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Just a thought….teams have scored from corners when a goal kick should have been given…VAR isn’t allowed to look at that and overturn the goal..why can they do it for a throw in? Asking for a friend!
February 1, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Just a thought….teams have scored from corners when a goal kick should have been given…VAR isn’t allowed to look at that and overturn the goal..why can they do it for a throw in? Asking for a friend!
Between Everton and Brentford we could’ve and should’ve scored about 5/6. Just not being clinical.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Between Everton and Brentford we could’ve and should’ve scored about 5/6. Just not being clinical.
😥😵
Kamara, Tielemans and McGinn.
Cursed FC.
Kamara, Tielemans and McGinn.
Cursed FC.
New: Youri Tielemans faces an extended period on the sidelines following an ankle injury. Will undergo further scans today to determine the precise extent but initial timeframe expects recovery to be after John McGinn. Story @theathleticfc.bsky.social #AVFC
www.nytimes.com/athletic/700...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/700...
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:44 AM
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Kamara, Tielemans and McGinn.
Cursed FC.
Kamara, Tielemans and McGinn.
Cursed FC.
Bring him home 🦁
#AVFC seriously exploring a move to sign Douglas Luiz. Club were considering midfield loan options before Youri Tielemans' injury, with Douglas Luiz discussed among intermedaries. Yet Villa's talks for 27yo have stepped up in recent days. @theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/699...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/699...
Aston Villa seriously considering move to sign midfielder Douglas Luiz
The midfielder is on loan at Nottingham Forest from Serie A side Juventus but has only made eight top-flight appearances this term.
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Bring him home 🦁
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Joelington should be off. That's 2 yellows
January 25, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Joelington should be off. That's 2 yellows
I’d still give him a contract next season.
🗣 Jadon Sancho: "Nice to have a manager that backs & believes in you. Every opportunity I get, I'm going to try to give 100 percent and hopefully deliver more goals.
"We've got to take it game by game. We stuck to the gameplan and got the win here today."
#avfc
"We've got to take it game by game. We stuck to the gameplan and got the win here today."
#avfc
January 22, 2026 at 9:04 PM
I’d still give him a contract next season.
Hmmm interesting.
Maybe allows us to play Tielemans and McGinn higher up regularly?
Maybe allows us to play Tielemans and McGinn higher up regularly?
🚨 Breaking: Aston Villa keen on Conor Gallagher.
Unai Emery a long-term admirer with Villa exploring a loan with obligation to buy.
Understand Atleti still want permanence to any exit and are not currently prepared to sanction a loan with buy option.
Unai Emery a long-term admirer with Villa exploring a loan with obligation to buy.
Understand Atleti still want permanence to any exit and are not currently prepared to sanction a loan with buy option.
January 9, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Hmmm interesting.
Maybe allows us to play Tielemans and McGinn higher up regularly?
Maybe allows us to play Tielemans and McGinn higher up regularly?
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Either way, the job Emery has done at Villa under tight financial restrictions (whether or not you agree with PSR) is remarkable.
He’s effectively working with the 10th most expensive squad in the league, with the 13th biggest transfer budget. And is somehow third.
He’s effectively working with the 10th most expensive squad in the league, with the 13th biggest transfer budget. And is somehow third.
December 31, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Either way, the job Emery has done at Villa under tight financial restrictions (whether or not you agree with PSR) is remarkable.
He’s effectively working with the 10th most expensive squad in the league, with the 13th biggest transfer budget. And is somehow third.
He’s effectively working with the 10th most expensive squad in the league, with the 13th biggest transfer budget. And is somehow third.
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None of this is to draw any notable comparisons to Arsenal. Just noting their figures because it shows the gulf between Emery’s budget at Villa and the top four.
Newcastle and Tottenham’s squads cost twice as much as this Villa squad. Which are perhaps better comparisons.
Newcastle and Tottenham’s squads cost twice as much as this Villa squad. Which are perhaps better comparisons.
December 31, 2025 at 12:21 PM
None of this is to draw any notable comparisons to Arsenal. Just noting their figures because it shows the gulf between Emery’s budget at Villa and the top four.
Newcastle and Tottenham’s squads cost twice as much as this Villa squad. Which are perhaps better comparisons.
Newcastle and Tottenham’s squads cost twice as much as this Villa squad. Which are perhaps better comparisons.
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Excluding wages, Villa’s squad cost a total of €389m in total transfer fees. That’s only the 10th highest in the league, behind Nottingham Forest and West Ham.
Arsenal’s cost €924m in transfer fees.
Arsenal’s cost €924m in transfer fees.
