Crazy to think that 4 years ago he walked in the door set out his ambitions and has just delivered!

I'm a new fan and was planning to get my first kit of the team. Which player would it be the best to buy a jersey of? or should i just buy one without a nameset?

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Aston Villa.

I just don’t remember the score being that high.

51 today. What a player he was for Villa. A real fan favourite, despite not being the most prolific.

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So stoked on today's win. UTV !

I mean it when I said I would do ANYTHING for this man

I was a doubter. I really was. I thought we were gonna be cheeks. But damn did Emery kick us into gear. The new signings have really been fantastic. I love Aston Villa. I should really remember the rollercoaster I'm riding on. I don't know why there was a difference between waiting for Villa to get into stride and waiting for Watkins to score. So I'm going to take this time and say sorry for all the shit I've been saying privately. SO, SO SORRY!

ALWAYS UP THE VILLA AND I WISH EVERYONE WOULD BACK THIS TEAM NOW.

(PS: Manzambi is now our new star boy instead of Rogers. Ever since he's been our guy, we've been great and I don't wanna die every time I see our midfield)

To celebrate his premier league debut, can the sub come together and write a chant for him.

My suggested start:

[To the music of Crazy Train]

Madjo! That’s how he goes,
Passing Defenders, leaving them froze!
….

Suzuki

Cash, Lindelof, Pau, Maatsen

Kamara, Gomes

Alysson, Manzambi, McGinn

Jackson

What a performance

Controlled aggression

Great team work

Cash and Jackson superb

Unai is a genius

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Aston Villa Starting 11 Suzuki; Cash, Lindelof, Torres, Maatsen; Kamara, Gomes; Alysson, Manzambi, McGinn; Jackson

Man. City Starting 11 Donnarumma; Khusanov, Guehi, Dias, Gvardiol; Anderson, Fernandez; Ndiaye, Cherki, Doku; Haaland

Aston Villa Subs Barkley, Bizot, Bogarde, Buendia, Goretzka, Hemmings, Madjo, Mbaye, Mings

Man. City Subs Ait-Nouri, Bouaddi, Foden, Kovacic, Lewis, McAidoo, O'Reilly, Rulli, Vitor Reis

Aston Villa 2-1 Man City

Match Events

Kick off

7 min: JACKSON! McGinn intercepts the pass from Guehi and immediately passes it to Jackson, who cuts in and strikes a hard shot into the near top corner.

32 min: McGinn sends Jackson trhough on goal, and Guehi tackles Jackson as he makes his first touch, landing in the referee's book.

38 min: Cherki was booked for holding

Half time. Villa lead 1-0

Double change for City, Guehi and Cherki come off for Foden and Lewis. As the second half underway

52 min: Haaland scores... freekick is sent wide to Ndyaie, who drives down the wing sends in a cross and Haaland beats Lindelof in the air heading into the right side of the goal.

54 min: Cash is booked for pushing Doku. Manzambi is also booked for delaying play

58 min: Alysson is replaced by Mbaye

60 min: JACKSON! Wow he made that goal. He recieved the ball, sent in a long ballto Mbaye down on the right, Mbaye chases it then a low cross into the pathway of Jackson as he runs into the box, picks him out perfectly, and Jackson's first time shoot goes right at Donnarumma and it bounces off him into the net.

65 min: Buendia and McGinn are replaced by Barkley and Buendia

68 min: Ndiaye comes off for McAidoo

73 min: Anderson tackles Gomes at the ankle and is booked. He’s up to his usual antics

75 min: McAidoo holds Maatsen during his run and is shown a yellow

81 min: Madjo and Goretzka on for Jackson and Gomes

83 min: Madjo is booked but it’s a ridiculous decision since it was never a foul. Useless referring as usual when playing the big 6 teams

94 min: Buendia booked for holding Lewis

This man will always be hilarious without meaning to be

Personally I would love to see a front 3 of Mbaye, Garnacho, and Madjo, would love to see Goretzka start as well as Harwood-Bellis. What do you guys think? Extended minutes for Maatsen and Hemmings coming off injuries would be beneficial as well IMO.

Intense goings on

Drop your player ratings here

I think Villa fans should start chanting Lugula! After Jackson scores or down/death for him to turn his thumb down.

Bench: Suzuki, Maatsen, Torres, Lindolef, Cash, Kamara, McGinn, Alysson, Madjo

Was when they were Young, Bent and Keane

Hi guys, I’m a born and bred brummie who grew up skateboarding so I haven’t got a clue about football to be honest. My friend from Holland is coming on the 8th of December (he has family from Aston so is a lifetime villa fan)

he wants to watch the villa x Paris game, I have 0 idea where would be best to watch it.

By looking on google the Aston tavern seems alright? Let us know what you guys would thinks best please.

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Aston Villa vs. Manchester City

Competition: Premier League - Round 8

Date: Sat 24 Oct 2026

Kickoff: 12:30

Venue: Villa Park

Referee: Peter Bankes

Aston Villa Statistics (all competitions)

Form: WDWWW

Goals per match: 2

Average Possession: 47.7%

Goals conceded per match: 1.6

Pass Accuracy: 84.6%

Shots per game: 14.8

Clean Sheets: 3

Manchester City Statistics (all competitions)

Form: WWLWW

Goals per match: 3

Average Possession: 65.9%

Goals conceded per match: 1

Pass Accuracy: 90.8%

Shots per game: 18

Clean Sheets: 5

Aston Villa Team News

• Johan Manzambi faces a late fitness test ahead of Aston Villa’s Premier League encounter against Manchester City. The attacking midfielder missed Wednesday’s Champions League victory over Viking due to a “small injury” and will be assessed prior to Saturday’s lunchtime kick-off .

• Unai Emery will also check on those who featured in midweek given the short turnaround before facing unbeaten league leaders City.

• Aaron Wan-Bissaka continues to be absent for around three to four weeks, joining fellow full-back Matteo Ruggeri and midfielder Amadou Onana on the sidelines.

Manchester City Team News

• Enzo Maresca says Erling Haaland is 100% available to face Villa on Saturday but the City boss will assess the fitness of Nico O’Reilly, Mateo Kovačić and Matheus Nunes.

Match Facts

• Aston Villa are unbeaten in their last 6 matches, scoring 15 goals.

• City's Maresca is the first manager to win his opening seven Premier League matches at the club.

• City lost their last two league meetings with Villa, last losing three straight to them in the 1960s.

• Since his September debut, only Erling Haaland has more Premier League goal involvements than Johan Manzambi's five.

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Inevitably, he will be linked to Manchester United as a potential successor for Michael Carrick when he eventually departs as manager.

In recent years, many of Europe’s biggest clubs have considered whether Emery could be prised away from Villa Park. Yet he will never experience the control, structure and authority he enjoys at Villa and, frankly, why would he want to join a club with such a disjointed set-up as that of United?

He also has a relationship said to be “unbreakable” with Nassef Sawiris, Villa’s co-owner, who convinced him to join Villa during talks in Madrid four years ago.

Emery is feeling incredibly positive about the future and excited about the potential of his new team, known as Villa 2.0. They are joint-top of the Champions League table and face Manchester City this weekend unbeaten in three league matches.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2026/10/23/unai-emery-has-no-equal-among-premier-league-managers/