2024–25 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa
2024–25 season
OwnerV Sports
(Nassef Sawiris, Wes Edens & Atairos)
ChairmanNassef Sawiris[1]
Head coachUnai Emery[2]
StadiumVilla Park
Premier League10th
FA CupQuarter-finals
EFL CupFourth round
UEFA Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ollie Watkins (12)
All:
Ollie Watkins (13)
Biggest win3–0 v Young Boys (A)
(18 September 2024, UEFA Champions League)
Biggest defeat1–4 v Tottenham Hotspur (A)
(3 November 2024, Premier League)
0–3 v Chelsea (A)
(1 December 2024, Premier League)
0–3 v Newcastle United (A)
(26 December 2024, Premier League)
1–4 v Crystal Palace (A)
(25 February 2025, Premier League)
← 2023–24
2025–26 →

The 2024–25 season is the 150th season in the history of Aston Villa Football Club, and their sixth consecutive season in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, the club is also participating in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and for the very first time the Champions League; Villa's last participation at the top level of European club competition was in the European Cup of the 1982–83 season.[3]

Current squad

[edit]
As of 28 February 2025
No. Player Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
23 Emiliano Martínez GK Argentina Mar del Plata (1992-09-02) 2 September 1992 (age 32) Arsenal 16 September 2020 £17,000,000 30 June 2029 197 0
25 Robin Olsen GK Sweden Malmö (1990-01-08) 8 January 1990 (age 35) Italy Roma 4 June 2022 £3,000,000 30 June 2025 20 0
48 Oliwier Zych GK Poland Gdynia (2004-06-28) 28 June 2004 (age 20) Poland Zagłębie Lubin 29 September 2020 Free 30 June 2026 0 0
Defenders
2 Matty Cash RB Poland England Slough (1997-08-07) 7 August 1997 (age 27) Nottingham Forest 3 September 2020 £14,000,000 30 June 2027 165 10
3 Axel Disasi CB France Gonesse (1998-03-11) 11 March 1998 (age 26) Chelsea 4 February 2025 Loan 30 June 2025 3 0
4 Ezri Konsa CB England Newham (1997-10-23) 23 October 1997 (age 27) Brentford 11 July 2019 £13,000,000 30 June 2028 222 8
5 Tyrone Mings CB England Bath (1993-03-13) 13 March 1993 (age 31) Bournemouth 8 July 2019 £22,000,000 30 June 2026 179 8
12 Lucas Digne LB France Meaux (1993-07-20) 20 July 1993 (age 31) Everton 13 January 2022 £30,000,000 30 June 2026 127 4
14 Pau Torres CB Spain Villarreal (1997-01-16) 16 January 1997 (age 28) Spain Villarreal 12 July 2023 £31,500,000 30 June 2028 62 2
16 Andrés García RB Spain Valencia (2003-02-07) 7 February 2003 (age 22) Spain Levante 21 January 2025 £6,000,000 30 June 2029 7 0
22 Ian Maatsen LB Netherlands Vlaardingen (2002-03-10) 10 March 2002 (age 22) Chelsea 28 June 2024 £37,500,000 30 June 2030 34 0
30 Kortney Hause CB England Goodmayes (1995-07-16) 16 July 1995 (age 29) Wolverhampton Wanderers 17 June 2019 £3,000,000 30 June 2025 43 3
— Yeimar Mosquera CB Colombia Istmina (2005-02-06) 6 February 2005 (age 20) Colombia Orsmoarso 30 August 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2030 0 0
Midfielders
6 Ross Barkley CM England Liverpool (1993-12-05) 5 December 1993 (age 31) Luton Town 1 July 2024 £5,000,000 30 June 2027 47 7
7 John McGinn (c) CM Scotland Glasgow (1994-10-18) 18 October 1994 (age 30) Scotland Hibernian 8 August 2018 £3,000,000 30 June 2027 269 28
8 Youri Tielemans CM Belgium Sint-Pieters-Leeuw (1997-05-07) 7 May 1997 (age 27) Leicester City 1 July 2023 Free transfer 30 June 2027 85 6
24 Amadou Onana DM Belgium Senegal Dakar (2001-08-20) 20 August 2001 (age 23) Everton 22 July 2024 £50,000,000 30 June 2029 22 4
26 Lamare Bogarde DM Netherlands Rotterdam (2004-01-05) 5 January 2004 (age 21) Netherlands Feyenoord 1 September 2020 Free transfer 30 June 2028 16 0
41 Jacob Ramsey AM England Great Barr (2001-05-28) 28 May 2001 (age 23) Academy 1 July 2020 — 30 June 2027 152 16
44 Boubacar Kamara DM France Marseille (1999-11-23) 23 November 1999 (age 25) France Marseille 1 July 2022 Free transfer 30 June 2027 80 1
54 Aidan Borland CM Scotland Glasgow (2007-04-25) 25 April 2007 (age 17) Scotland Celtic 1 March 2024 Free transfer 30 June 2028 1 0
