2020–21 Aston Villa F.C. season

The 2020–21 Premier League season was Aston Villa's 146th season in English football. It was the club's 26th season in the Premier League and their 107th season at the top flight. In addition to the domestic league, Aston Villa participated in the EFL Cup, being eliminated by Stoke City in the fourth round, and participated in the FA Cup, being eliminated by Liverpool in the third round.

Aston Villa
2020–21 season
OwnersNassef Sawiris
Wes Edens
ChairmanNassef Sawiris
Head coachDean Smith
StadiumVilla Park
Premier League11th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ollie Watkins (14)

All:
Ollie Watkins (16)
Biggest win7–2 (vs. Liverpool, 4 October 2020)
Biggest defeat0–3 (vs. Leeds United, 23 October 2020)

Players edit

Current squad edit

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Since
App
Goals
Ends
Transfer fee
Previous Club
Notes
1 GK   Tom Heaton 35 2019 20 0 2023 £8M   Burnley
2 DF   Matty Cash 23 2020 28 0 2025 £14M   Nottingham Forest
3 DF   Neil Taylor 32 2017 (Winter) 103 0 2021 Undisclosed   Swansea City
4 DF   Ezri Konsa 23 2019 67 4 2026 £12M   Brentford
5 DF   Tyrone Mings 28 2019 91 6 2024 £20M   Bournemouth
6 MF   Douglas Luiz 23 2019 74 3 2023 £15M   Manchester City
7 MF   John McGinn 26 2018 111 13 2025 £3.5M   Hibernian
9 FW   Wesley 24 2019 25 6 2024 £22M   Club Brugge
10 MF   Jack Grealish 25 2001 212 33 2025 Academy Academy Captain
11 FW   Ollie Watkins 25 2020 40 16 2025 £28M   Brentford Current record signing
12 GK   Jed Steer 28 2013 33 0 2023 £0.4M   Norwich City
14 MF   Conor Hourihane 30 2017 (Winter) 150 29 2022 £3.2M   Barnsley On loan at Swansea City
15 FW   Bertrand Traoré 25 2020 37 8 2024 £17M   Olympique Lyonnais
17 MF   Trézéguet 26 2019 63 9 2023 £8.8M   Kasımpaşa
18 DF   Matt Targett 25 2019 70 2 2023 £11.5M   Southampton
19 MF   Marvelous Nakamba 27 2019 50 0 2024 £10.2M   Club Brugge
20 MF   Ross Barkley 27 2020 24 3 2021 Season Long Loan   Chelsea
21 MF   Anwar El Ghazi 26 2019 107 22 2023 £8.1M   Lille
22 DF   Björn Engels 26 2019 19 1 2024 £9M   Reims
24 DF   Frédéric Guilbert 26 2019 (Winter) 31 2 2023 £4.5M   Caen On loan at Strasbourg
25 MF   Morgan Sanson 26 2021 (Winter) 9 0 2025 £14M   Marseille
26 GK   Emiliano Martínez 28 2020 38 0 2024 £17M   Arsenal
27 DF   Ahmed Elmohamady 33 2017 131 4 2021 £1M   Hull City
28 GK   Lovre Kalinić 31 2019 (Winter) 8 0 2023 £5.4M   Gent On loan at Hajduk Split
30 DF   Kortney Hause 25 2019 45 3 2022 £3M   Wolverhampton Wanderers
36 FW   Indiana Vassilev 20 2018 8 1 2022 Academy Academy On loan at Cheltenham Town
37 DF   Mungo Bridge 20 2019 3 0 ? Academy Academy
39 FW   Keinan Davis 23 2015 85 6 2024 Academy Academy
41 MF   Jacob Ramsey 20 2007 29 0 2025 Academy Academy
42 DF   Dominic Revan 20 2016 6 0 ? Academy Academy
46 DF   Jake Walker 20 2016 4 0 ? Academy Academy
47 DF   Callum Rowe 21 2016 4 0 ? Academy Academy On loan at Hereford
50 DF   Harrison Sohna 18 2017 3 1 ? Academy Academy
51 GK   Ákos Onódi 19 2018 3 0 ? Academy Academy
52 MF   Jaden Philogene 19 2019 3 0 ? Academy Academy
56 FW   Cameron Archer 19 2007 4 1 2023 Academy Academy On loan at Solihull Moors
57 MF   Ben Chrisene 17 2020 2 0 2023 £0.4M   Exeter City
60 MF   Carney Chukwuemeka 17 2019 4 0 ? Free   Northampton Town
61 FW   Louie Barry 18 2019 (Winter) 2 1 2026 £0.8M   Barcelona
62 MF   Kaine Kesler 18 2018 1 0 ? Academy Academy
67 MF   Arjan Raikhy 18 2019 2 0 ? Academy Academy
68 MF   Brad Young 18 2018 3 0 ? Academy Academy
69 MF   Mamadou Sylla 18 2018 1 0 ? Academy Academy
70 MF   Lamare Bogarde 17 2020 1 0 2023 Free   Feyenoord
71 MF   Hayden Lindley 18 2019 2 0 ? Academy Academy
72 MF   Sil Swinkels 17 2020 1 0 ? Free   Vitesse Arnhem
73 MF   Edward Rowe 18 2019 1 0 ? Academy Academy
74 GK   Viljami Sinisalo 19 2018 1 0 ? Free   Espoo

