2025–26 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa
2025–26 season
Owner	V Sports; (Nassef Sawiris, Wes Edens & Atairos)
Chairman	Nassef Sawiris
Manager	Unai Emery
Stadium	Villa Park
Premier League	4th
FA Cup	Fourth round
EFL Cup	Third round
UEFA Europa League	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: ; Ollie Watkins (16); All: ; Ollie Watkins (21)
Highest home attendance	43,157 ; (v. Manchester United, Premier League, 21 December 2025)
Lowest home attendance	29,429 ; (v. Maccabi Tel Aviv, UEFA Europa League, 6 November 2025)
Average home league attendance	41,969
Biggest win	4–0 v. Bournemouth (H) ; Premier League, 9 November 2025 ; 4–0 v. Bologna (H) ; Europa League, 16 April 2026; 4–0 v. Nottingham Forest (H) ; Europa League, 7 May 2026
Biggest defeat	0–3 v. Crystal Palace (H) ; Premier League, 31 August 2025 ; 1–4 v. Arsenal (A) ; Premier League, 30 December 2025; 1–4 v. Chelsea (H) ; Premier League, 4 March 2026

The 2025–26 season was the 151st season in the history of Aston Villa Football Club, and their seventh consecutive season in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the UEFA Europa League.

With a win against Chelsea on 27 December 2025, Villa reached their best winning streak in the top division since 1910, gaining eight consecutive victories. This was also the best winning streak in the league this season. Villa also finished 4th in the Premier League, qualifying for the UEFA Champions League for the second time in three years.

On 20 May 2026, Villa defeated SC Freiburg 3–0 in the Europa League final, winning their first major trophy since the 1995–96 Football League Cup.^[1]

Players

This was the first season since 2017-18 without Jacob Ramsey (to Newcastle United) and Kortney Hause (Free agent).

As of 28 June 2026

No.	Player	Position	Place of birth	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Contract end	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
23	Emiliano Martínez	GK	Mar del Plata	(1992-09-02)2 September 1992 (aged 33)	Arsenal	16 September 2020	£20,000,000	30 June 2029	256	0
40	Marco Bizot	GK	Hoorn	(1991-03-10)10 March 1991 (aged 35)	Brest	15 July 2025	Undisclosed	30 June 2027	14	0
64	James Wright	GK	Manchester	(2004-12-02)2 December 2004 (aged 21)	Manchester City	1 July 2021	Free transfer	30 June 2027	0	0
Defenders
2	Matty Cash	RB	Slough	(1997-08-07)7 August 1997 (aged 28)	Nottingham Forest	3 September 2020	£14,000,000	30 June 2029	229	13
3	Victor Lindelöf	CB	Västerås	(1994-07-17)17 July 1994 (aged 31)	Manchester United	1 September 2025	Free transfer	30 June 2027	28	0
4	Ezri Konsa	CB	Newham	(1997-10-23)23 October 1997 (aged 28)	Brentford	11 July 2019	£12,000,000	30 June 2028	286	12
5	Tyrone Mings	CB	Bath	(1993-03-13)13 March 1993 (aged 33)	Bournemouth	8 July 2019	£26,000,000	30 June 2027	209	9
12	Lucas Digne	LB	Meaux	(1993-07-20)20 July 1993 (aged 32)	Everton	13 January 2022	£25,000,000	30 June 2028	181	4
14	Pau Torres	CB	Villarreal	(1997-01-16)16 January 1997 (aged 29)	Villarreal	12 July 2023	£31,500,000	30 June 2028	109	2
16	Andrés García	RB	Valencia	(2003-02-07)7 February 2003 (aged 23)	Levante	21 January 2025	£6,000,000	30 June 2029	18	0
22	Ian Maatsen	LB	Vlaardingen	(2002-03-10)10 March 2002 (aged 24)	Chelsea	28 June 2024	£37,500,000	30 June 2030	88	3
55	Travis Patterson	LB	Wolverhampton	(2005-10-06)6 October 2005 (aged 20)	Academy	1 July 2024	N/a	30 June 2028	1	0
59	Yeimar Mosquera	CB	Istmina	(2005-02-06)6 February 2005 (aged 21)	Orsmoarso	30 August 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2030	0	0
Midfielders
6	Ross Barkley	CM	Liverpool	(1993-12-05)5 December 1993 (aged 32)	Luton Town	1 July 2024	£5,000,000	30 June 2027	76	10
7	John McGinn (c)	CM	Glasgow	(1994-10-18)18 October 1994 (aged 31)	Hibernian	8 August 2018	£3,000,000	30 June 2028	329	40
8	Youri Tielemans	CM	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	(1997-05-07)7 May 1997 (aged 29)	Leicester City	1 July 2023	Free transfer	30 June 2028	134	10
9	Harvey Elliott	AM	Chertsey	(2003-04-04)4 April 2003 (aged 23)	Liverpool	1 September 2025	Loan	30 June 2026	9	1
10	Emiliano Buendía	AM	Mar del Plata	(1996-12-25)25 December 1996 (aged 29)	Norwich City	10 June 2021	£33,000,000	30 June 2027	151	21
21	Douglas Luiz	CM	Rio de Janeiro	(1998-05-09)9 May 1998 (aged 28)	Juventus	28 January 2026	Loan	30 June 2026	223	23
24	Amadou Onana	DM	Dakar	(2001-08-20)20 August 2001 (aged 24)	Everton	22 July 2024	£50,000,000	30 June 2029	72	7
26	Lamare Bogarde	DM	Rotterdam	(2004-01-05)5 January 2004 (aged 22)	Feyenoord	1 September 2020	Free transfer	30 June 2028	61	0
44	Boubacar Kamara	DM	Marseille	(1999-11-23)23 November 1999 (aged 26)	Marseille	1 July 2022	Free transfer	30 June 2030	123	3
53	George Hemmings	CM	Derby	(2007-04-03)3 April 2007 (aged 19)	Nottingham Forest	9 January 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2028	4	0
66	Fletcher Boyd	AM	Aberdeen	(2008-01-26)26 January 2008 (aged 18)	Aberdeen	4 September 2025	£1,000,000	30 June 2031	0	0
83	Bradley Burrowes	CM	Bristol	(2008-03-04)4 March 2008 (aged 18)	Bristol Rovers	24 May 2025	Free transfer	30 June 2031	1	0
Forwards
11	Ollie Watkins	CF	Torquay	(1995-12-30)30 December 1995 (aged 30)	Brentford	9 September 2020	£28,000,000	30 June 2028	278	108
18	Tammy Abraham	CF	Camberwell	(1997-10-02)2 October 1997 (aged 28)	Beşiktaş	27 January 2026	£18,000,000	30 June 2031	56	29
19	Jadon Sancho	LW	Camberwell	(2000-03-25)25 March 2000 (aged 26)	Manchester United	1 September 2025	Loan	30 June 2026	39	1
27	Morgan Rogers	LW	Halesowen	(2002-07-26)26 July 2002 (aged 23)	Middlesbrough	1 February 2024	£8,000,000	30 June 2031	125	31
28	Zépiqueno Redmond	CF	Rotterdam	(2006-06-22)22 June 2006 (aged 20)	Feyenoord	1 July 2025	Free transfer	30 June 2029	0	0
30	Brian Madjo	CF	Enfield	(2009-01-09)9 January 2009 (aged 17)	Metz	12 January 2026	£10,000,000	30 June 2032	0	0
31	Leon Bailey	RW	Kingston	(1997-08-09)9 August 1997 (aged 28)	Bayer Leverkusen	4 August 2021	£30,000,000	30 June 2027	162	23
47	Alysson	RW	Apucarana	(2006-05-05)5 May 2006 (aged 20)	Grêmio	1 January 2026	£8,700,000	30 June 2031	3	0
61	Omar Khedr	RW	Alexandria	(2006-05-25)25 May 2006 (aged 20)	ZED	1 July 2024	£2,360,000	30 June 2028	0	0
67	Mason Cotcher	CF	Sunderland	(2006-09-04)4 September 2006 (aged 19)	Sunderland	12 August 2024	Free transfer	30 June 2027	0	0
Out on loan
17	Donyell Malen	RW	Wieringen	(1999-01-19)19 January 1999 (aged 27)	Borussia Dortmund	14 January 2025	£21,500,000	30 June 2028	46	10
18	Joe Gauci	GK	Adelaide	(2000-07-04)4 July 2000 (aged 25)	Adelaide United	1 February 2024	£1,290,000	30 June 2028	2	0
19	Samuel Iling-Junior	LW	Islington	(2003-04-10)10 April 2003 (aged 23)	Juventus	1 July 2024	£11,900,000	30 June 2029	0	0
20	Kosta Nedeljković	RB	Smederevo	(2005-12-16)16 December 2005 (aged 20)	Red Star Belgrade	22 January 2024	£6,500,000	30 June 2029	10	0
20	Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba	AM	Birmingham	(2006-10-02)2 October 2006 (aged 19)	Academy	1 July 2023	N/a	30 June 2029	6	1
21	Enzo Barrenechea	DM	Villa María	(2001-05-22)22 May 2001 (aged 25)	Juventus	1 July 2024	£6,800,000	30 June 2029	0	0
29	Evann Guessand	LW	Ajaccio	(2001-07-01)1 July 2001 (aged 24)	Nice	8 August 2025	£26,000,000	30 June 2030	21	2
33	Lewis Dobbin	LW	Stoke-on-Trent	(2003-01-03)3 January 2003 (aged 23)	Everton	23 June 2024	£10,000,000	30 June 2028	0	0
34	Louie Barry	LW	Sutton Coldfield	(2003-06-21)21 June 2003 (aged 23)	Barcelona	23 January 2020	£880,000	30 June 2028	1	1
45	Triston Rowe	RB	Sandwell	(2006-10-02)2 October 2006 (aged 19)	West Bromwich Albion	1 July 2021	Free transfer	30 June 2026	0	0
48	Oliwier Zych	GK	Gdynia	(2004-06-28)28 June 2004 (aged 22)	Zagłębie Lubin	29 September 2020	Free transfer	30 June 2026	0	0
50	Sil Swinkels	CB	Sint-Oedenrode	(2004-01-06)6 January 2004 (aged 22)	Vitesse	3 August 2020	Free transfer	30 June 2028	2	0
51	Kadan Young	RW	Erdington	(2006-01-19)19 January 2006 (aged 20)	Academy	20 January 2023	N/a	30 June 2028	3	0
54	Aidan Borland	CM	Glasgow	(2007-04-25)25 April 2007 (aged 19)	Celtic	1 March 2024	Free transfer	30 June 2028	1	0
57	Rory Wilson	CF	Girvan	(2006-01-05)5 January 2006 (aged 20)	Rangers	1 July 2022	£300,000	30 June 2027	0	0
58	Tommi O'Reilly	CM	Birmingham	(2003-12-15)15 December 2003 (aged 22)	Academy	1 July 2021	N/a	30 June 2028	1	0
58	Yasin Özcan	CB	Kağıthane	(2006-04-20)20 April 2006 (aged 20)	Kasımpaşa	1 June 2025	£5,830,000	30 June 2028	0	0
59	Josh Feeney	CB	Fleetwood	(2005-05-06)6 May 2005 (aged 21)	Fleetwood Town	6 July 2021	Free transfer	30 June 2028	0	0
62	Ben Broggio	AM	Sutton Coldfield	(2007-01-29)29 January 2007 (aged 19)	Academy	2 February 2024	N/a	30 June 2030	1	0
N/a	Lino Sousa	LB	Lisbon	(2005-01-19)19 January 2005 (aged 21)	Arsenal	1 February 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2028	0	0

