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Villa player ratings vs Club America: Quintet show positive signs as tour ends with defeat

Aston Villa fell to a 1-0 defeat to Club América in the final game of our pre-season tour in the USA this summer, with Illian…

Double fitness boost among most important positives in Villa pre-season so far

While results on our USA pre-season tour haven’t been ideal thus far, Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has had two stand-out positives to take from…

Why Villa should move duo on to set up fascinating home stretch of transfer window

While the expectation remains that Aston Villa will do further transfer business this summer, it appears as though we’ve hit a lull in our activity….

Promising signs from Villa summer signing as he adapts to crucial Emery role

Aston Villa opted to spend big on Amadou Onana this summer, and the early signs from the Belgian midfielder are certainly promising as he adapts…

Five talking points as Villa suffer pre-season defeat to RB Leipzig but positives emerge

Aston Villa suffered a 2-0 defeat to RB Leipzig in our latest pre-season outing, but Unai Emery was right to be positive despite the results…

Villa player ratings vs RB Leipzig: Summer signing impresses, key boost in defeat

Aston Villa fell to a 2-0 defeat to RB Leipzig in our pre-season encounter on Wednesday night, as our preparations for the new campaign continue…

Crucial boost hoped for as key Villa figure eyes return after injury layoff

Aston Villa face RB Leipzig in our next pre-season outing on Wednesday night, and Unai Emery will hopefully receive a major fitness boost through the…

How Villa midfield is evolving to implement Emery’s principles and vision

While our transfer business this summer is seemingly far from done, the Aston Villa midfield is starting to evolve into Unai Emery’s vision to suit…

Why crucial injury boost is so important for Villa and Emery

On August 10 last year, Aston Villa released a statement confirming that Emiliano Buendia had suffered a significant knee ligament injury in training. The Argentine…

Three key areas Villa must still address this summer to strengthen Emery’s squad

While Aston Villa have been among the most active clubs in the summer transfer window thus far, there is a sense that our work in…