2021–22 Aston Villa F.C. season

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Aston Villa
2021–22 season
ChairmanNassef Sawiris
Head coachDean Smith
StadiumVilla Park
Premier League12th
EFL CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Danny Ings (2)
All:
Anwar El Ghazi & Cameron Archer (3)
Away colours
Third colours
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The 2021–22 season is Aston Villa's 27th season in the Premier League, third consecutive, and their 108th season at the top flight of English football. It is also their 147th year in history. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Players[]

Current squad[]

Further information: Aston Villa F.C. § Players
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Previous Club
 Notes
1 GK Argentina Emiliano Martínez 29 2020 41 0 2024 £17M England Arsenal
2 DF England Matty Cash 24 2020 32 0 2025 £14M England Nottingham Forest
3 DF England Matt Targett 26 2019 74 2 2023 £11.5M England Southampton
4 DF England Ezri Konsa 23 2019 71 4 2026 £12M England Brentford
5 DF England Tyrone Mings 28 2019 94 6 2024 £20M England Bournemouth Captain
6 MF Brazil Douglas Luiz 23 2019 77 3 2023 £15M England Manchester City
7 MF Scotland John McGinn 26 2018 114 14 2025 £3.5M Scotland Hibernian
8 MF France Morgan Sanson 27 2021 (Winter) 10 0 2025 £14M France Marseille
9 FW Brazil Wesley 24 2019 26 6 2024 £22M Belgium Club Brugge On loan at Club Brugge
10 MF Argentina Emiliano Buendía 24 2021 3 1 2026 £33M England Norwich City Current record signing
11 FW England Ollie Watkins 25 2020 42 16 2025 £28M England Brentford
12 GK England Jed Steer 28 2013 35 0 2023 £0.4M England Norwich City
14 MF Republic of Ireland Conor Hourihane 30 2017 (Winter) 151 29 2022 £3.2M England Barnsley On loan at Sheffield United
15 FW Burkina Faso Bertrand Traoré 26 2020 39 8 2024 £17M France Olympique Lyonnais
16 DF England Axel Tuanzebe 23 2021 39 0 2022 Season Long Loan England Manchester United
17 MF Egypt Trézéguet 26 2019 63 9 2023 £8.8M Turkey Kasımpaşa
18 DF England Ashley Young 36 2021 193 38 2022 Free Italy Inter Milan
19 MF Zimbabwe Marvelous Nakamba 27 2019 54 0 2024 £10.2M Belgium Club Brugge
20 FW England Danny Ings 29 2021 4 2 2024 £25M England Southampton
21 MF Netherlands Anwar El Ghazi 26 2019 111 25 2023 £8.1M France Lille
24 DF France Frédéric Guilbert 26 2019 (Winter) 32 3 2023 £4.5M France Caen On loan at Strasbourg
28 GK Croatia Lovre Kalinić 31 2019 (Winter) 8 0 2023 £5.4M Belgium Gent On loan at Hajduk Split
30 DF England Kortney Hause 26 2019 47 3 2022 £3M England Wolverhampton Wanderers
31 FW Jamaica Leon Bailey 24 2021 2 0 2025 £30M Germany Bayer Leverkusen
32 MF England Jaden Philogene-Bidace 19 2019 6 2 2024 Academy Academy
33 MF England Carney Chukwuemeka 17 2019 6 0 2023 Free England Northampton Town
34 MF Republic of Ireland Tyreik Wright 19 2018 5 0 2024 Academy Academy On loan at Salford City
35 FW England Louie Barry 18 2019 (Winter) 2 1 2024 £0.8M Spain Barcelona On loan at Ipswich Town
36 MF Netherlands Lamare Bogarde 17 2020 2 0 2023 Free Netherlands Feyenoord
37 DF England Mungo Bridge 21 2019 3 0 2024 Academy Academy On loan at Annecy
38 GK Finland Viljami Sinisalo 19 2018 1 0 2024 Free Finland Espoo
35 FW England Cameron Archer 19 2007 6 5 2023 Academy Academy
39 FW England Keinan Davis 23 2015 85 6 2024 Academy Academy
40 MF England Aaron Ramsey 18 2020 3 0 2023 Academy Academy
41 MF England Jacob Ramsey 20 2007 30 0 2025 Academy Academy
42 MF England Arjan Raikhy 18 2019 2 0 2024 Academy Academy On loan at Stockport County
43 FW England Brad Young 18 2018 3 0 2024 Academy Academy On loan at Carlisle United
45 MF England Ben Chrisene 17 2020 2 0 2023 £0.4M England Exeter City
46 FW England Caleb Chukwuemeka 19 2021 2 0 2024 £0.3M England Northampton Town
47 DF England 18 2013 3 0 ? Academy Academy On loan at Grimsby Town
49 MF England Hayden Lindley 19 2019 4 0 2024 Academy Academy
50 DF Netherlands Sil Swinkels 17 2020 2 0 2025 Free Netherlands Vitesse Arnhem
51 GK Hungary Ákos Onódi 20 2018 3 0 2024 Academy Academy On loan at Bromsgrove Sporting
73 MF England Edward Rowe 18 2019 1 0 ? Academy Academy
DF England Dominic Revan 20 2013 6 0 ? Academy Academy On loan at Northampton Town
MF Bermuda Ajani Burchall 16 2021 0 0 2024 £0.1M England Bournemouth
FW United States Indiana Vassilev 20 2018 8 1 2022 Academy Academy On loan at Inter Miami
MF England Finn Azaz 21 2021 0 0 2024 Free England West Bromwich Albion On loan at Newport County
MF England Kaine Kesler Hayden 18 2018 1 0 2026 Academy Academy On loan at Swindon Town