Transfers and contracts

In

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
1 June 2025^[a]	CB	Yasin Özcan	Kasımpaşa	£5,830,000	^[2]^[3]
1 July 2025	CF	Zépiqueno Redmond	Feyenoord	Free transfer	^[4]
15 July 2025	GK	Marco Bizot	Brest	Undisclosed	^[5]
8 August 2025	CF	Evann Guessand	Nice	£26,000,000^[b]	^[6]^[7]^[8]
14 August 2025	GK	Ronnie Hollingshead^[c]	West Bromwich Albion	Free transfer	^[9]^[10]
1 September 2025	CB	Victor Lindelöf	Manchester United	Free transfer	^[11]
4 September 2025	CAM	Fletcher Boyd^[c]	Aberdeen	£1,000,000	^[12]^[13]
2 October 2025^[d]	CDM	Mohamed Koné^[c]	ASEC Mimosas	Undisclosed	^[14]
1 January 2026	RW	Alysson	Grêmio	£8,700,000^[e]	^[15]^[16]
12 January 2026	CF	Brian Madjo	Metz	£10,000,000	^[17]^[18]
27 January 2026	CF	Tammy Abraham	Beşiktaş	£18,000,000	^[19]^[20]

↑ The transfer was announced on 10 February, but would become official on 1 June when the transfer window reopens.
↑ The fee could rise to £30,400,000 with add-ons.
1 2 3 Academy transfer
↑ The transfer was officially announced on 2 October 2025, however Koné had played numerous times for the Aston Villa youth teams by that point.
↑ The fee could rise to £10,500,000 with add-ons.