56 Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba AM England Birmingham (2006-10-02) 2 October 2006 (age 18) Academy 1 July 2023 — 30 June 2028 3 0
79 Ben Broggio AM England Sutton Coldfield (2007-01-29) 29 January 2007 (age 18) Academy 2 February 2024 — 30 June 2028 1 0
Forwards
9 Marcus Rashford CF England Manchester (1997-10-31) 31 October 1997 (age 27) Manchester United 2 February 2025 Loan 30 June 2025 6 0
11 Ollie Watkins CF England Torquay (1995-12-30) 30 December 1995 (age 29) Brentford 9 September 2020 £34,000,000 30 June 2028 207 83
17 Donyell Malen RW Netherlands Wieringen (1999-01-19) 19 January 1999 (age 26) Germany Borussia Dortmund 14 January 2025 £21,500,000 30 June 2028 6 0
21 Marco Asensio RW Spain Palma De Mallorca (1996-01-21) 21 January 1996 (age 29) France Paris Saint-Germain 3 February 2025 Loan 30 June 2025 6 4
27 Morgan Rogers LW England Halesowen (2002-07-26) 26 July 2002 (age 22) Middlesbrough 1 February 2024 £8,000,000 30 June 2030 54 15
31 Leon Bailey RW Jamaica Kingston (1997-08-09) 9 August 1997 (age 27) Germany Bayer Leverkusen 4 August 2021 £32,000,000 30 June 2027 138 21
Out on loan
10 Emiliano Buendía AM Argentina Mar del Plata (1996-12-25) 25 December 1996 (age 28) Norwich City 10 June 2021 £38,000,000 30 June 2027 97 10
15 Àlex Moreno LB Spain Sant Sadurní d'Anoia (1993-06-08) 8 June 1993 (age 31) Spain Real Betis 11 January 2023 £13,000,000 30 June 2026 47 3
17 Samuel Iling-Junior RW England Islington (2003-04-10) 10 April 2003 (age 21) Italy Juventus 1 July 2024 £11,900,000 30 June 2029 0 0
18 Joe Gauci GK Australia Adelaide (2000-07-04) 4 July 2000 (age 24) Australia Adelaide United 1 February 2024 £1,290,000 30 June 2028 2 0
20 Kosta Nedeljković RB Serbia Smederevo (2005-12-16) 16 December 2005 (age 19) Serbia Red Star Belgrade 22 January 2024 £6,500,000 30 June 2029 10 0
21 Enzo Barrenechea DM Argentina Villa María (2001-05-22) 22 May 2001 (age 23) Italy Juventus 1 July 2024 £6,800,000 30 June 2029 0 0
23 Philippe Coutinho LW Brazil Rio de Janeiro (1992-06-12) 12 June 1992 (age 32) Spain Barcelona 10 June 2022 £20,000,000 30 June 2026 43 6
23 Lewis Dobbin LW England Stoke-on-Trent (2003-01-03) 3 January 2003 (age 22) Everton 23 June 2024 £10,000,000 30 June 2028 0 0
29 Kaine Kesler-Hayden RB England Birmingham (2002-10-23) 23 October 2002 (age 22) Academy 1 July 2021 — 30 June 2027 5 0
32 Leander Dendoncker DM Belgium Passendale (1995-04-15) 15 April 1995 (age 29) Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 September 2022 £13,000,000 30 June 2025 36 1
35 Louie Barry LW England Sutton Coldfield (2003-06-21) 21 June 2003 (age 21) Spain Barcelona 23 January 2020 £880,000 30 June 2026 1 1
42 Filip Marschall GK England Cambridge (2003-04-24) 24 April 2003 (age 21) Cambridge City 26 January 2018 Free transfer 30 June 2027 1 0
46 Rico Richards AM England West Bromwich (2003-09-27) 27 September 2003 (age 21) West Bromwich Albion 3 July 2023 Free transfer 30 June 2026 0 0
50 Sil Swinkels CB Netherlands Sint-Oedenrode (2004-01-06) 6 January 2004 (age 21) Netherlands Vitesse 3 August 2020 Free transfer 30 June 2028 2 0
58 Tommi O'Reilly CM England Birmingham (2003-12-15) 15 December 2003 (age 21) Academy 1 July 2021 — 30 June 2028 1 0
59 Josh Feeney CB England Fleetwood (2005-05-06) 6 May 2005 (age 19) Fleetwood Town 6 July 2021 Free transfer 30 June 2025 0 0
64 James Wright GK England (2004-12-02) 2 December 2004 (age 20) Manchester City 1 July 2021 Free transfer 30 June 2027 0 0
66 Travis Patterson LB England Wolverhampton (2005-10-06) 6 October 2005 (age 19) Academy 1 July 2024 — 30 June 2028 1 0
69 Finley Munroe LB England (2005-02-08) 8 February 2005 (age 20) Chelsea 1 July 2021 — 30 June 2026 2 0
72 Kadan Young RW England Erdington (2006-01-19) 19 January 2006 (age 19) Academy 20 January 2023 — 30 June 2028 2 0
77 Kobei Moore CF England Birmingham (2004-11-30) 30 November 2004 (age 20) Academy 1 July 2023 — 30 June 2029 0 0
— Lino Sousa LB England Portugal Lisbon (2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 (age 20) Arsenal 1 February 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2028 0 0

