2020–21 Aston Villa F.C. season
2020–21 season | ||||
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Owners | Nassef Sawiris Wes Edens | |||
Chairman | Nassef Sawiris | |||
Head coach | Dean Smith | |||
Stadium | Villa Park | |||
Premier League | 11th | |||
FA Cup | Third round | |||
EFL Cup | Fourth round | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Ollie Watkins (14) All: Ollie Watkins (16) | |||
Biggest win | 7–2 (vs. Liverpool, 4 October 2020) | |||
Biggest defeat | 0–3 (vs. Leeds United, 23 October 2020) | |||
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The
Players
Current squad
N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Since |
App |
Goals |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Previous Club |
Notes |
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1 | GK | Tom Heaton | 35 | 2019 | 20 | 0 | 2023 | £8M | Burnley | ||
2 | DF | Matty Cash | 23 | 2020 | 28 | 0 | 2025 | £14M | Nottingham Forest | ||
3 | DF | Neil Taylor | 32 | 2017 (Winter) | 103 | 0 | 2021 | Undisclosed | Swansea City
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4 | DF | Ezri Konsa | 23 | 2019 | 67 | 4 | 2026 | £12M | Brentford | ||
5 | DF | Tyrone Mings | 28 | 2019 | 91 | 6 | 2024 | £20M | Bournemouth
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6 | MF | Douglas Luiz | 23 | 2019 | 74 | 3 | 2023 | £15M | Manchester City | ||
7 | MF | John McGinn | 26 | 2018 | 111 | 13 | 2025 | £3.5M | Hibernian | ||
9 | FW | Wesley |
24 | 2019 | 25 | 6 | 2024 | £22M | Club Brugge | ||
10 | MF | Jack Grealish | 25 | 2001 | 212 | 33 | 2025 | Academy |
Academy
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Captain | |
11 | FW | Ollie Watkins | 25 | 2020 | 40 | 16 | 2025 | £28M | Brentford | Current record signing | |
12 | GK | Jed Steer | 28 | 2013 | 33 | 0 | 2023 | £0.4M | Norwich City | ||
14 | MF | Conor Hourihane | 30 | 2017 (Winter) | 150 | 29 | 2022 | £3.2M | Barnsley | On loan at Swansea City | |
15 | FW | Bertrand Traoré | 25 | 2020 | 37 | 8 | 2024 | £17M | Olympique Lyonnais | ||
17 | MF | Trézéguet | 26 | 2019 | 63 | 9 | 2023 | £8.8M | Kasımpaşa | ||
18 | DF | Matt Targett | 25 | 2019 | 70 | 2 | 2023 | £11.5M | Southampton | ||
19 | MF | Marvelous Nakamba | 27 | 2019 | 50 | 0 | 2024 | £10.2M | Club Brugge | ||
20 | MF | Ross Barkley | 27 | 2020 | 24 | 3 | 2021 | Season Long Loan | Chelsea | ||
21 | MF | Anwar El Ghazi | 26 | 2019 | 107 | 22 | 2023 | £8.1M | Lille | ||
22 | DF | Björn Engels | 26 | 2019 | 19 | 1 | 2024 | £9M | Reims | ||
24 | DF | Frédéric Guilbert | 26 | 2019 (Winter) | 31 | 2 | 2023 | £4.5M | Caen | On loan at Strasbourg | |
25 | MF | Morgan Sanson | 26 | 2021 (Winter) | 9 | 0 | 2025 | £14M | Marseille | ||
26 | GK | Emiliano Martínez | 28 | 2020 | 38 | 0 | 2024 | £17M | Arsenal | ||
27 | DF | Ahmed Elmohamady | 33 | 2017 | 131 | 4 | 2021 | £1M | Hull City | ||
28 | GK | Lovre Kalinić | 31 | 2019 (Winter) | 8 | 0 | 2023 | £5.4M | Gent | On loan at Hajduk Split | |
30 | DF | Kortney Hause | 25 | 2019 | 45 | 3 | 2022 | £3M | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
36 | FW | Indiana Vassilev | 20 | 2018 | 8 | 1 | 2022 | Academy |
Academy
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On loan at Cheltenham Town | |
37 | DF | Mungo Bridge | 20 | 2019 | 3 | 0 | ? | Academy |
Academy
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39 | FW | Keinan Davis | 23 | 2015 | 85 | 6 | 2024 | Academy |
Academy
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41 | MF | Jacob Ramsey | 20 | 2007 | 29 | 0 | 2025 | Academy |
Academy
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42 | DF | Dominic Revan | 20 | 2016 | 6 | 0 | ? | Academy |
Academy
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46 | DF | Jake Walker | 20 | 2016 | 4 | 0 | ? | Academy |
Academy
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47 | DF | Callum Rowe | 21 | 2016 | 4 | 0 | ? | Academy |
Academy
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On loan at Hereford | |