December 31, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Excluding wages, Villa’s squad cost a total of €389m in total transfer fees. That’s only the 10th highest in the league, behind Nottingham Forest and West Ham.
Arsenal’s cost €924m in transfer fees.
Arsenal’s cost €924m in transfer fees.
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Since Emery joined Villa, the club’s net spend in the transfer window is just €47m. For the sake of comparison: Arsenal’s under Arteta is €899m.
Emery/Villa rank 12th in terms of net spend by clubs under their current managers in the Premier League.
Marco Silva has spent more at Fulham…
Emery/Villa rank 12th in terms of net spend by clubs under their current managers in the Premier League.
Marco Silva has spent more at Fulham…
December 31, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Since Emery joined Villa, the club’s net spend in the transfer window is just €47m. For the sake of comparison: Arsenal’s under Arteta is €899m.
Emery/Villa rank 12th in terms of net spend by clubs under their current managers in the Premier League.
Marco Silva has spent more at Fulham…
Emery/Villa rank 12th in terms of net spend by clubs under their current managers in the Premier League.
Marco Silva has spent more at Fulham…
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I thought Aston Villa did well to match Arsenal for the first 45. The game essentially turned on that Martinez mistake.
Regardless, a defeat at the Emirates shouldn’t take anything away from the amazing job Unai Emery has done at the club.
Regardless, a defeat at the Emirates shouldn’t take anything away from the amazing job Unai Emery has done at the club.
December 31, 2025 at 12:21 PM
I thought Aston Villa did well to match Arsenal for the first 45. The game essentially turned on that Martinez mistake.
Regardless, a defeat at the Emirates shouldn’t take anything away from the amazing job Unai Emery has done at the club.
Regardless, a defeat at the Emirates shouldn’t take anything away from the amazing job Unai Emery has done at the club.
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What an absolutely incredible run it has been.
Proud of this team.
Hopefully a new run starts on Saturday.
I love this football club.
#AVFC
Proud of this team.
Hopefully a new run starts on Saturday.
I love this football club.
#AVFC
December 30, 2025 at 10:18 PM
What an absolutely incredible run it has been.
Proud of this team.
Hopefully a new run starts on Saturday.
I love this football club.
#AVFC
Proud of this team.
Hopefully a new run starts on Saturday.
I love this football club.
#AVFC
I still love them 💕 What a run we’ve been on and it took us to lose yet another player, our goalkeeper have a howler and the ref to have a mare to overcome us. My team 🦁 UTV #avfc
December 30, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I still love them 💕 What a run we’ve been on and it took us to lose yet another player, our goalkeeper have a howler and the ref to have a mare to overcome us. My team 🦁 UTV #avfc
Spot on. For 20 minutes in the second half we fell apart but aside from that, with what we had available, we did ok. Had Onana stayed on and Darren England done his job, who knows what may have happened? #avfc
FT: Arsenal 4-1 #AVFC
11-game winning run ends emphatically. Good initial setup, but was undermined by the first goal. Not helped by the depleted squad, Villa then lost their way. All good things come to an end, but Villa well placed for a CL spot, which was, and is, the goal.
11-game winning run ends emphatically. Good initial setup, but was undermined by the first goal. Not helped by the depleted squad, Villa then lost their way. All good things come to an end, but Villa well placed for a CL spot, which was, and is, the goal.
December 30, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Spot on. For 20 minutes in the second half we fell apart but aside from that, with what we had available, we did ok. Had Onana stayed on and Darren England done his job, who knows what may have happened? #avfc
Referee has been appalling.
December 30, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Referee has been appalling.
A couple of lapses but this shows the difference - you can bet if one of ours on a yellow commits that foul we are playing with 10.
December 30, 2025 at 9:37 PM
A couple of lapses but this shows the difference - you can bet if one of ours on a yellow commits that foul we are playing with 10.
Merino should go. How?!!?!!?
December 30, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Merino should go. How?!!?!!?
That was not a penalty for Chelsea. How is that given by VAR?
December 30, 2025 at 7:58 PM
That was not a penalty for Chelsea. How is that given by VAR?
This is gonna be a tough match. They have real options everywhere, but we can do it! #avfc
Arsenal starting XI vs #AVFC: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie, Zubimendi, Merino, Odegaard, Saka, Trossard, Gyokeres.
Subs: Arrizabalaga, White, Jesus, Eze, Martinelli, Norgaard, Madueke, Havertz, Lewis-Skelly.
Subs: Arrizabalaga, White, Jesus, Eze, Martinelli, Norgaard, Madueke, Havertz, Lewis-Skelly.
December 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
This is gonna be a tough match. They have real options everywhere, but we can do it! #avfc