Transfers

[edit]

In

[edit]
Date Position Player From Fee Ref.
14 June 2024[a] CF England Cameron Archer England Sheffield United Undisclosed [4]
18 June 2024 CB Norway Ethan Amundsen-Day[b] Denmark Copenhagen Undisclosed [5]
23 June 2024 LW England Lewis Dobbin England Everton £10,000,000 [6][7]
28 June 2024 LB Netherlands Ian Maatsen England Chelsea £37,500,000 [8][9]
1 July 2024 RW Egypt Omar Khedr[b] Egypt ZED £2,360,000 [10][11]
LW England Samuel Iling-Junior Italy Juventus £11,900,000 [12][13]
CM Argentina Enzo Barrenechea Italy Juventus £6,800,000
CM England Ross Barkley England Luton Town £5,000,000 [14][15]
7 July 2024 FW England Max Jenner[b] England West Bromwich Albion Free [16][17]
19 July 2024 LW England Jaden Philogene England Hull City £13,000,000 [18][19]
22 July 2024 DM Belgium Amadou Onana England Everton £50,000,000 [20][21]
24 July 2024 CB England Leon Routh[b] England Luton Town Undisclosed [22]
12 August 2024 FW England Mason Cotcher[b] England Sunderland Undisclosed [23]
20 August 2024 CM England Kane Taylor[b] England Manchester City £750,000 [24][25]
30 August 2024 CB Colombia Yeimar Mosquera[b] Colombia Orsomarso Undisclosed [26]
4 September 2024 GK England Owen Asemota[b] England Arsenal Free [27]
14 January 2025 FW Netherlands Donyell Malen Germany Borussia Dortmund £21,500,000 [28][29]
21 January 2025 RB Spain Andrés García Spain Levante £6,000,000 [30][31]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced by Unai Emery in a press conference on 17 May, and would become official on 14 June once the transfer window re-opened.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Academy transfer