50 | DF | Harrison Sohna | 18 | 2017 | 3 | 1 | ? | Academy |
Academy
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51 | GK | Ákos Onódi | 19 | 2018 | 3 | 0 | ? | Academy |
Academy
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52 | MF | Jaden Philogene | 19 | 2019 | 3 | 0 | ? | Academy |
Academy
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56 | FW | Cameron Archer | 19 | 2007 | 4 | 1 | 2023 | Academy |
Academy
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On loan at Solihull Moors | |
57 | MF | Ben Chrisene | 17 | 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2023 | £0.4M | Exeter City | ||
60 | MF | Carney Chukwuemeka | 17 | 2019 | 4 | 0 | ? | Free | Northampton Town | ||
61 | FW | Louie Barry | 18 | 2019 (Winter) | 2 | 1 | 2026 | £0.8M | Barcelona | ||
62 | MF | Kaine Kesler |
18 | 2018 | 1 | 0 | ? | Academy |
Academy
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67 | MF | Arjan Raikhy | 18 | 2019 | 2 | 0 | ? | Academy |
Academy
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68 | MF | Brad Young | 18 | 2018 | 3 | 0 | ? | Academy |
Academy
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69 | MF | Mamadou Sylla |
18 | 2018 | 1 | 0 | ? | Academy |
Academy
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70 | MF | Lamare Bogarde | 17 | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 2023 | Free | Feyenoord | ||
71 | MF | Hayden Lindley | 18 | 2019 | 2 | 0 | ? | Academy |
Academy
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72 | MF | Sil Swinkels | 17 | 2020 | 1 | 0 | ? | Free | Vitesse Arnhem
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73 | MF | Edward Rowe | 18 | 2019 | 1 | 0 | ? | Academy |
Academy
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74 | GK | Viljami Sinisalo | 19 | 2018 | 1 | 0 | ? | Free | Espoo |
Transfers
Transfers in
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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21 July 2020 | CB | Aaron O'Reilly | St Patrick's Athletic | Undisclosed | [1] | |
3 August 2020 | CB | Sil Swinkels | Vitesse | Free Transfer | [2] | |
16 August 2020 | GK | Oliwier Zych | Zagłębie Lubin | Undisclosed | [3] | |
19 August 2020 | CM | Ben Chrisene | Exeter City | £440,000 | [4] | |
1 September 2020 | CF | Ruben Shakpoke | Norwich City | Undisclosed | [5] | |
3 September 2020 | RB | Matty Cash | Nottingham Forest | £14,000,000 | [6][7] | |
9 September 2020 | CF | Ollie Watkins | Brentford | £28,000,000 | [8][9] | |
11 September 2020 | CM | Lamare Bogarde | Feyenoord | Undisclosed | [10] | |
15 September 2020 | GK | Emiliano Martínez | Arsenal | £17,000,000 | [11][12] | |
19 September 2020 | FW | Bertrand Traoré | Lyon | £17,000,000 | [13][14] | |
26 January 2021 | CM | Morgan Sanson | Marseille | £14,000,000 | [15] |
Transfers out
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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1 July 2020 | CF | Borja Bastón | Leganés | Released | [16][17] | |
1 July 2020 | RB | Isaiah Bazeley-Graham | Barwell | Released | [16] | |
1 July 2020 | DM | Jack Birch | Alvechurch | Released | [16][18] | |
1 July 2020 | CB | James Chester | Stoke City | Released | [16][19] | |
1 July 2020 | CM | Jake Doyle-Hayes | St Mirren | Released | [16][20] | |
1 July 2020 | FW | Andre Green | Sheffield Wednesday | Released | [16][21] | |
1 July 2020 | CF | Rushian Hepburn-Murphy | Pafos | Released | [16][22] | |
1 July 2020 | FW | Anton Hooper | Free Agent |
Released | [16] | |
1 July 2020 | LW | Colin Odutayo | Free Agent |
Released | [16] | |
1 July 2020 | AM | Callum O'Hare | Coventry City | Released | [16][23] | |
1 July 2020 | GK | Matija Sarkic | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Released | [16][24] | |
1 July 2020 | CF | Dimitri Sea | Barrow | Released | [16][25] | |
1 July 2020 | GK | Jamie Searle | Swansea City | Released | [16][26] | |
1 September 2020 | RB | James Bree | Luton Town | Undisclosed | [27] | |
16 September 2020 | CF | Scott Hogan | Birmingham City | Undisclosed | [28] | |
