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Rivals	West Bromwich Albion, Birmingham City, Wolverhampton Wanderers
Club Profile	Club Website Twitter: @AVFCOfficial Facebook: @AVFCOfficial Address: Villa Park, Birmingham B6 6HE (Lat: 52.509167 Long: -1.884722) Nickname: Villans
Stadium	Villa Park (opened 1897) Capacity: 42,682 Pitch Size: 105m x 68m Villa Park has been completely rebuilt in various stages since the 1970s. The latest additions being the Doug Ellis Stand which was opened just prior to Euro '96 & The Trinity Road Stand which was opened in 2001. Future plans outline a rebuild of the North Stand. In its place a wrap around stand would be constructed to increase the capacity to over 50,000. More recent proposals have suggested that a 60,000 expansion is being considered.
Recent History	Aston Villa ended a 24 year stay in the Premier League in 2016. Relegation was a low point in what had been a period of instability for the club. Managers came and went, whilst the much maligned owner Randy Lerner appeared to fall out with everyone from fans to fellow board members. Upon relegation Lerner eventually sold the club in 2016 to Chinese businessman Tony Xia, the American's legacy being one of inactivity and failure to invest according to a large part of the Villa fan base. It would take Villa 3 seasons and another change of ownership (Egyptian company NSWE Group taking control) before they would gain promotion to the Premier League. They went close in 18/19 only to be thwarted by Fulham in the play off final at Wembley. That failure to move up to the top tier highlighted the risks of the promotion, or bust policy adopted by Tony Xia and co.
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Season Guide

2024/2025

Aston Villa

In

Amadou Onana (mid) Everton; Ian Maatsen (def) Chelsea; Cameron Archer (att) Sheffield United; Jaden Philogene (att) Hull; Samuel Iling-Junior (att) Juventus; Lewis Dobbin (mid) Everton; Enzo Barrenechea (mid) Juventus; Ross Barkley (mid) Luton; Leander Dendoncker (mid) Napoli – end of loan; Kosta Nedeljkovic (def) Red Start – end of loan

Out

Moussa Diaby (r) (att) Al-Ittihad; Douglas Luiz (k) (mid) Juventus; Tim Iroegbunam (mid) Everton; Morgan Sanson (mid) Nice; Viljami Sinisalo (gk) Celtic; Calum Chambers (def) released; Filip Marschall (gk) Crewe Alexandra – on loan; Philippe Coutinho (att) Vasco da Gama – on loan; Clément Lenglet (sp) (def) Barcelona – end of loan; Nicolò Zaniolo (sp) (mid) Galatasaray – end of loan; Lewis Dobbin (mid) West Brom – on loan

Unai Emery performed a near-miracle last season by transforming relegation candidates under Steven Gerrard into a Champions League side in only 17 months despite a relentless injury crisis and congested calendar. Villa finished fourth to clinch UCL football for the first time since the 1982/83 season and for the first time since the competition was rebranded from the European Cup. The summer transfer window has seen starters Moussa Diaby and Douglas Luiz leave and although the latter’s departure is a blow for Emery, Villa have brought in a solid Amadou Onana, who shined at Everton last season. Youngsters Ian Maatsen, Jaden Philogene and Lewis Dobbin also joined the team, with Ross Barkley providing the midfield with experience. Villa demonstrated last season that they had what it takes to juggle a Thursday-Sunday schedule and Emery is making sure that they will be able to do that again next term by adding depth to the squad. Despite trying to comply with the tough PSR rules, Aston Villa have managed to fill the gaps in the roster and it remains to be seen whether the new signings can cope with the pressure of the busy schedule. Villa’s attack was extraordinary last season, with Ollie Watkins finishing on 32 Premier League goal contributions and Leon Bailey taking his game to a whole new level. Yet, their defensive record will surely need improvement to compete for a Champions League spot again. In fact, only Norwich - who finished third in the inaugural Premier League campaign - have ever finished in the top four and conceded more goals.

Target

European qualification is their realistic objective. Bettering last season’s finish won’t be an easy task, but securing a top-six spot should be Villa’s target for next season.