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2025	RB	Kaine Kesler-Hayden	Coventry City	£3,500,000	^[21]^[22]
29 July 2025	GK	Filip Marschall	Stevenage	Undisclosed	^[23]
1 August 2025	CB	Ethan Amundsen-Day	Hamarkameratene	Undisclosed	^[24]
17 August 2025	CM	Jacob Ramsey	Newcastle United	£39,000,000	^[25]^[26]
19 August 2025	CDM	Leander Dendoncker	Real Oviedo	Undisclosed	^[27]
22 August 2025	LB	Àlex Moreno	Girona	Undisclosed	^[28]
15 January 2026	LB	Finley Munroe	Middlesbrough	£300,000	^[29]^[30]

Income: £42,800,000 (not inc. any undisclosed transfers)

Outgoings: £69,530,000 (not inc. any undisclosed transfers)

Total Spend:

£16,730,000

Loaned in

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Date until	Ref.
1 September 2025	CAM	Harvey Elliott	Liverpool	30 June 2026	^[31]
1 September 2025	LW	Jadon Sancho	Manchester United	30 June 2026	^[32]
28 January 2026	CM	Douglas Luiz	Juventus	30 June 2026	^[33]

Loaned out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Date until	Ref.
16 June 2025	CB	Josh Feeney	Huddersfield Town	30 June 2026	^[34]
14 July 2025	RB	Kosta Nedeljković	RB Leipzig	30 June 2026	^[35]
14 July 2025	GK	Oliwier Zych	Raków Częstochowa	30 June 2026	^[36]
15 July 2025	LB	Finley Munroe	Swindon Town	15 January 2026	^[37]^[29]
15 July 2025	CAM	Tommi O'Reilly	Crewe Alexandra	30 June 2026	^[38]
17 July 2025	CB	Sil Swinkels	Exeter City	4 January 2026	^[39]^[40]
18 July 2025	CM	Enzo Barrenechea	Benfica	30 June 2026	^[41]
22 July 2025	RW	Louie Barry	Sheffield United	3 January 2026	^[42]^[43]
1 August 2025	GK	Sam Lewis	Oxford City	31 December 2025	^[44]
2 August 2025	CB	Yasin Özcan	Anderlecht	28 January 2026	^[45]^[46]
7 August 2025	CAM	I-Lani Edwards	Hereford	31 December 2025	^[47]
11 August 2025	GK	Joe Gauci	Port Vale	30 June 2026	^[48]
15 August 2025	CB	Kerr Smith	Barrow	9 January 2026	^[49]
20 August 2025	RW	Leon Bailey	Roma	20 January 2026	^[50]^[51]
22 August 2025	LW	Lewis Dobbin	Preston North End	30 June 2026	^[52]
23 August 2025	CAM	Ewan Simpson	Hamilton Academical	30 June 2026	^[53]
1 September 2025	LW	Samuel Iling-Junior	West Bromwich Albion	2 February 2026	^[54]^[55]
	CB	Thierry Katsukunya	Real Unión	30 June 2026	^[56]
	CF	Zépiqueno Redmond	Huddersfield Town	14 January 2026	^[57]^[58]
2 September 2025	RB	Triston Rowe	FC Annecy	30 June 2026	^[59]
5 September 2025	CAM	Charlie Pavey	Bromsgrove Sporting	4 January 2026	^[60]
31 October 2025	CAM	Max Lott	Stratford Town	10 April 2026	^[61]
26 November 2025	CAM	Trai-Varn Mulley	Stourbridge	27 December 2025	^[62]
3 January 2026	CM	Aidan Borland	Swindon Town	30 June 2026	^[63]
4 January 2026	CB	Sil Swinkels	Chesterfield	30 June 2026	^[40]
10 January 2026	GK	Sam Lewis	Oxford City	7 February 2026	^[64]
12 January 2026	CB	Ashton McWilliams	Morecambe	12 February 2026	^[65]^[66]
13 January 2026	CM	Kane Taylor	Oldham Athletic	30 June 2026	^[67]
16 January 2026	CF	Donyell Malen	Roma	30 June 2026	^[68]
26 January 2026	CAM	Charlie Pavey	Hereford	30 June 2026	^[69]
28 January 2026	CB	Yasin Özcan	Beşiktaş	30 June 2026	^[46]
2 February 2026	LW	Louie Barry	Stockport County	30 June 2026	^[70]
	CAM	Ben Broggio	Falkirk	30 June 2026	^[71]
	LW	Samuel Iling-Junior	Pisa	30 June 2026	^[55]
	CAM	Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba	West Bromwich Albion	30 June 2026	^[72]
	LB	Lino Sousa	Rotherham United	30 June 2026	^[73]
	RW	Kadan Young	Reading	30 June 2026	^[74]
6 February 2026	CF	Rory Wilson	Sturm Graz	30 June 2026	^[75]
7 February 2026	CAM	I-Lani Edwards	Leamington	30 June 2026	^[76]
12 February 2026	LB	Travis Patterson	Annecy	30 June 2026	^[77]

Released / out of contract

Date	Pos.	Player	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref.
30 June 2025	CAM	Rico Richards	Port Vale	1 July 2025	^[78]^[79]
	CF	Charlie Lutz	Cork City	1 July 2025	^[78]^[80]
	CB	Maxwell Asante-Boakye	Sheffield United	7 July 2025	^[78]^[81]
	GK	Robin Olsen	Malmö FF	8 July 2025	^[82]^[83]
	CDM	Todd Alcock	South Shields	15 July 2025	^[78]^[84]
	CM	Kyrie Pierre	Brentford	21 July 2025	^[78]^[85]
	CF	Kobei Moore	Larne	22 July 2025	^[78]^[86]
	CB	Nile Timson	Alvechurch	31 July 2025	^[78]^[87]
	RW	Ajani Burchall	Wimborne Town	20 September 2025	^[78]^[88]
	CM	Mikell Barnes			^[78]
	GK	Alex Hammond			^[78]
	CB	Kortney Hause			^[78]
4 July 2025	LW	Philippe Coutinho	Vasco da Gama	4 July 2025	^[89]^[90]
17 July 2025	GK	Lander Emery	Real Unión	18 July 2025	^[91]^[92]
26 January 2026	CB	Archie Duerden	Bromsgrove Sporting	26 January 2026	^[93]

New contract

Date	Pos.	Player	End date	Ref.
First team
4 June 2025	CB	Tyrone Mings	30 June 2027	^[94]^[95]
24 July 2025	CDM	Boubacar Kamara	30 June 2030	^[96]^[97]
7 August 2025	LB	Lucas Digne	30 June 2028	^[98]
27 October 2025	RB	Matty Cash	30 June 2029	^[99]
5 November 2025	CM	John McGinn	30 June 2028	^[100]
10 November 2025	CAM	Morgan Rogers	30 June 2031	^[101]
23 March 2026	CAM	Bradley Burrowes	Undisclosed	^[102]
Under-21s and Academy
1 July 2025	CB	TJ Carroll	Undisclosed^[a]	^[103]
2 July 2025	RB	Ashton McWilliams	Undisclosed^[a]	^[104]
3 July 2025	CB	Thierry Katsukunya	Undisclosed	^[105]
4 July 2025	LW	Trai-Varn Mulley	Undisclosed^[a]	^[106]
8 July 2025	MF	Max Lott		^[107]
17 September 2025	MF	Oliver Bindley		^[108]
30 September 2025	DF	Finlay Barnard		^[109]
16 October 2025	MF	Jack McGrath		^[110]
12 November 2025	LB	Teddie Bloomfield		^[111]
24 November 2025	MF	Keilan Quinn	Undisclosed	^[112]
4 December 2025	DF	Leon Routh		^[113]
27 January 2026	MF	Alfie Lynskey		^[114]
25 February 2026	MF	Fletcher Boyd		^[115]
7 March 2026	MF	Cole Brannigan		^[116]