3 October 2020 | AM | Jota | Alavés | Free Transfer | [29][30] | |
5 October 2020 | GK | Ørjan Nyland | Norwich City | Released | [31][32] | |
29 January 2021 | CM | Henri Lansbury | Bristol City | Released | [33][34] |
Loans in
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Until | Ref. |
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30 September 2020 | CM | Ross Barkley | Chelsea | End of season | [35] |
Loans out
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Until | Ref. |
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24 August 2020 | CM | Jack Clarke | Yeovil Town | 5 January 2021 | [36][37] | |
17 September 2020 | FW | Indiana Vassilev | Burton Albion | 29 January 2021 | [38][39] | |
25 September 2020 | CF | Mbwana Samatta | Fenerbahçe | End of season | [40] | |
25 September 2020 | GK | Viljami Sinisalo | Ayr United | 8 April 2021 | [41][42] | |
2 October 2020 | CF | Cameron Archer | Solihull Moors | End of season | [43][44] | |
7 October 2020 | AM | Ben Guy | Portadown | End of season | [45] | |
16 October 2020 | RB | Jake Walker | Alvechurch | 8 January 2021 | [46][47] | |
20 October 2020 | CM | Lewis Brunt | Gloucester City | 3 January 2021 | [48] | |
5 January 2021 | CM | Jack Clarke | Chesterfield | End of season | [37] | |
13 January 2021 | RW | Tyreik Wright | Walsall | End of season | [49] | |
15 January 2021 | CB | Dominic Revan | Weymouth | 26 April 2021 | [50][51] | |
16 January 2021 | LB | Callum Rowe | Hereford | End of season | [52] | |
18 January 2021 | GK | Lovre Kalinić | Hajduk Split | End of season | [53] | |
19 January 2021 | CM | Conor Hourihane | Swansea City | End of season | [54] | |
29 January 2021 | LW | Indiana Vassilev | Cheltenham Town | End of season | [39] | |
31 January 2021 | RB | Frédéric Guilbert | Strasbourg | End of season | [55] |
Pre-season friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
On 25 August 2020, it was revealed that Aston Villa's first pre-season friendly would be against Bristol City. However, the location, kick off time and score would not be publicised until the match was finished.[56]
August
26 August 2020 | Aston Villa | 0–1 | Bristol City | Vale of Glamorgan, Wales |
12:00 BST | Report | Paterson | Stadium: The Vale Resort Attendance: 0 |
26 August 2020 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | Bristol City | Vale of Glamorgan, Wales |
14:00 BST | Samatta | Report | Stadium: The Vale Resort Attendance: 0 |
29 August 2020 | Aston Villa | 5–2 | Wycombe Wanderers | Bodymoor Heath, Warwickshire |
15:00 BST | El Ghazi Konsa Trézéguet Samatta |
Report | Onyedinma Kashket |
Stadium: Bodymoor Heath Training Ground Attendance: 0 |
September
5 September 2020 | Arsenal | 2–3 | Aston Villa | Highbury, London |
15:00 BST | Aubameyang | Report | Ramsey Douglas Luiz |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0 |
12 September 2020 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | Aston, Birmingham | |
14:00 BST | Watkins 15' | Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Mason |
October
28 October 2020 | Aston Villa | 3–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Bodymoor Heath, Warwickshire |
14:00 BST | Report | Austin | Stadium: Bodymoor Heath Training Ground Attendance: 0 |
Competitions
Overview
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Premier League | 21 September 2020 | 23 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 11th | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 42.11 |
FA Cup | 8 January 2021 | Third round | Third round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 | |
EFL Cup | 15 September 2020 | 1 October 2020 | Second round | Fourth round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 66.67 |
Total | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 62 | 52 | +10 | 42.86 |
Source: Soccerway
Premier League
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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9 | Leeds United | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 59 |
