🗒️ | Shockingly bad weather at Villa Park today, howling gales and lashing rain doesn’t make a recipe for good football
❗| 2’ Chance! Diego Carlos heads over
❗| 5’ Chance! Morgan Rogers flicks John McGinn’s ball in towards goal but it’s blocked
❗| 12’ Chance! Jhon Durán puts Bailey but he’s clattered before he can shoot
🎥 | 12’ VAR check for a penalty, nothing given
❗| 15’ Chance! Another ‘keeper thwarts Villa as Jhon Durán is beaten to a ball that would leave him free and clear
💥 | 17’ Silly mistake from Villa again gives Cam Archer a needless chance before Ezri blocks, silly silly play from Villa
❗| 23’ Chance! Jhon Durán’s attempt is blocked
❗| 23’ Chance! John McGinn latches onto a ball in the area but his shot is again blocked
⚽ | 26’ Goal, 1-0, Jhon Durán muscles his way through and beats the ‘keeper
❗| 35’ Chance! Jhon Durán’s attempt is blocked for a corner
🕒 | 45’+2 HT Aston Villa 1-0 Southampton
❗| 49’ Chance! Ian Maatsen drives forward into the box but his shot is blocked
🔁 | 58’ Sub off, Ian Maatsen, Sub on, Lucas Digne
🔁 | 58’ Sub off, Jhon Durán, Sub on, Ollie Watkins
🚑 | 59’ Leon Bailey clutching his hamstring
🔁 | 59’ Sub off, Leon Bailey, Sub on, Jaden Philogene-Bidace
🔁 | 59’ Sub off, Youri Tielemans Sub on, Ross Barkley
💥 | 66’ Corner, breakway, Cam Archer’s shot is blocked by Boubacar…. what on earth?! Not again surely
❗| 71’ Chance! Morgan Rogers on a surge, shoots, very lucky block, corner
❗| 88’ Massive Chance! Ross Barkley receives from Ollie Watkins and as the ‘keeper comes out his shot is blocked on the line
🗒️ | The ref has signalled 5’ of injury time, this is still very tight
❗| 90’+2 Chance! Morgan Rogers puts Ollie Watkins in but a heavy first touch gifts the ball to the ‘keeper.
💥 | 90’+6 still playing
🟨 | 90’+6 Booking, Morgan Rogers
❗| 90’+6 Chance! John McGinn’s shot saved by the ‘keeper
💥 | 90’+7 still playing
💥 | 90’+8 still playing
🕒 | 90’+8 FT Aston Villa 1-0 Southampton
🗒️ | A nervy but excellent win given the conditions and changes, should have been more, could have been less, but Villa showed resilience and pushed to the end.

🥅 | 9’ Goal, 0-1, (Crystal Palace), Jean-Philippe Mateta
🟨 | 18’ Booking, John McGinn for a bad foul
🥅 | 39’ Goal, 0-2, (Crystal Palace), Jean-Philippe Mateta
🕒 | HT Crystal Palace 2-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 54’ Goal, 0-3, (Crystal Palace), Eberechi Eze
🟨 | 58’ Booking, Lucas Digne for a bad foul
🥅 | 63’ Goal, 0-4, (Crystal Palace), Jean-Philippe Mateta
🔁 | 68’ Sub off, Calum Chambers, Sub on, Tim Iroegbunam
🔁 | 69’ Sub off, Ollie Watkins, Sub on, Omari Kellyman
🥅 | 69’ Goal, 0-5, (Crystal Palace), Eberechi Eze
🟨 | 73’ Booking, Douglas Luiz for a bad foul
🔁 | 87’ Sub off, John McGinn, Sub on, Finley Munroe
🔁 | 87’ Sub off, Moussa Diaby, Sub on, Kaine Kesler-Hayden
🟨 | 90’+2 Booking, Clément Lenglet for a bad foul
🕒 | FT Crystal Palace 5-0 Aston Villa

⚽ | 28’ Goal, 1-0, Anwar El Ghazi, Assist by John McGinn
⚽ | 44’ Goal, 2-0, John McGinn, Assist by Jack Grealish
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Middlesbrough
🔁 | 65’ Sub off, André Green, Sub on, Albert Adomah
🔁 | 72’ Sub off, Tammy Abraham, Sub on, Jonathan Kodjia
🔁 | 75’ Sub off, Anwar El Ghazi, Sub on, Keinan Davis
⚽ | 88’ Goal, 3-0, Albert Adomah, Assist by Keinan Davis
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Middlesbrough

🥅 | 27’ Goal, 0-1, (Hull City), Jarrod Bowen
🥅 | 37’ Goal, 0-2, (Hull City), Evandro
⚽ | 45’ Goal, 1-2 James Chester, Assist by Conor Hourihane
🟨 | 45’ Booking, Conor Hourihane
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-2 Hull City
🟨 | 58’ Booking, Birkir Bjarnason for a bad foul
🔁 | 59’ Sub off, Yannick Bolasie 🔴, Sub on, André Green
🔁 | 59’ Sub off, Albert Adomah, Sub on, Anwar El Ghazi
⚽ | 64’ Goal, 2-2, Tammy Abraham, Assist by Conor Hourihane
🔁 | 75’ Sub off, Birkir Bjarnason, Sub on, Jonathan Kodjia
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-2 Hull City

🟨 | 30’ Booking, Conor Hourihane for a bad foul
🕒 | HT Burton Albion 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 52’ Goal 0-1, (Burton Albion), Liam Boyce
🟨 | 69’ Booking, Ritchie De Laet for a bad foul
🔁 | 69’ Sub off, Tommy Elphick, Sub on, Ahmed Elmohamady
🟥 | 89’ Sending off, (Burton Albion), Kyle McFadzean
💥 | 89’ Missed Penalty, Albert Adomah
🕒 | FT Burton Albion 1-0 Aston Villa

🟥 | 30’ Sending off, (Reading), David Edwards
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Reading
⚽ | 46’ Goal, 1-0, Birkir Bjarnason, Assist by Robert Snodgrass
⚽ | 63’ Goal, 2-0, Conor Hourihane
🔁 | 66’ Sub off, Albert Adomah, Sub on, Jonathan Kodjia
🔁 | 67’ Sub off, Robert Snodgrass, Sub on, Josh Onomah
⚽ | 70’ Goal, 3-0, Scott Hogan
🔁 | 75’ Sub off, Jack Grealish, Sub on, Glenn Whelan
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Reading

🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Scott Hogan, Sub on, Keinan Davis
🔁 | 61’ Sub off, Albert Adomah, Sub on, Jack Grealish
🟥 | 63’ Sending off, Nathan Baker
🥅 | 64’ Goal, 0-1, (Brighton & Hove Albion, pen), Glenn Murray
🔁 | 65’ Sub off, Jordan Amavi, Sub on, Tommy Elphick
⚽ | 89’ Goal, 1-1, Jack Grealish, Assist by Neil Taylor
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion

🟨 | 29’ Booking, Mile Jedinak
🕒 | HT Huddersfield Town 0-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | 64’ Booking, Neil Taylor
🥅 | 69’ Goal, 0-1, (Huddersfield Town), Tommy Smith
🔁 | 81’ Sub off, Jordan Amavi, Sub on, Keinan Davis
🟨 | 83’ Booking, Nathan Baker
🟨 | 85’ Booking, Jonathan Kodjia
🔁 | 87’ Sub off, Neil Taylor, Sub on, Corey Blackett-Taylor 🟢
🕒 | FT Huddersfield Town 1-0 Aston Villa