worst ever run of consecutive league losses in a season.

Ciaran Clark makes his 160th and final appearance in a Villa shirt aged 26 before moving on to Newcastle United for a fee of £5,400,000 in August 2016. Clark made 160 appearances (144 Starts) over his 8 seasons with the club to leave with a record of W48 D38 L74, 10 Goals, 5 Assists, 47 Bookings and 1 Red Card. Across his Villa career Clark had picked up cards at the extraordinary rate of one every 3.33 games he had played.

Alan Hutton collects his 25th booking in a Villa shirt on his 99th appearance (92 Starts) to make it W18 D25 L56, 1 Goal, 4 Assists, 25 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Joleon Lescott avoids defeat for only the eighth time in twenty nine league games in a Villa shirt on his 30th appearance for the club to make it W3 D6 L21, 1 Goal and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Off the pitch it is announced that Gabriel Agbonlahor will see out the remainder of the season in the reserves due to fitness and behaviour concerns in a telling sign of the utter turmoil and unprofessionalism that has infected the squad.

Villa draw a fourth successive game to extend their winless run to seven Championship matches as the Roberto Di Matteo regime already seems to be spiralling out of control on and off the pitch.

Off the pitch Jack Grealish is in trouble again after allegations of an all-night party leading to a hefty fine and a period of ostracism from first team selecion under Roberto Di Matteo.

Di Matteo's decision to suspend Jack Grealish further robs Villa of desperately needed creativity as a sixth draw in seven games makes it just one win in nine for Villa's new boss. 

Meanwhile Dr Tony Xia continues to confirm he is the oddest owner in football. Whether that's a good or a bad thing isn't clear.

Aaron Tshibola scores his first goal in a Villa shirt on his 5th appearance (3 Starts) to make it W1 D2 L2, 1 Goal and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Nathan Baker leaves the field with injury before the second half for the second successive game.

Villa open 2017 with a fourth defeat in fourteen under Steve Bruce as Neil Warnock's side take physicality to another level.

Ashley Westwood loses for the 80th time in a Villa shirt on his 150th start  (161 Appearances) to make it W42 D39 L80, 5 Goals, 12 Assists and 27 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Ross McCormack makes his 20th appearance in a Villa shirt (13 Starts) to make it W7 D7 L6, 3 Goals, 1 Assist and 5 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Steve Bruce tinkers with the side - none of which appear to be fitness or injury related - but Villa suffer a second successive defeat after leading scorer Jonathan Kodjia is shown an early red for an incident with the reckless Ryan Fredericks.

Jack Grealish scores his 5th goal in a Villa shirt on his 76th appearance (43 Starts) to make it W21 D14 L41, 5 Goals, 7 Assists, 10 Bookings and 2 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.

Jonathan Kodjia is sent off on his 35th appearance for the club to make it W14 D10 L11, 19 Goals, 1 Assist, 5 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Tommy Elphick makes his 25th appearance in a Villa shirt (20 Starts) to make it W7 D8 L10, 0 Goals, 0 Assists and 4 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Alan Hutton suffers his 70th defeat in a Villa shirt on his 133rd appearance (122 Starts) to make it W32 D31 L70, 1 Goal, 5 Assists, 30 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

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 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's second string lose in the third round of the FA Cup to League one side Peterborough.

Josh Onomah makes his 25th appearance in a Villa shirt (18 Starts) to make it W12 D6 L7, 4 Goals, 1 Assist and 4 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Villa suffer a second successive defeat for the first time since their terrible August as their promotion push hits a bump.

Rushian Hepburn-Murphy makes his 10th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W4 D2 L4 so far in his Villa career.

Three goals from three unlikely sources as Tommy Elphick, Ahmed Elmohamady and Alan Hutton as Villa secure the points on the opening day despite having fallen behind.

Alan Hutton scores his second goal and secures his 50th win in a Villa shirt on his 169th appearance (155 Starts) to make it W50 D39 L80, 2 Goals, 7 Assists, 35 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Albert Adomah secures his 40th win in a Villa shirt on his 84th appearance (71 Starts) to make it W40 D19 L25, 18 Goals, 16 Assists, and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Jed Steer keeps his 5th clean sheet on his 16th appearance (15 Starts) 5 years since his debut to make it W8 D2 L6, 19 Goals Conceded, 5 Clean Sheets so far in his Villa career.

Ahmed Elmohamady scores his first goal and secures his 25th win in a Villa shirt on his 46th appearance for Villa (39 Starts) to make it W25 D11 L10, 6 Assists and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Tommy Elphick scores his first goal in a Villa shirt on his 33rd Appearance (26 Starts) to make it W11 D10 L12, 1 Goal, 0 Assists and 8 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Off the pitch, Villa are saved from imminent financial collapse follwing 'significant financial investment' from NSWE, a company controlled by billionaires Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens. In one of their first moves, NWSE confirm that Steve Bruce will remain in post for 2018-19. 

