2024–25 Aston Villa F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is the 150th season in the history of Aston Villa Football Club, and their sixth consecutive season in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and for the very first time the Champions League; Villa's last participation at the top level of European club competition was in the European Cup of the 1982–83 season.[3]

Aston Villa
2024–25 season
OwnerV Sports
(Nassef Sawiris, Wes Edens & Atairos)
ChairmanNassef Sawiris[1]
Head coachUnai Emery[2]
StadiumVilla Park
Premier League8th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFourth round
UEFA Champions LeagueLeague phase
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ollie Watkins (6)

All:
Jhon Durán (8)
2025–26 →

Current squad

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As of 27 November 2024
No. Player Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
18 Joe Gauci GK   Adelaide (2000-07-04) 4 July 2000 (age 24)   Adelaide United 1 February 2024 £1,290,000 30 June 2028 2 0
23 Emiliano Martínez GK   Mar del Plata (1992-09-02) 2 September 1992 (age 32) Arsenal 16 September 2020 £17,000,000 30 June 2029 176 0
25 Robin Olsen GK   Malmö (1990-01-08) 8 January 1990 (age 34)   Roma 4 June 2022 £3,000,000 30 June 2025 17 0
Defenders
2 Matty Cash RB     Slough (1997-08-07) 7 August 1997 (age 27) Nottingham Forest 3 September 2020 £14,000,000 30 June 2027 150 9
3 Diego Carlos CB   Barra Bonita (1993-03-15) 15 March 1993 (age 31)   Sevilla 10 June 2022 £31,000,000 30 June 2026 53 1
4 Ezri Konsa CB   Newham (1997-10-23) 23 October 1997 (age 27) Brentford 11 July 2019 £13,000,000 30 June 2028 202 8
5 Tyrone Mings CB   Bath (1993-03-13) 13 March 1993 (age 31) Bournemouth 8 July 2019 £22,000,000 30 June 2026 168 8
12 Lucas Digne LB   Meaux (1993-07-20) 20 July 1993 (age 31) Everton 13 January 2022 £30,000,000 30 June 2026 107 4
14 Pau Torres CB   Villarreal (1997-01-16) 16 January 1997 (age 27)   Villarreal 12 July 2023 £31,500,000 30 June 2028 55 2
20 Kosta Nedeljković RB   Smederevo (2005-12-16) 16 December 2005 (age 18)   Red Star Belgrade 22 January 2024 £6,500,000 30 June 2029 6 0
22 Ian Maatsen LB   Vlaardingen (2002-03-10) 10 March 2002 (age 22) Chelsea 28 June 2024 £37,500,000 30 June 2030 16 0
26 Lamare Bogarde CB   Rotterdam (2004-01-05) 5 January 2004 (age 20)   Feyenoord 1 September 2020 Free transfer 30 June 2028 7 0
30 Kortney Hause CB   Goodmayes (1995-07-16) 16 July 1995 (age 29) Wolverhampton Wanderers 17 June 2019 £3,000,000 30 June 2025 43 3
Midfielders
6 Ross Barkley CM   Liverpool (1993-12-05) 5 December 1993 (age 30) Luton Town 1 July 2024 £5,000,000 30 June 2026 38 5
7 John McGinn (c) CM   Glasgow (1994-10-18) 18 October 1994 (age 30)   Hibernian 8 August 2018 £3,000,000 30 June 2027 251 27
8 Youri Tielemans CM   Sint-Pieters-Leeuw (1997-05-07) 7 May 1997 (age 27) Leicester City 1 July 2023 Free transfer 30 June 2027 62 4
10 Emiliano Buendía AM   Mar del Plata (1996-12-25) 25 December 1996 (age 27) Norwich City 10 June 2021 £38,000,000 30 June 2026 87 10
