2024–25 Aston Villa F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is the 150th season in the history of Aston Villa Football Club and their sixth consecutive season in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and for the very first time the Champions League. Their last participation at the top level of European Club Competition was in the European Cup of the 1982–83 season.[3]

Aston Villa
2024–25 season
OwnerV Sports
(Nassef Sawiris, Wes Edens & Atairos)
ChairmanNassef Sawiris[1]
Head CoachUnai Emery[2]
StadiumVilla Park
Premier League-
FA Cup-
EFL Cup-
UEFA Champions League-

Current squad

As of 19 May 2024
No. Player Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1Emiliano MartínezGKMar del Plata (1992-09-02) 2 September 1992Arsenal16 September 2020£17,000,00030 June 20271590
18Joe GauciGKAdelaide (2000-07-04) 4 July 2000 Adelaide United1 February 2024£1,290,00030 June 202800
25Robin OlsenGKMalmö (1990-01-08) 8 January 1990 Roma4 June 2022£3,000,00030 June 2025170
38Viljami SinisaloGKHyvinkää (2001-10-11) 11 October 2001Academy1 July 202130 June 202500
42Filip MarschallGKCambridge (2003-04-24) 24 April 2003Cambridge City26 January 2018Free transfer30 June 202710
48Oliwier ZychGKGdnyia (2004-06-28) 28 June 2004Zagłębie Lubin29 September 2020Free transfer30 June 202500
55Lander EmeryGKMadrid (2003-03-29) 29 March 2003 Valencia1 January 2024Free Transfer-00
64James WrightGK (2004-12-02) 2 December 2004Manchester City1 July 2021Free transfer30 June 202700
78Sam ProctorGKBoston (2006-12-21) 21 December 2006Peterborough United1 January 2021Free transfer30 June 202700
Defenders
2Matty CashRB Slough (1997-08-07) 7 August 1997Nottingham Forest3 September 2020£14,000,00030 June 20271419
3Diego CarlosCBBarra Bonita (1993-03-15) 15 March 1993 Sevilla10 June 2022£31,000,00030 June 2026401
4Ezri KonsaCBNewham (1997-10-23) 23 October 1997Brentford11 July 2019£13,000,00030 June 20281877
5Tyrone MingsCBBath (1993-03-13) 13 March 1993Bournemouth8 July 2019£22,000,00030 June 20261668
12Lucas DigneLBMeaux (1993-07-20) 20 July 1993Everton13 January 2022£30,000,00030 June 2026934
14Pau TorresCBVillarreal (1997-01-16) 16 January 1997 Villarreal12 July 2023£31,500,00030 June 2028392
15Àlex MorenoLBSant Sadurní d'Anoia (1993-06-08) 8 June 1993 Real Betis11 January 2023£13,000,00030 June 2026473
16Calum ChambersCBPetersfield (1995-01-20) 20 January 1995Arsenal27 January 2022Free transfer30 June 2025361
29Kaine Kesler-HaydenRBBirmingham (2002-10-23) 23 October 2002Academy1 July 202130 June 202650
30Kortney HauseCBGoodmayes (1995-07-16) 16 July 1995Wolverhampton Wanderers17 June 2019£3,000,00030 June 2025433
45Ben ChriseneLBExeter (2004-01-12) 12 January 2004Exeter City19 August 2020£450,00030 June 202610
50Sil SwinkelsCBSint-Oedenrode (2004-01-06) 6 January 2004 Vitesse1 July 2020Free transfer30 June 202610
56Sebastian RevanLBWest Bromwich (2003-07-14) 14 July 2003Academy1 July 202030 June 202661