Out

[edit]
Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
14 June 2024[a] CM France Morgan Sanson France Nice Undisclosed [32]
22 June 2024 CM England Tim Iroegbunam England Everton £9,000,000 [33][34]
29 June 2024 AM England Omari Kellyman England Chelsea £19,000,000 [35][36]
30 June 2024 CM Brazil Douglas Luiz Italy Juventus £42,350,000 [37][38]
15 July 2024 LB England Sebastian Revan Wales Wrexham Undisclosed [39]
16 July 2024 GK Finland Viljami Sinisalo Scotland Celtic £1,000,000 [40][41]
24 July 2024 RW France Moussa Diaby Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad £50,500,000 [42][43]
30 July 2024 LB England Ben Chrisene England Norwich City Undisclosed [44]
16 August 2024 CF England Cameron Archer England Southampton £15,000,000 [45][46]
15 January 2025 LW England Jaden Philogene England Ipswich Town £20,000,000 [47][48]
23 January 2025 CB Brazil Diego Carlos Turkey Fenerbahçe £8,500,000 [49][50]
31 January 2025 CF Colombia Jhon Durán Saudi Arabia Al Nassr £71,000,000 [51][52]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 15 May, and would become official on 14 June once the transfer window re-opened.

Loaned in

[edit]
Date Position Player From Date until Ref.
2 February 2025 CF England Marcus Rashford England Manchester United End of Season [53]
3 February 2025 RW Spain Marco Asensio France Paris Saint-Germain End of Season [54]
4 February 2025 CB France Axel Disasi England Chelsea End of Season [55]

Loaned out

[edit]
Date Position Player To Date until Ref.
10 July 2024 AM Brazil Philippe Coutinho Brazil Vasco da Gama End of season [56]
11 July 2024 CM England Tommi O'Reilly England Shrewsbury Town 16 January 2025[a] [58]
19 July 2024 GK England Filip Marschall England Crewe Alexandra End of season [59]
2 August 2024 CF England Louie Barry England Stockport County 2 January 2025[b] [61]
6 August 2024 CB England Josh Feeney England Shrewsbury Town End of season [62]
LW England Lewis Dobbin England West Bromwich Albion 2 January 2025[c] [64]
7 August 2024 RB England Kaine Kesler-Hayden England Preston North End End of season [65]
14 August 2024 LB England Lino Sousa England Bristol Rovers End of season [66]
16 August 2024 GK England James Wright Spain Real Unión End of season [67]
21 August 2024 LB Spain Àlex Moreno England Nottingham Forest End of season [68]
24 August 2024 LB England Finley Munroe Spain Real Unión End of season [69]
27 August 2024 LW England Samuel Iling-Junior Italy Bologna 3 February 2025[d] [71]
30 August 2024 CB Colombia Yeimar Mosquera Spain Real Unión 28 January 2025[e] [26]
CM Argentina Enzo Barrenechea Spain Valencia End of season [73]
AM England Rico Richards England Port Vale End of season [74]
31 August 2024 DM Belgium Leander Dendoncker Belgium Anderlecht End of season [75]
3 January 2025 LW England Lewis Dobbin England Norwich City End of season [76]
16 January 2025 AM England Tommi O'Reilly England Milton Keynes Dons End of season [57]
29 January 2025 LW England Louie Barry England Hull City End of season [77]
AM Argentina Emiliano Buendía Germany Bayer Leverkusen End of season [78]
30 January 2025 GK Australia Joe Gauci England Barnsley End of season [79]
31 January 2025 CF England Charlie Lutz England Kidderminster Harriers End of season [80]
CF England Kobei Moore England Fleetwood Town End of season [81]
3 February 2025 RB Serbia Kosta Nedeljković Germany RB Leipzig End of season [82]
CB Netherlands Sil Swinkels England Bristol Rovers End of season [83]
LW England Samuel Iling-Junior England Middlesbrough End of season [84]
LB England Travis Patterson England Milton Keynes Dons End of season [85]
LW England Kadan Young Belgium Royal Antwerp End of season [86]
  1. ^ On 16 January, O'Reilly was recalled back from his loan at Shrewsbury and was subseqeutly loaned to MK Dons[57]
  2. ^ On 22 December, it was announced that Barry would be recalled back from his loan at Stockport in January[60]
  3. ^ On 2 January, Dobbin was recalled back from West Bromwich Albion[63]
  4. ^ On 3 February, Iling-Junior was recalled back from Bologna so he could go on loan to Middlesbrough[70]
  5. ^ On 28 January, Aston Villa recalled Mosquera from his loan amidst an injury crisis at centre-back.[72]