24 Amadou Onana DM     Dakar (2001-08-20) 20 August 2001 (age 23) Everton 22 July 2024 £50,000,000 30 June 2029 14 3
41 Jacob Ramsey AM   Great Barr (2001-05-28) 28 May 2001 (age 23) Academy 1 July 2020 30 June 2027 137 14
44 Boubacar Kamara DM   Marseille (1999-11-23) 23 November 1999 (age 25)   Marseille 1 July 2022 Free transfer 30 June 2027 62 1
Forwards
9 Jhon Durán CF   Medellín (2003-12-13) 13 December 2003 (age 20)   Chicago Fire 23 January 2023 £14,750,000 30 June 2030 67 16
11 Ollie Watkins CF   Torquay (1995-12-30) 30 December 1995 (age 28) Brentford 9 September 2020 £34,000,000 30 June 2028 186 76
19 Jaden Philogene LW   Hammersmith (2002-02-08) 8 February 2002 (age 22) Hull City 19 July 2024 £13,000,000 30 June 2028 15 0
27 Morgan Rogers LW   Halesowen (2002-07-26) 26 July 2002 (age 22) Middlesbrough 1 February 2024 £8,000,000 30 June 2030 33 6
31 Leon Bailey RW   Kingston (1997-08-09) 9 August 1997 (age 27)   Bayer Leverkusen 4 August 2021 £32,000,000 30 June 2027 122 20
Out on loan
15 Àlex Moreno LB   Sant Sadurní d'Anoia (1993-06-08) 8 June 1993 (age 31)   Real Betis 11 January 2023 £13,000,000 30 June 2026 47 3
17 Samuel Iling-Junior RW   Islington (2003-04-10) 10 April 2003 (age 21)   Juventus 1 July 2024 £11,900,000 30 June 2029 0 0
21 Enzo Barrenechea DM   Villa María (2001-05-22) 22 May 2001 (age 23)   Juventus 1 July 2024 £6,800,000 30 June 2029 0 0
23 Philippe Coutinho LW   Rio de Janeiro (1992-06-12) 12 June 1992 (age 32)   Barcelona 10 June 2022 £20,000,000 30 June 2026 43 6
23 Lewis Dobbin LW   Stoke-on-Trent (2003-01-03) 3 January 2003 (age 21) Everton 23 June 2024 £10,000,000 30 June 2028 0 0
29 Kaine Kesler-Hayden RB   Birmingham (2002-10-23) 23 October 2002 (age 22) Academy 1 July 2021 30 June 2027 5 0
32 Leander Dendoncker DM   Passendale (1995-04-15) 15 April 1995 (age 29) Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 September 2022 £13,000,000 30 June 2025 36 1
42 Filip Marschall GK   Cambridge (2003-04-24) 24 April 2003 (age 21) Cambridge City 26 January 2018 Free transfer 30 June 2027 1 0
46 Rico Richards AM   West Bromwich (2003-09-27) 27 September 2003 (age 21) West Bromwich Albion 3 July 2023 Free transfer 30 June 2026 0 0
54 Louie Barry LW   Sutton Coldfield (2003-06-21) 21 June 2003 (age 21)   Barcelona 23 January 2020 £880,000 30 June 2026 1 1
58 Tommi O'Reilly CM   Birmingham (2003-12-15) 15 December 2003 (age 20) Academy 1 July 2021 30 June 2028 1 0
59 Josh Feeney CB   Fleetwood (2005-05-06) 6 May 2005 (age 19) Fleetwood Town 6 July 2021 Free transfer 30 June 2025 0 0
64 James Wright GK   (2004-12-02) 2 December 2004 (age 19) Manchester City 1 July 2021 Free transfer 30 June 2027 0 0
69 Finley Munroe LB   (2005-02-08) 8 February 2005 (age 19) Chelsea 1 July 2021 30 June 2026 2 0
Lino Sousa LB     Lisbon (2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 (age 19) Arsenal 1 February 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2028 0 0
Yeimar Mosquera CB   Istmina (2005-02-06) 6 February 2005 (age 19)   Orsmoarso 30 August 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2030 0 0