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Pre-season friendlies[]

On 2 July 2021, Aston Villa announced their planned pre-season friendlies for the upcoming season.[2] A fifth friendly against Bristol City was later added on July 9.[3] A behind-closed-doors friendly against Crewe Alexandra was organised for 31 July, as a replacement for the cancelled Nottingham Forest match.[4] On 6 August, a friendly against Serie A side Salernitana was organised to replace the cancelled Sevilla match.[5]

21 July 2021 Friendly Walsall 0–4 Aston Villa Walsall
19:30 BST Report Watkins Goal 27', 38'
Philogene-Bidace Goal 51'
A. Ramsey Goal 58'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 6,562
Referee: Steve Martin
24 July 2021 Friendly Stoke City 2–0 Aston Villa Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST Fletcher Goal 3'
Vrančić Goal 49'
Powell Yellow card 69'		 Report Wesley Red card 69' Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Referee: Leigh Doughty
28 July 2021 Friendly Aston Villa Cancelled Nottingham Forest Bodymoor Heath
13:00 BST Stadium: Bodymoor Heath Training Ground
Note: Friendly was cancelled as a precaution after Nottingham Forest recorded some positive COVID-19 test results.[6]
31 July 2021 Friendly Aston Villa 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Bodymoor Heath
12:00 BST Barry Goal Report Stadium: Bodymoor Heath Training Ground
31 July 2021 Friendly Bristol City 0–3 Aston Villa Bristol
13:00 BST Report Philogene-Bidace Goal 6'
Konsa Goal 44'
Watkins Goal 60'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 8,589
Referee: Kevin Friend
7 August 2021 Friendly Aston Villa Cancelled Sevilla Aston, Birmingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Villa Park
Note: Sevilla announced that they would not be travelling to England due to issues related to COVID-19.[7]
8 August 2021 Friendly Aston Villa 3–1 Salernitana Aston, Birmingham
14:00 BST Ings Goal 34'
El Ghazi Goal 43' (pen.)
Young Goal 71'		 Report Obi Goal 20' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Pawson
15 August 2021 Friendly Liverpool 4–1 Aston Villa Liverpool
15:00 BST Origi Goal
Williams Goal
Jones Goal
Gordon Goal
 Report Traoré Goal Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 0

Competitions[]

Overview[]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 14 August 2021 22 May 2021 Matchday 1 5 2 1 2 8 7 +1 040.00
FA Cup Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup 24 August 2021 Second round 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6 100.00
Total 6 3 1 2 14 7 +7 050.00

Last updated: 18 September 2021
Source: Soccerway

Premier League[]

Main article: 2021–22 Premier League

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 West Ham United 4 2 2 0 10 5 +5 8
9 Brentford 5 2 2 1 5 2 +3 8
10 Aston Villa 5 2 1 2 8 7 +1 7
11 Watford 5 2 0 3 6 8 −2 6
12 Leicester City 4 2 0 2 4 6 −2 6
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. 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[8]

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
5 2 1 2 8 7  +1 7 2 1 0 6 1  +5 0 0 2 2 6  −4

Last updated: 18 September 2021.
Source:[citation needed]

Results by matchday[]

