2024–25 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa
2024–25 season
Owner	V Sports; (Nassef Sawiris, Wes Edens & Atairos)
Chairman	Nassef Sawiris
Head coach	Unai Emery
Stadium	Villa Park
Premier League	9th
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Fourth round
UEFA Champions League	League phase
Top goalscorer	League: ; Ollie Watkins (8); All: ; Jhon Durán (12)
	← 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 will also participate 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

As of 30 December 2024

No.	Player	Position	Place of birth	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Contract end	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
18	Joe Gauci	GK	Adelaide	(2000-07-04) 4 July 2000 (age 24)	Adelaide United	1 February 2024	£1,290,000	30 June 2028	2	0
23	Emiliano Martínez	GK	Mar del Plata	(1992-09-02) 2 September 1992 (age 32)	Arsenal	16 September 2020	£17,000,000	30 June 2029	184	0
25	Robin Olsen	GK	Malmö	(1990-01-08) 8 January 1990 (age 34)	Roma	4 June 2022	£3,000,000	30 June 2025	18	0
Defenders
2	Matty Cash	RB	Slough	(1997-08-07) 7 August 1997 (age 27)	Nottingham Forest	3 September 2020	£14,000,000	30 June 2027	156	10
3	Diego Carlos	CB	Barra Bonita	(1993-03-15) 15 March 1993 (age 31)	Sevilla	10 June 2022	£31,000,000	30 June 2026	57	1
4	Ezri Konsa	CB	Newham	(1997-10-23) 23 October 1997 (age 27)	Brentford	11 July 2019	£13,000,000	30 June 2028	210	8
5	Tyrone Mings	CB	Bath	(1993-03-13) 13 March 1993 (age 31)	Bournemouth	8 July 2019	£22,000,000	30 June 2026	170	8
12	Lucas Digne	LB	Meaux	(1993-07-20) 20 July 1993 (age 31)	Everton	13 January 2022	£30,000,000	30 June 2026	115	4
14	Pau Torres	CB	Villarreal	(1997-01-16) 16 January 1997 (age 27)	Villarreal	12 July 2023	£31,500,000	30 June 2028	62	2
20	Kosta Nedeljković	RB	Smederevo	(2005-12-16) 16 December 2005 (age 19)	Red Star Belgrade	22 January 2024	£6,500,000	30 June 2029	8	0
22	Ian Maatsen	LB	Vlaardingen	(2002-03-10) 10 March 2002 (age 22)	Chelsea	28 June 2024	£37,500,000	30 June 2030	21	0
26	Lamare Bogarde	CB	Rotterdam	(2004-01-05) 5 January 2004 (age 20)	Feyenoord	1 September 2020	Free transfer	30 June 2028	7	0
30	Kortney Hause	CB	Goodmayes	(1995-07-16) 16 July 1995 (age 29)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	17 June 2019	£3,000,000	30 June 2025	43	3
50	Sil Swinkels	CB	Sint-Oedenrode	(2004-01-06) 6 January 2004 (age 20)	Vitesse	3 August 2020	Free transfer	30 June 2028	2	0
66	Travis Patterson	LB	Wolverhampton	(2005-10-06) 6 October 2005 (age 19)	Academy	1 July 2024	—	30 June 2028	1	0
Midfielders
6	Ross Barkley	CM	Liverpool	(1993-12-05) 5 December 1993 (age 31)	Luton Town	1 July 2024	£5,000,000	30 June 2026	45	6
7	John McGinn (c)	CM	Glasgow	(1994-10-18) 18 October 1994 (age 30)	Hibernian	8 August 2018	£3,000,000	30 June 2027	259	28
8	Youri Tielemans	CM	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	(1997-05-07) 7 May 1997 (age 27)	Leicester City	1 July 2023	Free transfer	30 June 2027	70	4
10	Emiliano Buendía	AM	Mar del Plata	(1996-12-25) 25 December 1996 (age 28)	Norwich City	10 June 2021	£38,000,000	30 June 2026	92	10
24	Amadou Onana	DM	Dakar	(2001-08-20) 20 August 2001 (age 23)	Everton	22 July 2024	£50,000,000	30 June 2029	18	3