Transfers

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Date Position Player From Fee Ref.
14 June 2024[a] CF   Cameron Archer   Sheffield United Undisclosed [4]
18 June 2024 CB   Ethan Amundsen-Day[b]   Copenhagen Undisclosed [5]
23 June 2024 LW   Lewis Dobbin   Everton £10,000,000 [6][7]
28 June 2024 LB   Ian Maatsen   Chelsea £37,500,000 [8][9]
1 July 2024 RW   Omar Khedr[b]   ZED £2,360,000 [10][11]
LW   Samuel Iling-Junior   Juventus £11,900,000 [12][13]
CM   Enzo Barrenechea   Juventus £6,800,000
CM   Ross Barkley   Luton Town £5,000,000 [14][15]
7 July 2024 FW   Max Jenner[b]   West Bromwich Albion Free [16][17]
19 July 2024 LW   Jaden Philogene   Hull City £13,000,000 [18][19]
22 July 2024 DM   Amadou Onana   Everton £50,000,000 [20][21]
24 July 2024 CB   Leon Routh[b]   Luton Town Undisclosed [22]
12 August 2024 FW   Mason Cotcher[b]   Sunderland Undisclosed [23]
20 August 2024 CM   Kane Taylor[b]   Manchester City £750,000 [24][25]
30 August 2024 CB   Yeimar Mosquera[b]   Orsomarso Undisclosed [26]
4 September 2024 GK   Owen Asemota[b]   Arsenal Free [27]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced by Unai Emery in a press conference on 17 May, and would become official on 14 June once the transfer window re-opened.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Academy transfer
Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
14 June 2024[a] CM   Morgan Sanson   Nice Undisclosed [28]
22 June 2024 CM   Tim Iroegbunam   Everton £9,000,000 [29][30]
29 June 2024 AM   Omari Kellyman   Chelsea £19,000,000 [31][32]
30 June 2024 CM   Douglas Luiz   Juventus £42,350,000 [33][34]
15 July 2024 LB   Sebastian Revan   Wrexham Undisclosed [35]
16 July 2024 GK   Viljami Sinisalo   Celtic £1,000,000 [36][37]
24 July 2024 RW   Moussa Diaby   Al-Ittihad £50,500,000 [38][39]
30 July 2024 LB   Ben Chrisene   Norwich City Undisclosed [40]
16 August 2024 CF   Cameron Archer   Southampton £15,000,000 [41][42]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 15 May, and would become official on 14 June once the transfer window re-opened.

Loaned in

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Date Position Player From Date until Ref.

Loaned out

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Date Position Player To Date until Ref.
10 July 2024 AM   Philippe Coutinho   Vasco da Gama End of season [43]
11 July 2024 CM   Tommi O'Reilly   Shrewsbury Town End of season [44]
19 July 2024 GK   Filip Marschall   Crewe Alexandra End of season [45]
2 August 2024 CF   Louie Barry   Stockport County End of season [46]
6 August 2024 CB   Josh Feeney   Shrewsbury Town End of season [47]
LW   Lewis Dobbin   West Bromwich Albion End of season [48]
7 August 2024 RB   Kaine Kesler-Hayden   Preston North End End of season [49]
14 August 2024 LB   Lino Sousa   Bristol Rovers End of season [50]
16 August 2024 GK   James Wright   Real Unión End of season [51]
21 August 2024 LB   Àlex Moreno   Nottingham Forest End of season [52]
24 August 2024 LB   Finley Munroe   Real Unión End of season [53]
27 August 2024 LW   Samuel Iling-Junior   Bologna End of season [54]
30 August 2024 CB   Yeimar Mosquera   Real Unión End of season [26]
CM   Enzo Barrenechea   Valencia End of season [55]
AM   Rico Richards   Port Vale End of season [56]
31 August 2024 DM   Leander Dendoncker   Anderlecht End of season [57]