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
21 July 2020 CB   Aaron O'Reilly   St Patrick's Athletic Undisclosed [1]
3 August 2020 CB   Sil Swinkels   Vitesse Free Transfer [2]
16 August 2020 GK   Oliwier Zych   Zagłębie Lubin Undisclosed [3]
19 August 2020 CM   Ben Chrisene   Exeter City £440,000 [4]
1 September 2020 CF   Ruben Shakpoke   Norwich City Undisclosed [5]
3 September 2020 RB   Matty Cash   Nottingham Forest £14,000,000 [6][7]
9 September 2020 CF   Ollie Watkins   Brentford £28,000,000 [8][9]
11 September 2020 CM   Lamare Bogarde   Feyenoord Undisclosed [10]
15 September 2020 GK   Emiliano Martínez   Arsenal £17,000,000 [11][12]
19 September 2020 FW   Bertrand Traoré   Lyon £17,000,000 [13][14]
26 January 2021 CM   Morgan Sanson   Marseille £14,000,000 [15]

Transfers out edit

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020 CF   Borja Bastón   Leganés Released [16][17]
1 July 2020 RB   Isaiah Bazeley-Graham   Barwell Released [16]
1 July 2020 DM   Jack Birch   Alvechurch Released [16][18]
1 July 2020 CB   James Chester   Stoke City Released [16][19]
1 July 2020 CM   Jake Doyle-Hayes   St Mirren Released [16][20]
1 July 2020 FW   Andre Green   Sheffield Wednesday Released [16][21]
1 July 2020 CF   Rushian Hepburn-Murphy   Pafos Released [16][22]
1 July 2020 FW   Anton Hooper Free Agent Released [16]
1 July 2020 LW   Colin Odutayo Free Agent Released [16]
1 July 2020 AM   Callum O'Hare   Coventry City Released [16][23]
1 July 2020 GK   Matija Sarkic   Wolverhampton Wanderers Released [16][24]
1 July 2020 CF   Dimitri Sea   Barrow Released [16][25]
1 July 2020 GK   Jamie Searle   Swansea City Released [16][26]
1 September 2020 RB   James Bree   Luton Town Undisclosed [27]
16 September 2020 CF   Scott Hogan   Birmingham City Undisclosed [28]
3 October 2020 AM   Jota   Alavés Free Transfer [29][30]
5 October 2020 GK   Ørjan Nyland   Norwich City Released [31][32]
29 January 2021 CM   Henri Lansbury   Bristol City Released [33][34]

Loans in edit

Date from Position Nationality Name From Until Ref.
30 September 2020 CM   Ross Barkley   Chelsea End of season [35]