1 2 First professional contract

Kits

Home

Home Alt. 1

Home Alt. 2

Away

Away Alt. 1

Away Alt. 2

Away Alt. 3

Third

Third Alt. 1

Third Alt. 2

Third Alt. 3

Pre-season and friendlies

Aston Villa announced they would return to the United States to face St. Louis City SC and Nashville SC, to Germany to face Hansa Rostock and the annual pre-season opener against Walsall.^[117] Some further friendlies against Eintracht Frankfurt and Roma were added to the schedule on 16 June 2025.^[118] On 7 July, two more friendlies were added to the schedule against Marseille and Villarreal.^[119] An additional friendly against La Liga club Elche was organised for the March 2026 international break.^[120]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

15 July 2025 Friendly	Leamington	2–3	Aston Villa XI	Leamington Spa
19:30 BST	Clarke 36' Berridge 65'	Report	Amundsen-Day 10' Khedr 37' Cotcher 52'	Stadium: Your Co-op Community Stadium Attendance: 452 Referee: Lewis Smith

16 July 2025 Friendly	Walsall	1–0	Aston Villa	Bescot
19:30 BST	Burke 38'	Report		Stadium: Bescot Stadium

19 July 2025 Friendly	Hansa Rostock	3–1	Aston Villa	Rostock, Germany
16:00 CEST	Hummel 67', 90+2' Krauß 85'	Report	Moreno 42' Ramsey 45' Özcan 55' Barry 89'	Stadium: Ostseestadion

22 July 2025 Friendly	AFC Telford United	1–1	Aston Villa XI	Telford
19:45 BST	Allen-Hadley 67' (pen.)	Report	Fridye-Harper 17' (o.g.)	Stadium: New Bucks Head

26 July 2025 Friendly	Eintracht Frankfurt	2–2	Aston Villa	Louisville, United States
19:00 EDT	Wahi 20' Aaronson 33' Dills 65' Is 82', 83' Amenda 90+1'	Report	Watkins 12' Rogers 49' Rowe 80'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 15,300

30 July 2025 Friendly	St. Louis City SC	1–2	Aston Villa	St. Louis, United States
19:30 CDT	Joyner 51' Teuchert 59'	Report	Rogers 14' McGinn 17' Watkins 56'	Stadium: Energizer Park

2 August 2025 Friendly	Nashville SC	2–2	Aston Villa	Nashville, United States
19:00 CDT	Corcoran 76' Bauer 82' Surridge 85'	Report	Watkins 18' Kamara 32' Malen 64'	Stadium: Geodis Park

6 August 2025 Friendly	Aston Villa	4–0	Roma	Bescot
19:30 BST	Buendía 15' Ramsey 17' Watkins 40' Malen 85'	Report		Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Craig Pawson (England)

9 August 2025 Friendly	Marseille	3–1	Aston Villa	Marseille, France
19:00 CET	Greenwood 5', 84' Medina 31' Højbjerg 45+5' Garcia 66' Aubameyang 76', 79' Egan-Riley 89' Maupay 90+5'	Report	McGinn 8', 67' Cash 34' Guessand 70' Malen 76' Mings 89' Onana 90+1'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

10 August 2025 Friendly	Villarreal	0–2	Aston Villa	Villarreal, Spain
20:00 CET	Cardona 88'	Report	Watkins 23' Buendía 49'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 23,000

27 March 2026 Friendly	Elche	2–1	Aston Villa	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
11:30 CET	Redondo 45+2' Pétrot 69' Rodríguez 90+4'	Report	Torres 21' Buendía 67'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena Attendance: 1,500

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	16 August 2025	24 May 2026	Matchday 1	4th	38	19	8	11	56	49	+7	050.00
FA Cup	10 January 2026	14 February 2026	Third round	Fourth round	2	1	0	1	3	4	−1	050.00
EFL Cup	16 September 2025		Third round	Third round	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
UEFA Europa League	25 September 2025	20 May 2026	League phase	Winners	15	13	0	2	31	8	+23	086.67
Total					56	33	9	14	91	62	+29	058.93

Source: Soccerway

Premier League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Manchester City	38	23	9	6	77	35	+42	78	Qualification for the Champions League league phase^[a]
3	Manchester United	38	20	11	7	69	50	+19	71
4	Aston Villa	38	19	8	11	56	49	+7	65
5	Liverpool	38	17	9	12	63	53	+10	60
6	Bournemouth	38	13	18	7	58	54	+4	57	Qualification for the Europa League league phase^[b]

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^[122]
Notes:

↑ The Premier League gained an additional Champions League place as a result of England gaining one of the two European Performance Spots (EPS) awarded to the two associations with the highest UEFA coefficient points in 2025–26.^[121]
↑ Since the winners of the 2025–26 FA Cup and 2025–26 EFL Cup, Manchester City, qualified for the Champions League by league position, the spot reserved for the FA Cup winners (Europa League league phase) was passed to the seventh-placed team, and the spot reserved for the EFL Cup winners (Conference League play-off round) was passed to the eighth-placed team.

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
38	19	8	11	56	49	+7	65	12	2	5	32	22	+10	7	6	6	24	27	−3

Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	L	L	D	D	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	D	L	W	L	D	W	D	L	L	L	W	D	W	L	L	D	W	W
Position	10	17	19	19	18	16	13	11	8	11	6	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4
Points	1	1	1	2	3	6	9	12	15	15	18	21	24	27	30	33	36	39	39	42	43	43	46	46	47	50	51	51	51	51	54	55	58	58	58	59	62	65

Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The Premier League fixtures were announced on 18 June 2025.^[123]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

16 August 2025 1	Aston Villa	0–0	Newcastle United	Birmingham
12:30 BST	Kamara 58' Konsa 66'	Report	Joelinton 45'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 42,526 Referee: Craig Pawson

23 August 2025 2	Brentford	1–0	Aston Villa	Brentford
15:00 BST	Ouattara 12' Kelleher 55'	Report	Onana 57' Bogarde 84'	Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 16,838 Referee: Tony Harrington