59Josh FeeneyCBFleetwood (2005-05-06) 6 May 2005Fleetwood Town6 July 2021Free transfer30 June 202500
69Finley MunroeLB (2005-02-08) 8 February 2005Chelsea1 July 2021Free transfer30 June 202620
63Kerr SmithCBMontrose (2004-12-12) 12 December 2004 Dundee United14 January 2022£2,000,00030 June 202800
Kosta NedeljkovićRBSmederevo (2005-12-16) 16 December 2005 Red Star Belgrade22 January 2024£6,500,00030 June 202900
Lino SousaLB Lisbon (2005-01-19) 19 January 2005Arsenal1 February 2024Undisclosed30 June 202800
Midfielders
6Douglas LuizCMRio de Janeiro (1998-05-09) 9 May 1998Manchester City25 July 2019£16,000,00030 June 202620322
7John McGinn (c)CMGlasgow (1994-10-18) 18 October 1994 Hibernian8 August 2018£3,000,00030 June 202723526
8Youri TielemansCMSint-Pieters-Leeuw (1997-05-07) 7 May 1997Leicester City1 July 2023Free transfer30 June 2027453
10Emiliano BuendíaAMMar del Plata (1996-12-25) 25 December 1996Norwich City10 June 2021£38,000,00030 June 2026789
23Philippe CoutinhoLWRio de Janeiro (1992-06-12) 12 June 1992 Barcelona10 June 2022£20,000,00030 June 2026436
32Leander DendonckerDMPassendale (1995-04-15) 15 April 1995Wolverhampton Wanderers1 September 2022£13,000,00030 June 2025361
41Jacob RamseyCMGreat Barr (2001-05-28) 28 May 2001Academy1 July 202030 June 202712213
44Boubacar KamaraDMMarseille (1999-11-23) 23 November 1999 Marseille1 July 2022Free transfer30 June 2027551
46Rico RichardsAMWest Bromwich (2003-09-27) 27 September 2003West Bromwich Albion3 July 2023Free transfer30 June 202600
52Lamare BogardeDMRotterdam (2004-01-05) 5 January 2004 Feyenoord1 September 2020Free transfer30 June 202610
58Tommi O'ReillyCMBirmingham (2003-12-15) 15 December 2003Academy1 July 202130 June 202810
Forwards
11Ollie WatkinsCFTorquay (1995-12-30) 30 December 1995Brentford9 September 2020£34,000,00030 June 202816870
19Moussa DiabyRWParis (1999-07-07) 7 July 1999 Bayer Leverkusen22 July 2023£51,900,00030 June 20285410
24Jhon DuránCFMedellín (2003-12-13) 13 December 2003 Chicago Fire23 January 2023£14,750,00030 June 2026488
27Morgan RogersLWHalesowen (2002-07-26) 26 July 2002Middlesbrough1 February 2024£8,000,00030 June 2030163
31Leon BaileyRWKingston (1997-08-09) 9 August 1997 Bayer Leverkusen4 August 2021£32,000,00030 June 202710620
35Louie BarryLWSutton Coldfield (2003-06-21) 21 June 2003 Barcelona23 January 2020£880,00030 June 202511
57Ajani BurchallRWHamilton (2004-11-05) 5 November 2004Bournemouth9 July 2021£125,00030 June 202500
65Rory WilsonCFGirvan (2006-01-05) 5 January 2006 Rangers1 July 2022£350,00030 June 202600
71Omari KellymanRWDerby (2005-09-25) 25 September 2005Derby County6 March 2022£600,00030 June 202760
72Kadan YoungRWErdington (2006-01-19) 19 January 2006Academy1 July 202330 June 202500
Cameron ArcherCFWalsall (2001-12-09) 9 December 2001Sheffield United14 June 2024Undisclosed30 June 20262011
Omar KhedrRWAlexandria (2006-05-25) 25 May 2006 ZED11 July 2024Undisclosed30 June 202800
Lewis DobbinLWStoke-on-Trent (2003-01-03) 3 January 2003Everton23 June 2024£10,000,00030 June 202800
Out on loan

