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Preston North End forward Lewis Dobbin’s ‘long-term goal’ is still to play for Aston Villa 11:40, 02 Apr 2026Updated 11:50, 02 Apr 2026 Lewis Dobbin is on loan at Preston North End from Aston Villa(Image: Getty Images) Lewis Dobbin has revealed that his long-term goal remains to play for Aston Villa, nearly two years after […]

Birmingham City take on Blackburn Rovers in their next Championship game on Good Friday (3pm) 06:00, 02 Apr 2026 Birmingham City’s August Priske You can guarantee Birmingham City won’t line up in a back three with Ibrahim Osman at wing-back against Blackburn Rovers on Friday. The Osman experiment failed spectacularly at Derby County last time […]

Aston Villa defender Ezri Konsa started for England in the disappointing defeat to Japan but the centre-half is on course for a starting spot in the finals Ezri Konsa during the international friendly match between England and Japan(Image: 2026 Marc Atkins) Aston Villa defender Ezri Konsa insists he isn’t taking a World Cup spot for […]

Roberto Olabe will have a stacked in-tray once the summer transfer window opens in mid-June 16:00, 01 Apr 2026 Aston Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez(Image: PA) An interesting summer transfer window lies ahead for Aston Villa, and their flexibility will, in part, be shaped by the success of the final two months of their season. Unai […]

Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins has two months to show Thomas Tuchel why he deserves a place in the England squad for the World Cup 11:37, 01 Apr 2026 Ollie Watkins sent England to the 2024 Euros final(Image: Photo by Michael Regan – UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images) Ollie Watkins’ chances of being named in Thomas […]

Birmingham City’s Championship season is seven games from its conclusion 06:00, 01 Apr 2026 Christoph Klarer of Birmingham City Christoph Klarer need not return Birmingham City’s Player of the Season trophy for this year’s awards dinner. The Austrian centre-back cleaned up at last season’s end-of-season bash, taking home the Players’ Player of the Season award […]

Unai Emery’s Aston Villa face an exciting end to the season after positioning themselves in the top four and reaching the Europa League quarter-finals in the final two months 13:45, 31 Mar 2026Updated 13:48, 31 Mar 2026 Aston Villa have won 26 matches this season across all competitions(Image: Richard Lee/Shutterstock) With the final weeks of […]

A big summer transfer window will await Aston Villa following the conclusion of this season 15:50, 31 Mar 2026 Aston Villa are set for an interesting summer transfer window(Image: PA) It promises to be an intriguing summer transfer window for Aston Villa, whether the club qualifies for the Champions League or not. With seven league […]

Aston Villa’s Victor Lindelof risked having to undergo surgery during Sweden’s win over Ukraine last week Victor Lindelof of Aston Villa(Image: Getty Images) Victor Lindelof discarded his face mask for Sweden’s World Cup play-off semi-final last week, despite the risk of requiring surgery. The 31-year-old had begun wearing a face mask earlier in March, although […]

Eiran Cashin was recalled from his loan at Birmingham City in January and shipped to Blackburn Rovers Eiran Cashin has fared better for Blackburn Rovers than he did for Birmingham City Eiran Cashin appeared to tick most of the boxes when he signed for Birmingham City last summer. A left-footed centre-back who had fared well […]