31 August 2025 3	Aston Villa	0–3	Crystal Palace	Birmingham
19:00 BST	Cash 13' Bizot 20'	Report	Mateta 21' (pen.), 22' Hughes 52' Guéhi 68' Sarr 78', 87'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,036 Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 30 August, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[124] It was later moved again due to Crystal Palace's participation in the UEFA Conference League on the preceding Thursday.^[125]

13 September 2025 4	Everton	0–0	Aston Villa	Liverpool
15:00 BST	Iroegbunam 45+1' Dewsbury-Hall 65' Grealish 69'	Report	Cash 34' Digne 57' Buendía 70'	Stadium: Hill Dickinson Stadium Attendance: 52,114 Referee: Simon Hooper

21 September 2025 5	Sunderland	1–1	Aston Villa	Sunderland
14:00 BST	Mandava 33' Sadiki 74' Isidor 75' Xhaka 88'	Report	Maatsen 63' Cash 67'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 46,261 Referee: Sam Barrott
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 20 September, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[126]

28 September 2025 6	Aston Villa	3–1	Fulham	Birmingham
14:00 BST	Watkins 37' McGinn 45+5', 49' Buendía 51'	Report	Jiménez 3' King 22' Lukić 34' Wilson 45+1' Bassey 55'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 40,350 Referee: Andrew Madley
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 27 September, but was rescheduled due to Aston Villa's participation in the UEFA Europa League on the preceding Thursday.^[127]

5 October 2025 7	Aston Villa	2–1	Burnley	Birmingham
14:00 BST	Malen 25', 63' Digne 53' Buendía 90+1' Martínez 90+3'	Report	Foster 17' Ugochukwu 78'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 40,308 Referee: Andrew Kitchen
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 4 October, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[128]

19 October 2025 8	Tottenham Hotspur	1–2	Aston Villa	Tottenham
14:00 BST	Bentancur 5' Van de Ven 22' Danso 67'	Report	Rogers 37' Buendía 77'	Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 61,291 Referee: Simon Hooper
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 18 October, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[128]

26 October 2025 9	Aston Villa	1–0	Manchester City	Birmingham
14:00 GMT	Cash 19' Kamara 81'	Report	Savinho 40' Reijnders 54' González 64' Foden 80'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,988 Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 25 October, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[128]

1 November 2025 10	Liverpool	2–0	Aston Villa	Liverpool
20:00 GMT	Salah 45+1' Van Dijk 54' Gravenberch 58' Szoboszlai 87'	Report	Cash 57' Onana 73' Rogers 81'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 60,407 Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Fixture was originally schuled for a 15:00 kickoff, but was moved for live TNT Sports broadcasting.^[129]

9 November 2025 11	Aston Villa	4–0	Bournemouth	Birmingham
14:00 GMT	Rogers 13' Kamara 23' Buendía 28' Onana 40' Barkley 77' Malen 83'	Report	Jiménez 27' Truffert 38' Semenyo 67'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 40,792 Referee: John Brooks
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 8 November, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[129]

23 November 2025 12	Leeds United	1–2	Aston Villa	Leeds
14:00 GMT	Nmecha 8' Bogle 41' Tanaka 45+3' Ampadu 63' Struijk 74' Gnonto 89'	Report	Rogers 48', 75' McGinn 53'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,819 Referee: Robert Jones
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 22 November, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[129]

30 November 2025 13	Aston Villa	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Birmingham
14:05 GMT	Kamara 67'	Report	André 45+2' Wolfe 58' Mosquera 76' Arias 80'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 42,139 Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 29 November, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[129]

3 December 2025 14	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–4	Aston Villa	Brighton and Hove
19:30 GMT	Van Hecke 9', 83' Torres 29' (o.g.) Verbruggen 45+9' Gómez 85'	Report	Watkins 37', 45+7' Onana 60' McGinn 75' Malen 78' Bizot 90+5'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Referee: Andrew Madley
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 20:00 kick off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[130]

6 December 2025 15	Aston Villa	2–1	Arsenal	Birmingham
12:30 GMT	Cash 36' Buendía 90+5'	Report	Trossard 52' Calafiori 72' Saka 74'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 42,888 Referee: Peter Bankes
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kickoff, but was rescheduled for live TNT Sports broadcasting.^[130]

14 December 2025 16	West Ham United	2–3	Aston Villa	Stratford
14:00 GMT	Fernandes 1' Bowen 24' Diouf 90+2'	Report	Mavropanos 9' (o.g.) Kamara 38' Cash 42' Rogers 50', 79'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 62,447 Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kickoff on 13 December, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[130]

21 December 2025 17	Aston Villa	2–1	Manchester United	Birmingham
16:30 GMT	Rogers 45', 57' Bogarde 90+2'	Report	Cunha 45+3' Ugarte 68' Dalot 72'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 43,157 Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kickoff on 20 December, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[130]

27 December 2025 18	Chelsea	1–2	Aston Villa	Fulham
17:30 GMT	João Pedro 37' James 57' Chalobah 68' Caicedo 71' Delap 71' Fernández 90+4'	Report	Cash 30' Rogers 57' Watkins 63', 84' Kamara 78'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 39,765 Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[131]

30 December 2025 19	Arsenal	4–1	Aston Villa	Holloway
20:15 GMT	Merino 45+1' Gabriel 48' Zubimendi 52' Trossard 69' Jesus 78', 79'	Report	Rogers 45+2' Bogarde 82' Watkins 90+4', 90+7'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,279 Referee: Darren England
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 20:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[131]

3 January 2026 20	Aston Villa	3–1	Nottingham Forest	Birmingham
12:30 GMT	Watkins 45+1' McGinn 49', 73' Bogarde 90+4'	Report	Gibbs-White 61' Bakwa 65' McAtee 89'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 43,039 Referee: Simon Hooper
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[131]

7 January 2026 21	Crystal Palace	0–0	Aston Villa	Selhurst
19:30 GMT	Johnson 67' Mitchell 83'	Report		Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,841 Referee: Andrew Madley
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 20:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[131]

18 January 2026 22	Aston Villa	0–1	Everton	Birmingham
16:30 GMT	Bogarde 56'	Report	McNeil 23' Garner 47' Barry 59'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 42,770 Referee: Tony Harrington
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a Saturday 17 January, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[132]

25 January 2026 23	Newcastle United	0–2	Aston Villa	Newcastle upon Tyne
14:00 GMT	Joelinton 27'	Report	Buendía 19' Digne 79' Watkins 88' Maatsen 90+2'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,134 Referee: Jarred Gillett
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a Saturday 24 January, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[132]

1 February 2026 24	Aston Villa	0–1	Brentford	Birmingham
14:00 GMT	Rogers 90+3'	Report	Ajer 35' Schade 42' Ouattara 45+1' Kayode 45+5' Collins 90+1' Janelt 90+3'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,415 Referee: Tim Robinson
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a Saturday 31 January, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[132]

7 February 2026 25	Bournemouth	1–1	Aston Villa	Bournemouth
15:00 GMT	Jiménez 35' Rayan 55'	Report	Rogers 22' Buendía 35'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 11,248 Referee: Anthony Taylor

