Tag: analysis
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How Villa Could Line up Against Crystal Palace
There really isn’t much news surrounding Aston Villa this week so let’s take a look at how Villa could potentially line up against Crystal Palace. As we know, Sherwood doesn’t like to alter his side often, we’ve seen this last season and a bit this season. But very often, when Aston Villa lose a game,…
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Injury Update Ahead of Crystal Palace Game
Jack Grealish is in contention to feature against Crystal Palace after playing 90 minutes in Villa’s reserve game against Derby earlier in the week. Grealish ended up scoring the only goal in a 1-0 victory. “I thought Jack was very good. He played to the last minute. He looked fit enough to maybe be up…
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Verdict: Bournemouth 0-1 Aston Villa
Aston Villa beat Bournemouth over the weekend, and while it wasn’t Villa’s best performance, Villa still came away as the victors in the game. Winning a game while playing poorly is always a good sign, especially while Villa’s team is still gelling. From the new boys, it became very clear that our defensive back line…
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What Has Pre-Season Taught Us
Pre-season has come to a close and Aston Villa have gone through a massive squad overhaul. Aston Villa have sold 11 first team players for a combined fee of around £45.3 million while bringing in a total of 9 players for a total of £43.55 million. At the same time Adebayor is still rumoured to…
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Delph’s Departure Marks the End of Martin O’Neill’s Era
Fabian Delph’s recent departure to Manchester City confirmed the end of Martin O’Neill’s era. Delph was the last player that was signed by Martin O’Neill to leave the club. Delph arrived to Aston Villa from Leeds United for the 2009-10 season for an undisclosed fee. In the same transfer window, Aston Villa brought in Stewart…