Loans out edit

Date from Position Nationality Name To Until Ref.
24 August 2020 CM   Jack Clarke   Yeovil Town 5 January 2021 [36][37]
17 September 2020 FW   Indiana Vassilev   Burton Albion 29 January 2021 [38][39]
25 September 2020 CF   Mbwana Samatta   Fenerbahçe End of season [40]
25 September 2020 GK   Viljami Sinisalo   Ayr United 8 April 2021 [41][42]
2 October 2020 CF   Cameron Archer   Solihull Moors End of season [43][44]
7 October 2020 AM   Ben Guy   Portadown End of season [45]
16 October 2020 RB   Jake Walker   Alvechurch 8 January 2021 [46][47]
20 October 2020 CM   Lewis Brunt   Gloucester City 3 January 2021 [48]
5 January 2021 CM   Jack Clarke   Chesterfield End of season [37]
13 January 2021 RW   Tyreik Wright   Walsall End of season [49]
15 January 2021 CB   Dominic Revan   Weymouth 26 April 2021 [50][51]
16 January 2021 LB   Callum Rowe   Hereford End of season [52]
18 January 2021 GK   Lovre Kalinić   Hajduk Split End of season [53]
19 January 2021 CM   Conor Hourihane   Swansea City End of season [54]
29 January 2021 LW   Indiana Vassilev   Cheltenham Town End of season [39]
31 January 2021 RB   Frédéric Guilbert   Strasbourg End of season [55]

Pre-season friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

On 25 August 2020, it was revealed that Aston Villa's first pre-season friendly would be against Bristol City. However, the location, kick off time and score would not be publicised until the match was finished.[56]

August edit

26 August 2020 Aston Villa 0–1 Bristol City Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
12:00 BST Report Paterson   Stadium: The Vale Resort
Attendance: 0
26 August 2020 Aston Villa 1–0 Bristol City Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
14:00 BST Samatta   Report Stadium: The Vale Resort
Attendance: 0
29 August 2020 Aston Villa 5–2 Wycombe Wanderers Bodymoor Heath, Warwickshire
15:00 BST El Ghazi   
Konsa  
Trézéguet  
Samatta  
Report Onyedinma  
Kashket  
Stadium: Bodymoor Heath Training Ground
Attendance: 0

September edit

5 September 2020 Arsenal 2–3 Aston Villa Highbury, London
15:00 BST Aubameyang    Report Ramsey   
Douglas Luiz  
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 0
12 September 2020 Aston Villa 1–0 Manchester United Aston, Birmingham
14:00 BST Watkins   15' Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Mason

October edit

28 October 2020 Aston Villa 3–1 West Bromwich Albion Bodymoor Heath, Warwickshire
14:00 BST Taylor  
Traore  
Davis  
Report Austin   Stadium: Bodymoor Heath Training Ground
Attendance: 0

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 21 September 2020 23 May 2021 Matchday 1 11th 38 16 7 15 55 46 +9 042.11
FA Cup 8 January 2021 Third round Third round 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 000.00
EFL Cup 15 September 2020 1 October 2020 Second round Fourth round 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 066.67
Total 42 18 7 17 62 52 +10 042.86

Source: Soccerway

Premier League edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Leeds United 38 18 5 15 62 54 +8 59
10 Everton 38 17 8 13 47 48 −1 59
11 Aston Villa 38 16 7 15 55 46 +9 55
12 Newcastle United 38 12 9 17 46 62 −16 45
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 12 9 17 36 52 −16 45
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[57]

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 16 7 15 55 46  +9 55 7 4 8 29 27  +2 9 3 7 26 19  +7

Source: Premier League

Results by matchday edit

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHHAHAAHAHAAAHAAHHAHAAHAHHAHHAHHAAH
ResultWWWWLLWLLWDWWDLLWLWLWDLWLDDLWLLDWLDLWW
Position942238671010119758118109998899910109111111101111111111
Source: Sky Sports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 20 August.[58]

September edit

21 September 2020 1 Aston Villa 1–0 Sheffield United Aston, Birmingham
18:00 BST Targett   33'
Konsa   63'
Cash   83'
McGinn   84'
Report Lundstram   10'
Egan   12'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Scott
Note: Live on Sky Sports
28 September 2020 2 Fulham 0–3 Aston Villa Fulham, London
17:45 BST Reid   11'
Cairney   23'
Bryan   45+3'
Odoi   47'
Le Marchand   68'
Kamara   90+1'
Report Grealish   4'
Targett   11'
Hourihane   15'
Mings   48',   90+1'
McGinn   59'
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Live on Sky Sports

