Super Ashley awarded Barclays Player Of The Month

After another month of excellent performances for the Villa, Ashley Young has been given recognition for his brilliance, being awarded the Official Premiership Player Of ...

International break a godsend

After 7 games in 21 days, finally culminating in the toughest game of them all, and indeed one of the toughest two games of anyone's ...

Villa are fifth most successful Premiership team

We may not have won the league for almost 30 years and we've NEVER won the Premiership but we are still the fifth best team ...

UEFA Cup Draw Announced

Much of the press will go to Milan (this is the fourth story on the ESPN front page, not Soccernet) & the British clubs, but ...

Gallery: Chelsea 2, Aston Villa 0

Don't cry, Robinho...just suck that thumb

Liverpool showed glimpses of their resilient form, last seen during the 2006 FA cup finals against West Ham, when they came back from a 2-goal ...

Another 8 goal thriller anyone?

Last time Villa played Chelsea at Stamford Bridge was on Boxing Day of last year and very few will have forgotten the game. Most Villa ...

Sunderland 1-1 Arsenal

That's two more points dropped on the road. Expecting Arsenal to win every game is dangerous, but it's something that I come to expect - ...

Premiership Predictions 2008/9 - Week 7

Saturday, 4 October 2008 Blackburn v Man Utd, 17:30 Paul Ince's Rovers beat Newcastle last week, but Man Utd will be a tougher customer - even without ...

Villa v Litex Lovech - Pick your team

The second leg of the UEFA Cup first round against Litex Lovech is nearly upon us and we go into the home leg with a ...

Well That Wasn't Pleasant

I'm still recovering from that. Tip of the cap to the coach and players of Hull City - they played an outstanding game, whereas the ...

10 Things We Learned in the Premier League

1. Bring back Martin Jol and Sam Allardyce Hamburg are currently top of the Bundesliga under Martin Jol. Spurs are currently bottom of the Premier League ...

Premiership round-up (Week 6)

The sixth week kicks off and there's plenty of good action this week as the season continues to excite. The first Merseyside derby of the ...

Torres hearts Merseyside Derby

Hi everyone, I’m Nadia and I come from Singapore. Yes, that dinky island in Asia, which is currently hosting the first-ever Formula 1 Grand Prix ...

Gallery: Chelsea 2, Stoke 0

3rd in the Premiership, 1 point off the leaders - Let the good times roll!

What a great start to the season we're having. Four wins and one draw (and one game we won't mention), leaving Villa sitting very proudly ...

Friday Musings and Hull City Preview

Another Friday means match day is soon to come. This week it's newcomers Hull City visiting the Emirates. It was a crazy week, as the ...

Premiership Predictions 2008/9 - Week 6

Saturday Arsenal v Hull City, 17:30 Can Hull's excellent run keep going. Against Arsenal? Away? No, it can't. Prediction: 2-1 to Arsenal. Not an easy win for the ...

Let's be honest....

I felt it necessary to reply to anybody still claiming that Steven Gerrard's offside goal should have stood and that it is for this ...

Top of the table

Yes, it's hardly something to get overly excited about (although I love this kind of enthusiasm). But good times call for celebration, even through just ...

10 Things We Learned in the Premier League

1. Billionaires always have good home security Which would explain why Salomon Kalou's equalizer on Sunday means Chelsea haven't lost at Stamford Bridge since February 2004. ...

Gallery: Chelsea 1, Manchester United 1

Premiership round-up (Week 5)

The table is still fairly early days, with Hull in fifth and Villa in fourth, when everyone clearly knows that come next summer Hull will ...

Bolton Preview/Thread

Good morning folks. Another important fixture on the road at the Reebok against Bolton. Not going to be easy, this one, as the squad is ...

Poll: Ferguson or Scolari - Who's the More Successful Manager?

Two managerial greats meet for only the second time on Sunday when Big Phil and Fergie go head to head in the Premier League. The ...

Daily Dose: 09.17.08

Stuff to read while you fall asleep committing a robbery..... ManU gets a new sponsor. (Unprofessional Foul) Chelsea is the new ManU. (Kornheiser's Cartel) Mike Ashley isn't exactly ...

Poll: Should John Terry's Red Card Have Been Overturned?

Unsurprisingly, Sir Alex Furious Ferguson is furious about the FA's decision to overturn the red card Mark Halsey waved at John Terry last weekend (see ...

Glory glory Aston Villa

It's fantastic to read on the web, in the media and the comments left on here about how much us Villans are enjoying the successful ...

Daily Dose: 9.15.08

Stuff to read while you buy cocaine from your priest........ Someone who isn't a fan of Vinnie Jones' movie career. (Guardian Unlimited) An interview with Darren Huckerby. ...

September's Interesting Times

Latin scholars amongst you will know that septimus means "seventh" and Roman historians know that that is why September was the seventh month of the ...