Oct 15, 2026
Aston Villa had not won at home all season, and they put six past Fenerbahçe in the Champions League
Nicolas Jackson and Ross Barkley scored twice each as Villa recorded the biggest win in their history in major European competition.
Unai Emery
47 articles tagged with "Unai Emery"
Sep 19, 2026
Tottenham’s first league goals of the season came in the 86th and 98th minutes, and Aston Villa still won
Unai Emery’s side took their first league win of the season at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and a late Spurs reply left Roberto De Zerbi in the rele...
Sep 19, 2026
Tottenham have not scored in the league, Aston Villa have scored once, and they meet at 5pm
Spurs are 17th with no league goal in four games, Villa 19th with one. Kick-off at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is 5pm IST on Saturday.
Sep 13, 2026
Villa’s first league goal of the season came in the 74th minute, and Forest won it in the 88th
Nottingham Forest had not won at Villa Park since 1994 and had not won at all this season. Igor Jesus settled both questions in the 88th minute, again...
Sep 9, 2026
Villa’s first three goals of the season all came before half-time in Bruges
Aston Villa had not scored a goal in the Premier League this season. In Bruges they scored three inside 43 minutes, and John McGinn’s opener made him...
Sep 8, 2026
Aston Villa have not scored a league goal all season, and tonight the Champions League starts
The Europa League holders begin their league phase in Bruges at 22:15 IST, sitting 17th in England with one point and an empty goals column.
Sep 1, 2026
Villa sold Konsa for £51m and replaced him with a £30m centre-back from the Championship
Aston Villa confirmed Taylor Harwood-Bellis on deadline day, an initial £25m with £5m in add-ons. He scored seven goals from centre-back in the Champi...
Sep 1, 2026
Saka settled it on Arteta’s 250th league game, and Villa still have not had a shot on target
Bukayo Saka’s second-half goal at Villa Park gave the champions a 1-0 win and a second clean sheet from two games. Unai Emery’s Aston Villa have still...
Aug 29, 2026
Villa sold Watkins for £50m and broke their transfer record on his replacement the same night
Ollie Watkins is completing a move to Al Hilal, Nicolas Jackson has signed for a club-record £65m, and Aston Villa also have an agreement with PSG for...
Aug 25, 2026
Watkins has agreed terms with Al-Hilal, and Villa have a week to replace him
The Saudi window runs six weeks longer than the Premier League’s, which is the whole problem for Aston Villa as they hold out for £55m.
Aug 23, 2026
Brighton scored four in 31 minutes, and Villa lost Joao Gomes before half-time
Aston Villa conceded four times inside the opening half hour at the Amex and finished the first half a man down. Brighton won 4-0 on the first weekend...
Aug 19, 2026
Aston Villa sign a goalkeeper and a left-back in one day, and Emi Martinez’s future is still open
Zion Suzuki becomes the first Japanese goalkeeper in Premier League history, and Matteo Ruggeri replaces Lucas Digne. Villa spent 55 million euros on...
Aug 13, 2026
Madjo scores at 17 years and 212 days, and PSG still retain the Super Cup
Paris Saint-Germain beat Aston Villa 2-1 in Salzburg to keep the UEFA Super Cup, but the night belonged to a 17-year-old who a court cleared to play o...
Aug 12, 2026
PSG vs Aston Villa: Emery has lost three Super Cup finals, and Luis Enrique beat him in one
Unai Emery has reached four Super Cup finals and lost the first three, one of them to Luis Enrique. He gets another go in Salzburg, where both manager...
Aug 5, 2026
Chelsea have six strikers and want three, and Nicolas Jackson is the expensive one
Unai Emery gave him his debut at Villarreal and Aston Villa want him now. Chelsea’s asking price is the only thing in the way, and Tottenham’s reporte...
Jul 26, 2026
Emi Martinez wants Juventus, but Villa say no and his hand needs surgery
Spalletti has finally spoken about the goalkeeper he has chased all summer, and what he said was not encouraging. Aston Villa are not selling, and a f...
Jul 23, 2026
Aston Villa sign Garnacho on loan from Chelsea with an obligation to buy
Aston Villa have moved for Chelsea winger Alejandro Garnacho on loan with an obligation to buy, handing Unai Emery a direct attacker to rebuild around...
Jul 21, 2026
PSG trigger Digne’s release clause to take him back to Paris
The France left-back has passed a medical after PSG paid a clause worth a fraction of what Aston Villa once spent on him.
Jul 20, 2026
Aston Villa make World Cup breakout Manzambi their record signing
Aston Villa have signed Switzerland’s World Cup breakout Johan Manzambi from Freiburg for a club-record fee, seeing off Newcastle for the 20-year-old...
Jul 17, 2026
Aston Villa agree a deal to sign Joao Gomes from Wolves
Unai Emery has moved for Wolves midfielder Joao Gomes to patch up a Villa engine room that lost Youri Tielemans and Amadou Onana within weeks.
Jul 15, 2026
Aston Villa hijack Newcastle to agree a deal for Freiburg’s Johan Manzambi
Unai Emery’s side have swooped for the Switzerland midfielder, matching Newcastle’s agreed fee and winning the race with the promise of Champions Leag...
May 24, 2026
Watkins ends Pep Guardiola’s Etihad farewell with a brace as Villa lock fourth
Ollie Watkins struck twice either side of the hour to overturn Antoine Semenyo’s first-half opener at a record Etihad crowd. The 2-1 result spoiled Pe...
May 24, 2026
Pep Guardiola’s last home match at the Etihad lands on the same afternoon as Villa’s Champions League fourth-place defence
Manchester City host Aston Villa at 4pm on Sunday with Guardiola’s decade at the club ending in front of a stand newly named in his honour and Emery’s...
May 21, 2026
Tielemans, Buendía, Rogers: Aston Villa lift the Europa League with a 3-0 in Istanbul
Three goals between the 41st minute and the 58th sent Aston Villa to a 3-0 win over Freiburg in Istanbul and a first major trophy in 30 years.