Transfers

In

Date Position Player From Fee Ref
14 June 2024[lower-alpha 1]FW Cameron Archer Sheffield UnitedUndisclosed[4]
18 June 2024 CB Ethan Amundsen-Day[lower-alpha 2] FC Copenhagen Undisclosed [5]
23 June 2024 LW Lewis Dobbin Everton £10,000,000 [6][7]
1 July 2024 RW Omar Khedr[lower-alpha 2] ZEDUndisclosed[8]
  1. The transfer was announced by Unai Emery in a press conference on 17 May, and would become official on 14 June once the transfer window re-opens
  2. Academy transfer.

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
14 June 2024[lower-alpha 1]CM Morgan Sanson NiceUndisclosed[9]
22 June 2024CM Tim Iroegbunam Everton£9,000,000[10][11]
  1. The transfer was announced on 15 May, and would become official on 14 June once the transfer window re-opens

Loaned in

Date Position Player From Date until Ref

Loaned out

Date Position Player To Date until Ref

Released / Out of Contract

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2024 LW Chisom Afoka Free Agent N/A [12]
30 June 2024 RB Frankie Ealing Free Agent N/A [12]
30 June 2024 DM Taylor-Jay Hart Free Agent N/A [12]
30 June 2024 CM Dylan Mitchell Free Agent N/A [12]
30 June 2024CB Jack McDowell Queens Park Rangers1 July 2024[13][12]
30 June 2024 CM Abube Onuchukwu Free Agent N/A [12]
30 June 2024 CB Aaron O'Reilly Free Agent N/A [12]
30 June 2024 CM Edward Rowe Free Agent N/A [12]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 25 April 2024, Villa announced a return to the United States for a three-game pre-season tour, with matches against Columbus Crew, RB Leipzig and Club América, along with a trip to Germany to face Borussia Dortmund and the annual pre-season opener in England against Walsall.[14] Two additional friendlies, away to Slovakian club Spartak Trnava and against Athletic Bilbao at the Bescot Stadium were announced on 5 June.[15]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

17 July 2024 Friendly Walsall v Aston Villa Walsall
19:30 BST Stadium: Bescot Stadium
20 July 2024 Friendly Spartak Trnava v Aston Villa Trnava, Slovakia
16:00 CEST
(15:00 BST)
Stadium: Anton Malatinský Stadium
27 July 2024 Friendly Columbus Crew v Aston Villa Columbus, United States
20:00 EDT
(01:00 BST)
Stadium: Lower.com Field
31 July 2024 Friendly RB Leipzig v Aston Villa Harrison, United States
20:00 EDT
(01:00 BST)
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
3 August 2024 Friendly Club América v Aston Villa Chicago, United States
16:30 CDT
(22:30 BST)
Stadium: Soldier Field
7 August 2024 Friendly Aston Villa v Athletic Bilbao Walsall
19:30 BST Stadium: Bescot Stadium
10 August 2024 Friendly Borussia Dortmund v Aston Villa Dortmund, Germany
17:00 CEST
(16:00 BST)
Stadium: Westfalenstadion

Competitions

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 17 August 2024 25 May 2025 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
FA Cup January 2025 Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
EFL Cup September 2024 Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
UEFA Champions League 17 September 2024 League phase 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !

Source: Soccerway

Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Arsenal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2 Aston Villa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Bournemouth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Brentford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Europa League league phase
First match(es) will be played: 17 August 2024. 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[16]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Matches

On 18 June, the Premier League fixtures were released.[17]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 August 2024 1 West Ham United v Aston Villa Stratford
17:30 BST Stadium: London Stadium
24 August 2024 2 Aston Villa v Arsenal Birmingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Villa Park
31 August 2024 3 Leicester City v Aston Villa Leicester
15:00 BST Stadium: King Power Stadium
14 September 2024 4 Aston Villa v Everton Birmingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Villa Park
21 September 2024 5 Aston Villa v Wolverhampton Wanderers Birmingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Villa Park
28 September 2024 6 Ipswich Town v Aston Villa Ipswich
15:00 BST Stadium: Portman Road
5 October 2024 7 Aston Villa v Manchester United Birmingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Villa Park
19 October 2024 8 Fulham v Aston Villa Fulham
15:00 BST Stadium: Craven Cottage
26 October 2024 9 Aston Villa v Bournemouth Birmingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Villa Park
2 November 2024 10 Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa Tottenham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
9 November 2024 11 Liverpool v Aston Villa Liverpool
15:00 GMT Stadium: Anfield
23 November 2024 12 Aston Villa v Crystal Palace Birmingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
30 November 2024 13 Chelsea v Aston Villa Fulham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Stamford Bridge
3 December 2024 14 Aston Villa v Brentford Birmingham
19:45 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
7 December 2024 15 Aston Villa v Southampton Birmingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
14 December 2024 16 Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Stadium: City Ground
21 December 2024 17 Aston Villa v Manchester City Birmingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
26 December 2024 18 Newcastle United v Aston Villa Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT Stadium: St James' Park
29 December 2024 19 Aston Villa v Brighton & Hove Albion Birmingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
4 January 2025 20 Aston Villa v Leicester City Birmingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
14 January 2025 21 Everton v Aston Villa Liverpool
19:45 GMT Stadium: Goodison Park
18 January 2025 22 Arsenal v Aston Villa Holloway
15:00 GMT Stadium: Emirates Stadium
25 January 2025 23 Aston Villa v West Ham United Birmingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
1 February 2025 24 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aston Villa Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Molineux Stadium
15 February 2025 25 Aston Villa v Ipswich Town Birmingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
22 February 2025 26 Aston Villa v Chelsea Birmingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
25 February 2025 27 Crystal Palace v Aston Villa Selhurst
20:00 GMT Stadium: Selhurst Park
8 March 2025 28 Brentford v Aston Villa Brentford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Gtech Community Stadium
15 March 2025 29 Aston Villa v Liverpool Birmingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
1 April 2025 30 Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa Brighton and Hove
15:00 BST Stadium: American Express Stadium
5 April 2025 31 Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest Birmingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Villa Park
12 April 2025 32 Southampton v Aston Villa Southampton
15:00 BST Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
19 April 2025 33 Aston Villa v Newcastle United Birmingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Villa Park
26 April 2025 34 Manchester City v Aston Villa Manchester
15:00 BST Stadium: Etihad Stadium
3 May 2025 35 Aston Villa v Fulham Birmingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Villa Park
10 May 2025 36 Bournemouth v Aston Villa Bournemouth
15:00 BST Stadium: Vitality Stadium
18 May 2025 37 Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotpsur Birmingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Villa Park
25 May 2025 38 Manchester United v Aston Villa Trafford
16:00 BST Stadium: Old Trafford

FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

UEFA Champions League

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures


Squad statistics

As of match

Appearances

No.Pos.Nat.PlayerPremier LeagueFA CupEFL CupChampions League Total
AppsStartsAppsStartsAppsStartsAppsStartsAppsStarts
1 GK Emiliano Martínez 0000000000
2 DF Matty Cash 0000000000
3 DF Diego Carlos 0000000000
4 DF Ezri Konsa 0000000000
5 DF Tyrone Mings 0000000000
6 MF Douglas Luiz 0000000000
7 MF John McGinn 0000000000
8 MF Youri Tielemans 0000000000
10 MF Emiliano Buendía 0000000000
11 FW Ollie Watkins 0000000000
12 DF Lucas Digne 0000000000
14 DF Pau Torres 0000000000
15 DF Àlex Moreno 0000000000
16 DF Calum Chambers 0000000000
18 GK Joe Gauci 0000000000
19 FW Moussa Diaby 0000000000
23 MF Philippe Coutinho 0000000000
24 FW Jhon Durán 0000000000
25 GK Robin Olsen 0000000000
27 FW Morgan Rogers 0000000000
29 DF Kaine Kesler-Hayden 0000000000
30 DF Kortney Hause 0000000000
31 FW Leon Bailey 0000000000
32 MF Leander Dendoncker 0000000000
35 FW Louie Barry 0000000000
38 GK Viljami Sinisalo 0000000000
41 MF Jacob Ramsey 0000000000
42 GK Filip Marschall 0000000000
44 MF Boubacar Kamara 0000000000
45 DF Ben Chrisene 0000000000
46 FW Rico Richards 0000000000
48 GK Oliwier Zych 0000000000
50 DF Sil Swinkels 0000000000
56 DF Sebastian Revan 0000000000
57 FW Ajani Burchall 0000000000
58 MF Tommi O'Reilly 0000000000
59 MF Josh Feeney 0000000000
63 DF Kerr Smith 0000000000
65 FW Rory Wilson 0000000000
69 DF Finley Munroe 0000000000
71 FW Omari Kellyman 0000000000
72 FW Kadan Young 0000000000
TBC DF Kosta Nedeljković 0000000000
TBC DF Lino Sousa 0000000000
TBC FW Omar Khedr 0000000000
TBC FW Cameron Archer 0000000000
TBC FW Lewis Dobbin 0000000000
Total00000

Goals

As of
Rank Pos. No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Total
Own goals00000
Totals00000

    Clean sheets

    As of
    Rank No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Total
    Totals000 00

      Disciplinary record

      As of match played
      Rank Pos. No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Total
      Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

        Club awards

        Player of the Month award

        Voted for by fans on Aston Villa's official website.

        Month Player
        August
        September
        October
        November
        December
        January
        February
        March
        April
        May

        Goal of the Month award

        Voted for by fans on Aston Villa's Twitter account.

        Month Player Competition Opponent
        August
        September
        October
        November
        December
        January
        February
        March
        April
        May

        End of Season awards

        Award Winner
        Supporter's Player of the Season
        Player's Player of the Season
        Goal of the Season

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