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The hosts could have had the lead in the fifth minute, thanks to new signing Kodjia, whose shot was blocked at the near post by Brentford goalkeeper Bentley. The Ivorian continued to look lively and built on his impressive debut against Nottingham Forest on Sunday. With the visitors pinning the hosts back, a piece of individual brilliance saw Kodjia open his claret and blue account after nineteen minutes. He collected an excellent pass from Mile Jedinak on the right and tricked his way to the edge of the area. From there, he shot with his left foot and his stunning…

Present: Mo Razzaq – Aston Villa Supporters’ Trust Gary Kilburn – Lions Clubs Jonathan Fear – Vital Villa Mike Steede – Avillafan.com Dave Woodhall – Heroes and Villans Steve Gough – Aston Villa Independent Supporters’ Clubs David Michael – My Old Man Said Scott Jones – Villa Talk Dr Tony Xia, Keith Wyness, Nicola Keye, Tommy Jordan and Lee Preece were all representing Aston Villa Football Club. 1. With conflicting reports during the takeover, and without in any way expecting to breach any individual’s privacy, what sort of funding is there now for Aston Villa? It was confirmed by Keith…

It’s deadline day and the big debate at Aston Villa this morning centres around the club’s apparent decision to allow Adama ​Traoré to leave the club. Last night, it was reported that the twenty-year-old winger, a product of Barcelona’s La Masia academy, will undergo a medical at Rockliffe Park and open contract clubs with the Premier League newcomers today. It is not thought that Barcelona will exert their right to buy back the dynamic winger. After an injury-plagued first season in England with the relegated Villans, the wonderkid told new Aston Villa manager Roberto Di Matteo that he wished to…

The visitors enjoyed an almost perfect start to the game. Shortly after Ayew’s early right-footed effort was blocked, Grealish connected cleanly with a cracking cross from Bacuna and opened the scoring with a right-footed volley in the fifth minute. Di Matteo was forced to make an early substitution as Cissokho went down injured and the manager sent Amavi on. Rivalry was put aside briefly as the home and away fans joined in a minute’s applause for recently deceased Villa fan Will Flack in the twenty-fourth minute. With the Villans dominating possession, there came the familiar tale of not making the…

Bristol City and Ashton Gate: The club was founded in 1894 as Bristol South End. The name changed to Bristol City in 1897 on joining the Southern League and becoming a limited company. In 1900, Bristol City merged with Bedminster Football Club. After After playing one season at both St. John’s Lane, home of Bedminster Football Club, and Ashton Gate, the club was based for three seasons at St. John’s Lane. After this time, the decision was made to make Ashton Gate the new home of Bristol City Football Club. The club enjoyed some early successes upon entering the football…

With new signing Mile Jedinak not yet cleared to play, Di Matteo made only one change to the team that drew against Huddersfield Town, with Gardner replacing the injured Tshibola. It was a cautious start to the game, although it was the visitors who looked the more menacing in the early stages. McCormack rattled the crossbar after seventeen minutes, forcing Carson to make a fine fingertip save. Three minutes later, Carson made a routine save when Gestede headed a corner straight at him. Grealish, having held off two defenders, then shot from fifteen yards out. Unfortunately, his effort lacked any…

As the Villans make the trip to the iPro Stadium tomorrow, they will be hoping to secure their first away win in more than a year. The last away win came on the opening day of the 2015-16 season, when a Gestede goal was enough to beat A.F.C. Bournemouth. The last time these two sides met was in April 2008, when the Villans did a demolition job on the Rams, winning 0-6 in a game that will be remembered for Petrov’s stunning long-range goal. Tomorrow’s encounter will be a tougher test for Di Matteo’s men as two of this season’s…

Derby County and the iPro Stadium: Founded on February 5th 1884 as a branch of Derbyshire County Cricket Club to keep the players busy and to earn revenue for the club during the winter, Derby County Football Club initially played at the Racecourse Ground. Derby County is notable for being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888. In addition, Derby County is one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English football league. Nicknamed ‘The Rams’ due to the traditional folk song The Derby Ram, which the club adopted as…

On an emotional night under the floodlights, the hosts got off to the better start. Ayew was thwarted by a superb save by Ward before Westwood fired over the bar from the subsequent corner. Tshibola headed in McCormack’s cross after five minutes but was, rightly, ruled offside. Tshibola remained active and his header from a McCormack free-kick five minutes later flew over the bar. Off the pitch, the vocal home fans stood to applaud popular former Villa striker Dalian Atkinson, who died on Monday, in the tenth minute. With umbrellas raised by staff around the pitch and in the directors’…

Last night’s trip to Kenilworth Road saw five-time EFL Cup winners Aston Villa knocked out of the competition at the first round stage by their League Two hosts. It proved to be an embarrassing evening for Di Matteo and the 1,500 Villa fans who had made the journey to Luton in the hope of seeing the side record its first away win in just over a year. The game started in scrappy fashion, with the visitors denied by the woodwork, hitting the crossbar and the post, and frustrated by the Hatters. Hope was restored briefly when Ayew scuffed home into…