41	Jacob Ramsey	AM	Great Barr	(2001-05-28) 28 May 2001 (age 23)	Academy	1 July 2020	—	30 June 2027	138	14
44	Boubacar Kamara	DM	Marseille	(1999-11-23) 23 November 1999 (age 25)	Marseille	1 July 2022	Free transfer	30 June 2027	70	1
54	Aidan Borland	CM	Glasgow	(2007-04-25) 25 April 2007 (age 17)	Celtic	1 March 2024	Free transfer	30 June 2028	1	0
56	Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba	AM	Birmingham	(2006-10-02) 2 October 2006 (age 18)	Academy	1 July 2023	—	30 June 2028	2	0
79	Ben Broggio	AM	Sutton Coldfield	(2007-01-29) 29 January 2007 (age 17)	Academy	2 February 2024	—	30 June 2028	1	0
Forwards
9	Jhon Durán	CF	Medellín	(2003-12-13) 13 December 2003 (age 21)	Chicago Fire	23 January 2023	£14,750,000	30 June 2030	74	20
11	Ollie Watkins	CF	Torquay	(1995-12-30) 30 December 1995 (age 29)	Brentford	9 September 2020	£34,000,000	30 June 2028	194	78
19	Jaden Philogene	LW	Hammersmith	(2002-02-08) 8 February 2002 (age 22)	Hull City	19 July 2024	£13,000,000	30 June 2028	18	0
27	Morgan Rogers	LW	Halesowen	(2002-07-26) 26 July 2002 (age 22)	Middlesbrough	1 February 2024	£8,000,000	30 June 2030	41	9
31	Leon Bailey	RW	Kingston	(1997-08-09) 9 August 1997 (age 27)	Bayer Leverkusen	4 August 2021	£32,000,000	30 June 2027	127	20
72	Kadan Young	RW	Erdington	(2006-01-19) 19 January 2006 (age 18)	Academy	20 January 2023	—	30 June 2028	2	0
Out on loan
15	Àlex Moreno	LB	Sant Sadurní d'Anoia	(1993-06-08) 8 June 1993 (age 31)	Real Betis	11 January 2023	£13,000,000	30 June 2026	47	3
17	Samuel Iling-Junior	RW	Islington	(2003-04-10) 10 April 2003 (age 21)	Juventus	1 July 2024	£11,900,000	30 June 2029	0	0
21	Enzo Barrenechea	DM	Villa María	(2001-05-22) 22 May 2001 (age 23)	Juventus	1 July 2024	£6,800,000	30 June 2029	0	0
23	Philippe Coutinho	LW	Rio de Janeiro	(1992-06-12) 12 June 1992 (age 32)	Barcelona	10 June 2022	£20,000,000	30 June 2026	43	6
23	Lewis Dobbin	LW	Stoke-on-Trent	(2003-01-03) 3 January 2003 (age 21)	Everton	23 June 2024	£10,000,000	30 June 2028	0	0
29	Kaine Kesler-Hayden	RB	Birmingham	(2002-10-23) 23 October 2002 (age 22)	Academy	1 July 2021	—	30 June 2027	5	0
32	Leander Dendoncker	DM	Passendale	(1995-04-15) 15 April 1995 (age 29)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1 September 2022	£13,000,000	30 June 2025	36	1
42	Filip Marschall	GK	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	West Bromwich	(2003-09-27) 27 September 2003 (age 21)	West Bromwich Albion	3 July 2023	Free transfer	30 June 2026	0	0
54	Louie Barry	LW	Sutton Coldfield	(2003-06-21) 21 June 2003 (age 21)	Barcelona	23 January 2020	£880,000	30 June 2026	1	1
58	Tommi O'Reilly	CM	Birmingham	(2003-12-15) 15 December 2003 (age 21)	Academy	1 July 2021	—	30 June 2028	1	0
59	Josh Feeney	CB	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		(2004-12-02) 2 December 2004 (age 20)	Manchester City	1 July 2021	Free transfer	30 June 2027	0	0
69	Finley Munroe	LB		(2005-02-08) 8 February 2005 (age 19)	Chelsea	1 July 2021	—	30 June 2026	2	0
—	Lino Sousa	LB	Lisbon	(2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 (age 19)	Arsenal	1 February 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2028	0	0
—	Yeimar Mosquera	CB	Istmina	(2005-02-06) 6 February 2005 (age 19)	Orsmoarso	30 August 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2030	0	0