10 | Everton | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 59 |
11 | Aston Villa | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 55 |
12 | Newcastle United | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 46 | 62 | −16 | 45 |
13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 45 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[57]
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 55 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 19 | +7 |
Source: Premier League
Results by matchday
Matches
The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 20 August.[58]
September
21 September 2020 1 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | Sheffield United | Aston, Birmingham |
18:00 BST | Targett 33' Konsa 63' Cash 83' McGinn 84' |
Report | Lundstram 10' Egan 12' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Scott |
Note: Live on Sky Sports |
28 September 2020 2 | Fulham | 0–3 | Aston Villa | Fulham, London |
17:45 BST | Reid 11' Cairney 23' Bryan 45+3' Odoi 47' Le Marchand 68' Kamara 90+1' |
Report | Grealish 4' Targett 11' Hourihane 15' Mings 48', 90+1' McGinn 59' |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 0 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
Note: Live on Sky Sports |
October
4 October 2020 3 | Aston Villa | 7–2 | Liverpool | Aston, Birmingham |
19:15 BST | Watkins 4', 22', 39' McGinn 35' Douglas Luiz 46' Barkley 55' Grealish 66', 75' Nakamba 90+2' |
Report | Salah 33', 60' Van Dijk 38' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
Note: Live on Sky Sports |
18 October 2020 4 | Leicester City | 0–1 | Aston Villa | Leicester |
19:15 BST | Pérez 31' Tielemans 41' Castagne 73' Evans 74' |
Report | McGinn 32' Cash 40' Douglas Luiz 70' Barkley 90+1' |
Stadium: Jonathan Moss |
Note: Live on Sky Sports Box Office |
23 October 2020 5 | Aston Villa | 0–3 | Leeds United | Aston, Birmingham |
21:00 BST | Mings 53' Grealish 69' |
Report | Struijk 10' Bamford 55', 67', 74' Klich 90+1' |
Stadium: BT Sport Box Office |
November
1 November 2020 6 | Aston Villa | 3–4 | Southampton | Aston, Birmingham |
12:00 GMT | Cash 43' Mings 62' Watkins 90+3' (pen.) Grealish 90+7' |
Report | Ward-Prowse 12', 33', 45' Vestergaard 20' Ings 58' Diallo 90+2' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren England |
Note: Live on Sky Sports Box Office |
8 November 2020 7 | Arsenal | 0–3 | Aston Villa | Holloway, London |
19:15 GMT | Report | Saka 25' (o.g.) Watkins 72', 75' |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Atkinson | |
Note: Live on Sky Sports Box Office |
21 November 2020 8 | Aston Villa | 1–2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Aston, Birmingham |
15:00 GMT | Targett 44' Konsa 47' Grealish 90+1' |
Report | Welbeck 12' March 56' Bissouma 69' Lamptey 88' 90+1' |
Stadium: BT Sport |
30 November 2020 9 | West Ham United | 2–1 | Aston Villa | Stratford, London |
20:00 GMT | Ogbonna 2' Bowen 46' Fornals 53' |
Report | Grealish 25' Cash 67' |
Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Bankes |
Note: Live on Sky Sports |
December
12 December 2020 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–1 | Aston Villa | Wolverhampton |
12:30 GMT | Traoré 43' Dendoncker 77' Moutinho 83' 90+5' |
Report | Douglas Luiz 14' 85' Cash 29' McGinn 30' Targett 81' Konsa 81' Grealish 88' El Ghazi 90+4' (pen.) |
Stadium: BT Sport |
17 December 2020 11 | Aston Villa | 0–0 | Burnley | Aston, Birmingham |
18:00 GMT | Watkins 85' | Report | Brady 32' | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Pawson |
Note: Live on Amazon Prime |
20 December 2020 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 0–3 | Aston Villa | West Bromwich |
19:15 GMT | Livermore 36' Grant 62' |
Report | El Ghazi 5', 88' (pen.) Hause 40' Mings 66' Traoré 84' |
Stadium: BT Sport |
26 December 2020 13 | Aston Villa | 3–0 | Crystal Palace | Aston, Birmingham |
