Two more games down. One goal scored. None in the Premier League. Two points from a possible 12 and out of the League Cup.Aston Villa are in a bit of bother, but is all lost or will Unai Emery’s minor adjustments find a way to have a major impact?They’d better, because the Europa League is about to start and the games are coming thick and fast. Time’s a-wastin’, boys.This week, we look at Villa’s draw with Everton and the League Cup exit on penalties against Brentford, who will inevitably be Villa’s opponents in the FA Cup third round.Chris Nee and Steven Green discuss the upcoming fixture against Sunderland and how Emery is turning knobs and dials to get Villa moving.If you enjoy our podcast, the best ways to express that are:* Subscribe to the podcast and, if you can, pick up a paid subscription to Aston Villa Review for just £4 per month* Tell every Villa supporter you’ve ever metYou can subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts and wherever else you download your podcasts by searching for Aston Villa Review. Get full access to Aston Villa Review at www.astonvillareview.com/subscribe

It’s been a tough start to the season and Unai Emery won’t have expected to reach the international break without a goal.Aston Villa have picked up one point from their first three games and had their preparations for the most recent one, a defeat against Crystal Palace, derailed by their own goalkeeper.Given Villa’s now established difficulty in dealing with the Eagles, they could really have done without it.This week, we look at that unacceptable situation as well as Villa’s subsequent dealings in the transfer market.Chris Nee and Steven Green discuss Victor Lindelöf, Jadon Sancho, Harvey Elliott and more in our latest episode.If you enjoy our podcast, the best ways to express that are:* Subscribe to the podcast and, if you can, pick up a paid subscription to Aston Villa Review for just £4 per month* Tell every Villa supporter you’ve ever metYou can subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts and wherever else you download your podcasts by searching for Aston Villa Review. Get full access to Aston Villa Review at www.astonvillareview.com/subscribe

After playing badly on day one, playing even worse on day two wasn’t really on our agenda. Shows what we know.Aston Villa were dreadful against Brentford, losing 1-0 and showing absolutely none of the positive traits that have dragged them into Europe three seasons in a row.With the transfer window coming to a close, it’s painfully obvious that Villa still have work to do.This week, we look at the Brentford defeat and preview the upcoming Premier League fixture against Crystal Palace.Chris Nee and Steven Green also transfer options and the imminent redevelopment of the North Stand at Villa Park.If you enjoy our podcast, the best ways to express that are:* Subscribe to the podcast and, if you can, pick up a paid subscription to Aston Villa Review for just £4 per month* Tell every Villa supporter you’ve ever metYou can subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts and wherever else you download your podcasts by searching for Aston Villa Review. Get full access to Aston Villa Review at www.astonvillareview.com/subscribe

As starts to a new season go, this one sure was a beginning or something.Aston Villa kicked off the new Premier League campaign with the tamest of 0-0 draws against Newcastle United, a game so devoid of incident that even a red card for Ezri Konsa managed to be boring.Villa were not good, but a point’s a point and we’ll be laughing up the other sleeve in May if it makes the difference. Onwards and upwards.This week, we look back at the draw with Newcastle and preview Saturday’s visit to the Nick Grey Gtech Community Stadium by Nick Grey to take on Brentford, who have been identified by the bookies as a solid bet for relegation.Chris Nee and Steven Green also discuss the departure of Leon Bailey, Villa’s brand spanking new third kit, and why we think Keith Andrews played for Birmingham City.If you enjoy our podcast, the best ways to express that are:* Subscribe to the podcast and, if you can, pick up a paid subscription to Aston Villa Review for just £4 per month* Tell every Villa supporter you’ve ever metYou can subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts and wherever else you download your podcasts by searching for Aston Villa Review. Get full access to Aston Villa Review at www.astonvillareview.com/subscribe

The new Premier League season is here. Quick! Enjoy it before VAR starts doing yellow cards!Aston Villa kick off the new league campaign against Newcastle United, with whom they share a pretty tricky summer transfer window experience in 2025 but whose fate in the market they have, so far, managed to avoid.Villa have brought in Evann Guessand since last we spoke and Marco Asensio seems like a distinct possibility too. Sadly, Jacob Ramsey looks destined to leave – to Newcastle – because that’s how it works now.This week, we look ahead to Saturday’s game against Newcastle, to the first few games of the season, and to the overall sense of readiness or otherwise around the club as kick-off approaches.Chris Nee and Steven Green also discuss Villa’s friendly against Marseille and Tyrone Mings being a titan. It’s fun! You should listen.If you enjoy our podcast, the best ways to express that are:* Subscribe to the podcast and, if you can, pick up a paid subscription to Aston Villa Review for just £4 per month* Tell every Villa supporter you’ve ever metYou can subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts and wherever else you download your podcasts by searching for Aston Villa Review. Get full access to Aston Villa Review at www.astonvillareview.com/subscribe