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
14 June 2024^[a]	CF	Cameron Archer	Sheffield United	Undisclosed	^[4]
18 June 2024	CB	Ethan Amundsen-Day^[b]	Copenhagen	Undisclosed	^[5]
23 June 2024	LW	Lewis Dobbin	Everton	£10,000,000	^[6]^[7]
28 June 2024	LB	Ian Maatsen	Chelsea	£37,500,000	^[8]^[9]
1 July 2024	RW	Omar Khedr^[b]	ZED	£2,360,000	^[10]^[11]
	LW	Samuel Iling-Junior	Juventus	£11,900,000	^[12]^[13]
	CM	Enzo Barrenechea	Juventus	£6,800,000	^[12]^[13]
	CM	Ross Barkley	Luton Town	£5,000,000	^[14]^[15]
7 July 2024	FW	Max Jenner^[b]	West Bromwich Albion	Free	^[16]^[17]
19 July 2024	LW	Jaden Philogene	Hull City	£13,000,000	^[18]^[19]
22 July 2024	DM	Amadou Onana	Everton	£50,000,000	^[20]^[21]
24 July 2024	CB	Leon Routh^[b]	Luton Town	Undisclosed	^[22]
12 August 2024	FW	Mason Cotcher^[b]	Sunderland	Undisclosed	^[23]
20 August 2024	CM	Kane Taylor^[b]	Manchester City	£750,000	^[24]^[25]
30 August 2024	CB	Yeimar Mosquera^[b]	Orsomarso	Undisclosed	^[26]
4 September 2024	GK	Owen Asemota^[b]	Arsenal	Free	^[27]

^ 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Academy transfer

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Ref.
14 June 2024^[a]	CM	Morgan Sanson	Nice	Undisclosed	^[28]
22 June 2024	CM	Tim Iroegbunam	Everton	£9,000,000	^[29]^[30]
29 June 2024	AM	Omari Kellyman	Chelsea	£19,000,000	^[31]^[32]
30 June 2024	CM	Douglas Luiz	Juventus	£42,350,000	^[33]^[34]
15 July 2024	LB	Sebastian Revan	Wrexham	Undisclosed	^[35]
16 July 2024	GK	Viljami Sinisalo	Celtic	£1,000,000	^[36]^[37]
24 July 2024	RW	Moussa Diaby	Al-Ittihad	£50,500,000	^[38]^[39]
30 July 2024	LB	Ben Chrisene	Norwich City	Undisclosed	^[40]
16 August 2024	CF	Cameron Archer	Southampton	£15,000,000	^[41]^[42]

^ The transfer was announced on 15 May, and would become official on 14 June once the transfer window re-opened.

Loaned in

Date	Position	Player	From	Date until	Ref.

