The Villa Podcast

A LOT to talk about as Aston VIlla come from behind to beat Brentford. We go through all the incidents of a tetchy encounter, all the Shithousery nominations and all the WTFs - looking at you, Leon Bailey! Watkins and Konsa show they're Villa men through and through and Alex Moreno drags himself back from the break like only Andi Weimann could. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...

Aston Villa want more. You can see it all over their faces. We break down another spectacular evening at Villa Park, full of flashpoints and chances and topless Diego Carlos. Leon Bailey's improvement, Emi Martinez's different mentality for Arsenal, and Pau Torres the elite footballer - not the "good for a defender" footballer. We also talk about the interviews of John McGinn and Martinez after th...

Never have Pep Guardiola's Man City been outplayed like that. Unai Emery's Aston Villa strung them up at Villa Park and gave us one of the most complete performances in most of our lifetimes. Aggressive, hungry, smart, strong, class, relentless. Villa have arrived. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ollie Watkins' screamer header ended a frustrating day on a high but it feels like an opportunity missed for Aston Villa. We talk about Ezri Konsa's role and Emery subbing him off, the need for reinforcements and the City game ahead on Wednesday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Where has Austin MacPhee been hiding these Douglas Luiz free kicks?! Villa progress in an eventful night in Europe. Crowd trouble, a Watkins injury and game of football. We also look at the Spurs reaction to Matt Cash, Steve Bruce's odds being slashed for the Ireland job and what if Jack Grealish never got injured in 2021? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

9 wins out of 13 for Aston Villa. Top four. And on this episode, Liam discusses the difference between Unai Emery and Conán trying to cross a river. Emi Martinez does match-winning bits, Tielemans changes the game and we look at Everton's 10-point deduction as Pep and Man City look on. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

13 home wins in a row in the league - it's actually frightening how consistent Unai Emery's Aston Villa team is. We talk about how the Champions League door is being left ajar for Villa this season (54:50) even if some in the media can't compute it. Have we seen the Rosenthal to end all? (34:36) And in WhatsApp Whinges (18:01) we discuss the use of the bench and a real-life text is brought to atte...

Konsa at right back is a thing of beauty sometimes, even when it looks like he's going to lose the ball - he doesn't. Villa look like they're on their way through their Europa Conference League group with a win over AZ Alkmaar and the first goal came with a lot of luck as Kamara won a corner for the miss of the season. We talk future managers, Man United Twitter and answer listener-submitted quest...

Can we never just lose a game without this feeling? Nottingham Forest hand Emery's Villa their third defeat of the season. A lot of WTF awards to go through, every chance ballooned over the bar and should we move Diaby's position in these games? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A fun show as Aston Villa rack up another home win and ease to victory over Luton. Diaby runs the show this time, Pau Torres and Lucas Digne continue to impress, Watkins is denied the season's greatest assist and were we looking at Peter Enckelman all wrong? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aston Villa make light work of AZ Alkmaar in the Netherlands as Youri Tielemans and Leon Bailey shine. Some nice goals and moments to talk through before we get to the Issue of the Week: How do we deal with being on everyone's radar now? Liam answers some FPL dilemmas and we do dinner party guests. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

That's 10-2 in the last two games at Villa Park against Aston Villa's disruptor rivals. Emery bounces on, literally, keen to waste no time. Sky obsess over Lucas Paqueta as Douglas Luiz runs the show. Ezri Konsa leaves Antonio crest-fallen and Matt Cash brings the dog to the fight. New-look Leon Bailey continues to rip it up and his socks aren't the only thing impressing. WhatsApp Whinges (19:55)...

Another tough game playing Wolves that started well, got bad fast and picked up in injury time. Villa had big chances to win it all at the death and Wolves had their opportunities too as a down week for Douglas Luiz saw no control in midfield. Matt Doherty finally catches up with an attacker only to bundle Watkins over but another good process from VAR lets it go. We also talk Arsenal v Man City a...