11 February 2026 26	Aston Villa	1–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Birmingham
19:30 GMT	Martínez 41' Rogers 50' Hinshelwood 86' (o.g.)	Report	Baleba 2' Veltman 23' Van Hecke 41'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 39,495 Referee: Peter Bankes
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for an 20:00 kickoff, but was moved earlier for live TNT Sports broadcasting.^[133]

21 February 2026 27	Aston Villa	1–1	Leeds United	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Buendía 73' Abraham 88'	Report	Stach 31' Bijol 62' Darlow 69' Bogle 79' Gruev 90+2'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 43,048 Referee: Michael Oliver

27 February 2026 28	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–0	Aston Villa	Wolverhampton
20:00 GMT	Mosquera 45+1' Armstrong 51' Bellegarde 58' João Gomes 61' Gomes 90+8'	Report	Buendía 54' Bailey 75' Cash 90+2'	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 30,197 Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick off on Saturday 28 February, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[133]

4 March 2026 29	Aston Villa	1–4	Chelsea	Birmingham
19:30 GMT	Douglas Luiz 2' Cash 32' Rogers 58' Watkins 68'	Report	João Pedro 35', 45+6', 64', 54' Palmer 55' Fernández 58'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 42,084 Referee: Jarred Gillett
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for an 20:00 kickoff, but was moved earlier for live TNT Sports broadcasting.^[134]

15 March 2026 30	Manchester United	3–1	Aston Villa	Trafford
14:00 GMT	Casemiro 53', 60' Cunha 71' Yoro 72' Šeško 81' Maguire 90+6'	Report	Watkins 41' Barkley 64' Buendía 69'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 73,997 Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kickoff on 14 March 2026, but was rescheduled due to Aston Villa's participation in the UEFA Europa League on the preceding Thursday.^[135]

22 March 2026 31	Aston Villa	2–0	West Ham United	Birmingham
14:15 GMT	McGinn 15' Watkins 68'	Report	Wan-Bissaka 45'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 42,130 Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kickoff on 21 March 2026, but was rescheduled due to Aston Villa's participation in the UEFA Europa League.^[135]

12 April 2026 32	Nottingham Forest	1–1	Aston Villa	West Bridgford
14:00 BST	Williams 38' Hutchinson 45' Murillo 63'	Report	Cash 11' Murillo 23' (o.g.) McGinn 67'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 30,591 Referee: Michael Salisbury
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 11 April, but was pushed back a day due to participation in the UEFA Europa League on the preceding Thursday.^[136]

19 April 2026 33	Aston Villa	4–3	Sunderland	Birmingham
14:00 BST	Watkins 2', 36' Rogers 46' Abraham 90+3' Onana 90+8'	Report	Rigg 9' Sadiki 66' Hume 86' Isidor 87' Mukiele 90+5' Ballard 90+8'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 42,599 Referee: Sam Barrott
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 18 April, but was pushed back a day due to participation in the UEFA Europa League on the preceding Thursday.^[136]

25 April 2026 34	Fulham	1–0	Aston Villa	Fulham
12:30 BST	Sessegnon 43' Castagne 46' Wilson 90+1'	Report	Torres 49' Douglas Luiz 90+4'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 27,606 Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kickoff, but was brought forward for TNT Sports broadcasting.^[137]

3 May 2026 35	Aston Villa	1–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Birmingham
19:00 BST	Barkley 51' Rogers 77' Buendía 90+6'	Report	Gallagher 12', 90+6' Richarlison 25' Kolo Muani 27' Bentancur 45' Tel 73' Danso 81'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 42,767 Referee: Sam Barrott
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was brought forward for TNT Sports broadcasting.^[138] Fixture was again moved due to Villa's participation in the UEFA Europa League.^[139]

10 May 2026 36	Burnley	2–2	Aston Villa	Burnley
14:00 BST	Anthony 8' Flemming 58', 60'	Report	Barkley 42' Mings 49' Watkins 56'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 21,196 Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 15:00 on 9 May 2026, but was moved due to Villa's participation in the UEFA Europa League.^[139]

15 May 2026 37	Aston Villa	4–2	Liverpool	Birmingham
20:00 BST	Cash 39' Rogers 42' Watkins 45+3', 57', 73' McGinn 66', 89'	Report	Van Dijk 52', 90+2' Gomez 62'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 43,033 Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Fixture was initially rescheduled for 12:30 on 17 May 2026 for Sky Sports coverage, but was moved forward due to Villa's participation in the UEFA Europa League final.^[140]

24 May 2026 38	Manchester City	1–2	Aston Villa	Manchester
16:00 BST	Semenyo 23' Lewis 82'	Report	Watkins 47', 61'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 60,332 Referee: Andrew Madley

FA Cup

As a Premier League side, Aston Villa entered in the third round, and were drawn away to Tottenham Hotspur.^[141] They were then drawn at home to Newcastle United in the fourth round.^[142]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

10 January 2026 Third round	Tottenham Hotspur	1–2	Aston Villa	Tottenham
17:45 GMT	Odobert 54' Gray 57' Porro 79' Palhinha 85'	Report	Buendía 22', 67' Rogers 45+3' García 81'	Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 57,718 Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Match kickoff time moved for television coverage on both BBC Sport and TNT Sports.^[143]

14 February 2026 Fourth round	Aston Villa	1–3	Newcastle United	Birmingham
17:45 GMT	Douglas Luiz 4' Abraham 14' Digne 42' Bizot 45+1'	Report	Thiaw 25' Barnes 52' Ramsey 55' Tonali 63', 76' Woltemade 88'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 42,101 Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Match kickoff time moved for television coverage on both BBC Sport and TNT Sports.^[144]

EFL Cup

As one of the Premier League clubs involved in European competitions, Aston Villa joined the competition in the third round, and were drawn away to Brentford.^[145]^[146]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

16 September 2025 Third round	Brentford	1–1 (4–2 p)	Aston Villa	Brentford
20:00 BST	Hickey 57'	Report	Guessand 25' Elliott 43' Bogarde 68'	Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 15,895 Referee: John Brooks
	Penalties
	Carvalho Nelson Yarmolyuk Damsgaard		McGinn Watkins Buendía Cash

UEFA Europa League

League phase

On 29 August 2025, Aston Villa were drawn against Bologna, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Young Boys and Red Bull Salzburg at home, and Feyenoord, Go Ahead Eagles, Basel and Fenerbahçe away in the league phase.^[147] The order of the league phase fixtures was announced the following day.^[148]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Lyon	8	7	0	1	18	5	+13	21	Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
2	Aston Villa	8	7	0	1	14	6	+8	21
3	Midtjylland	8	6	1	1	18	8	+10	19
4	Real Betis	8	5	2	1	13	7	+6	17^[a]
5	Porto	8	5	2	1	13	7	+6	17^[a]

Source: UEFA^[149]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Notes:

1 2 Away goals scored: Real Betis 5, Porto 3.

