Aston Villa Review

What goes up, must come down. Is that just the unavoidable truth of physical gravity or a directive from the football powers that be? Well, that depends on your outlook.

Aston Villa have suddenly found themselves in a frustrating spot. Depleted by a handful of injuries to players in the same position and the expedited loanish-sale of their only back-up striker, Villa fell at home for the first time in twelve games.

They were beaten 1-0 in the Premier League by Everton, who visited Villa Park with some personnel absences of their own. There are no excuses here, just a performance that wasn’t nearly good enough to win the match.

This week, we talk about the Everton defeat and Villa’s transfer window woes, as well as the latest addition to the injury problems that have now decimated Unai Emery’s midfield.

Chris Nee and Steven Green also discuss Villa’s upcoming matches in the Europa League and Premier League. It might be worth reminding yourself, as we do in this episode, that Villa are third in both tables.

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The FA Cup quest goes on.

Aston Villa repeated their Premier League win at Tottenham Hotspur by beating them by the same scoreline and with the same scorers in the FA Cup third round on Saturday.

They took it well.

This week, we talk about the FA Cup win and the draw that hadn’t happened but now has, and the strengths and weaknesses in Villa’s recent performances.

Chris Nee and Steven Green also discuss Villa’s reported transfer targets including the one that hasn’t joined and the one that might.

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This is starting to get silly.

Aston Villa came from behind to beat Chelsea and claim a club record-equalling eleventh consecutive win in all competitions and stay three points from the top of the Premier League.

Ollie Watkins scored twice and everybody’s happy.

This week, we talk about the Chelsea win, Villa’s quest for Champions League football and their competition priorities in 2026.

Chris Nee and Steven Green also discuss whether Unai Emery is the best manager. That’s it. No qualifiers. The best manager.

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What’s a little bit better than nine but not quite as good as eleven?

Aston Villa never beat Manchester United to win their tenth match in a row in all competitions and seventh in the Premier League, leaving them third in the table at Christmas.

Yes, you read that correctly.

This week, we talk about Villa overcoming the United hoodoo and Morgan Rogers being incredible, and dismiss talk of a title chase because what we really want is to get back into the Champions League.

Chris Nee and Steven Green also discuss whether Manchester United were the better team. (They weren’t.)

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After an unscheduled week off, we’re back to hail the best football team in England.

Aston Villa have won six Premier League matches in a row for the first time since the Premier League became the Premier League. It’s been a quite incredible turnaround.

Villa have beaten Brighton & Hove Albion, Arsenal, Basel and West Ham United since our last (published) episode, so there’s plenty to catch up on.

This week, we talk about those four matches and various threads within, including Ezri Konsa and Ollie Watkins.

Chris Nee and Steven Green also discuss the xG furore because, well, it’s funny.

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Back-to-back wins for the Villa. What fun!

Aston Villa beat Young Boys in the Europa League and Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League to claw their way up two tables in four days. You have to say it’s lovely stuff.

And sure, these weren’t pretty wins. But they don’t have to be, do they?

This week, we talk about substance, style and sustainability as we review Young Boys and Wolves before previewing Villa’s upcoming matches against Brighton & Hove Albion and Arsenal.

Chris Nee and Steven Green also talk about red cards, refereeing and Villa’s visit to the mighty Coventry Sphinx this Wednesday.

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After an unscheduled week off, we’re back to look at the latest from Villa Park.

Aston Villa defeated Leeds United in the first game back in the Premier League after the international break and Morgan Rogers was the hero of the hour.

His two excellent goals secured a 2-1 win for Villa after they went behind at Elland Road and took Villa into a busy week on a high.

This week, we talk about the game against Leeds and the upcoming matches against Young Boys in the Europa League and Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League.

Chris Nee and Steven Green also talk the John McGinn documentary with a level of disagreement that might surprise you.

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And breathe.

Aston Villa move into the November international break having spent the last week beating Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Europa League and AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League.

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez made up for his mistake against Liverpool with a pair of terrific performances and compatriot Emi Buendía established himself once and for all as a starter under Unai Emery.

This week, we talk about the games against Maccabi Tel Aviv and AFC Bournemouth, analysing six goals without reply and a couple of genuinely special saves.

Chris Nee and Steven Green also talk about Ollie Watkins and Harvey Elliott, one of whom might not come up much more on our podcast in the future. We’ll leave you to figure out which one.

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After four consecutive Premier League wins, it was a bumpy return to Earth.

Aston Villa lost 2-0 at Liverpool on Saturday and our focus in this episode is their problems at both ends of the field.

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez made the catastrophic error that put Villa on the back foot on Merseyside and Ollie Watkins is evidently struggling to get his season rolling. We discuss them both in this week’s show.

This week, we talk about the game against Liverpool and Villa’s upcoming Europa League match and the visit of AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.

Chris Nee and Steven Green also talk about growing up on the terraces of Dean Court and about Coventry City for some reason. We’re pretty old. I think we get overtired towards the end of these. Sorry.

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We don’t do normal weeks, do we?

Aston Villa went off to Deventer to play Go Ahead Eagles in the Europa League and deserved less than the nothing they got from a dreadful performance, then came home and shut down Erling Haaland to beat Manchester City.

That’s four Premier League wins in a row with Liverpool to come next. After wins over Tottenham Hotspur and City, it’s another big test of Villa’s recovery.

This week, we pick the bones out of two matches that could hardly have been more different and sing the praises of Matty Cash and Amadou Onana for being bloody brilliant.

Chris Nee and Steven Green also preview Saturday’s trip to Anfield and the blockbuster Birmingham Senior Cup first round tie against the mighty Coventry Sphinx.

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