Released / out of contract

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Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2024 CB   Jack McDowell   Queens Park Rangers 1 July 2024 [58][59]
30 June 2024 CM   Abube Onuchukwu   Ipswich Town 1 July 2024 [59][60]
30 June 2024 CM   Dylan Mitchell   Swindon Town 10 July 2024 [59][61]
12 July 2024 CB   Calum Chambers   Cardiff City 14 July 2024 [62][63]
30 June 2024 RB   Frankie Ealing   Aberystwyth Town 3 August 2024 [59][64]
30 June 2024 CM   Edward Rowe   Leamington 4 August 2024 [59][65]
30 June 2024 CB   Aaron O'Reilly   Huddersfield Town 28 August 2024 [59][66]
30 June 2024 LW   Chisom Afoka Free agent N/A [59]
30 June 2024 DM   Taylor-Jay Hart Free agent N/A [59]

Pre-season and friendlies

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On 25 April 2024, Villa announced a return to the United States for a three-game pre-season tour, with matches against Columbus Crew, RB Leipzig and Club América, along with a trip to Germany to face Borussia Dortmund and the annual pre-season opener in England against Walsall.[67] Two additional friendlies, away to Slovakian club Spartak Trnava and against Athletic Bilbao at the Bescot Stadium were announced on 5 June.[68] On 15 July, another friendly between non-league Chasetown and a selection of U21 and senior players who were not traveling to Slovakia was announced.[69]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

17 July 2024 Friendly Walsall 0–3 Aston Villa Walsall
19:30 BST Report
  • Rogers   21', 36'
  • Barry   89'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 8,200
20 July 2024 Friendly Chasetown 0–1 Aston Villa XI Chasetown
14:00 BST Report
  • Moore   65'
Stadium: The Scholars Ground
Attendance: 1,073
20 July 2024 Friendly Spartak Trnava 0–3 Aston Villa Trnava, Slovakia
16:00 CEST
(15:00 BST)
Report
Stadium: Anton Malatinský Stadium
Attendance: 16,090
27 July 2024 Friendly Columbus Crew 4–1 Aston Villa Columbus, United States
20:00 EDT
(01:00 BST)
Report
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,218
31 July 2024 Friendly RB Leipzig 2–0 Aston Villa Harrison, United States
20:00 EDT
(01:00 BST)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
3 August 2024 Friendly Club América 1–0 Aston Villa Chicago, United States
16:30 CDT
(22:30 BST)
Report Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 22,225
Referee: Fotis Bazakos (United States)
7 August 2024 Friendly Aston Villa 3–2 Athletic Bilbao Walsall
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 9,227
Referee: Robert Jones (England)
10 August 2024 Friendly Borussia Dortmund 2–0 Aston Villa Dortmund, Germany
17:00 CEST
(16:00 BST)
Report Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Attendance: 81,365
Referee: Bastian Börner (Germany)

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 17 August 2024 25 May 2025 Matchday 1 12 5 4 3 19 19 0 041.67
FA Cup January 2025 Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 !
EFL Cup 24 September 2024 30 October 2024 Third round Fourth round 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 050.00
UEFA Champions League 17 September 2024 League phase 5 3 1 1 6 1 5 060.00
Total 19 9 5 5 28 23 5 047.37

Last updated: 27 November 2024
Source: Soccerway

Premier League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Tottenham Hotspur 12 6 1 5 27 13 14 19
7 Nottingham Forest 12 5 4 3 15 13 2 19
8 Aston Villa 12 5 4 3 19 19 0 19
9 Fulham 12 5 3 4 17 17 0 18
10 Newcastle United 12 5 3 4 13 13 0 18
Updated to match(es) played on 25 November 2024. Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[70]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
12 5 4 3 19 19  0 19 2 3 1 9 8   1 3 1 2 10 11  −1

Last updated: 23 November 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round123456789101112
GroundAHAHHAHAHAAH
ResultWLWWWDDWDLLD
Position5127535544698
Points33691213141718181819
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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On 18 June, the Premier League fixtures were released.[71]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