Matchday12345678
GroundAHHAHAAH
ResultLWDLW
Position11101112
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

The 2021–22 season fixtures were released on 16 June 2021.[9]

14 August 2021 1 Watford 3–2 Aston Villa Watford
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,051
Referee: Mike Dean
21 August 2021 2 Aston Villa 2–0 Newcastle United Aston, Birmingham
15:00 BST
  • Douglas Luiz Yellow card 45+1'
  • Ings Goal 45+3'
  • El Ghazi Goal 62' (pen.)
  • Martínez Yellow card 75'
  • Buendía Yellow card 85'
 Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,964
Referee: David Coote
28 August 2021 3 Aston Villa 1–1 Brentford Aston, Birmingham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,045
Referee: Peter Bankes
11 September 2021 4 Chelsea 3–0 Aston Villa Fulham, London
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Live on Sky Sports
18 September 2021 5 Aston Villa 3–0 Everton Aston, Birmingham
17:30 BST
  • Cash Goal 66'
  • Digne Goal 69' (o.g.)
  • Bailey Goal 75', Yellow card 76'
 Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,888
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on Sky Sports
25 September 2021 6 Manchester United v Aston Villa Greater Manchester
12:30 BST Stadium: Old Trafford
3 October 2021 7 Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa Tottenham, London
14:00 BST Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
16 October 2021 8 Aston Villa v Wolverhampton Wanderers Aston, Birmingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Villa Park
22 October 2021 9 Arsenal v Aston Villa Holloway, London
20:00 BST Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Note: Live on Sky Sports
31 October 2021 10 Aston Villa v West Ham United Aston, Birmingham
16:30 BST Stadium: Villa Park
Note: Live on Sky Sports
6 November 2021 11 Southampton v Aston Villa Southampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
20 November 2021 12 Aston Villa v Brighton & Hove Albion Aston, Birmingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
27 November 2021 13 Crystal Palace v Aston Villa Selhurst, London
15:00 GMT Stadium: Selhurst Park
30 November 2021 14 Aston Villa v Manchester City Aston, Birmingham
19:45 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
4 December 2021 15 Aston Villa v Leicester City Aston, Birmingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
11 December 2021 16 Liverpool v Aston Villa Liverpool
15:00 GMT Stadium: Anfield
14 December 2021 17 Norwich City v Aston Villa Norwich
19:45 GMT Stadium: Carrow Road
18 December 2021 18 Aston Villa v Burnley Aston, Birmingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
26 December 2021 19 Aston Villa v Chelsea Aston, Birmingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
28 December 2021 20 Leeds United v Aston Villa Leeds
15:00 GMT Stadium: Elland Road
1 January 2022 21 Brentford v Aston Villa Brentford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
15 January 2022 22 Aston Villa v Manchester United Aston, Birmingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
22 January 2022 23 Everton v Aston Villa Liverpool
15:00 GMT Stadium: Goodison Park
8 February 2022 24 Aston Villa v Leeds United Aston, Birmingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
12 February 2022 25 Newcastle United v Aston Villa Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT Stadium: St James' Park
19 February 2022 26 Aston Villa v Watford Aston, Birmingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
26 February 2022 27 Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa Falmer
15:00 GMT Stadium: American Express Community Stadium
5 March 2022 28 Aston Villa v Southampton Aston, Birmingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
12 March 2022 29 West Ham United v Aston Villa Stratford, London
15:00 GMT Stadium: London Stadium
19 March 2022 30 Aston Villa v Arsenal Aston, Birmingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
2 April 2022 31 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aston Villa Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Stadium: Molineux Stadium
9 April 2022 32 Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur Aston, Birmingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Villa Park
16 April 2022 33 Aston Villa v Liverpool Aston, Birmingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Villa Park
23 April 2022 34 Leicester City v Aston Villa Leicester
15:00 BST Stadium: King Power Stadium
30 April 2022 35 Aston Villa v Norwich City Aston, Birmingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Villa Park
7 May 2022 36 Burnley v Aston Villa Burnley
15:00 BST Stadium: Turf Moor
15 May 2022 37 Aston Villa v Crystal Palace Aston, Birmingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Villa Park
22 May 2022 38 Manchester City v Aston Villa Manchester
15:00 BST Stadium: Etihad Stadium

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Villa entered the competition in the second round stage and were drawn away to Barrow.[10][11] The third round draw took place on 25 August 2021, and Villa were drawn away to Chelsea[12][13]