What a night as injury time John McGinn heroics deliver Aston Villa's first win of the Europa Conference League group stage. Matt Cash and Bertie T combine to set up the HEADER as Zaniolo gets closer and closer to the spectacular volley he's after. We talk about Gareth Southgate's England squad, his comments about Ollie Watkins and his exclusion of Ezri Konsa before discussing Troy Deeney's take o...

As well as Aston Villa crushing Brighton, as well as Ollie Watkins banging in another hat-trick and Dougie showing serious pace, Matt Cash's performance and McGinn's domination, we have FIFA cards to go through, VAR controversy, Michael Beale, Gareth Southgate and Pep Guardiola to talk about! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another cup defeat for Unai Emery's Aston Villa and comfortably one of the worst performances in his time. A handful of changes was enough to take Villa from a team that coasted by Chelsea to a team that genuinely got destroyed by Sean Dyche's Everton. Youri Tielemans was unhappy with game time and tonight he got far too much game time. A lot to talk about as Villa blow the chance to make the last...

Aston Villa bounce back and Ollie Watkins comes back! 1-0 at Stamford Bridge as a thoroughly underwhelming Chelsea are put to bed. Boubacar Kamara dominates for Unai Emery, Zaniolo nutmegs, Konsa Royce and Pochettino's record. Even some MUTUAL fashion talk before Aaron Ramsdale and the North London Derby. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hammered in Poland as Aston Villa start their return to European football with a defeat. Unai Emery gave a chance to some of his squad players and for quite a few of them, they might soon run out of chances. Legia Warsaw won 3-2 as Ernest Muci ran riot. Not a good night for Youri Tielemans and we talk about Watkins' confidence too as well as the newest batch of Would You Sign Him Just In Case play...

Like we always said, Darren England is the world’s greatest referee. What a day at Villa Park and what an impact Jhon Duran and Leon Bailey made off the bench. Douglas Luiz is running the show at Aston Villa and Conán is reading a lot into a Moussa Diaby tweet. We have a lot more fun things to talk about, which don't include Steve Bruce being lined up for the Ireland job. Hosted on Acast. See...

Hammering session at Anfield as Liverpool make Aston Villa look meek. Two goals from corners (again) and a totally lacklustre display on and off the ball leaves a sour taste going into the international break - but at least we have Evan Ferguson to look forward (Ireland, not Villa). Some United v Arsenal chat and Mike Dean's promising punditry career. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

Aston Villa are through to the group stages of the Europa Conference League as Unai Emery fielded another strong squad to finish off Hibernian, Jhon Duran scored again and Leon Bailey looked dangerous again. We talk about the game, Pep's recent transfer comments, Gareth Southgate's latest England squad and answer listener-submitted questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...

Agricultural Cash? More like Cultured Cash! Matt Cash is the hero this time as Villa beat Burnley and bang in their 12th goal in a week. Unai Emery has steered the ship back on track and he changed formation today, dealt with a change in keeper, and continued John McGinn and Moussa Diaby on their onward journeys to becoming the world’s greatest players.  Believe it or not, Jason Tindall also...

Our first European game in 13 years begins with an Ollie Watkins hat-trick, some Bertie T tomfoolery and Lucas Digne giving us all a treat - hopefully, as it turns out, not a goodbye one. Introducing our new Euro podcast with listener submitted questions to round us off. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Leon Bailey’s right foot is back. John McGinn’s lethal backside is back. Aston Villa are back. A 4-0 breeze past Sean Dyche’s relegation fodder sees Villa back into the top 10. Everton are in big trouble, Jordan Pickford’s flailing limbs aren’t helping, but Unai Emery and the boys move forward. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the new season, what do you think of the place? Season 4 of The Villa Podcast begins and it feels like we haven't moved at all. Newcastle tear Villa apart as mistakes and sitters and formation rejigs amount to a bad afternoon. Matt Cash and Leon Bailey on the right hand side gets discussed once or twice, the optics of the Castore jersey, some of Emery's decisions and Tindall and Howe on...