Loaned out

Date	Position	Player	To	Date until	Ref.
10 July 2024	AM	Philippe Coutinho	Vasco da Gama	End of season	^[43]
11 July 2024	CM	Tommi O'Reilly	Shrewsbury Town	End of season	^[44]
19 July 2024	GK	Filip Marschall	Crewe Alexandra	End of season	^[45]
2 August 2024	CF	Louie Barry	Stockport County	2 January 2025^[a]	^[46]^[47]
6 August 2024	CB	Josh Feeney	Shrewsbury Town	End of season	^[48]
6 August 2024	LW	Lewis Dobbin	West Bromwich Albion	End of season	^[49]
7 August 2024	RB	Kaine Kesler-Hayden	Preston North End	End of season	^[50]
14 August 2024	LB	Lino Sousa	Bristol Rovers	End of season	^[51]
16 August 2024	GK	James Wright	Real Unión	End of season	^[52]
21 August 2024	LB	Àlex Moreno	Nottingham Forest	End of season	^[53]
24 August 2024	LB	Finley Munroe	Real Unión	End of season	^[54]
27 August 2024	LW	Samuel Iling-Junior	Bologna	End of season	^[55]
30 August 2024	CB	Yeimar Mosquera	Real Unión	End of season	^[26]
	CM	Enzo Barrenechea	Valencia	End of season	^[56]
	AM	Rico Richards	Port Vale	End of season	^[57]
31 August 2024	DM	Leander Dendoncker	Anderlecht	End of season	^[58]

^ On 22 December, it was announced that Barry would be recalled back from his loan at Stockport in January.

Released / out of contract

Date	Pos.	Player	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref.
30 June 2024	CB	Jack McDowell	Queens Park Rangers	1 July 2024	^[59]^[60]
30 June 2024	CM	Abube Onuchukwu	Ipswich Town	1 July 2024	^[60]^[61]
30 June 2024	CM	Dylan Mitchell	Swindon Town	10 July 2024	^[60]^[62]
12 July 2024	CB	Calum Chambers	Cardiff City	14 July 2024	^[63]^[64]
30 June 2024	RB	Frankie Ealing	Aberystwyth Town	3 August 2024	^[60]^[65]
30 June 2024	CM	Edward Rowe	Leamington	4 August 2024	^[60]^[66]
30 June 2024	CB	Aaron O'Reilly	Huddersfield Town	28 August 2024	^[60]^[67]
30 June 2024	DM	Taylor-Jay Hart	Peterborough Sports	24 September 2024	^[60]^[68]
30 June 2024	LW	Chisom Afoka	Free agent	N/A	^[60]

Pre-season and friendlies

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.^[69] Two additional friendlies, away to Slovakian club Spartak Trnava and against Athletic Bilbao at the Bescot Stadium were announced on 5 June.^[70] 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.^[71]

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	Diego Carlos 16' Bailey 38' Rogers 53' Archer 89'	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)	Hernández 14', 39', 45' Chambost 52' Yeboah 79'	Report	Archer 44'	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)	Silva 17' Openda 27', 41'	Report	Diego Carlos 27' 42'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena

3 August 2024 Friendly	Club América	1–0	Aston Villa	Chicago, United States
16:30 CDT (22:30 BST)	Hernández 77'	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	Ramsey 4' Philogene 60' Archer 88'	Report	Yeray 25' Guruzeta 71'	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)	Can 33' (pen.) Brandt 35'	Report		Stadium: Westfalenstadion Attendance: 81,365 Referee: Bastian Börner (Germany)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	17 August 2024	25 May 2025	Matchday 1		19	8	5	6	28	31	−3	042.11
FA Cup	10 January 2025		Third round		0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
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		6	4	1	1	9	3	+6	066.67
Total					27	13	6	8	40	37	+3	048.15

Last updated: 30 December 2024
Source: Soccerway

Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	Bournemouth	19	8	6	5	29	23	+6	30
8	Fulham	19	7	8	4	28	25	+3	29
9	Aston Villa	19	8	5	6	28	31	−3	29
10	Brighton & Hove Albion	19	6	9	4	29	28	+1	27
11	Tottenham Hotspur	19	7	3	9	41	28	+13	24

Updated to match(es) played on 30 December 2024. 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^[72]

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
19	8	5	6	28	31	−3	29	5	4	1	17	12	+5	3	1	5	11	19	−8

Last updated: 30 December 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	W	W	W	D	D	W	D	L	L	D	L	W	W	L	W	L	D
Position	5	12	7	5	3	5	5	4	4	6	9	8	12	8	6	7	6	9	9
Points	3	3	6	9	12	13	14	17	18	18	18	19	19	22	25	25	28	28	29

