clock menu more-arrow no yes mobile

Aston Villa 2016/2017 Championship Season: News, Highlights and Analysis

Aston Villa vs Brentford: MatchThread

Aston Villa are back at it and here’s can you can follow along!

Bristol City vs. Aston Villa: Player Ratings

Josh Onomah’s strike allows Villa to leave Ashton Gate with a share of the spoils.

Aston Villa 16/17 Player Ratings: The Goalkeepers!

Who was Villa’s top performer this season between the posts?

Scott Hogan will be back for Pre-Season

Villa’s expensive forward hasn’t been badly injured - thankfully

The Ross McCormack nightmare continues

Left out of the squad against Preston, we have found out what’s going on with the striker

Aston Villa snap up Manchester United prospect

Sam Johnstone is now a Villan until the end of the season.

Aston Villa heat up their chase for a proven goalkeeper

Villa make a big move to replace Gollini and Bunn between the sticks

Villa rumours - Rhodes/McCormack swap

As the dark days of December draw in, football fans hearts are warmed by only one thing - and it's not the love and joy of Christmas. It is, of course, wild transfer speculation.

Was Steve Bruce right about Gabby Agbonlahor?

What role does Gabby have for Aston Villa in 2016?

What should Aston Villa expect from Steve Bruce?

Here’s all you need to know about the new manager

FIFA 17 player ratings released: Do they even watch Villa?

Micah Richards, at centre back, is Villa’s joint-highest-rated player in FIFA 17. That’s… not right.

Ipswich Town vs. Aston Villa final score: Villa escape with a draw

Aston Villa played out a 0-0 draw Saturday at Portman Road, and it was Ipswich Town who closed looking the better side.

From The Stands: Forest and Brentford

Draw, Draw, Draw - Bore, Bore, Bore

Ritchie De Laet suffers season ending injury

Bollocks

The Championship Travel Guide: Ipswich

Villa pay the ‘Tractor Boys’ a visit on Saturday, here’s the lowdown on Ipswich!

Squad imbalance keeps generating serious problems for Villa

Aston Villa’s midfielders aren’t on the same level as the forwards. That might have something to do with why the club can’t hold a lead.

WATCH: Kodjia scores his first for Aston Villa

Jonathan Kodjia has given Aston Villa a goal in only his second match.

Villa need their luck to turn around before performances drop

Aston Villa are playing well, but are unlucky right now. Which one of those trends changes first will decide the fate of the season.

How might Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest line up?

Aston Villa vs. Nottingham Forest: Tactics, possible lineups

Villa still need more than one signing to close this window

Aston Villa are set to announce a new signing sometime today. But they shouldn’t stop there if they want to win promotion.

No, Aston Villa ‘should’ not have been 3-0 up at the half

Aston Villa were better than Bristol City in the first half, sure. But they’d have had to finish better than the world’s best players to appease Villa fans, apparently.

Preview: Villa look to roll into international break at Bristol City

If Aston Villa win Saturday at Ashton Gate, they’ll have won eight points from five matches. That’d be a pretty nice start.

The Aston Villa Championship Travel Guide: Bristol

AVFC head down south to Bristol ahead of a short break

Libor Kozák looked a man out of time as Aston Villa tied with Derby County

Derby County vs Aston Villa halftime tactics: Our expert breaks down the first half

Adam Clark leads the debate over on Facebook as Aston Villa take on Derby.

The Aston Villa Championship Travel Guide: Derby

Preview: Villa head to Derby for key early-season clash

Aston Villa and Derby County are among the promotion favourites this year in the Championship, so any result for the Claret and Blues at Pride Park would be a positive one.

Jordan Ayew let Aston Villa down against Huddersfield

Missed chances, a lack of effort and pointless dribbling ensured Villa didn't win.

AVFC v HTAFC: Villa to go for two on the trot

Aston Villa go for two wins in four days tomorrow when they host quick-starting Huddersfield Town.

Championship roundup: LOL, Newcastle

We followed the action this weekend in the Championship so you don’t have to!

Let’s dive in for a history lesson on Huddersfield

Villa and Huddersfield have met 70 times in competitive fixtures. But tomorrow will be the first meeting since the 1980s. Let’s get to know these visitors from Yorkshire…

For once, Villa were the side with all the talent

Don’t be mistaken: Villa are one of the most talented sides in the Championship. Saturday’s win was a good first step in turning that talent into promotion.