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30 storiesNewest publisher update · 2026-10-29 15:06 UTC
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“I’d Rather Be a Villan”: Aston Villa Beat Man City as Villa Park Boos the Banana Boys

Emery’s Villa 2.0 First Statement Win Aston Villa beat Manchester City 2-1 at Villa Park to earn their first home league win of the season. Nicolas Jackson scored twice to end City’s winning start under Enzo Maresca. His first came inside six minutes, after John McGinn won the ball off Marc Guehi. His second, set […] The post “I’d Rather Be a Villan”: Aston Villa Beat Man City as Villa Park Boos the Banana Boys appeared first on My Old Man Said.

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Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester City Player Scores: Jackson double, but he’s not the Man of the Match

Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester City: Player Scores Aston Villa beat Manchester City 2-1 at Villa Park, a statement win for a developing side that’s graft matched their guile. Nicolas Jackson scored inside six minutes after John McGinn robbed Marc Guehi, and when Erling Haaland’s header levelled it early in the second half, Jackson struck again […] The post Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester City Player Scores: Jackson double, but he’s not the Man of the Match appeared first on My Old Man Said.

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What Pigs Need to Fly for Old Trafford to Prise Emery from Statement-Making Villa

Emery and Aston Villa 2.0 Get First Statement Victory of Season If the Premier League aren’t going to punish Manchester City for the systematic rule breaches they have been found guilty of then just send them to Villa Park every week. Unai Emery knows exactly how to make them look like they had the same […] The post What Pigs Need to Fly for Old Trafford to Prise Emery from Statement-Making Villa appeared first on My Old Man Said.

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Aston Villa’s Champions League Start: Three Wins From Three, Penalties and No Need for Full-Backs

Aston Villa’s Perfect Champions League Start Aston Villa’s Champions League campaign under Unai Emery has been built on control, and the league-phase 3-1 win over Viking FK at Villa Park may be the clearest example yet. Villa held the game for the first half with a shape few expected: a back three and no full-backs, […] The post Aston Villa’s Champions League Start: Three Wins From Three, Penalties and No Need for Full-Backs appeared first on My Old Man Said.

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Nine from nine: Emery’s rebuilt Villa are finding their rhythm in Europe

Five Reasons to be Cheerful as Villans After Perfect Champions League Start The mood around Villa Park has shifted considerably over the past weeks, with Unai Emery’s new-look side finally finding its rhythm and the depth of his rebuilt squad beginning to shine through. After a turbulent start to the campaign, there are growing signs […] The post Nine from nine: Emery’s rebuilt Villa are finding their rhythm in Europe appeared first on My Old Man Said.

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Aston Villa 3-1 Viking Player Scores: McGinn Shows Real Role in Team Performance

Aston Villa 3-1 Viking: Player Scores Aston Villa made it three wins in a row in the Champions League with a 3-1 win over Viking at Villa Park, a night of control rather than fireworks from a team with a defence set up constructively without a fit full-back. Ross Barkley’s header and Emiliano Buendía’s penalty […] The post Aston Villa 3-1 Viking Player Scores: McGinn Shows Real Role in Team Performance appeared first on My Old Man Said.

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Villa Guard Against Complacency for Champions League Viking Invasion

Aston Villa vs Viking Preview Aston Villa host Viking FK at Villa Park on Wednesday 21 October in the Champions League league phase, after a 6-0 win over Fenerbahçe and a 1-0 win at Newcastle United. Villa have six points from their first two Champions League games and a run of form that looks like […] The post Villa Guard Against Complacency for Champions League Viking Invasion appeared first on My Old Man Said.

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Emery Reveals How Long Villa’s Full-Backs Will Be Out as Maatsen Offers Hope

Emery Confirms Injured Full-Backs Timelines Unai Emery refused to wallow in his bad luck with full-back injuries this season, after confirming he will be missing both Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Matteo Ruggeri for several weeks. “We have enough players, no excuses,” affirmed Emery, in the press conference ahead of Aston Villa’s Champions League clash with “Tomorrow […] The post Emery Reveals How Long Villa’s Full-Backs Will Be Out as Maatsen Offers Hope appeared first on My Old Man Said.