24 August 2021 Second round Barrow 0–6 Aston Villa Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST
Report
  • Archer Goal 10', 63', 88'
  • El Ghazi Goal 24' (pen.), 45+2'
  • Nakamba Yellow card 35'
  • Guilbert Goal 75'
 Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 5,349
Referee: Martin Coy
Note: Live on Sky Sports
22 September 2021 Third round Chelsea v Aston Villa Fulham, London
19:45 BST Stadium: Stamford Bridge

EFL Trophy[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy

On 24 June 2021, the EFL Trophy draw was performed by Anton Ferdinand on Sky Sports News. Aston Villa U21 were an invited team in the competition and were drawn in Southern Group C, alongside MK Dons, Burton Albion and Wycombe Wanderers.[14][15]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA Aston Villa U21 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 +2 3 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Milton Keynes Dons 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 +1 3
3 L1 Burton Albion 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
4 L1 Wycombe Wanderers 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0
Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2021. Source: EFL.com
31 August 2021 Group stage Wycombe Wanderers 1–3 Aston Villa U21 High Wycombe
19:00 BST
  • Parsons Goal 11'
  • Linton Yellow card 89'
  • Thompson Yellow card 90+4'
 Report
Stadium: Adams Park
Referee: Paul Howard
Note: 1,409
5 October 2021 Group stage Burton Albion v Aston Villa U21 Burton upon Trent
19:00 BST Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
26 October 2021 Group stage Milton Keynes Dons v Aston Villa U21 Milton Keynes
19:00 BST Stadium: Stadium MK

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
17 May 2021 AM England Kyrie Pierre England Bristol Rovers Undisclosed [16]
10 June 2021 AM Argentina Emiliano Buendía England Norwich City £33,000,000 [17][18]
17 June 2021 LB England Ashley Young Italy Inter Milan Free transfer [19]
6 July 2021 CB England Josh Feeney England Fleetwood Town Undisclosed [20]
9 July 2021 RB England Jayden Barber England Fulham Undisclosed [21]
9 July 2021 LW Bermuda Ajani Burchall England Bournemouth Undisclosed [22]
9 July 2021 DM England Finley Munroe England Chelsea Free transfer [21]
9 July 2021 GK England James Wright England Manchester City Undisclosed [21]
26 July 2021 CM England Finn Azaz England West Bromwich Albion Free transfer [23]
29 July 2021 CM England Tim Iroegbunam England West Bromwich Albion Undisclosed [24]
4 August 2021 RW Jamaica Leon Bailey Germany Bayer Leverkusen £30,000,000 [25][26]
4 August 2021 CF England Danny Ings England Southampton £25,000,000 [27][28]
16 August 2021 CF England Caleb Chukwuemeka England Northampton Town £300,000 [29][30]
3 September 2021 AM England Finley Thorndike England West Bromwich Albion Free transfer [31]

Transfers out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
18 June 2021 CB Belgium Björn Engels Belgium Royal Antwerp Undisclosed [32]
30 June 2021 CM England Lewis Brunt England Leicester City Released [33]
30 June 2021 CB England Brad Burton Free Agent Released [33]
30 June 2021 CM Republic of Ireland Jack Clarke England Chesterfield Released [33][34]
30 June 2021 RB Egypt Ahmed Elmohamady Free Agent Released [35]
30 June 2021 CM England Charlie Farr Free Agent Released [33]
30 June 2021 AM England Ben Guy Free Agent Released [33]
30 June 2021 GK England Tom Heaton England Manchester United Released [35][36]
30 June 2021 RB England Callum Rowe England Exeter City Released [33][37]
30 June 2021 CM England Harrison Sohna England Sunderland Released [33][38]
30 June 2021 CF England Michael Tait England Tamworth Released [33]
30 June 2021 LB Wales Neil Taylor Free Agent Released [35]
30 June 2021 RB England Jake Walker Wales Newtown AFC Released [33][39]
3 July 2021 CF Tanzania Mbwana Samatta Turkey Fenerbahçe Undisclosed [40][41]
5 August 2021 AM England Jack Grealish England Manchester City £100,000,000 [42]
23 August 2021 CM Spain Mamadou Sylla Spain Almería Undisclosed [43]

Loans in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
8 August 2021 CB England Axel Tuanzebe England Manchester United End of season [44]