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H
Result	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W
Position	13	3	10	6	3	3	2	2
Points	3	6	6	9	12	15	18	21

Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

25 September 2025 1	Aston Villa	1–0	Bologna	Birmingham, England
20:00 BST	McGinn 13', 71' Cash 42' Watkins 68'	Report	Vitík 67' Lucumí 67'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 30,909 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

2 October 2025 2	Feyenoord	0–2	Aston Villa	Rotterdam, Netherlands
21:00 CEST	Ahmedhodžić 13' Steijn 49' Larin 85'	Report	Buendía 61' McGinn 79' Bizot 82' Rogers 85' Lindelöf 90+3'	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 42,634 Referee: Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia)

23 October 2025 3	Go Ahead Eagles	2–1	Aston Villa	Deventer, Netherlands
18:45 CEST	Nauber 14' Suray 42' Deijl 61' Weijenberg 90'	Report	Guessand 4' Buendía 79'	Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 9,598 Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia)

6 November 2025 4	Aston Villa	2–0	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Birmingham, England
20:00 GMT	Maatsen 45+1' Malen 59' (pen.)	Report	Noy 29' Sissokho 37'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 29,429 Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria)

27 November 2025 5	Aston Villa	2–1	Young Boys	Birmingham, England
17:45 GMT	Malen 27', 42' Onana 61' Maatsen 90+7'	Report	Lauper 48' Monteiro 90'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 32,158 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

11 December 2025 6	Basel	1–2	Aston Villa	Basel, Switzerland
21:00 CET	Daniliuc 34' Leroy 72' Otele 80'	Report	Guessand 12' Cash 17' Buendía 35' Tielemans 53' Konsa 84' McGinn 87'	Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 27,509 Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)

22 January 2026 7	Fenerbahçe	0–1	Aston Villa	Istanbul, Turkey
20:45 TRT	Nene 44' Oosterwolde 45' Müldür 79' Škriniar 88'	Report	Sancho 25' Digne 53' Lindelöf 78' Tielemans 88' Bogarde 90+5' Guessand 90+8'	Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Attendance: 41,414 Referee: Luís Godinho (Portugal)

29 January 2026 8	Aston Villa	3–2	Red Bull Salzburg	Birmingham, England
20:00 GMT	Rogers 64' Mings 76' Jimoh-Aloba 87'	Report	Lindelöf 33' (o.g.) Trummer 35' Yeo 49'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 37,457 Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)

Knockout phase

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 took place on 27 February 2026.^[150]

12 March 2026 First leg	Lille	0–1	Aston Villa	Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France
18:45 CET		Report	Watkins 61' Martínez 88' Digne 90+2'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 40,187 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)

19 March 2026 Second leg	Aston Villa	2–0 (3–0 agg.)	Lille	Birmingham, England
20:00 GMT	McGinn 54' Douglas Luiz 72' Bailey 86'	Report	Correia 25'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 37,583 Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals took place on 27 February 2026, after the draw for the round of 16.^[151]

9 April 2026 First leg	Bologna	1–3	Aston Villa	Bologna, Italy
21:00 CEST	Lucumí 14' Pobega 65' Rowe 90'	Report	Konsa 44' Watkins 51', 90+4' Rogers 85'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 31,142 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

16 April 2026 Second leg	Aston Villa	4–0 (7–1 agg.)	Bologna	Birmingham, England
20:00 BST	Watkins 16' Rogers 25', 39' Buendía 26' Konsa 89'	Report	Bernardeschi 29'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,662 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals took place on 27 February 2026, after the draw for the quarter-finals.

30 April 2026 First leg	Nottingham Forest	1–0	Aston Villa	Nottingham, England
20:00 BST	Wood 71' (pen.)	Report	Tielemans 78'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 29,790 Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)

7 May 2026 Second leg	Aston Villa	4–0 (4–1 agg.)	Nottingham Forest	Birmingham, England
20:00 BST	Watkins 36' Buendía 58' (pen.) McGinn 77', 80'	Report	Morato 18' Jair 45+3'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 43,028 Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

Final

20 May 2026 Final	SC Freiburg	0–3	Aston Villa	Istanbul, Turkey
22:00 EEST	Treu 5'	Report	Buendía 15', 45+3' Cash 21' Tielemans 41' Rogers 58' McGinn 84'	Stadium: Beşiktaş Stadium Attendance: 37,324 Referee: François Letexier (France)

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of match played 24 May 2026

Players with no appearances are not included on the list, italics indicate a loaned in player.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Europa League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	POL	Matty Cash	49	3	34+1	3	1	0	1	0	9+3	0
3	DF	SWE	Victor Lindelöf	28	0	11+6	0	1	0	0	0	9+1	0
4	DF	ENG	Ezri Konsa	48	2	34	0	1	0	1	0	10+2	2
5	DF	ENG	Tyrone Mings	22	1	15+2	0	0	0	0	0	3+2	1
6	MF	ENG	Ross Barkley	23	3	7+14	3	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
7	MF	SCO	John McGinn	44	10	28+2	5	1	0	1	0	8+4	5
8	MF	BEL	Youri Tielemans	35	2	21+4	0	0+1	0	0	0	7+2	2
9	MF	ENG	Harvey Elliott	9	1	1+3	0	0	0	1	1	1+3	0
10	MF	ARG	Emiliano Buendía	54	11	21+15	6	1+1	1	0+1	0	12+3	4
11	FW	ENG	Ollie Watkins	55	21	33+4	16	0+2	0	0+1	0	10+5	5
12	DF	FRA	Lucas Digne	44	0	21+10	0	1+1	0	0	0	9+2	0
14	DF	ESP	Pau Torres	36	0	18+3	0	2	0	1	0	12	0
16	DF	ESP	Andrés García	8	0	1+5	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
18	FW	ENG	Tammy Abraham	16	3	2+10	2	1	1	0	0	1+2	0
19	FW	ENG	Jadon Sancho	39	1	9+14	0	0+2	0	1	0	8+5	1
21	MF	BRA	Douglas Luiz	20	1	7+6	1	1	0	0	0	2+4	0
22	DF	NED	Ian Maatsen	44	1	17+13	0	1+1	0	1	0	6+5	1
23	GK	ARG	Emiliano Martínez	44	0	32	0	0+1	0	0	0	11	0
24	MF	BEL	Amadou Onana	38	2	21+4	2	1	0	0	0	10+2	0
26	MF	NED	Lamare Bogarde	44	0	11+17	0	2	0	1	0	8+5	0
27	MF	ENG	Morgan Rogers	55	14	37	10	2	1	0+1	0	12+3	3
31	FW	JAM	Leon Bailey	19	1	3+10	0	1	0	0	0	0+5	1
40	GK	NED	Marco Bizot	14	0	6+1	0	2	0	1	0	4	0
44	MF	FRA	Boubacar Kamara	26	1	17+1	1	1	0	0+1	0	2+4	0
47	FW	BRA	Alysson	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
53	MF	ENG	George Hemmings	4	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
83	MF	ENG	Bradley Burrowes	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Player(s) who featured but departed the club on loan during the season:
17	FW	NED	Donyell Malen	29	7	5+16	4	1	0	1	0	4+2	3
20	MF	ENG	Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba	3	1	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+1	1
29	FW	CIV	Evann Guessand	21	2	6+7	0	0	0	1	0	6+1	2
51	FW	ENG	Kadan Young	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0