17 August 2024 1 West Ham United 1–2 Aston Villa Stratford
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 62,463 (3,001 away fans)
Referee: Tony Harrington
24 August 2024 2 Aston Villa 0–2 Arsenal Birmingham
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,587 (3,006 away)
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[72]
31 August 2024 3 Leicester City 1–2 Aston Villa Leicester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,725 (3,292 away fans)
Referee: David Coote
14 September 2024 4 Aston Villa 3–2 Everton Birmingham
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,920 (3,006 away)
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[73]
21 September 2024 5 Aston Villa 3–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Birmingham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,978 (2,946 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
29 September 2024 6 Ipswich Town 2–2 Aston Villa Ipswich
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 29,943 (3,000 away)
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 28 September, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[72]
6 October 2024 7 Aston Villa 0–0 Manchester United Birmingham
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,682
Referee: Robert Jones
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 5 October, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[74]
19 October 2024 8 Fulham 1–3 Aston Villa Fulham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 26,743 (2,701 away)
Referee: Darren England
26 October 2024 9 Aston Villa 1–1 Bournemouth Birmingham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,165
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
3 November 2024 10 Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 Aston Villa Tottenham
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 61,253
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 2 November at 15:00, but was moved for Sky Sports broadcast.[75]
9 November 2024 11 Liverpool 2–0 Aston Villa Liverpool
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 60,292
Referee: David Coote
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 15:00, but was moved for TNT Sports broadcast.[75]
23 November 2024 12 Aston Villa 2–2 Crystal Palace Birmingham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Referee: Tim Robinson
1 December 2024 13 Chelsea v Aston Villa Fulham
13:30 GMT Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 30 November at 15:00, but was moved for Sky Sports broadcast.[75]
4 December 2024 14 Aston Villa v Brentford Birmingham
20:15 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 3 December at 19:45, but was moved for Amazon Prime Video broadcast.[76]
7 December 2024 15 Aston Villa v Southampton Birmingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
14 December 2024 16 Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa West Bridgford
17:30 GMT Stadium: City Ground
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 15:00, but was moved for Sky Sports broadcast.[76]
21 December 2024 17 Aston Villa v Manchester City Birmingham
12:30 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 15:00, but was moved for TNT Sports broadcast.[76]
26 December 2024 18 Newcastle United v Aston Villa Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT Stadium: St James' Park
Note: Live on Amazon Prime Video.[76]
30 December 2024 19 Aston Villa v Brighton & Hove Albion Birmingham
19:45 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 29 December at 15:00, but was rescheduled due to another Brighton fixture being moved for TV broadcast.[76]
4 January 2025 20 Aston Villa v Leicester City Birmingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
15 January 2025 21 Everton v Aston Villa Liverpool
19:30 GMT Stadium: Goodison Park
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 14 January at 19:45, but was moved for TNT Sports broadcast.[76]
18 January 2025 22 Arsenal v Aston Villa Holloway
17:30 GMT Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 15:00, but was moved for Sky Sports broadcast.[76]
26 January 2025 23 Aston Villa v West Ham United Birmingham
16:30 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 25 January at 15:00, but was moved for Sky Sports broadcast.[76]
1 February 2025 24 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aston Villa Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Molineux Stadium
15 February 2025 25 Aston Villa v Ipswich Town Birmingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
22 February 2025 26 Aston Villa v Chelsea Birmingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
25 February 2025 27 Crystal Palace v Aston Villa Selhurst
20:00 GMT Stadium: Selhurst Park
8 March 2025 28 Brentford v Aston Villa Brentford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Gtech Community Stadium
15 March 2025 29 Aston Villa v Liverpool Birmingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
1 April 2025 30 Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa Brighton and Hove
15:00 BST Stadium: American Express Stadium
5 April 2025 31 Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest Birmingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Villa Park
12 April 2025 32 Southampton v Aston Villa Southampton
15:00 BST Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
19 April 2025 33 Aston Villa v Newcastle United Birmingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Villa Park
26 April 2025 34 Manchester City v Aston Villa Manchester
15:00 BST Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
3 May 2025 35 Aston Villa v Fulham Birmingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Villa Park
10 May 2025 36 Bournemouth v Aston Villa Bournemouth
15:00 BST Stadium: Vitality Stadium
18 May 2025 37 Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotpsur Birmingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Villa Park
25 May 2025 38 Manchester United v Aston Villa Trafford
16:00 BST Stadium: Old Trafford