Updated to match(es) played on 30 December 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 18 June, the Premier League fixtures were released.^[73]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

17 August 2024 1	West Ham United	1–2	Aston Villa	Stratford
17:30 BST	Paquetá 31', 37' (pen.)	Report	Onana 4' Bailey 8' Durán 79' Philogene 90'	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	Onana 72'	Report	Rice 45+3' Gabriel 57' Trossard 67' Partey 77' Ødegaard 89'	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.^[74]

31 August 2024 3	Leicester City	1–2	Aston Villa	Leicester
15:00 BST	Skipp 26' Buonanotte 73' Okoli 74' Vardy 83' Winks 90+3'	Report	Onana 8', 28' Tielemans 40' Bogarde 55' Durán 63', 90+2' McGinn 74'	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	Watkins 36', 58' Martínez 47' Durán 76'	Report	Ndiaye 15' McNeil 16' Iroegbunam 19' Calvert-Lewin 27' Young 79' O'Brien 88'	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.^[75]

21 September 2024 5	Aston Villa	3–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Birmingham
15:00 BST	Torres 28' Watkins 73' Rogers 74' Konsa 88' Durán 90+4' Barkley 90+11'	Report	Aït-Nouri 7' Semedo 16' Cunha 25', 90+12' João Gomes 27' Lemina 61' Mosquera 81'	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	Delap 8', 72', 45+2' Morsy 45+2' Tuanzebe 54' Greaves 74'	Report	Rogers 15' Watkins 32' Digne 46'	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.^[74]

6 October 2024 7	Aston Villa	0–0	Manchester United	Birmingham
14:00 BST	Barkley 90+4'	Report	Eriksen 3' Maguire 36' Mainoo 41' Rashford 59' Lindelöf 87'	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.^[76]

19 October 2024 8	Fulham	1–3	Aston Villa	Fulham
15:00 BST	Jiménez 5' Pereira 27' Bassey 57' Andersen 64' Smith Rowe 65' Robinson 71' Diop 90+8'	Report	Rogers 9', 70' Bailey 33' Watkins 59' Diop 69' (o.g.) Digne 83' Philogene 88' 90+3'	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	Onana 4' Tielemans 18' Ramsey 41' McGinn 55' Digne 58' Barkley 76', 90+6' Cash 90+4'	Report	Kluivert 10' Araujo 21' Smith 39' Ünal 45+1' Semenyo 80' Tavernier 90' Evanilson 90+6'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 42,165 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

3 November 2024 10	Tottenham Hotspur	4–1	Aston Villa	Tottenham
14:00 GMT	Johnson 49' Porro 54' Romero 58' Solanke 75', 79' Maddison 90+6'	Report	Rogers 32'	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.^[77]

9 November 2024 11	Liverpool	2–0	Aston Villa	Liverpool
20:00 GMT	Núñez 20' Salah 84'	Report	Rogers 34' Tielemans 45+3' Kamara 76'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 60,292 Referee: David Coote
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 15:00, but was moved for TNT Sports broadcast.^[77]

23 November 2024 12	Aston Villa	2–2	Crystal Palace	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Watkins 36' Tielemans 45' Diego Carlos 59' Maatsen 66' Barkley 77' Buendía 85'	Report	Sarr 4' Devenny 45+1' Chalobah 77' Mitchell 87'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 42,175 Referee: Tim Robinson

1 December 2024 13	Chelsea	3–0	Aston Villa	Fulham
13:30 GMT	Jackson 7' Fernández 36' Palmer 83' Madueke 85' Félix 89'	Report	Philogene 54' Cash 61'	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.^[77]

4 December 2024 14	Aston Villa	3–1	Brentford	Birmingham
20:15 GMT	Rogers 21' Watkins 28' (pen.) Cash 34', 82' Durán 65'	Report	Pinnock 25' Collins 49' Damsgaard 54'	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.^[78]

