Aston Villa 2021–22 football season
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
[1]
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]
Walsall v Aston Villa
21 July 2021 Friendly Walsall 0–4 Aston Villa show Walsall 19:30 BST
Report
Watkins 27' , 38' Philogene-Bidace 51' A. Ramsey 58'
Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 6,562 Referee: Steve Martin
Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa v Crewe Alexandra
Bristol City v Aston Villa
Aston Villa v Sevilla
7 August 2021 Friendly Aston Villa Cancelled Sevilla show 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]
Aston Villa v Salernitana
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
0 40.00
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
0 50.00
Last updated: 18 September 2021
Source: Soccerway
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 [ ]
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Ground A H H A H A A H Result L W D L W Position 11 10 11 12
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]
Aston Villa v Newcastle United
Chelsea v Aston Villa
11 September 2021 4 Chelsea 3–0 Aston Villa show Fulham, London 17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Referee: Stuart Attwell Note: Live on Sky Sports
Manchester United v Aston Villa
25 September 2021 6 Manchester United v Aston Villa show Greater Manchester 12:30 BST
Stadium: Old Trafford
Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa
Aston Villa v Wolverhampton Wanderers
16 October 2021 8 Aston Villa v Wolverhampton Wanderers show Aston, Birmingham 15:00 BST
Stadium: Villa Park
Arsenal v Aston Villa
22 October 2021 9 Arsenal v Aston Villa show Holloway, London 20:00 BST
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Note: Live on Sky Sports
Aston Villa v West Ham United
31 October 2021 10 Aston Villa v West Ham United show Aston, Birmingham 16:30 BST
Stadium: Villa Park Note: Live on Sky Sports
Southampton v Aston Villa
Crystal Palace v Aston Villa
27 November 2021 13 Crystal Palace v Aston Villa show Selhurst, London 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Aston Villa v Manchester City
Aston Villa v Leicester City
Liverpool v Aston Villa
11 December 2021 16 Liverpool v Aston Villa show Liverpool 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Anfield
Norwich City v Aston Villa
14 December 2021 17 Norwich City v Aston Villa show Norwich 19:45 GMT
Stadium: Carrow Road
Leeds United v Aston Villa
28 December 2021 20 Leeds United v Aston Villa show Leeds 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Elland Road
Aston Villa v Manchester United
Everton v Aston Villa
22 January 2022 23 Everton v Aston Villa show Liverpool 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Goodison Park
Aston Villa v Leeds United
Newcastle United v Aston Villa
12 February 2022 25 Newcastle United v Aston Villa show Newcastle upon Tyne 15:00 GMT
Stadium: St James' Park
Aston Villa v Southampton
West Ham United v Aston Villa
12 March 2022 29 West Ham United v Aston Villa show Stratford, London 15:00 GMT
Stadium: London Stadium
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aston Villa
2 April 2022 31 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aston Villa show Wolverhampton 15:00 BST
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur
Leicester City v Aston Villa
Aston Villa v Norwich City
Burnley v Aston Villa
7 May 2022 36 Burnley v Aston Villa show Burnley 15:00 BST
Stadium: Turf Moor
Aston Villa v Crystal Palace
Manchester City v Aston Villa
22 May 2022 38 Manchester City v Aston Villa show Manchester 15:00 BST
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
FA Cup [ ]
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]
Barrow v Aston Villa
24 August 2021 Second round Barrow 0–6 Aston Villa show Barrow-in-Furness 19:45 BST
Report
Archer 10' , 63' , 88'
El Ghazi 24' (pen. ) , 45+2'
Nakamba 35'
Guilbert 75'
Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 5,349 Referee: Martin Coy Note: Live on Sky Sports
Chelsea v Aston Villa
22 September 2021 Third round Chelsea v Aston Villa show Fulham, London 19:45 BST
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
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
Wycombe Wanderers v Aston Villa U21
31 August 2021 Group stage Wycombe Wanderers 1–3 Aston Villa U21 show High Wycombe 19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Adams Park Referee: Paul Howard Note: 1,409
Burton Albion v Aston Villa U21
5 October 2021 Group stage Burton Albion v Aston Villa U21 show Burton upon Trent 19:00 BST
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Milton Keynes Dons v Aston Villa U21
26 October 2021 Group stage Milton Keynes Dons v Aston Villa U21 show Milton Keynes 19:00 BST
Stadium: Stadium MK
Transfers [ ]
Transfers in [ ]
Date
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Fee
Ref.
17 May 2021
AM
Kyrie Pierre
Bristol Rovers
Undisclosed
[16]
10 June 2021
AM
Emiliano Buendía
Norwich City
£33,000,000
[17] [18]
17 June 2021
LB
Ashley Young
Inter Milan
Free transfer
[19]
6 July 2021
CB
Josh Feeney
Fleetwood Town
Undisclosed
[20]
9 July 2021
RB
Jayden Barber
Fulham
Undisclosed
[21]
9 July 2021
LW
Ajani Burchall
Bournemouth
Undisclosed
[22]
9 July 2021
DM
Finley Munroe
Chelsea
Free transfer
[21]
9 July 2021
GK
James Wright
Manchester City
Undisclosed
[21]
26 July 2021
CM
Finn Azaz
West Bromwich Albion
Free transfer
[23]
29 July 2021
CM
Tim Iroegbunam
West Bromwich Albion
Undisclosed
[24]
4 August 2021
RW
Leon Bailey
Bayer Leverkusen
£30,000,000
[25] [26]
4 August 2021
CF
Danny Ings
Southampton
£25,000,000
[27] [28]
16 August 2021
CF
Caleb Chukwuemeka
Northampton Town
£300,000
[29] [30]
3 September 2021
AM
Finley Thorndike
West Bromwich Albion
Free transfer
[31]
Transfers out [ ]
Loans in [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Date until
Ref.
8 August 2021
CB
Axel Tuanzebe
Manchester United
End of season
[44]
Loans out [ ]
Squad statistics [ ]
Appearances and goals [ ]
Goals [ ]
As of match played 11 September 2021
Assists [ ]
Not all goals have an assist.
As of match played 11 September 2021
Clean Sheets [ ]
As of match played 11 September 2021
Disciplinary record [ ]
As of match played 11 September 2021
References [ ]
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