FA Cup

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

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Aston Villa entered the EFL Cup in the third round, which was drawn on 28 August 2024.[77] The fourth round was drawn on 25 September 2024.[78]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

24 September 2024 Third round Wycombe Wanderers 1–2 Aston Villa High Wycombe
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 8,158
Referee: John Busby
Note: Originally scheduled for 19:30, however was moved to 20:00 for Sky Sports broadcast.
30 October 2024 Fourth round Aston Villa 1–2 Crystal Palace Birmingham
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Referee: Samuel Barrott

UEFA Champions League

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

League phase

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The draw for the league phase was held on 29 August 2024. Aston Villa were drawn to play Bayern Munich, Juventus, Celtic, and Bologna at Villa Park, and RB Leipzig, Club Brugge, Young Boys, and Monaco away from home.[79]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
7   Arsenal 5 3 1 1 8 2 6 10 Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
8   Monaco 5 3 1 1 12 7 5 10
9   Aston Villa 5 3 1 1 6 1 5 10 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
10   Sporting CP 5 3 1 1 10 7 3 10
11   Brest 5 3 1 1 9 6 3 10
Updated to match(es) played on 27 November 2024. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Round12345678
GroundAHHAHAAH
ResultWWWLD
Position46189
Points369910
Updated to match(es) played on 27 November 2024. Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
17 September 2024 1 Young Boys   0–3   Aston Villa Bern, Switzerland
18:45 CEST
Report
Stadium: Wankdorf Stadium
Attendance: 31,500
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
2 October 2024 2 Aston Villa   1–0   Bayern Munich Birmingham, England
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 38,991
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
22 October 2024 3 Aston Villa   2–0   Bologna Birmingham, England
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,847
Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)
6 November 2024 4 Club Brugge   1–0   Aston Villa Bruges, Belgium
18:45 CET
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 23,466
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)
27 November 2024 5 Aston Villa   0–0   Juventus Birmingham, England
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
10 December 2024 6 RB Leipzig   v   Aston Villa Leipzig, Germany
21:00 CET Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
21 January 2025 7 Monaco   v   Aston Villa Fontvieille, Monaco
18:45 CET Report Stadium: Stade Louis II
29 January 2025 8 Aston Villa   v   Celtic Birmingham, England
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: Villa Park

Squad statistics

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Appearances

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As of match played 27 November 2024

Players with no appearances are not included on the list

No. Pos. Nat. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Total
Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts
2 DF   Matty Cash 7 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 7
3 DF   Diego Carlos 7 5 0 0 1 1 5 4 13 10
4 DF   Ezri Konsa 10 10 0 0 0 0 4 4 14 14
5 DF   Tyrone Mings 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2
6 MF   Ross Barkley 9 2 0 0 1 1 4 0 14 3
7 MF   John McGinn 10 8 0 0 1 1 4 4 15 13
8 MF   Youri Tielemans 12 12 0 0 0 0 5 5 17 17
9 FW   Jhon Durán 12 0 0 0 2 2 5 1 19 3
10 MF   Emiliano Buendía 5 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 9 2
11 FW   Ollie Watkins 12 12 0 0 0 0 5 4 17 16
12 DF   Lucas Digne 12 11 0 0 0 0 3 3 15 14
14 DF   Pau Torres 12 12 0 0 0 0 5 4 17 16
18 GK   Joe Gauci 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2
19 FW   Jaden Philogene 8 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 12 3
20 DF   Kosta Nedeljković 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 6 2
22 DF   Ian Maatsen 10 1 0 0 2 2 4 2 16 5
23 GK   Emiliano Martínez 12 12 0 0 0 0 5 5 17 17
24 MF   Amadou Onana 10 10 0 0 1 1 3 3 14 14
26 DF   Lamare Bogarde 3 3 0 0 2 1 1 1 6 5
27 FW   Morgan Rogers 12 12 0 0 0 0 5 5 17 17
31 FW   Leon Bailey 11 8 0 0 2 2 5 3 18 13
41 MF   Jacob Ramsey 10 7 0 0 1 0 4 2 15 9
44 MF   Boubacar Kamara 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 7 3
50 DF   Sil Swinkels 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
54 MF   Aidan Borland 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
56 MF   Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
66 DF   Travis Patterson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
72 FW   Kadan Young 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1
79 MF   Ben Broggio 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