Released / out of contract

[edit]
Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2024 CB England Jack McDowell England Queens Park Rangers 1 July 2024 [87][88]
30 June 2024 CM England Abube Onuchukwu England Ipswich Town 1 July 2024 [88][89]
30 June 2024 CM England Dylan Mitchell England Swindon Town 10 July 2024 [88][90]
12 July 2024 CB England Calum Chambers Wales Cardiff City 14 July 2024 [91][92]
30 June 2024 RB England Frankie Ealing Wales Aberystwyth Town 3 August 2024 [88][93]
30 June 2024 CM England Edward Rowe England Leamington 4 August 2024 [88][94]
30 June 2024 CB Republic of Ireland Aaron O'Reilly England Huddersfield Town 28 August 2024 [88][95]
30 June 2024 DM England Taylor-Jay Hart England Peterborough Sports 24 September 2024 [88][96]
30 June 2024 LW England Chisom Afoka Free agent N/A [88]

Pre-season and friendlies

[edit]

On 25 April 2024, Villa announced a return to the United States for a three-game pre-season tour, with matches against Columbus Crew, RB Leipzig and Club América, along with a trip to Germany to face Borussia Dortmund and the annual pre-season opener in England against Walsall.[97] Two additional friendlies, away to Slovakian club Spartak Trnava and against Athletic Bilbao at the Bescot Stadium were announced on 5 June.[98] On 15 July, another friendly between non-league Chasetown and a selection of U21 and senior players who were not traveling to Slovakia was announced.[99]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

17 July 2024 Friendly Walsall 0–3 Aston Villa Walsall
19:30 BST Report
  • Rogers 21', 36'
  • Barry 89'
 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 8,200
20 July 2024 Friendly Chasetown 0–1 Aston Villa XI Chasetown
14:00 BST Report
  • Moore 65'
 Stadium: The Scholars Ground
Attendance: 1,073
20 July 2024 Friendly Spartak Trnava 0–3 Aston Villa Trnava, Slovakia
16:00 CEST
(15:00 BST)		 Report
Stadium: Anton Malatinský Stadium
Attendance: 16,090
27 July 2024 Friendly Columbus Crew 4–1 Aston Villa Columbus, United States
20:00 EDT
(01:00 BST)
Report
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,218
31 July 2024 Friendly RB Leipzig 2–0 Aston Villa Harrison, United States
20:00 EDT
(01:00 BST)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
3 August 2024 Friendly Club América 1–0 Aston Villa Chicago, United States
16:30 CDT
(22:30 BST)
Report Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 22,225
Referee: Fotis Bazakos (United States)
7 August 2024 Friendly Aston Villa 3–2 Athletic Bilbao Walsall
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 9,227
Referee: Robert Jones (England)
10 August 2024 Friendly Borussia Dortmund 2–0 Aston Villa Dortmund, Germany
17:00 CEST
(16:00 BST)
Report Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Attendance: 81,365
Referee: Bastian Börner (Germany)