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Last Chance to Sponsor a Football Shirt Alongside Jürgen Klopp and MOMS

Last Chance to Join Jürgen Klopp and MOMS on Hout Bay United’s Shirt After leaving the Premier League and taking over as the German national team coach, Jürgen Klopp has kept up a lesser-known football adventure: a small community club near Cape Town, Hout Bay United, which he has taken to heart and still takes […] The post Last Chance to Sponsor a Football Shirt Alongside Jürgen Klopp and MOMS appeared first on My Old Man Said.

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Aston Villa’s Chelsea Date Could Annoyingly Move Again: December TV Changes Explained

Aston Villa’s Trip to Chelsea Date Hangs in the Balance Three of Aston Villa’s December fixtures have been changed to fit live television coverage: Everton at Villa Park, Coventry City away and Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. The Chelsea game could yet move again, depending on the Carabao Cup. Everton (h) 15 minutes later on 2 […] The post Aston Villa’s Chelsea Date Could Annoyingly Move Again: December TV Changes Explained appeared first on My Old Man Said.

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What Unai Said: Emery on Manzambi’s Fitness, Maatsen Progress, the Missing North Stand and Newcastle Win

Newcastle United 0 Aston Villa 1 Reaction: Emery on Important Win, Manzambi’s Fitness, Left-back Situation, the Missing North Stand Aston Villa beat Newcastle United 1-0 at St James’ Park, Johan Manzambi heading home a João Gomes cross in the first half. It is the first time Villa have won successive Premier League away games since […] The post What Unai Said: Emery on Manzambi’s Fitness, Maatsen Progress, the Missing North Stand and Newcastle Win appeared first on My Old Man Said.

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Aston Villa Player Ratings: Newcastle 0 Aston Villa 1

Newcastle United 0 Aston Villa 1: Player Ratings Aston Villa did not need to be pretty at St James’ Park, and a 1-0 win built on Johan Manzambi‘s first-half header and a second successive clean sheet was what a season that began badly needed. Villa had gone 17 visits to Newcastle without a win before […] The post Aston Villa Player Ratings: Newcastle 0 Aston Villa 1 appeared first on My Old Man Said.

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Unai Emery’s Penalty Taker Plan: The Four-Year Miss Record Behind It

Unai Emery’s Penalty Plan: The Four-Year Miss Record Behind It Nicolas Jackson had two goals and a hat-trick in sight when Aston Villa were awarded a penalty against Fenerbahçe on Wednesday night. He did not take it. Ross Barkley did, and scored, because that was the plan Unai Emery had set before a ball was […] The post Unai Emery’s Penalty Taker Plan: The Four-Year Miss Record Behind It appeared first on My Old Man Said.

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Five Reasons to Be Cheerful as Villa Fans as Emery Begins Home Evolution

Five Reasons to Be Cheerful as a Villa Supporter After Fenerbahçe and Brentford Aston Villa have not won a league game at Villa Park yet, and the 2-2 draw with Brentford on 10 October did nothing to change that. Four days later Fenerbahçe visited in the Champions League and left having lost 6-0. Put the […] The post Five Reasons to Be Cheerful as Villa Fans as Emery Begins Home Evolution appeared first on My Old Man Said.

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The Most Encouraging Thing About Villa’s Week Wasn’t the Six Goals

The Good, Bad and Ugly of Brentford and Fenerbahçe Two very different sides and two different outcomes visited Villa Park this week as Aston Villa continued to evolve with the usual smattering of Good, Bad and Ugly. The Good Not many people would’ve been expecting Aston Villa to stick six past Fenerbahçe. The joy of […] The post The Most Encouraging Thing About Villa’s Week Wasn’t the Six Goals appeared first on My Old Man Said.