October edit

4 October 2020 3 Aston Villa 7–2 Liverpool Aston, Birmingham
19:15 BST Watkins   4', 22', 39'
McGinn   35'
Douglas Luiz   46'
Barkley   55'
Grealish   66', 75'
Nakamba   90+2'
Report Salah   33', 60'
Van Dijk   38'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Note: Live on Sky Sports
18 October 2020 4 Leicester City 0–1 Aston Villa Leicester
19:15 BST Pérez   31'
Tielemans   41'
Castagne   73'
Evans   74'
Report McGinn   32'
Cash   40'
Douglas Luiz   70'
Barkley   90+1'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jonathan Moss
Note: Live on Sky Sports Box Office
23 October 2020 5 Aston Villa 0–3 Leeds United Aston, Birmingham
21:00 BST Mings   53'
Grealish   69'
Report Struijk   10'
Bamford   55', 67', 74'
Klich   90+1'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Live on BT Sport Box Office

November edit

1 November 2020 6 Aston Villa 3–4 Southampton Aston, Birmingham
12:00 GMT Cash   43'
Mings   62'
Watkins   90+3' (pen.)
Grealish   90+7'
Report Ward-Prowse   12',   33', 45'
Vestergaard   20'
Ings   58'
Diallo   90+2'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren England
Note: Live on Sky Sports Box Office
8 November 2020 7 Arsenal 0–3 Aston Villa Holloway, London
19:15 GMT Report Saka   25' (o.g.)
Watkins   72', 75'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Note: Live on Sky Sports Box Office
21 November 2020 8 Aston Villa 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Aston, Birmingham
15:00 GMT Targett   44'
Konsa   47'
Grealish   90+1'
Report Welbeck   12'
March   56'
Bissouma   69'
Lamptey   88'   90+1'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Live on BT Sport
30 November 2020 9 West Ham United 2–1 Aston Villa Stratford, London
20:00 GMT Ogbonna   2'
Bowen   46'
Fornals   53'
Report Grealish   25'
Cash   67'
Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Bankes
Note: Live on Sky Sports

December edit

12 December 2020 10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Aston Villa Wolverhampton
12:30 GMT Traoré   43'
Dendoncker   77'
Moutinho   83'   90+5'
Report Douglas Luiz   14'   85'
Cash   29'
McGinn   30'
Targett   81'
Konsa   81'
Grealish   88'
El Ghazi   90+4' (pen.)
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mike Dean
Note: Live on BT Sport
17 December 2020 11 Aston Villa 0–0 Burnley Aston, Birmingham
18:00 GMT Watkins   85' Report Brady   32' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on Amazon Prime
20 December 2020 12 West Bromwich Albion 0–3 Aston Villa West Bromwich
19:15 GMT Livermore   36'
Grant   62'
Report El Ghazi   5', 88' (pen.)
Hause   40'
Mings   66'
Traoré   84'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Note: Live on BT Sport
26 December 2020 13 Aston Villa 3–0 Crystal Palace Aston, Birmingham
15:00 GMT Traoré   5'
Mings   39'   45'
Hause   66'
El Ghazi   76'
Report Zaha   39'
Milivojević   56'
Ward   68'
Eze   83'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Live on BBC Sport
28 December 2020 14 Chelsea 1–1 Aston Villa Fulham, London
17:30 GMT Giroud   34',   71'
Azpilicueta   45+2'
Kanté   74'
Report El Ghazi   50',   71' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Live on Amazon Prime

January edit

1 January 2021 15 Manchester United 2–1 Aston Villa Greater Manchester
20:00 GMT Martial   40'
Maguire   49'
Bailly   56'
Fernandes   61' (pen.)
Shaw   89'
Matić   90'
Report Traoré   58' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Oliver
20 January 2021 16 Manchester City 2–0 Aston Villa Manchester
18:00 GMT Silva   79'
Gündoğan   90' (pen.)
Report McGinn   67'
Taylor   86'
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jonathan Moss
Note: Originally scheduled for 19 September 2020. Postponed due to Manchester City's participation in European fixtures overrunning the previous season. Live on BT Sport
23 January 2021 17 Aston Villa 2–0 Newcastle United Aston, Birmingham
20:00 GMT Watkins   13'
Traoré   42'
Report Schär   26'
Carroll   54'
Lascelles   57'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Simon Hooper
Note: Originally scheduled for 4 December 2020, postponed due to safety concerns following a COVID-19 outbreak at the Newcastle United training ground.[59] Live on Sky Sports.
27 January 2021 18 Burnley 3–2 Aston Villa Burnley
18:00 GMT Tarkowski   22'
Mee   52'
McNeil   76'
Wood   79'
Report Watkins   14'
Grealish   68'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Live on BT Sport
30 January 2021 19 Southampton 0–1 Aston Villa Southampton
20:00 GMT Ward-Prowse   53' Report Barkley   41' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Mason
Note: Live on Sky Sports

