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Aston Villa Football Academy 2nd match report – vs Sandwell College (AOC Summer League) – Wednesday 26th May 2021

This week Aston Villa 2nd team played away against West Bromwich Albion (Sandwell Academy) in the AOC summer league. The 1st teams home game against Sheffield Utd was postponed due to issues in the Sheffield camp. Although this was the case, we couldn’t field a fit goalkeeper. The fixture build-up over the last couple of […]

Aston Villa Football Academy 1st match report – vs Derby County FC (League) – Monday 24th May 2021

Monday 24 May Villa travelled to Chesterfield to play Derby County in an important league game. A scrappy start to the game however, Villa were clearly the better team. Good footwork from Sudeys Moalim on the left-hand side of midfield lead to Lewis Smith putting a cross in for Holy to head home. A great […]

Aston Villa Football Academy 2nd match report – vs Sturridge Academy (AOC Summer League) – Wednesday 19th May 2021

Aston Villa 2nd team welcomed Sturridge Academy to Moor Lane for their second game of the AOC summer league. Confidence was high after the first game and victory over Walsall College. Sturridge Academy looked very good in the warm up, this was sure to be a tough game for the 2nds. Villa started strongly and […]

Aston Villa Football Academy 1st match report – vs WBA (League) Wednesday 19th May 2021

Aston Villa welcomed West Bromwich Albion in the league at Moor Lane. A strong team was out for the Villa, but with the pile up of games over the last few weeks a couple of players were struggling. Jack Richards in goal was struggling with a groin issue and had to come off in the […]

Aston Villa Football Academy 1st match report – vs Derby County FC (League) – Monday 17th May

Aston Villa welcomed West Bromwich Albion in the league at Moor Lane. A strong team was out for the Villa, but with the pile up of games over the last few weeks a couple of players were struggling. Jack Richards in goal was struggling with a groin issue and had to come off in the […]

Aston Villa Football Academy 1st match report – vs Burton FC (last 32 National Cup) – Wednesday 12 May 2021

Today’s 1st team game was home against a strong Burton Albion side in the last 32 of the National Cup. Burton are a division 1 side and have only lost once this season, against Macclesfield FC. A really tough game for the Villa 1st team saw a great display of football by the division 1 […]

Aston Villa Football Academy 1st Match Report – VS Peterborough (Cup) Wednesday 27th April 2021

Today’s 1st team game was away against second in the cup league Peterborough United. We arrived with plenty of time to spare for a good warm up, after the longest drive of the season so far.  Peterborough looked well drilled and organised in the warm up, the Aston Villa lads were up for this game […]

Aston Villa Football Academy 1st Match Report – VS Mansfield FC (Cup) – Wednesday 21 April 2021

Aston Villa Football Academy 1st match report – vs Mansfield FC (Cup) Wednesday 21 April 2021 The 1st team welcomed Mansfield Town FC to Moor Lane for the penultimate game of the group stages of the Community & Education Football Alliance League (CEFA) men’s national cup competition. Looking at the league table. Mansfield FC looked […]