Mikel Arteta had acknowledged the hazards that awaited Arsenal, the Premier League’s pacesetters, at Villa Park. Aston Villa inflicted irrecoverable damage on his side in January, Unai Emery’s team rallying from two goals down to earn a point at the Emirates Stadium, a result that left Arsenal lagging behind Liverpool and with too much ground to make up in the title race. Two seasons ago Villa did...

Key events Team news (selected) Preamble Some more updates from outside Villa Park, courtesy of PA Media. Around 200 protesters including members of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign gathered near a children’s playpark adjacent to Villa Park’s Trinity Road stand. Palestinian flags and banners calling for a boycott of Israel had also been placed on the ground beside Trinity Road amid pro-Gaza chant...

For Manchester City and Erling Haaland, another fruitless visit to Villa Park. It was not quite last season, when defeat here approaching Christmas was a ninth in a dozen matches, but it was equally painful. With a minute of regular time to play, Haaland clattered into a post after meeting a cross by Omar Marmoush, having squeezed the ball over the Aston Villa goalline. But the assistant referee r...

HIT LES! Purveyors of monster riffola such as Pantera, Mastodon and Anthrax ensured that most of the capacity crowd lucky enough to have tickets for the previous occasion Villa Park threw open its doors to outsiders left with their ears bleeding. But on Saturday, those fans unfortunate enough to sit through the first England men’s international staged at the ground since 2005 were left with metaph...

Fireworks burst over Villa Park’s pitch, Black Sabbath wave goodbye, and the inventors of metal leave the stage for the final time. It has not been an epic show – just War Pigs, NIB, Iron Man and Paranoid – but is the farewell this extraordinary band deserve, with an undercard of stadium-fillers and festival headliners come to pay tribute. The returning Bill Ward adds the swing other Sabbath drumm...

Key events Team news Preamble Opta has crunched the numbers and here are the standout stats for this match: Spurs have won 11 away Premier League games at Villa Park. Only away to Manchester City (12) do they have a better record. Villa are unbeaten in 20 straight home matches across all competitions, their best streak in 48 years. Aston Villa re unbeaten in their last 20 home games in all competi...

Plenty to play for at Villa Park as Fulham keep sights set on the top-eight finish that should bring them European qualification and their highest Premier League finish. How will Aston Villa bounce back from the crushing disappointment of their no-show at the FA Cup semi-final, against Crystal Palace any Wembley last Sunday, that followed their Champions League exit? Maatsen replaces Digne at left...

22h53 mardi soir à Villa Park. L’arbitre de la rencontre, José Maria Sanchez, siffle le coup de sifflet final. Le PSG s'incline 3-2 à Birmingham, mais décroche son billet pour les demi-finales de Ligue des champions. Ousmane Dembélé est élu par les observateurs techniques de l'UEFA "Homme of the match". Comme à chaque fois, c’est le responsable communication du club qui lui tend son trophée… que l...

PRINCE William and George have arrived at Villa Park ahead of Aston Villa's historic Champions League clash against PSG. The French footballing giants are taking a 3-1 lead into the quarter final second leg with a hopeful Wills remaining confident of a big comeback for Unai Emery's side. 8 Prince William and George seen in Villa Park tonightCredit: Reuters 8 Wills was seen among the tens of thousa...

Aston Villa-PSG : «Nous croyons en Villa Park», comment le club anglais se persuade d’une remontée Par Sébastien Ferreira Publié Sujets Aston Villa Unai Emery PSG Lire dans l’app Lien copié Mail Facebook X Linkedin Messenger WhatsApp Le défenseur Pau Torres et le gardien Emiliano Martinez devraient être à nouveau titulaires avec Aston Villa contre le PSG. SPI / Icon Sport Surclassé au Parc des Pri...

IT was a night of nights in early October when Villa Park welcomed back elite European football after a hiatus of four decades. To be there at one of English football’s grandest, most historic and atmospheric stadiums as Bayern Munich were vanquished in a Champions League group match was a rare privilege. 6 Aston Villa are an English side every neutral fan can get behindCredit: Rex 6 Unai Emery ha...

By Sam Dymond From Graham Hill at Villa Park Here at Villa Park it’s a meeting of two teams who both need to get a move on if they are to return to the top four this season. Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has spoken of ‘mixed feelings’ after two draws with leaders Liverpool and relegation candidates Ipswich Town. Chelsea have two wins from nine with manager Enzo Maresca finding himself under some pre...

