Tag: Villas

Emiliano Martinez transfer news: Chelsea agree £7.5m deal to sign Aston Villa’s World Cup winning goalkeeper | Football News
28 August 2026 Off

Emiliano Martinez transfer news: Chelsea agree £7.5m deal to sign Aston Villa’s World Cup winning goalkeeper | Football News

By Total Football News

Chelsea have agreed a deal worth £7.5m with Aston Villa to sign Emi Martinez.

Sky Sports News reported Chelsea were considering a late move for Martinez after current No 1 Robert Sanchez came under criticism after his error in Monday’s win at Fulham.

Martinez has needed to find a new club after Villa signed Zion Suzuki from Parma for nearly £30m.

He was the subject of interest from Juventus but

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Crystal Palace attempt to hijack Aston Villa’s move for defender Joel Ordonez
26 August 2026 Off

Crystal Palace attempt to hijack Aston Villa’s move for defender Joel Ordonez

By Total Football News

Crystal Palace are attempting to hijack Aston Villa‘s move for Club Brugge defender Joel Ordonez.

Villa launched a move for the Ecuador international after failing to agree a fee with Southampton for Taylor Harwood-Bellis.

But Palace have now opened talks with the Belgian side over a move for Ordonez, who is viewed as a long-term target by the Selhurst Park club.

Palace have accelerated their efforts to sign a

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Aston Villa v Liverpool quiz: Can you name line-ups from Villa’s 7-2 win in 2020?
1 November 2025 Off

Aston Villa v Liverpool quiz: Can you name line-ups from Villa’s 7-2 win in 2020?

By Total Football News

Liverpool face Aston Villa at Anfield on Saturday with the Reds on a four-match losing run in the Premier League while Villa have won six of their past seven games in all competitions.

Could we be on for another big Villa win like their 7-2 victory at Villa Park in 2020?

That’s the match we’ve chosen for this week’s Saturday starting line-ups quiz.

How many players can you name? Good

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Aston Villa 2-1 Burnley: Donyell Malen double stretches Villa’s winning run to four games
5 October 2025 Off

Aston Villa 2-1 Burnley: Donyell Malen double stretches Villa’s winning run to four games

By Total Football News

Villa boss Emery cut a disconsolate figure after watching his team labour to a 1-1 draw at newly promoted Sunderland on 21 September, even describing aspects of his team’s performance at the Stadium of Light as “lazy”.

Fast forward two weeks, however, and last season’s Champions League quarter-finalists appear to be rediscovering their groove, although there is still ample room for improvement.

While the early stages of Sunday’s game were

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Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins channelled ‘anger’ in ‘dynamite’ display against Newcastle United
19 April 2025 Off

Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins channelled ‘anger’ in ‘dynamite’ display against Newcastle United

By Total Football News

Ollie Watkins has a message for his Aston Villa manager Unai Emery – he wants to be starting the biggest games.

The striker said he’d been “fuming” to only be a substitute for both of Villa’s Champions League quarter-final ties against Paris St-Germain.

But against Newcastle on Saturday he channelled his anger perfectly as he scored inside the opening minute and set up another to propel his side to a

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Aston Villa’s ambition bucks January transfer trend in glory hunt
3 April 2025 Off

Aston Villa’s ambition bucks January transfer trend in glory hunt

By Total Football News

Rashford has now made 11 appearances with six starts. The 27-year-old has three goals and has created 19 chances in 607 minutes on the pitch.

Malen’s Villa career has been more of a slow burner, but his confidence will be boosted by a fine performance as a substitute capped with a goal.

There was undoubtedly an element of gamble about Villa’s work in January, but it is paying off as

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Middlesbrough sign Sevilla’s Kelechi Iheanacho & Villa’s Samuel Iling-Junior
3 February 2025 Off

Middlesbrough sign Sevilla’s Kelechi Iheanacho & Villa’s Samuel Iling-Junior

By Total Football News

Middlesbrough have made two deadline-day signings by bringing in Aston Villa winger Samuel Iling-Junior, followed by Kelechi Iheanacho.

Former Manchester City and Leicester City striker Iheanacho, 28, has signed from La Liga side Sevilla until the end of the season, as has England Under-21 international Iling-Junior.

Iheanacho will be looking to add to his career tally of 85 goals, the majority of which came across seven seasons at Leicester, before

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