February edit

3 February 2021 20 Aston Villa 1–3 West Ham United Aston, Birmingham
20:15 GMT Douglas Luiz   70'
Watkins   81'
Report Souček   51'
Lingard   56', 83'
Cresswell   65'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andrew Madley
Note: Live on BT Sport
6 February 2021 21 Aston Villa 1–0 Arsenal Aston, Birmingham
12:30 GMT Watkins   2'
Konsa   31'
Nakamba   35'
Grealish   90+6'
Report Thomas   52'
Xhaka   90+4'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Live on BT Sport
13 February 2021 22 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Aston Villa Falmer
20:00 GMT Alzate   20'
Trossard   77'
Report Grealish   21'
Douglas Luiz   70'
Sanson   89'
Stadium: American Express Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren England
Note: Live on Sky Sports
21 February 2021 23 Aston Villa 1–2 Leicester City Aston, Birmingham
14:05 GMT Traoré   48'
Luiz   51'
Elmohamady   59'
Report Maddison   19'
Barnes   23'
Ndidi   34'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Live on Sky Sports
27 February 2021 24 Leeds United 0–1 Aston Villa Leeds
17:30 GMT Roberts   61'
Klich   63'
Hernández   84'
Report El Ghazi   5'
Targett   61'
Elmohamady   80'
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Bankes
Note: Live on Sky Sports

March edit

3 March 2021 25 Sheffield United 1–0 Aston Villa Sheffield
18:00 GMT McGoldrick   30',   45+1'
Jagielka   57'
Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Jones
Note: Live on BT Sport
6 March 2021 26 Aston Villa 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Aston, Birmingham
17:30 GMT Sanson   27' Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andrew Madley
Note: Live on Sky Sports
12 March 2021 27 Newcastle United 1–1 Aston Villa Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 GMT Krafth   52'
Lascelles   68',   90+4'
Report McGinn   74'
Sanson   77'
Mings   79'
Clark   86' (o.g.)
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Live on BT Sport
21 March 2021 28 Aston Villa 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Aston, Birmingham
19:30 GMT Cash   74'
McGinn   86'
Targett   90+3'
Report Carlos Vinícius   29',   83'
Lo Celso   63'
Kane   68' (pen.)
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mike Dean
Note: Originally scheduled for 13 January 2021, postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak at Aston Villa's training ground.[60] Live on Sky Sports

April edit

4 April 2021 29 Aston Villa 3–1 Fulham Aston, Birmingham
16:30 BST Douglas Luiz   15'
Trézéguet   78', 81'
Watkins   87'
Report Andersen   16'
Mitrović   61'
Reid   74'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andrew Madley
Note: Live on Sky Sports
10 April 2021 30 Liverpool 2–1 Aston Villa Liverpool
15:00 BST Salah   57'
Milner   65'
Robertson   74'
Alexander-Arnold   90+1'
Report Konsa   25'
Watkins   43',   85'
Douglas Luiz   49'
Targett   73'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Live on Sky Sports
21 April 2021 31 Aston Villa 1–2 Manchester City Aston, Birmingham
20:15 BST McGinn   1'
Cash   54'   57'
Report Foden   22'
Rodri   40'
Stones   44'
Gündoğan   44'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Bankes
Note: Originally scheduled for 17 April 2021, postponed due to Manchester City's involvement in the FA Cup Semi-finals.[61] Live on Sky Sports
25 April 2021 32 Aston Villa 2–2 West Bromwich Albion Aston, Birmingham
19:00 BST El Ghazi   9' (pen.)
Davis   90+2'
Report Pereira   23' (pen.)
Mings   47' (o.g.)
Gallagher   54'
Yokuşlu   77'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Live on BT Sport