15:00 GMT | Traoré 5' Mings 39' 45' Hause 66' El Ghazi 76' |
Report | Zaha 39' Milivojević 56' Ward 68' Eze 83' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
Note: Live on BBC Sport |
28 December 2020 14 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Aston Villa | Fulham, London |
17:30 GMT | Giroud 34', 71' Azpilicueta 45+2' Kanté 74' |
Report | El Ghazi 50', 71' | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 0 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
Note: Live on Amazon Prime |
January
1 January 2021 15 | Manchester United | 2–1 | Aston Villa | Greater Manchester |
20:00 GMT | Martial 40' Maguire 49' Bailly 56' Fernandes 61' (pen.) Shaw 89' Matić 90' |
Report | Traoré 58' | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Oliver |
20 January 2021 16 | Manchester City | 2–0 | Aston Villa | Manchester |
18:00 GMT | Silva 79' Gündoğan 90' (pen.) |
Report | McGinn 67' Taylor 86' |
Stadium: BT Sport |
23 January 2021 17 | Aston Villa | 2–0 | Newcastle United | Aston, Birmingham |
20:00 GMT | Watkins 13' Traoré 42' |
Report | Schär 26' Carroll 54' Lascelles 57' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Simon Hooper |
Note: Originally scheduled for 4 December 2020, postponed due to safety concerns following a COVID-19 outbreak at the Newcastle United training ground.[59] Live on Sky Sports. |
27 January 2021 18 | Burnley | 3–2 | Aston Villa | Burnley |
18:00 GMT | Tarkowski 22' Mee 52' McNeil 76' Wood 79' |
Report | Watkins 14' Grealish 68' |
Stadium: BT Sport |
30 January 2021 19 | Southampton | 0–1 | Aston Villa | Southampton |
20:00 GMT | Ward-Prowse 53' | Report | Barkley 41' | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Mason |
Note: Live on Sky Sports |
February
3 February 2021 20 | Aston Villa | 1–3 | West Ham United | Aston, Birmingham |
20:15 GMT | Douglas Luiz 70' Watkins 81' |
Report | Souček 51' Lingard 56', 83' Cresswell 65' |
Stadium: BT Sport |
6 February 2021 21 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | Arsenal | Aston, Birmingham |
12:30 GMT | Watkins 2' Konsa 31' Nakamba 35' Grealish 90+6' |
Report | Thomas 52' Xhaka 90+4' |
Stadium: BT Sport |
13 February 2021 22 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–0 | Aston Villa | Falmer |
20:00 GMT | Alzate 20' Trossard 77' |
Report | Grealish 21' Douglas Luiz 70' Sanson 89' |
Stadium: American Express Community Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren England |
Note: Live on Sky Sports |
21 February 2021 23 | Aston Villa | 1–2 | Leicester City | Aston, Birmingham |
14:05 GMT | Traoré 48' Luiz 51' Elmohamady 59' |
Report | Maddison 19' Barnes 23' Ndidi 34' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Oliver |
Note: Live on Sky Sports |
27 February 2021 24 | Leeds United | 0–1 | Aston Villa | Leeds |
17:30 GMT | Roberts 61' Klich 63' Hernández 84' |
Report | El Ghazi 5' Targett 61' Elmohamady 80' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Bankes |
Note: Live on Sky Sports |
March
3 March 2021 25 | Sheffield United | 1–0 | Aston Villa | Sheffield |
18:00 GMT | McGoldrick 30', 45+1' Jagielka 57' |
Report | Stadium: BT Sport |
6 March 2021 26 | Aston Villa | 0–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Aston, Birmingham |
17:30 GMT | Sanson 27' | Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrew Madley | |
Note: Live on Sky Sports |
12 March 2021 27 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | Aston Villa | Newcastle upon Tyne |
20:00 GMT | Krafth 52' Lascelles 68', 90+4' |
Report | McGinn 74' Sanson 77' Mings 79' Clark 86' (o.g.) |
Stadium: BT Sport |
21 March 2021 28 | Aston Villa | 0–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Aston, Birmingham |
19:30 GMT | Cash 74' McGinn 86' Targett 90+3' |
Report | Carlos Vinícius 29', 83' Lo Celso 63' Kane 68' (pen.) |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Mike Dean |
Note: Originally scheduled for 13 January 2021, postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak at Aston Villa's training ground.[60] Live on Sky Sports |