Goals

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As of match played 27 November 2024
Rank Pos. No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Total
1 CF 9   Jhon Durán 4 0 2 2 8
2 CF 11   Ollie Watkins 6 0 0 0 6
3 CDM 24   Amadou Onana 2 0 0 1 3
AM 27   Morgan Rogers 3 0 0 0 3
4 CM 6   Ross Barkley 2 0 0 0 2
5 CB 4   Ezri Konsa 1 0 0 0 1
CM 7   John McGinn 0 0 0 1 1
CM 8   Youri Tielemans 0 0 0 1 1
AM 10   Emiliano Buendía 0 0 1 0 1
AM 41   Jacob Ramsey 0 0 0 1 1
Own goals 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 19 0 3 6 28

Assists

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As of match played 27 November 2024
Rank Pos. No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Total
1 CM 8   Youri Tielemans 4 0 0 1 5
2 CF 11   Ollie Watkins 2 0 0 1 3
FW 27   Morgan Rogers 2 0 0 1 3
RW 31   Leon Bailey 2 0 1 0 3
3 CM 7   John McGinn 1 0 0 1 2
LB 12   Lucas Digne 2 0 0 0 2
AM 41   Jacob Ramsey 2 0 0 0 2
4 CM 6   Ross Barkley 1 0 0 0 1
CB 14   Pau Torres 0 0 0 1 1
Totals 16 0 1 5 22

Clean sheets

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As of match played 27 November 2024
Rank No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Total
1 23   Emiliano Martínez 1 0 0 4 5
Totals 1 0 0 4 5

Disciplinary record

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As of match played 27 November 2024
Rank Pos. No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Total
                   
1 RW 19   Jaden Philogene 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
2 CB 3   Diego Carlos 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 0
CM 6   Ross Barkley 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
CM 8   Youri Tielemans 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
3 CF 9   Jhon Durán 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
LB 12   Lucas Digne 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
CDM 24   Amadou Onana 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
FW 27   Morgan Rogers 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
RW 31   Leon Bailey 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
4 CB 5   Tyrone Mings 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
CM 7   John McGinn 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
CB 14   Pau Torres 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
LB 22   Ian Maatsen 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
CDM 44   Boubacar Kamara 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
5 RB 2   Matty Cash 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
CB 4   Ezri Konsa 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
AM 10   Emiliano Buendía 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
GK 23   Emiliano Martínez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
CB 26   Lamare Bogarde 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
AM 41   Jacob Ramsey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 31 1 0 0 2 0 12 0 45 1

Club awards

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Player of the Month award

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Voted for by fans on Aston Villa's official website.

Month Player
August   Amadou Onana[80]
September   Jhon Durán[81]
October   Youri Tielemans[82]
November
December
January
February
March
April
May

Goal of the Month award

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Voted for by fans on Aston Villa's Twitter account.

Month Player Competition Opponent
August   Jhon Durán[83] Premier League Leicester City
September   Jhon Durán[81] Premier League Everton
October   Jhon Durán[84] Champions League Bayern Munich
November
December
January
February
March
April
May

End of Season awards

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Award Winner
Supporter's Player of the Season
Player's Player of the Season
Goal of the Season

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