7 December 2024 15	Aston Villa	1–0	Southampton	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Durán 24' Rogers 90+6'	Report	Downes 69' Wood 78' Amo-Ameyaw 85'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 42,453 Referee: Darren Bond

14 December 2024 16	Nottingham Forest	2–1	Aston Villa	West Bridgford
17:30 GMT	Milenković 87' Elanga 90+3'	Report	Durán 63', 70'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 30,117 Referee: Samuel Barrott
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 15:00, but was moved for Sky Sports broadcast.^[78]

21 December 2024 17	Aston Villa	2–1	Manchester City	Birmingham
12:30 GMT	Durán 16' Cash 37' Martínez 45+2' Rogers 65' McGinn 90+4'	Report	Lewis 47' Gvardiol 84' Grealish 87' Foden 90+3'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 42,345 Referee: Peter Bankes
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 15:00, but was moved for TNT Sports broadcast.^[78]

26 December 2024 18	Newcastle United	3–0	Aston Villa	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT	Gordon 2' Trippier 23' Joelinton 45', 90+1' Isak 59'	Report	Cash 14' Durán 32'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,168 Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Live on Amazon Prime Video.^[78]

30 December 2024 19	Aston Villa	2–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Birmingham
19:45 GMT	Watkins 36' (pen.) Rogers 38', 47' Mings 45+3'	Report	Adingra 12' Ayari 45+7' Baleba 72' Lamptey 81' Igor 90+2'	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.^[78]

4 January 2025 20	Aston Villa	v	Leicester City	Birmingham
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Villa Park

15 January 2025 21	Everton	v	Aston Villa	Liverpool
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Goodison Park
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 14 January at 19:45, but was moved for TNT Sports broadcast.^[78]

18 January 2025 22	Arsenal	v	Aston Villa	Holloway
17:30 GMT				Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 15:00, but was moved for Sky Sports broadcast.^[78]

26 January 2025 23	Aston Villa	v	West Ham United	Birmingham
16:30 GMT				Stadium: Villa Park
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 25 January at 15:00, but was moved for Sky Sports broadcast.^[78]

1 February 2025 24	Wolverhampton Wanderers	v	Aston Villa	Wolverhampton
17:30 GMT				Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 15:00, but was moved for Sky Sports broadcasting.^[79]

15 February 2025 25	Aston Villa	v	Ipswich Town	Birmingham
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Villa Park

22 February 2025 26	Aston Villa	v	Chelsea	Birmingham
17:30 GMT				Stadium: Villa Park
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 15:00, but was moved for Sky Sports broadcasting.^[79]

25 February 2025 27	Crystal Palace	v	Aston Villa	Selhurst
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Selhurst Park

8 March 2025 28	Brentford	v	Aston Villa	Brentford
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Gtech Community Stadium

15 March 2025 29	Aston Villa	v	Liverpool	Birmingham
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Villa Park

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
15:00 BST				Stadium: Villa Park

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
15:00 BST				Stadium: Villa Park

26 April 2025 34	Manchester City	v	Aston Villa	Manchester
15:00 BST				Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium

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

Aston Villa entered the FA Cup in the third round, which was drawn on 2 December 2024.^[80]^[81]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

10 January 2025 Third round	Aston Villa	v	West Ham United	Birmingham
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Villa Park

EFL Cup

Aston Villa entered the EFL Cup in the third round, which was drawn on 28 August 2024.^[82] The fourth round was drawn on 25 September 2024.^[83]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

24 September 2024 Third round	Wycombe Wanderers	1–2	Aston Villa	High Wycombe
20:00 BST	Bakinson 53' Kone 90+5'	Report	Buendía 55' Durán 85' (pen.)	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 8,158 Referee: John Busby
Note: Originally scheduled for 19:30, however was moved to 20:00 for Sky Sports broadcast.

