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Winless Villa and Spurs face telling early showdown

Aston Villa and Tottenham are winless in the Premier League - and both in need of inspiration as they prepare to face each other on Saturday.

September 19, 2026

Harwood-Bellis has chance to make his mark at Villa

Left out of Aston Villa's Champions League squad and yet to feature since his arrival, Taylor Harwood-Bellis has the chance to shine in the EFL Cup.

September 16, 2026

Emery left searching for answers after another Villa loss

Aston Villa have lost three of their opening four Premier League games to leave boss Unai Emery struggling for answers.

September 12, 2026

From shot-shy to shoot on sight - Villa find a way to win

Aston Villa finally found their shooting boots with three goals at Club Brugge - but their win was not straightforward.

September 8, 2026

No goals but Emery knows Villa's forwards need time

Aston Villa have not scored in their opening three Premier League games - how will manager Unai Emery find their attacking edge?

September 8, 2026

What will Jackson bring to Villa with Watkins set for exit?

BBC Sport examines what new striker Nicolas Jackson will bring to Aston Villa, with Ollie Watkins looking set to join Al-Hilal.

August 28, 2026

Break-up of Villa's Europa heroes leaves cracks for Emery to fill

Aston Villa have already sold three key players this summer, a figure that could potentially double by the end of the transfer window.

August 21, 2026

Emery chases first Super Cup - but does it matter?

Aston Villa are competing in the Super Cup for the first time since 1982, but manager Unai Emery has much more recent experience of the match.

August 12, 2026

Why Rogers and Palmer will thrive together in Alonso's Chelsea

Why Morgan Rogers' skillset means he and fellow attacking midfielder Cole Palmer will prosper in Xabi Alonso's Chelsea.

July 24, 2026

Villa complete club record Manzambi signing

Unai Emery makes his first summer signing by bringing in Johan Manzambi for a club record fee of just over £50m.

July 17, 2026

Penalty king Wood 'last piece of puzzle' for Forest

Chris Wood has not missed a penalty in 10 years, but has barely played for six months. Now the striker is back - and aiming to lead Nottingham Forest to the Champions League.

April 30, 2026

'Where are you? Wow. It is so, so bad' - Emery's remarkable VAR rant

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery says VAR made a "huge mistake" in not sending off Nottingham Forest's Elliot Anderson in their Europa League semi-final first leg.

April 30, 2026

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Winless Villa and Spurs face telling early showdown

Aston Villa have lost three of their opening four Premier League games More than half a billion spent between them, for just three points and one goal. Tottenham and Aston Villa are in need of Premie

bbc.co.uk•September 19, 2026

Harwood-Bellis has chance to make his mark at Villa

Taylor Harwood-Bellis (right) played against Aston Villa for Southampton in the 2024-25 season "His time is coming," said Unai Emery when asked about Taylor Harwood-Bellis. The £30m defender has had

bbc.co.uk•September 16, 2026

Emery left searching for answers after another Villa loss

Aston Villa are second bottom of the Premier League after four games Nobody said it was going to be easy. Defender Tyrone Mings summed up the Aston Villa mood as he slumped to the floor at full-time

bbc.co.uk•September 12, 2026

From shot-shy to shoot on sight - Villa find a way to win

Emi Buendia scored his first goal since netting in the Europa League final in May It is a new chapter for Aston Villa and, against Club Brugge, they turned the page. A first win of the season, albei

bbc.co.uk•September 9, 2026

No goals but Emery knows Villa's forwards need time

Nicolas Jackson has scored eight goals in 37 games for Senegal and played at this summer's World Cup It is a new era - but Aston Villa have been here before. No goals in their first three Premier Le

bbc.co.uk•September 8, 2026

What will Jackson bring to Villa with Watkins set for exit?

Nicolas Jackson spent the 2025-26 season on loan at Bayern Munich Aston Villa have completed the signing of Nicolas Jackson in a deal worth up to £65m, with Ollie Watkins looking set to join Saudi Pr

bbc.co.uk•August 28, 2026

Break-up of Villa's Europa heroes leaves cracks for Emery to fill

Morgan Rogers joined Aston Villa from Middlesbrough and Youri Tielemans arrived from Leicester Aston Villa's European heroes are already part of history. They ended a 30-year wait for a trophy by li

bbc.co.uk•August 21, 2026

Emery chases first Super Cup - but does it matter?

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has lost three Super Cup finals before Wednesday's game with PSG Unai Emery is the king of the Europa League. He won a fifth title with Aston Villa in May - their win ove

bbc.co.uk•August 12, 2026

Why Rogers and Palmer will thrive together in Alonso's Chelsea

Good friends Palmer (left) and Rogers are now team-mates Morgan Rogers was quick to mention one of his closest friends, Cole Palmer, when he signed for Chelsea from Aston Villa. "We've been speaking

bbc.co.uk•July 24, 2026

Villa complete club record Manzambi signing

Switzerland's Manzambi scores superb double against Bosnia Aston Villa have completed the signing of midfielder Johan Manzambi from Freiburg for a club record fee of just over £50m. The Switzerland

bbc.co.uk•July 17, 2026

Emery rages at VAR error as Forest edge Europa League semi-final first leg

Unai Emery believes Elliot Anderson should have been sent off against Aston Villa Last Update: Nottingham Forest are one step closer to the Europa League final after a Chris Wood penalty gave them a

101greatgoals.com•May 1, 2026

UEFA Europa League

Unai Emery was dumbfounded by the fact Elliot Anderson avoided a red card in Aston Villa's Europa League defeat to Nottingham Forest, asking: "VAR, where are you?" Forest will take a 1-0 lead into th

beinsports.com•May 1, 2026

Emery demands ‘an explanation’ from VAR after Anderson tackle goes unpunished

Manager says Watkins’ ankle could have been broken Pereira hails ‘the spirit of this team’ as Forest win 1-0 Unai Emery raged at the video assistant referee for failing to flag Elliot Anderson’s dan

theguardian.com•May 1, 2026

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Aston Villa: Chris Wood penalty gives Forest first-leg advantage over Villa in Europa League semi-final

Report as Nottingham Forest hold a 1-0 advantage following the first leg of their Europa League semi-final against Aston Villa; Chris Wood's penalty after Lucas Digne's handball brought the breakthrou

skysports.com•May 1, 2026