By Graeme Bryce View from SunSport's Graeme Bryce at Villa Park It's been a bitty start at Villa Park with little quality on show yet. Morgan Rogers raced clear on goal and went down as Town goalie Alex Palmer raced out of his box. However VAR confirmed there was no contact from the keeper although Rogers could have been awarded a foul as chasing defender Jacob Greaves shoved him off balance. Earl...

Newsflash: the Tottenham diehards who travelled to Villa Park are rather keen for Daniel Levy to sell up and leave their club. The refrain against the chairman pounded throughout this FA Cup tie. What they would also like is something more from their team. When Spurs previously faced Aston Villa, they beat them 4-1 at home in early November and it has been pretty much downhill ever since, just eig...

BLACK armbands all round at Villa Park tomorrow lunchtime. Now, there is a good chance Kyle Walker will pull off a miraculous recovery from the ‘headbutt’ that sent him plummeting to the floor last weekend. 5 Rasmus Hojlund head-to-head with Kyle WalkerCredit: Getty And that is something to rejoice. Even so, the Premier League should be in mourning for a final farewell to the game’s last genuine h...

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COPS are hunting for a hit-and-run driver after a car "deliberately" ploughed into fans outside Villa Park yesterday. Emergency services scrambled to the scene on Witton Road in Aston, at around 5.15pm yesterday after a collision involving a vehicle and multiple pedestrians. 2 The shocking incident happened after Aston Villa's 2-2 draw with Crystal PalaceCredit: Getty 2 West Midlands Police are in...

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TNT SPORTS quickly cut away from a Bayern Munich fan after he appeared to be preparing to snort a substance off his hand at Villa Park. The Bundesliga giants travelled to the Midlands for a blockbuster Champions League clash against Unai Emery's Aston Villa on Wednesday night - and came away beaten 1-0. 2 TNT Sports cameras cut to a Bayern Munich fan in the crowd 2 He appeared to be preparing to s...

THERE was 1980s nostalgia in the air at Villa Park - so trust the bloke called Duran to bring the house down. Aston Villa 1 Bayern Munich 0 is the most famous scoreline in the history of this great football club - ever since the night Peter White won them the European Cup in Rotterdam 42 years ago. 8 Jhon Duran came off the bench to hit a wonderful winner against Bayern MunichCredit: PA 8 The stri...

PRINCE William joined Aston Villa’s European football legends ahead of their Champions League clash at Villa Park. Wills, a Villa fan, was in the stands at Villa Park last night to watch his team’s battle with giants Bayern Munich - led by England skipper Harry Kane. 2 Prince William posing with Aston Villa and Bayern Munich LegendsCredit: Instagram 2 Wills spoke to Villa legends and even got clos...

A STADIUM which once hosted Champions League and European Championship matches looks completely different after it was abandoned. The historic Donbas Arena used to seat more 52,000 fans when it served as the home stadium of Shakhtar Donetsk, making it bigger than Villa Park. 9 The Donbas Arena was abandoned by Shakhtar Donetsk in 2014Credit: AFP 9 It came as the Ukraine conflict escalated 9 The gr...

Good evening and welcome to coverage of Olympiakos’ trip over to Villa Park for the first leg of this Europa Conference League semi-final tie. Unai Emery’s priority is the Premier League but as a serial Europa League winner he knows how good continental success tastes; this really is a massive night in Aston Villa’s modern history, a chance to replicate the scenes taken in by West Ham last year. T...

CHELSEA fans were divided as footage revealed Mauricio Pochettino being booed while arriving at Villa Park. The Blues boss headed into the FA Cup clash with pressure mounting following a dismal 4-2 home defeat to Wolves on Sunday. 2 Mauricio Pochettino was booed while arriving at Villa ParkCredit: ITV But Pochettino's struggling side bounced back to beat Aston Villa 3-1 away from home and progress...

Police have charged 46 men after Legia Warsaw supporters attacked police outside Villa Park in Birmingham on Thursday. West Midlands police said five officers, two police dogs and two police horses were injured when missiles were thrown by visiting fans during the Europa Conference League fixture. Police injured as Legia Warsaw fans denied access to Aston Villa game Read more In a statement confir...