April
4 April 2021 29 | Aston Villa | 3–1 | Fulham | Aston, Birmingham |
16:30 BST | Douglas Luiz 15' Trézéguet 78', 81' Watkins 87' |
Report | Andersen 16' Mitrović 61' Reid 74' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrew Madley |
Note: Live on Sky Sports |
10 April 2021 30 | Liverpool | 2–1 | Aston Villa | Liverpool |
15:00 BST | Salah 57' Milner 65' Robertson 74' Alexander-Arnold 90+1' |
Report | Konsa 25' Watkins 43', 85' Douglas Luiz 49' Targett 73' |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Tierney |
Note: Live on Sky Sports |
21 April 2021 31 | Aston Villa | 1–2 | Manchester City | Aston, Birmingham |
20:15 BST | McGinn 1' Cash 54' 57' |
Report | Foden 22' Rodri 40' Stones 44' Gündoğan 44' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Bankes |
Note: Originally scheduled for 17 April 2021, postponed due to Manchester City's involvement in the FA Cup Semi-finals.[61] Live on Sky Sports |
25 April 2021 32 | Aston Villa | 2–2 | West Bromwich Albion | Aston, Birmingham |
19:00 BST | El Ghazi 9' (pen.) Davis 90+2' |
Report | Pereira 23' (pen.) Mings 47' (o.g.) Gallagher 54' Yokuşlu 77' |
Stadium: BT Sport |
May
1 May 2021 33 | Everton | 1–2 | Aston Villa | Liverpool |
20:00 BST | Calvert-Lewin 19' | Report | Watkins 13' Douglas Luiz 41' El Ghazi 80', 90' |
Stadium: BT Sport |
9 May 2021 34 | Aston Villa | 1–3 | Manchester United | Aston, Birmingham |
14:05 BST | Traoré 24' Watkins 45+1' 89' McGinn 79' |
Report | Fernandes 52' (pen.) Greenwood 56' Maguire 67' Cavani 87' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
Note: Live on Sky Sports |
13 May 2021 35 | Aston Villa | 0–0 | Everton | Aston, Birmingham |
18:00 BST | Traoré 43' McGinn 90' |
Report | Sigurðsson 55' | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
Note: Originally scheduled for 16 January 2021, moved forward one day due to Aston Villa first team players isolating after a COVID-19 outbreak at their training ground.[62] And then postponed as the training ground could not be opened in time.[63] Live on Sky Sports |
16 May 2021 36 | Crystal Palace | 3–2 | Aston Villa | Selhurst, London |
12:00 BST | Benteke 32' Ward 73' Zaha 75', 90+2' Kouyaté 82' Mitchell 84' |
Report | McGinn 17', 50' El Ghazi 34' Hause 86' |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 0 Referee: David Coote |
Note: Fixture date was moved to help reschedule the Aston Villa vs. Everton game that was postponed due to COVID-19.[64] Live on Sky Sports |
19 May 2021 37 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | Aston Villa | Tottenham, London |
18:00 BST | Bergwijn 8' Højbjerg 43' |
Report | Reguilón 20' (o.g.) Watkins 39' McGinn 90+1' |
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Craig Pawson |
Note: Live on Sky Sports |
23 May 2021 38 | Aston Villa | 2–1 | Chelsea | Aston, Birmingham |
16:00 BST | Traoré 43' El Ghazi 52' (pen.) McGinn 65' Nakamba 74' Martínez 81' |
Report | Jorginho 45' Werner 45+2' Kovačić 49' Chilwell 70' Azpilicueta 89' Arrizabalaga 90+5' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
FA Cup
Aston Villa joined the FA Cup along with all other Premier League teams in the third round. The third round draw was made on 30 November 2020, by
8 January 2021 Third round | Aston Villa | 1–4 | Liverpool | Aston, Birmingham |
19:45 GMT | Barry 41' | Report | Mané 4', 63' Jones 44' Wijnaldum 60' Salah 65' |
Stadium: BT Sport |
EFL Cup
Aston Villa joined the EFL Cup in the second round. The second and third round draws were made on 6 September 2020, by Phil Babb on Sky Sports.[68] The fourth round draw was made on 17 September 2020, also on Sky Sports.[69]
15 September 2020 Second round | Burton Albion | 1–3 | Aston Villa | Burton upon Trent |
19:45 BST | Daniel 2' Akins 62' Quinn 89' |
Report | Watkins 39' Ramsey 69' Grealish 88' Davis 90+2' |
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Oliver Langford |
Note: Live on Sky Sports |