Loans out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
7 July 2021 AM United States Indiana Vassilev United States Inter Miami 30 December 2021 [45]
11 July 2021 GK Croatia Lovre Kalinić Croatia Hajduk Split End of season [46]
16 July 2021 GK Hungary Ákos Onódi England Bromsgrove Sporting End of season [47]
26 July 2021 CM England Finn Azaz Wales Newport County End of season [23]
28 July 2021 LB England Sebastian Revan England Grimsby Town End of season [48]
2 August 2021 RB England Kaine Kesler Hayden England Swindon Town End of season [49]
6 August 2021 CF England Louie Barry England Ipswich Town End of season [50]
16 August 2021 CF England Brad Young England Carlisle United End of season [51]
17 August 2021 RW Republic of Ireland Tyreik Wright England Salford City End of season [52]
20 August 2021 CM England Arjan Raikhy England Stockport County End of season [53]
28 August 2021 CF Brazil Wesley Belgium Club Brugge End of season [54]
30 August 2021 CM Republic of Ireland Conor Hourihane England Sheffield United End of season [55]
31 August 2021 CB England Dominic Revan England Northampton Town 1 January 2022 [56]
31 August 2021 CB England Mungo Bridge France Annecy End of season [57]
31 August 2021 RB France Frédéric Guilbert France Strasbourg End of season [58]

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 Argentina Emiliano Martínez 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 GK England Jed Steer 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
38 GK Finland Viljami Sinisalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF England Matty Cash 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF England Matt Targett 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
4 DF England Ezri Konsa 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF England Tyrone Mings 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF England Axel Tuanzebe 4 0 2+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
18 DF England Ashley Young 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF England Kortney Hause 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
49 DF England Hayden Lindley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF Brazil Douglas Luiz 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF Scotland John McGinn 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF France Morgan Sanson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF Argentina Emiliano Buendía 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Egypt Trézéguet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF Zimbabwe Marvelous Nakamba 4 0 1+2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
21 MF Netherlands Anwar El Ghazi 4 3 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0
32 MF England Jaden Philogene-Bidace 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
33 MF England Carney Chukwuemeka 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
36 MF Netherlands Lamare Bogarde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 MF England Aaron Ramsey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
41 MF England Jacob Ramsey 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 MF England Ben Chrisene 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
11 FW England Ollie Watkins 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 FW Burkina Faso Bertrand Traoré 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW England Danny Ings 4 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 FW Jamaica Leon Bailey 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 FW England Cameron Archer 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0
39 FW England Keinan Davis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 FW England Caleb Chukwuemeka 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
Players transferred or loaned out during the season
9 FW Brazil Wesley 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Republic of Ireland Conor Hourihane 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
24 DF France Frédéric Guilbert 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0

Goals[]

As of match played 11 September 2021
Rank Pos. No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 LW 21 Netherlands Anwar El Ghazi 1 0 2 3
1 CF 35 England Cameron Archer 0 0 3 3
3 CF 20 England Danny Ings 2 0 0 2
4 CM 7 Scotland John McGinn 1 0 0 1
4 CAM 10 Argentina Emiliano Buendía 1 0 0 1
4 RB 24 France Frédéric Guilbert 0 0 1 1
Own Goals 0 0 0 0
Total 5 0 6 11

Assists[]

Not all goals have an assist.

As of match played 11 September 2021
Rank Pos. No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 LW 21 Netherlands Anwar El Ghazi 0 0 2 2
2 CB 5 England Tyrone Mings 1 0 0 1
2 CF 20 England Danny Ings 1 0 0 1
2 RB 24 France Frédéric Guilbert 0 0 1 1
2 RW 31 Jamaica Leon Bailey 1 0 0 1
2 RW 32 England Jaden Philogene-Bidace 0 0 1 1
Total 3 0 4 7

Clean Sheets[]

As of match played 11 September 2021
Rank No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 1 Argentina Emiliano Martínez 1 0 0 1
1 12 England Jed Steer 0 0 1 1
Total 1 0 1 2

Disciplinary record[]

As of match played 11 September 2021
No. Pos. Name Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
5 CB England Tyrone Mings 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1 GK Argentina Emiliano Martínez 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 RB England Matty Cash 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3 LB England Matt Targett 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
6 CM Brazil Douglas Luiz 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
7 CM Scotland John McGinn 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10 RW Argentina Emiliano Buendía 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 CM Zimbabwe Marvelous Nakamba 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
20 CF England Danny Ings 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
21 LW Netherlands Anwar El Ghazi 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
41 CM England Jacob Ramsey 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 11 0 0 0 1 0 12 0

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