Unai Emery said qualifying for the Champions League is Aston Villa’s “dream” after his side beat fellow European hopefuls Fulham 1-0 to move level on points with fifth-placed Chelsea in the Premier League. Youri Tielemans scored the only goal early in the first half to earn Villa their seventh victory in nine league games and...
Ollie Watkins has a message for his Aston Villa manager Unai Emery – he wants to be starting the biggest games. The striker said he’d been “fuming” to only be a substitute for both of Villa’s Champions League quarter-final ties against Paris St-Germain. But against Newcastle on Saturday he channelled his anger perfectly as he...
Match of the Day pundit Stephen Warnock explains how Aston Villa’s defensive change from a back five in the first half to a back three in the second half proved to be costly for the Premier League side in their 3-1 loss to PSG in their Champions League quarter-final first leg at the Parc Des...
Rashford has now made 11 appearances with six starts. The 27-year-old has three goals and has created 19 chances in 607 minutes on the pitch. Malen’s Villa career has been more of a slow burner, but his confidence will be boosted by a fine performance as a substitute capped with a goal. There was undoubtedly...