Competitions

[edit]

Overall record

[edit]
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 17 August 2024 25 May 2025 Matchday 1 28 11 9 8 40 45 −5 039.29
FA Cup 10 January 2025 Third round 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 100.00
EFL Cup 24 September 2024 30 October 2024 Third round Fourth round 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
UEFA Champions League 17 September 2024 League phase 8 5 1 2 13 6 +7 062.50
Total 41 20 10 11 62 56 +6 048.78

Last updated: 28 February 2025
Source: Soccerway

Premier League

[edit]
Main article: 2024–25 Premier League

League table

[edit]
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Brighton & Hove Albion 27 11 10 6 44 39 +5 43
9 Fulham 27 11 9 7 40 36 +4 42
10 Aston Villa 28 11 9 8 40 45 −5 42
11 Brentford 27 11 5 11 48 43 +5 38
12 Crystal Palace 27 9 9 9 35 33 +2 36
Updated to match(es) played on 27 February 2025. Source: Premier League
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[100]

Results summary

[edit]
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
28 11 9 8 40 45  −5 42 7 7 1 25 18  +7 4 2 7 15 27  −12

Last updated: 25 February 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

[edit]
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425291262728303132333435363738
GroundAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHHAAHAHHHAAAHAHAHAHA
ResultWLWWWDDWDLLDLWWLWLDWWDDLDDWL
Position5127535544698128676998788899810
Points3369121314171818181919222525282829323536373738394242
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2025. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Notes:

Matches

[edit]

On 18 June, the Premier League fixtures were released.[101]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