Goals

As of match played 24 May 2026

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Europa League	Total
1	FW	11	Ollie Watkins	16	0	0	5	21
2	MF	27	Morgan Rogers	10	1	0	3	14
3	MF	10	Emiliano Buendía	6	1	0	4	11
4	MF	7	John McGinn	5	0	0	5	10
5	FW	17	Donyell Malen	4	0	0	3	7
6	DF	2	Matty Cash	3	0	0	0	3
	MF	6	Ross Barkley	3	0	0	0	3
	FW	18	Tammy Abraham	2	1	0	0	3
9	DF	4	Ezri Konsa	0	0	0	2	2
	MF	8	Youri Tielemans	0	0	0	2	2
	MF	24	Amadou Onana	2	0	0	0	2
	FW	29	Evann Guessand	0	0	0	2	2
13	DF	5	Tyrone Mings	0	0	0	1	1
	MF	9	Harvey Elliott	0	0	1	0	1
	FW	19	Jadon Sancho	0	0	0	1	1
	MF	20	Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba	0	0	0	1	1
	MF	21	Douglas Luiz	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	22	Ian Maatsen	0	0	0	1	1
	FW	31	Leon Bailey	0	0	0	1	1
	MF	44	Boubacar Kamara	1	0	0	0	1
Own goals				3	0	0	0	3
Totals				56	3	1	31	91

Assists

As of match played 24 May 2026

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Europa League	Total
1	MF	27	Morgan Rogers	6	0	0	5	11
2	MF	10	Emiliano Buendía	2	1	0	6	9
3	MF	7	John McGinn	4	0	1	2	7
	MF	8	Youri Tielemans	4	0	0	3	7
	DF	12	Lucas Digne	6	0	0	1	7
6	FW	11	Ollie Watkins	3	0	0	2	5
7	DF	2	Matty Cash	3	0	0	1	4
7	MF	44	Boubacar Kamara	3	0	0	1	4
9	FW	19	Jadon Sancho	2	0	0	1	3
10	FW	17	Donyell Malen	1	1	0	0	2
11	DF	3	Victor Lindelöf	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	6	Ross Barkley	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	18	Tammy Abraham	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	21	Douglas Luiz	0	1	0	0	1
	DF	22	Ian Maatsen	1	0	0	0	1
	GK	23	Emiliano Martínez	1	0	0	0	1
	FW	29	Evann Guessand	1	0	0	0	1
	FW	31	Leon Bailey	1	0	0	0	1
	FW	51	Kadan Young	0	0	0	1	1
Totals				40	3	1	26	68

Clean sheets

As of match played 24 May 2026

Rank	No.	Player	Premier League	Europa League	Total
1	23	Emiliano Martínez	8	6	14
2	40	Marco Bizot	2	3	5
Totals			10	9	19

Disciplinary record

As of match played 24 May 2026

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	Premier League			FA Cup			EFL Cup			UEFA Europa League			Total
Rank	No.	Pos.	Player
1	40	GK	Marco Bizot	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	1
2	4	DF	Ezri Konsa	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1
3	2	DF	Matty Cash	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	13	0	0
4	10	MF	Emiliano Buendía	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	9	0	0
4	27	FW	Morgan Rogers	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	9	0	0
6	7	MF	John McGinn	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7	0	0
6	26	DF	Lamare Bogarde	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0
8	12	DF	Lucas Digne	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
8	44	MF	Boubacar Kamara	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
10	11	FW	Ollie Watkins	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
10	24	MF	Amadou Onana	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
12	21	MF	Douglas Luiz	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
	22	DF	Ian Maatsen	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
	23	GK	Emiliano Martínez	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
15	3	DF	Victor Lindelöf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
	8	MF	Youri Tielemans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0
	29	FW	Evann Guessand	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
18	5	DF	Tyrone Mings	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	6	MF	Ross Barkley	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	14	DF	Pau Torres	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	16	DF	Andrés García	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	31	FW	Leon Bailey	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Totals				58	0	1	4	0	1	2	0	0	24	0	0	86	0	2

Club awards

Player of the Month award

Voted for by fans on Aston Villa's official website.

Month	Player
August	Not awarded
September	John McGinn^[152]
October	Matty Cash^[153]
November	Donyell Malen^[154]
December	Morgan Rogers^[155]
January	Emiliano Buendía^[156]
February	Tammy Abraham^[157]
March	John McGinn^[158]
April	Ollie Watkins^[159]
May

Goal of the Month award

Voted for by fans on Aston Villa's WhatsApp account.

Month	Player	Competition	Opponent
August	Not awarded
September	Matty Cash^[160]	Premier League	Sunderland
October	Emiliano Buendía^[153]		Tottenham Hotspur
November	Boubacar Kamara^[161]		Wolverhampton Wanderers
December	Morgan Rogers^[162]		Manchester United
January	Ollie Watkins^[163]		Nottingham Forest
February	Not awarded
March	Ollie Watkins^[164]	UEFA Europa League	Lille
April
May

End of Season awards

Award	Winner
Supporter's Player of the Season
Player's Player of the Season
Young Player of the Season
Goal of the Season

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[2] The transfer was announced on 10 February, but would become official on 1 June when the transfer window reopens.

[7] The fee could rise to £30,400,000 with add-ons.

[Acad-11] 1 2 3 Academy transfer

[17] The transfer was officially announced on 2 October 2025, however Koné had played numerous times for the Aston Villa youth teams by that point.

[19] The fee could rise to £10,500,000 with add-ons.

[PRO-108] 1 2 First professional contract

[table_note_res_CLLS0.099505697889023-128] The Premier League gained an additional Champions League place as a result of England gaining one of the two European Performance Spots (EPS) awarded to the two associations with the highest UEFA coefficient points in 2025–26.^[121]

[table_note_res_ELLS0.099505697889023-129] Since the winners of the 2025–26 FA Cup and 2025–26 EFL Cup, Manchester City, qualified for the Champions League by league position, the spot reserved for the FA Cup winners (Europa League league phase) was passed to the seventh-placed team, and the spot reserved for the EFL Cup winners (Conference League play-off round) was passed to the eighth-placed team.

[table_hth_BET0.82398541961982-157] 1 2 Away goals scored: Real Betis 5, Porto 3.

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