24 September 2020 Third round | Bristol City | 0–3 | Aston Villa | Bristol |
19:00 BST | Report | El Ghazi 11' Traoré 14' Watkins 73' |
Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 0 Referee: James Linington |
1 October 2020 Aston, Birmingham | ||||
19:00 BST | Davis 59' Ramsey 65' |
Report | Vokes 26' | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Jones |
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | GK | ENG | Tom Heaton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | GK | ENG | Jed Steer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26 | GK | ARG | Emiliano Martínez | 38 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
51 | GK | HUN | Ákos Onódi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | DF | ENG | Matty Cash | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | DF | WAL | Neil Taylor | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | DF | ENG | Ezri Konsa | 37 | 2 | 35+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | DF | ENG | Tyrone Mings | 37 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | DF | ENG | Matt Targett
|
38 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | DF | BEL | Björn Engels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
27 | DF | EGY | Ahmed Elmohamady | 17 | 0 | 8+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | DF | ENG | Kortney Hause | 10 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
37 | DF | ENG | Mungo Bridge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
46 | DF | ENG | Jake Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
62 | DF | ENG | Kaine Kesler
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
72 | DF | NED | Sil Swinkels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
73 | DF | ENG | Edward Rowe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
6 | MF | BRA | Douglas Luiz | 34 | 0 | 32+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | MF | SCO | John McGinn | 37 | 3 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | MF | ENG | Jack Grealish | 27 | 7 | 24+2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
17 | MF | EGY | Trézéguet | 22 | 2 | 12+9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | MF | ZIM | Marvelous Nakamba | 16 | 0 | 9+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | MF | ENG | Ross Barkley | 24 | 3 | 18+6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | MF | NED | Anwar El Ghazi | 31 | 11 | 17+11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
25 | MF | FRA | Morgan Sanson | 9 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
41 | MF | ENG | Jacob Ramsey | 25 | 0 | 6+16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
50 | MF | ENG | Harrison Sohna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
52 | MF | ENG | Jaden Philogene | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
57 | MF | ENG | Ben Chrisene | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
60 | MF | ENG | Carney Chukwuemeka | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
67 | MF | ENG | Arjan Raikhy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
68 | MF | ENG | Brad Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
69 | MF | ESP | Mamadou Sylla
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
70 | MF | NED | Lamare Bogarde | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
71 | MF | ENG | Hayden Lindley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Forwards | |||||||||||||
9 | FW | BRA | Wesley
|
3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | FW | ENG | Ollie Watkins | 40 | 16 | 37 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
15 | FW | BFA | Bertrand Traoré | 37 | 8 | 28+7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
39 | FW | ENG | Keinan Davis | 18 | 2 | 1+14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
61 | FW | ENG | Louie Barry | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Players transferred or loaned out during the season | |||||||||||||