17 August 2024 1 West Ham United 1–2 Aston Villa Stratford
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 62,463 (3,001 away fans)
Referee: Tony Harrington
24 August 2024 2 Aston Villa 0–2 Arsenal Birmingham
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,587 (3,006 away)
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[102]
31 August 2024 3 Leicester City 1–2 Aston Villa Leicester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,725 (3,292 away fans)
Referee: David Coote
14 September 2024 4 Aston Villa 3–2 Everton Birmingham
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,920 (3,006 away)
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[103]
21 September 2024 5 Aston Villa 3–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Birmingham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,978 (2,946 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
29 September 2024 6 Ipswich Town 2–2 Aston Villa Ipswich
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 29,943 (3,000 away)
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 28 September, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[102]
6 October 2024 7 Aston Villa 0–0 Manchester United Birmingham
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,682
Referee: Robert Jones
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 5 October, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[104]
19 October 2024 8 Fulham 1–3 Aston Villa Fulham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 26,743 (2,701 away)
Referee: Darren England
26 October 2024 9 Aston Villa 1–1 Bournemouth Birmingham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,165
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
3 November 2024 10 Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 Aston Villa Tottenham
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 61,253
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 2 November at 15:00, but was moved for Sky Sports broadcast.[105]
9 November 2024 11 Liverpool 2–0 Aston Villa Liverpool
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 60,292
Referee: David Coote
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 15:00, but was moved for TNT Sports broadcast.[105]
23 November 2024 12 Aston Villa 2–2 Crystal Palace Birmingham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,175
Referee: Tim Robinson
1 December 2024 13 Chelsea 3–0 Aston Villa Fulham
13:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,689
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 30 November at 15:00, but was moved for Sky Sports broadcast.[105]
4 December 2024 14 Aston Villa 3–1 Brentford Birmingham
20:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 37,890
Referee: Lewis Smith
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 3 December at 19:45, but was moved for Amazon Prime Video broadcast.[106]
7 December 2024 15 Aston Villa 1–0 Southampton Birmingham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,453
Referee: Darren Bond
14 December 2024 16 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Aston Villa West Bridgford
17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 30,117
Referee: Sam Barrott
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 15:00, but was moved for Sky Sports broadcast.[106]
21 December 2024 17 Aston Villa 2–1 Manchester City Birmingham
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,345
Referee: Peter Bankes
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 15:00, but was moved for TNT Sports broadcast.[106]
26 December 2024 18 Newcastle United 3–0 Aston Villa Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,168
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Live on Amazon Prime Video.[106]
30 December 2024 19 Aston Villa 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Birmingham
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,414
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 29 December at 15:00, but was rescheduled due to another Brighton fixture being moved for TV broadcast.[106]
4 January 2025 20 Aston Villa 2–1 Leicester City Birmingham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,386
Referee: Jarred Gillett
15 January 2025 21 Everton 0–1 Aston Villa Liverpool
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,085
Referee: Sam Barrott
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 14 January at 19:45, but was moved for TNT Sports broadcast.[106]
18 January 2025 22 Arsenal 2–2 Aston Villa Holloway
17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,067
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 15:00, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[106]
26 January 2025 23 Aston Villa 1–1 West Ham United Birmingham
16:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,628
Referee: Peter Bankes
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 25 January at 15:00, but was moved for Sky Sports broadcast.[106]
1 February 2025 24 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Aston Villa Wolverhampton
17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Referee: Andrew Madley
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 15:00, but was moved for Sky Sports broadcasting.[107]
15 February 2025 25 Aston Villa 1–1 Ipswich Town Birmingham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,510
Referee: Robert Jones
19 February 2025 29 Aston Villa 2–2 Liverpool Birmingham
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,910
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 15 March 2025 at 15:00, but was moved to 17:30 on that date for TNT Sports broadcasting,[108] but later moved forward due to Liverpool's participation in the EFL Cup final.[109]
22 February 2025 26 Aston Villa 2–1 Chelsea Birmingham
17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,423
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 15:00, but was moved for Sky Sports broadcasting.[107]
25 February 2025 27 Crystal Palace 4–1 Aston Villa Selhurst
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 24,712
Referee: Sam Barrott
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 20:00 kick-off, but was moved for live TNT Sports broadcasting.[110]
8 March 2025 28 Brentford v Aston Villa Brentford
17:30 GMT Stadium: Gtech Community Stadium
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 15:00, but was moved for Sky Sports broadcasting.[108]
1 April 2025 30 Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa Brighton and Hove
15:00 BST Stadium: American Express Stadium
5 April 2025 31 Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest Birmingham
17:30 BST Stadium: Villa Park
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 15:00, but was moved for Sky Sports broadcasting.[111]
12 April 2025 32 Southampton v Aston Villa Southampton
15:00 BST Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
19 April 2025 33 Aston Villa v Newcastle United Birmingham
17:30 BST Stadium: Villa Park
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 15:00, but was moved for Sky Sports broadcasting.[111]
28 April 2025 34 Manchester City v Aston Villa Manchester
20:00 BST Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 15:00 on 26 April, but was moved for Sky Sports broadcasting.[111]
3 May 2025 35 Aston Villa v Fulham Birmingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Villa Park
10 May 2025 36 Bournemouth v Aston Villa Bournemouth
15:00 BST Stadium: Vitality Stadium
18 May 2025 37 Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotpsur Birmingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Villa Park
25 May 2025 38 Manchester United v Aston Villa Trafford
16:00 BST Stadium: Old Trafford

FA Cup

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Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

Aston Villa entered the FA Cup in the third round, which was drawn on 2 December 2024.[112][113] The fourth round was drawn on 12 January 2025.[114] The fifth round was drawn on 10 February 2025.[115][116] The quarter-finals draw was on 2 March 2025.[117]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 January 2025 Third round Aston Villa 2–1 West Ham United Birmingham
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 40,989
Referee: Tim Robinson
9 February 2025 Fourth round Aston Villa 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Birmingham
17:35 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 40,773
Referee: Anthony Taylor
28 February 2025 Fifth round Aston Villa 2–0 Cardiff City Birmingham
20:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 40,175
Referee: Peter Bankes
29 March 2025 Quarter-finals Preston North End <