May edit

1 May 2021 33 Everton 1–2 Aston Villa Liverpool
20:00 BST Calvert-Lewin   19' Report Watkins   13'
Douglas Luiz   41'
El Ghazi   80',   90'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Simon Hooper
Note: Live on BT Sport
9 May 2021 34 Aston Villa 1–3 Manchester United Aston, Birmingham
14:05 BST Traoré   24'
Watkins   45+1'   89'
McGinn   79'
Report Fernandes   52' (pen.)
Greenwood   56'
Maguire   67'
Cavani   87'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Live on Sky Sports
13 May 2021 35 Aston Villa 0–0 Everton Aston, Birmingham
18:00 BST Traoré   43'
McGinn   90'
Report Sigurðsson   55' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Note: Originally scheduled for 16 January 2021, moved forward one day due to Aston Villa first team players isolating after a COVID-19 outbreak at their training ground.[62] And then postponed as the training ground could not be opened in time.[63] Live on Sky Sports
16 May 2021 36 Crystal Palace 3–2 Aston Villa Selhurst, London
12:00 BST Benteke   32'
Ward   73'
Zaha   75',   90+2'
Kouyaté   82'
Mitchell   84'
Report McGinn   17',   50'
El Ghazi   34'
Hause   86'
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Coote
Note: Fixture date was moved to help reschedule the Aston Villa vs. Everton game that was postponed due to COVID-19.[64] Live on Sky Sports
19 May 2021 37 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Aston Villa Tottenham, London
18:00 BST Bergwijn   8'
Højbjerg   43'
Report Reguilón   20' (o.g.)
Watkins   39'
McGinn   90+1'
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on Sky Sports
23 May 2021 38 Aston Villa 2–1 Chelsea Aston, Birmingham
16:00 BST Traoré   43'
El Ghazi   52' (pen.)
McGinn   65'
Nakamba   74'
Martínez   81'
Report Jorginho   45'
Werner   45+2'
Kovačić   49'
Chilwell   70'
Azpilicueta   89'
Arrizabalaga   90+5'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Stuart Attwell

FA Cup edit

Aston Villa joined the FA Cup along with all other Premier League teams in the third round. The third round draw was made on 30 November 2020, by Robbie Savage on the BT Sport YouTube channel.[65] In the week building up to their third round tie against Liverpool, there was a "significant" COVID-19 outbreak at Villa's Bodymoor Heath Training Ground. Because of this, the entire Aston Villa first team was forced to self-isolate, as well as Dean Smith and his backroom staff.[66] On the morning of 8 January 2021, Aston Villa confirmed that they would be forced to field a team made up of players from the Under-18s and Under-23s squads, managed by Mark Delaney.[67]

8 January 2021 (2021-01-08) Third round Aston Villa 1–4 Liverpool Aston, Birmingham
19:45 GMT Barry   41' Report Mané   4', 63'
Jones   44'
Wijnaldum   60'
Salah   65'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on BT Sport

EFL Cup edit

Aston Villa joined the EFL Cup in the second round. The second and third round draws were made on 6 September 2020, by Phil Babb on Sky Sports.[68] The fourth round draw was made on 17 September 2020, also on Sky Sports.[69]

15 September 2020 (2020-09-15) Second round Burton Albion 1–3 Aston Villa Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST Daniel   2'
Akins   62'
Quinn   89'
Report Watkins   39'
Ramsey   69'
Grealish   88'
Davis   90+2'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Oliver Langford
Note: Live on Sky Sports
24 September 2020 (2020-09-24) Third round Bristol City 0–3 Aston Villa Bristol
19:00 BST Report El Ghazi   11'
Traoré   14'
Watkins   73'
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Linington
1 October 2020 (2020-10-01) Fourth round Aston Villa 0–1 Stoke City Aston, Birmingham
19:00 BST Davis   59'
Ramsey   65'
Report Vokes   26' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Jones