How do we quantify a good season?Aston Villa have four cracks at success in 2025/26, participating in the Premier League, Europa League and a pair of domestic cup competitions with which they have a rich but sadly lapsed history.With qualification for the Champions League surely the ultimate goal, how far must Villa go in order to look back on the season as a win?This week, we look at four individual markers of success and weigh up the combinations that would leave Villa supporters with smiles on their faces at the end of May.Chris Nee and Steven Green also discuss some of the players available on free transfers and, er, the Tom Brady thing.If you enjoy our podcast, the best ways to express that are:* Subscribe to the podcast and, if you can, pick up a paid subscription to Aston Villa Review for just £4 per month* Tell every Villa supporter you’ve ever metYou can subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts and wherever else you download your podcasts by searching for Aston Villa Review. Get full access to Aston Villa Review at www.astonvillareview.com/subscribe

The transfer window is gradually cranking into action and it’s just as well, because pre-season friendlies are already here.Aston Villa have signed two players, sent a bunch on loan and played a friendly, so it’s fair to say things are starting to pick up in terms of transfer news and Unai Emery’s preparations for 2025/26.But where do Villa still need to strengthen and are there players they should look at who are already in the Premier League?This week’s AVR is a fantasy draft. Chris Nee and Steven Green have chosen five gettable(ish) players each from Premier League rivals who could realistically(ish) be brought in to bolster Emery’s playing staff.If you enjoy our podcast, the best ways to express that are:* Subscribe to the podcast and, if you can, pick up a paid subscription to Aston Villa Review for just £4 per month* Tell every Villa supporter you’ve ever metYou can subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts and wherever else you download your podcasts by searching for Aston Villa Review. Get full access to Aston Villa Review at www.astonvillareview.com/subscribe

Just how good is the current squad and which players, if any, would make it into the best eleven of our lifetimes?Aston Villa have had some unbelievable players in the last 40 years. Some have won a trophy, others have taken the club into the Champions League, but how do today’s players stack up against yesterday’s legends?We can never really know. But thinking about it is as good a way as any for two Villa supporters to pass an hour in early July, so that’s exactly what we’ve done.Does Ollie Watkins make the cut as Villa’s top Premier League goalscorer? Do today’s top-class midfielders have the edge over the warriors who wowed us in the nineties? Have we ever had a genuinely excellent right-back?Chris Nee and Steven Green discuss all that and more in the new episode of AVR.If you enjoy our podcast, the best ways to express that are:* Subscribe to the podcast and, if you can, pick up a paid subscription to Aston Villa Review for just £4 per month* Tell every Villa supporter you’ve ever metYou can subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts and wherever else you download your podcasts by searching for Aston Villa Review. Get full access to Aston Villa Review at www.astonvillareview.com/subscribe

Saturday again ole ole for the Aston Villa Review podcast. That’s not the plan during the season but we’re freewheelin’ because it’s the summer summer time.Aston Villa are approaching PSR D-Day and that’s the main focus of the club and supporters at the moment but we’ve been watching Liverpool’s transfer activity and considering what it means for us.We mean that indirectly, of course, although a little cast into the transfer river for a nibble off Harvey Elliott would be just fine by us.This week, we’re talking about the players who play off Villa’s striker. Wide forwards? Outside tens? Wingers? Whatever they are, we have some different styles and some exceptional talent, but perhaps not as much depth as we think.And guess what! It all comes down to Matty Cash.Chris Nee and Steven Green discuss all that and more in the new episode of AVR.If you enjoy our podcast, the best ways to express that are:* Subscribe to the podcast and, if you can, pick up a paid subscription to Aston Villa Review for just £4 per month* Tell every Villa supporter you’ve ever metYou can subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts and wherever else you download your podcasts by searching for Aston Villa Review. Get full access to Aston Villa Review at www.astonvillareview.com/subscribe

Another week, another Aston Villa Review podcast, another round of ifs and buts as we try to shake off the ghosts of 2024-25.Aston Villa have been linked with a whole bunch of potential transfer targets already this summer, while possible departures are on the cards too.Emiliano Martínez is chief among those, it appears, but we don’t know until we know and we won’t know until he goes. Or something.The one piece of definite news we do have from this week is that the Premier League fixtures have been released and Villa would do well to start like they mean business because December and May are not going to get them out of jail.Chris Nee and Steven Green discuss all that and more in the new episode of AVR.If you enjoy our podcast, the best ways to express that are:* Subscribe to the podcast and, if you can, pick up a paid subscription to Aston Villa Review for just £4 per month* Tell every Villa supporter you’ve ever metYou can subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts and wherever else you download your podcasts by searching for Aston Villa Review. Get full access to Aston Villa Review at www.astonvillareview.com/subscribe