30 October 2024 Fourth round	Aston Villa	1–2	Crystal Palace	Birmingham
19:45 BST	Durán 23' Diego Carlos 67' Mings 89'	Report	Eze 8' Kamada 64' Mateta 76' Hughes 78' Muñoz 90+1' Guéhi 90+4'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 34,851 Referee: Samuel Barrott

UEFA Champions League

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

League phase

The draw for the league phase was held on 29 August 2024. Aston Villa were drawn to play Bayern Munich, Juventus, Celtic, and Bologna at Villa Park, and RB Leipzig, Club Brugge, Young Boys, and Monaco away from home.^[84]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
3	Arsenal	6	4	1	1	11	2	+9	13	Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
4	Bayer Leverkusen	6	4	1	1	12	5	+7	13
5	Aston Villa	6	4	1	1	9	3	+6	13
6	Inter Milan	6	4	1	1	7	1	+6	13
7	Brest	6	4	1	1	10	6	+4	13

Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2024. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	W	W	L	D	W
Position	4	6	1	8	9	5
Points	3	6	9	9	10	13

Updated to match(es) played on 10 December 2024. Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

17 September 2024 1	Young Boys	0–3	Aston Villa	Bern, Switzerland
18:45 CEST	Niasse 33' Lauper 46' Elia 53' Monteiro 78'	Report	Tielemans 27' Ramsey 38' Durán 79' Onana 86'	Stadium: Wankdorf Stadium Attendance: 31,500 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

2 October 2024 2	Aston Villa	1–0	Bayern Munich	Birmingham, England
20:00 BST	Durán 79', 90+5' Maatsen 90+1' Diego Carlos 90+4'	Report	Upamecano 21' Gnabry 66'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 38,991 Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)

22 October 2024 3	Aston Villa	2–0	Bologna	Birmingham, England
20:00 BST	Barkley 50' McGinn 55' Durán 64'	Report	Orsolini 19' Posch 45' Lykogiannis 47' Freuler 53'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,847 Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)

6 November 2024 4	Club Brugge	1–0	Aston Villa	Bruges, Belgium
18:45 CET	Nielsen 17' Vanaken 52' (pen.) Vetlesen 78'	Report	Mings 25' Diego Carlos 25' Kamara 90+1' Konsa 90+5'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 23,466 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)

27 November 2024 5	Aston Villa	0–0	Juventus	Birmingham, England
20:00 GMT	Tielemans 10' Bailey 12' Torres 39'	Report	Kalulu 45' Weah 78' Koopmeiners 90+3'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 42,589 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

10 December 2024 6	RB Leipzig	2–3	Aston Villa	Leipzig, Germany
21:00 CET	Openda 27' Baumgartner 62' Henrichs 81'	Report	McGinn 3' Digne 45' Durán 52' Diego Carlos 79' Barkley 85'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 40,402 Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)

21 January 2025 7	Monaco	v	Aston Villa	Fontvieille, Monaco
18:45 CET		Report		Stadium: Stade Louis II

29 January 2025 8	Aston Villa	v	Celtic	Birmingham, England
20:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Villa Park

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of match played 30 December 2024

Players with no appearances are not included on the list

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Premier League		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Champions League		Total
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts
2	DF		Matty Cash	9	11	0	0	0	0	2	2	14	13
3	DF		Diego Carlos	10	8	0	0	1	1	6	5	17	14
4	DF		Ezri Konsa	17	17	0	0	0	0	5	5	22	22
5	DF		Tyrone Mings	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	4	3
6	MF		Ross Barkley	15	2	0	0	1	1	5	0	21	3
7	MF		John McGinn	17	15	0	0	1	1	5	5	23	21
8	MF		Youri Tielemans	19	19	0	0	0	0	6	6	25	25
9	FW		Jhon Durán	18	4	0	0	2	2	6	1	26	7
10	MF		Emiliano Buendía	9	0	0	0	2	2	3	0	14	2
11	FW		Ollie Watkins	19

[4] 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.

[aca-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Academy transfer

[30] The transfer was announced on 15 May, and would become official on 14 June once the transfer window re-opened.

[49] On 22 December, it was announced that Barry would be recalled back from his loan at Stockport in January.

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