Dan Bardell brings you the latest episode of The Athletic's podcast all about Aston Villa with club correspondent Gregg Evans and data specialist Mark Carey.

A strong West Ham side came to Villa Park and made it four defeats in a row for the Villans; Dean Smith's future as manager will come into question if they can't get a result at Southampton on Friday.

Mark joins us to look at the Ings Watkins strike partnership, one that's struggling to take shape, and to talk about how Smith can best deploy his new attacking players. The top three returns with a look back at some dodgy red card decisions.

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Dan Bardell hosts The Athletic's weekly podcast all about Aston Villa Football Club with club correspondent Gregg Evans and Junior Editor Holly Percival.

The disastrous collapse at Wolves rolled over into a miserable first half performance at the Emirates on Friday night, and Morgan Sanson was among the Villa contingent showing obvious signs of frustration.

It'll be difficult to avoid a fourth consecutive defeat with Declan Rice-driven West Ham up next. Is Leon Bailey a must-start for that game as Villa try to find some inspiration?

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Dan Bardell is back in the hotseat for The Athletic's podcast all about Aston Villa football club, joined this week by the new team of regulars Gregg Evans and Holly Percival.

First on the agenda, the disastrous collapse against Wolves at Villa Park on Saturday. In total control, two-nil up after eighty minutes, defeat seemed impossible. But, that was what happened, and Gregg is trying his best not to be too smug about set-pieces...

Villa face Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Friday night, and we're joined by Art de Roche from The Athletic's Arsenal unit to discuss Emi Martinez, Emile Smith-Rowe, and the club's current struggles under Mikel Arteta.

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The Athletic's Holly Percival takes the reins of our podcast all about Aston Villa Football Club. She is joined by podcast-regular, club correspondent Gregg Evans, and Wolverhampton Wanderers writer Tim Spiers.

Dean Smith celebrated his third anniversary as Villa manager this week and the overwhelming sentiment is so-far-so-brilliant. Here's to another year of progress in the offing.

Next up for Smith's side is the visit of Wolves, which could feature our player-in-focus, red-hot young striker Cameron Archer. It isn't a derby match, but it could get feisty nonetheless, and Tim has some words of caution for over-confident Villans.

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Dan Bardell hosts The Athletic's podcast all about Aston Villa football club. He's joined this week by Junior News Editor Holly Percival and London-based football journalist Flo Lloyd-Hughes.

After a disappointing defeat at Tottenham on Sunday, we think about why Villa's midfield misfired and how the nascent strike partnership between Ings and Watkins is developing.

We also catch up with the progress being made by new Aston Villa Women's manager Carla Ward. After a tough first season in the Women's Super League, Ward's side have taken an encouraging seven points from their first four games this season.

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A jubilant Dan Bardell hosts The Athletic's podcast all about Aston Villa with club correspondent Gregg Evans.

Saturday's win at Old Trafford may be Dean Smith's best single result as manager, it might even make our top three away wins from the Premier League era.

Kortney Hause was the hero for the Villans, dominating at the near post to head home. But, he brought more than just the winning goal; will he start the next game against Spurs?

And, after Bruno Fernandes launched his late penalty into the stands, we have a look at Matt Pydrowski's analysis of the "gamesmanship" that irked Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

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Dan Bardell hosts The Athletic's podcast all about Aston Villa Football Club, in conversation with correspondent Gregg Evans.

Leon Bailey had an enormous impact in the weekend's win over Everton but was forced off with a thigh injury scoring the third goal. We look at the potential line-ups for the cup game against Chelsea and this Saturday's trip to Old Trafford.

Matty Cash is in the news as well; not just because of his first Villa goal, but also the imminent passport switch that could allow him to play international football for Poland. Would he become one of the best Eastern European players in the club's recent history?

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Dan Bardell hosts The Athletic's Aston Villa podcast in conversation with club correspondent "Global" Gregg Evans.

A frustrating trip to Stamford Bridge saw a ruthless Romelu Lukaku punish Villa mistakes while chances were squandered at the other end. The resulting 3-0 scoreline didn't tell the full story, but the Everton game now looks pivotal.

The points aren't coming as quickly as we'd like but there are plenty of positives in the squad, not least the emergence of the Ramsey brothers as genuine first-team contenders. We discuss their progress and the ongoing improvement of Emiliano Martinez who is, arguably, the best 'keeper in the division.

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Arch Villan Dan Bardell hosts The Athletic's podcast all about Aston Villa with club correspondent Gregg Evans.

Inevitably, the show is dominated by the huge story that broke on Sunday evening. Brazilian health authorities intervened during the Copa America clash with Argentina in Sao Paulo and Villa's two Emis were at the centre of it all, so what next for them?

But, we opened the lines on Twitter and got loads of interesting subjects to dig into. So, from stadium expansion to young Ashley Young, there was plenty to talk about before Villa head to Chelsea on Saturday teatime.

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Dan Bardell hosts The Athletic's Aston Villa podcast in conversation, and occasional conflict, with club correspondent Gregg Evans.

It was, in typical fashion, a fairly uneventful transfer deadline for the Villans.

We're viewing it as a positive that Villa managed to get all their incoming transfers done and dusted with plenty of time to spare, but there were one or two departures to report.

Plus, there was the small matter of a one-all draw with newly promoted Brentford and Dan scraping the barrel for his top three deadline day moments.

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