Talk Villa - An Aston Villa Podcast

Aston Villa were held to a goalless draw at Crystal Palace on Wednesday night as our poor run against the Eagles continued. That’s now seven games against Palace without a win across all competitions, as Unai Emery struggles to get the better of Oliver Glasner. Still, it was a decent point at a ground we struggle at even though it feels a missed opportunity to get more, but with results elsewhere...

Aston Villa got back to winning ways with a brilliant response in our 3-1 victory over Nottingham Forest on Saturday. After the disappointment of our defeat at Arsenal in midweek, it was crucial that we produced an immediate reaction to get back on track and avoid that setback becoming an extended blip. We did just that against Forest with a stunning Ollie Watkins strike and an impressive double f...

Aston Villa’s winning run came to an end on Tuesday night as we suffered a 4-1 defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates. Despite a competitive first half in which we limited Arsenal’s threat and caused them problems on the counter attack, the hosts overran us in the second half after finding a breakthrough just minutes into the restart. On the agenda in this episode: * Onana injury a major turning point...

Aston Villa made it 11 consecutive wins across all competitions on Saturday evening after securing a 2-1 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. A double from Ollie Watkins off the bench helped seal our latest comeback win after Joao Pedro gave the hosts the lead in the first half, and that’s now eight wins on the spin in the Premier League to keep us comfortably sat in third place in the standin...

Aston Villa’s winning streak goes on and on as we secured a 2-1 victory over Manchester United at Villa Park on Sunday. Given our woeful home record against the Red Devils in the last two decades, this was another impressive box ticked for Unai Emery and the players, as they continue to find a way to win football games on a consistent basis. Morgan Rogers was the star of the show with two sensatio...

Aston Villa secured another comeback win as we defeated West Ham United 3-2 at the London Stadium on Sunday. Morgan Rogers was our goalscoring hero in the second half to help seal all three points, with the win keeping us in third place in the Premier League table after a sixth consecutive win. That’s now nine wins on the bounce across all competitions, as we look ahead to hosting Manchester Unite...

Aston Villa secured a dramatic, last-gasp 2-1 win over Arsenal, with Emiliano Buendia scoring with the last kick of the game. Matty Cash put us ahead in the first half, but Villa started slowly in the second half and subsequently conceded an equaliser as Leandro Trossard drew the Gunners level. The reaction to that was excellent though, and despite having to wait for a dramatic late winner, it was...

Aston Villa produced a stunning comeback to secure a 4-3 win over Brighton at the Amex Stadium on Wednesday night. A brace from Ollie Watkins and second-half goals from Amadou Onana and Donyell Malen sealed the three points, while Marco Bizot produced a fine late save to deny the hosts a share of the spoils. The win moves Villa up to third place in the Premier League table, as we now look ahead to...

Aston Villa produced an impressive second-half comeback to secure a 2-1 win over Leeds United in our Premier League encounter on Sunday. A double from Morgan Rogers, including a stunning free-kick, turn things around in our favour after the break, and it keeps our winning momentum going having made it nine wins in our last 11 games across all competitions. On the agenda in this week’s podcast: * R...

Aston Villa produced an impressive display in our 4-0 win over Bournemouth this past weekend, as we signed off ahead of the international break in positive fashion. Goals from Emiliano Buendia, Amadou Onana, Ross Barkley and Donyell Malen sealed all three points, as Villa moved up to sixth place in the Premier League table and continue to recover ground after a poor start to the campaign. On the a...

After disappointment in the Europa League last week, Aston Villa secured a brilliant 1-0 win over Manchester City on Sunday. Matty Cash’s stunning strike sealed all three points as our recovery in the Premier League continues, as Villa produced an excellent defensive display to fend off Pep Guardiola’s men in an impressive overall performance. On the agenda in this week’s podcast: * Reaction to ou...

Aston Villa’s recovery continued this past weekend with a 2-1 win over Burnley. That’s now four consecutive wins across all competitions as we’ve responded after a dreadful start to the season, and so Unai Emery and the players go into the latest international break in a much better place. On the agenda in this week’s podcast: * Reaction to win over Burnley * Key talking points from the game * Tho...

After a difficult start to the season, Aston Villa secured consecutive wins last week having seen off Bologna and Fulham in the Europa League and Premier League respectively in a huge boost for Unai Emery and the squad. On the agenda in this week’s podcast: * Reaction to Fulham win * Key talking points from the game * Thoughts on Pau, Buendia, Watkins and more Have a listen, hope you enjoy! Let me...

Aston Villa’s abject start to the Premier League season continued this past weekend with a 3-0 defeat at home to Crystal Palace. On the agenda in this week’s podcast: * Reaction to the Palace loss * Key talking points from the game * Analysis of our transfer deadline day signings Have a listen, hope you enjoy! Let me know your thoughts and comments on the points above, what you would like to hear...

It hasn’t been a great start to the new Premier League season for Aston Villa, as we suffered a 1-0 defeat at Brentford this weekend to follow up a goalless draw with Newcastle United. On the agenda in this episode of the TalkVilla podcast… * Reaction to our loss at Brentford * Key talking points from the game * What must improve ahead of Crystal Palace clash Have a listen, hope you enjoy! Let me...

Anddd we’re off! Join me for the very first episode of the Talk Villa podcast. On the agenda in our first Villa Monday Night Club… * Reaction to our draw with Newcastle Utd * Jacob Ramsey’s departure * Ongoing PSR, SCR headaches and woes Have a listen, hope you enjoy! Let me know your thoughts and comments on the above talking points, what you would like to hear on the podcast moving forward and d...