Squad statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup Other
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   ENG Tom Heaton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 GK   ENG Jed Steer 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
26 GK   ARG Emiliano Martínez 38 0 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
51 GK   HUN Ákos Onódi 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   ENG Matty Cash 28 0 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF   WAL Neil Taylor 4 0 0+1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
4 DF   ENG Ezri Konsa 37 2 35+1 2 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
5 DF   ENG Tyrone Mings 37 2 36 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
18 DF   ENG Matt Targett 38 0 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF   BEL Björn Engels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF   EGY Ahmed Elmohamady 17 0 8+6 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
30 DF   ENG Kortney Hause 10 1 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 0
37 DF   ENG Mungo Bridge 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
46 DF   ENG Jake Walker 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
62 DF   ENG Kaine Kesler 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
72 DF   NED Sil Swinkels 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
73 DF   ENG Edward Rowe 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF   BRA Douglas Luiz 34 0 32+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
7 MF   SCO John McGinn 37 3 37 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF   ENG Jack Grealish 27 7 24+2 6 0 0 1 1 0 0
17 MF   EGY Trézéguet 22 2 12+9 2 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
19 MF   ZIM Marvelous Nakamba 16 0 9+4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
20 MF   ENG Ross Barkley 24 3 18+6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF   NED Anwar El Ghazi 31 11 17+11 10 0 0 3 1 0 0
25 MF   FRA Morgan Sanson 9 0 3+6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 MF   ENG Jacob Ramsey 25 0 6+16 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
50 MF   ENG Harrison Sohna 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
52 MF   ENG Jaden Philogene 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
57 MF   ENG Ben Chrisene 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
60 MF   ENG Carney Chukwuemeka 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
67 MF   ENG Arjan Raikhy 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
68 MF   ENG Brad Young 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
69 MF   ESP Mamadou Sylla 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
70 MF   NED Lamare Bogarde 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
71 MF   ENG Hayden Lindley 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW   BRA Wesley 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW   ENG Ollie Watkins 40 16 37 14 0 0 1+2 2 0 0
15 FW   BFA Bertrand Traoré 37 8 28+7 7 0 0 2 1 0 0
39 FW   ENG Keinan Davis 18 2 1+14 1 0 0 2+1 1 0 0
61 FW   ENG Louie Barry 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Players transferred or loaned out during the season
8 MF   ENG Henri Lansbury 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
14 MF   IRL Conor Hourihane 5 1 3+1 1 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
23 MF   ESP Jota 2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0
24 DF   FRA Frédéric Guilbert 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
25 GK   NOR Ørjan Nyland 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
28 GK   CRO Lovre Kalinić 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 DF   ENG Dominic Revan 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
47 DF   ENG Callum Rowe 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Disciplinary Records
Player Position Premier League EFL Cup FA Cup Other Total
Y R Y R Y R Y R Y R
  Douglas Luiz CM 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
  Matty Cash RB 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
  Tyrone Mings CB 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
  Ollie Watkins CF 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
  John McGinn CM 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
  Matt Targett LB 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
  Jack Grealish CAM 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
  Ezri Konsa CB 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
  Marvelous Nakamba CM 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
  Morgan Sanson CM 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
  Ahmed Elmohamady RB 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  Anwar El Ghazi LW 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  Jacob Ramsey CM 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  Kortney Hause CB 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  Bertrand Traoré FW 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  Emiliano Martínez GK 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  Keinan Davis CF 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  Neil Taylor LB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTAL 61 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 64 4

Based on matches played until 23 May 2021

Top Scorers
Player Position Premier League EFL Cup FA Cup Other Total
Goals Assists Goals Assists Goals Assists Goals Assists Goals Assists
  Ollie Watkins CF 14 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 7
  Anwar El Ghazi LW 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
  Bertrand Traoré FW 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 6
  Jack Grealish CAM 6 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 10
  John McGinn CM 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6
  Ross Barkley CM 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Own goal N/A 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
  Keinan Davis CF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2
  Trézéguet LW 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2
  Tyrone Mings CB 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
  Ezri Konsa CB 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  Conor Hourihane CM 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
  Louie Barry CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
  Kortney Hause CB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  Douglas Luiz CM 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
  Matt Targett LB 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
  Matty Cash RB 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
  Callum Rowe LB 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
  Henri Lansbury CM 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
  Jacob Ramsey CM 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
  Neil Taylor LB 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
TOTAL 55 41 6 6 1 1 0 0 62 48

Based on matches played until 23 May 2021

Notes edit

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