Birkir Bjarnason's 90’+4 goal makes it two wins in two for Villa under Steve Bruce.

Midfielder John McGinn makes his Villa debut aged 23 after joining from Hibernian FC for a fee of £2,790,000 earlier this month to become the 920th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Goalkeeper Ørjan Nyland makes his Villa debut aged 27 after joining from FC Ingolstadt for a fee of £2,700,000 earlier this month to become the 919th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Birkir Bjarnason scores his 5th goal in a Villa shirt on his 39th appearance (21 Starts) to make it W23 D4 L12, 5 Goals, 3 Assists and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

A solitary Conor Hourihane goal beats Yeovil in a below par performance in the EFL Cup 2nd round.

Villa face Yeovil Town for the first time in competitive football, Yeovil become the 161st team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.

André Green secures his 10th win in a Villa shirt on his 29th appearance (13 Starts) to make it W10 D6 L13, 1 Goal and 3 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Goalkeeper André Moreira makes his Villa debut aged 22 after joining on loan from Atlético Madrid earlier this month to become the 921st player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Midfielder Jake Doyle-Hayes makes his final appearance for Villa aged 19 before being released by the club in June 2020. Doyle-Hayes made 3 appearances for the club. 

Forward Harry McKirdy makes his sole unused substitute appearance in a Villa squad aged 21 before being released in May 2019. 

Villa can't beat 10 man Ipswich despite taking the lead but remain unbeaten at the start of the campaign.

Jonathan Kodjia scores his 21st goal in a Villa shirt over 10 months since his last strike, having lost 5 months through injury from October 2017 to March 2018. Kodjia's latest goal comes on his 58th appearance (48 Starts) to make it W26 D16 L16, 21 Goals, 5 Assists, 8 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

John McGinn contributes his second assist in as many games since his debut and receives his first caution to make it W1 D1 L0, 1 Assist and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

Ørjan Nyland drops a clanger to gift Ipswich a goal on his second appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W1 D1 L0, 3 Goals and 0 Clean Sheets so far in his Villa career.

Villa draw successive games but need a 90’+5 goal to do so.

Soon to be Villa boss Dean Smith masterminds another performance by his talented Brentford side to ensure Villa have now failed to win against his team in five attempts. 

Despite being unbeaten in the league, Steve Bruce only has two wins to his credit to remain under pressure. 

James Chester makes his 100th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W44 D28 L28, 7 Goals, 1 Assist and 12 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Meanwhile, future Villa centre back Ezri Konsa and future Villa centre forward Ollie Watkins line up for Brentford whilst Neil Maupay misbehaves once again and goes unpunished for a deliberate stamp on John McGinn.

Villa miss a late penalty and are knocked out of the EFL Cup by League one Burton.

Albert Adomah makes his 75th start in a Villa shirt (90 Appearances) to make it W42 D22 L26, 18 Goals, 17 Assists, and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Goalkeeper André Moreira makes his second and final appearance for Villa before ending his loan spell in January 2019 and returning to Atlético Madrid. 

Right back Ritchie De Laet makes his 14th and final appearance for Villa (9 Starts) aged 29 before being released by the club in July 2019. De Laet left with a record of W6 D3 L5, 1 Assist and 2 Bookings in his three seasons with the club.

Axel Tuanzebe makes his 10th start for Villa (11 Appearances) to make it W4 D5 L2 so far in his Villa career.

Villa suffer their first Championship defeat of the season but it is a chastening one as they go four games without a win as the pressure ramps up on Steve Bruce.

Off the pitch Steve Bruce sees fit to send first team talent Tommy Elphick and André Green out on loan with Jed Steer already away from the club despite obvious concerns over his replacement André Moreira. 

On the pitch Villa’s underwhelming season becomes a full blown crisis with this torrid performance at Bramall Lane not being helped by Steve Bruce’s increasingly ill-judged siege mentality. 

Change is clearly needed, it ia now a case of whether Steve Bruce has it in him to deliver it after his commendable handling of the issues that had plagued Villa in 2017-18. 

Ørjan Nyland concedes his 10th goal in 5 games to make it W1 D3 L1, 10 Goals Conceded, 0 Clean Sheets so far in his Villa career.

Forward Rushian Hepburn-Murphy makes his 17th and final appearance (2 Starts) for Villa aged 19 before being released by the club in June 2020. Hepburn-Murphy made 17 appearances for Villa without scoring to leave with a record of W7 D4 L6.

Anwar El Ghazi scores his first goal for Villa on his 3rd appearance to make it W0 D1 L2, 1 Goal and 1 Assist so far in his Villa career.

Off the pitch it is announced that new owners NWSE have appointed former Liverpool CEO Christian Purslow in the latest sign of new professionalism being brought into the club.