8 | MF | ENG | Henri Lansbury | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | MF | IRL | Conor Hourihane | 5 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | MF | ESP | Jota | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | DF | FRA | Frédéric Guilbert | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | GK | NOR | Ørjan Nyland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
28 | GK | CRO | Lovre Kalinić | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
42 | DF | ENG | Dominic Revan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
47 | DF | ENG | Callum Rowe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | Position | Premier League | EFL Cup | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Y | R | Y | R | Y | R | Y | R | Y | R | ||
Douglas Luiz | CM | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
Matty Cash | RB | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
Tyrone Mings | CB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Ollie Watkins | CF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
John McGinn | CM | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Matt Targett | LB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Jack Grealish | CAM | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Ezri Konsa | CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Marvelous Nakamba | CM | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Morgan Sanson | CM | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Ahmed Elmohamady | RB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Anwar El Ghazi | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Jacob Ramsey | CM | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Kortney Hause | CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Bertrand Traoré | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Emiliano Martínez | GK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Keinan Davis | CF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Neil Taylor | LB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
TOTAL | 61 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 4 |
Based on matches played until 23 May 2021
Player | Position | Premier League | EFL Cup | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Goals | Assists | Goals | Assists | Goals | Assists | Goals | Assists | Goals | Assists | ||
Ollie Watkins | CF | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 |
Anwar El Ghazi | LW | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Bertrand Traoré | FW | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
Jack Grealish | CAM | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
John McGinn | CM | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Ross Barkley | CM | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Own goal | N/A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Keinan Davis | CF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Trézéguet | LW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Tyrone Mings | CB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Ezri Konsa | CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Conor Hourihane | CM | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Louie Barry | CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kortney Hause | CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Douglas Luiz | CM | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Matt Targett | LB | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Matty Cash | RB | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Callum Rowe | LB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Henri Lansbury | CM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jacob Ramsey | CM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Neil Taylor | LB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TOTAL | 55 | 41 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 48 |
Based on matches played until 23 May 2021
Notes
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