2020–21 Aston Villa F.C. season

The 2020–21 Aston Villa Football Club season was the club's 26th season in the Premier League and their 107th season at the top flight of English football. It is also the club's 146th season in existence. In addition to the domestic league, Aston Villa participated in the EFL Cup, being eliminated by Stoke City in the fourth round, and participated in the FA Cup, being eliminated by Liverpool in the third round.

Aston Villa
2020–21 season
OwnersNassef Sawiris
Wes Edens
ChairmanNassef Sawiris
Head coachDean Smith
StadiumVilla Park
Premier League11th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ollie Watkins (14)
All:
Ollie Watkins (16)
Biggest win7–2 (vs. Liverpool, 4 October 2020)
Biggest defeat0–3 (vs. Leeds United, 23 October 2020)

Players

Current squad
Further information: Aston Villa F.C. § Players
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Previous Club
 Notes
1 GK England Tom Heaton35 2019 20 0 2023 £8MEngland Burnley
2 DF England Matty Cash23 2020 28 0 2025 £14MEngland Nottingham Forest
3 DF Wales Neil Taylor32 2017 (Winter) 103 0 2021 UndisclosedWales Swansea City
4 DF England Ezri Konsa23 2019 67 4 2026 £12MEngland Brentford
5 DF England Tyrone Mings28 2019 91 6 2024 £20MEngland Bournemouth
6 MF Brazil Douglas Luiz23 2019 74 3 2023 £15MEngland Manchester City
7 MF Scotland John McGinn26 2018 111 13 2025 £3.5MScotland Hibernian
9 FW Brazil Wesley 24 2019 25 6 2024 £22MBelgium Club Brugge
10 MF England Jack Grealish25 2001 212 33 2025 AcademyAcademy Captain
11 FW England Ollie Watkins25 2020 40 16 2025 £28MEngland Brentford Current record signing
12 GK England Jed Steer28 2013 33 0 2023 £0.4MEngland Norwich City
14 MF Republic of Ireland Conor Hourihane30 2017 (Winter) 150 29 2022 £3.2MEngland Barnsley On loan at Swansea City
15 FW Burkina Faso Bertrand Traoré25 2020 37 8 2024 £17MFrance Olympique Lyonnais
17 MF Egypt Trézéguet 26 2019 63 9 2023 £8.8MTurkey Kasımpaşa
18 DF England Matt Targett25 2019 70 2 2023 £11.5MEngland Southampton
19 MF Zimbabwe Marvelous Nakamba27 2019 50 0 2024 £10.2MBelgium Club Brugge
20 MF England Ross Barkley27 2020 24 3 2021 Season Long LoanEngland Chelsea
21 MF Netherlands Anwar El Ghazi26 2019 107 22 2023 £8.1MFrance Lille
22 DF Belgium Björn Engels26 2019 19 1 2024 £9MFrance Reims
24 DF France Frédéric Guilbert26 2019 (Winter) 31 2 2023 £4.5MFrance Caen On loan at Strasbourg
25 MF France Morgan Sanson26 2021 (Winter) 9 0 2025 £14MFrance Marseille
26 GK Argentina Emiliano Martínez28 2020 38 0 2024 £17MEngland Arsenal
27 DF Egypt Ahmed Elmohamady33 2017 131 4 2021 £1MEngland Hull City
28 GK Croatia Lovre Kalinić31 2019 (Winter) 8 0 2023 £5.4MBelgium Gent On loan at Hajduk Split
30 DF England Kortney Hause25 2019 45 3 2022 £3MEngland Wolverhampton Wanderers
36 FW United States Indiana Vassilev20 2018 8 1 2022 AcademyAcademy On loan at Cheltenham Town
37 DF England Mungo Bridge20 2019 3 0 ? AcademyAcademy
39 FW England Keinan Davis23 2015 85 6 2024 AcademyAcademy
41 MF England Jacob Ramsey20 2007 29 0 2025 AcademyAcademy
42 DF England Dominic Revan20 2016 6 0 ? AcademyAcademy
46 DF England Jake Walker20 2016 4 0 ? AcademyAcademy
47 DF England Callum Rowe21 2016 4 0 ? AcademyAcademy On loan at Hereford
50 DF England Harrison Sohna18 2017 3 1 ? AcademyAcademy
51 GK Hungary Ákos Onódi19 2018 3 0 ? AcademyAcademy
52 MF England Jaden Philogene-Bidace19 2019 3 0 ? AcademyAcademy
56 FW England Cameron Archer19 2007 4 1 2023 AcademyAcademy On loan at Solihull Moors
57 MF England Ben Chrisene17 2020 2 0 2023 £0.4MEngland Exeter City
60 MF England Carney Chukwuemeka17 2019 4 0 ? FreeEngland Northampton Town
61 FW England Louie Barry18 2019 (Winter) 2 1 2026 £0.8MSpain Barcelona
62 MF England Kaine Kesler18 2018 1 0 ? AcademyAcademy
67 MF England Arjan Raikhy18 2019 2 0 ? AcademyAcademy
68 MF England Brad Young18 2018 3 0 ? AcademyAcademy
69 MF Spain Mamadou Sylla18 2018 1 0 ? AcademyAcademy
70 MF Netherlands Lamare Bogarde17 2020 1 0 2023 FreeNetherlands Feyenoord
71 MF England Hayden Lindley18 2019 2 0 ? AcademyAcademy
72 MF Netherlands Sil Swinkels17 2020 1 0 ? FreeNetherlands Vitesse Arnhem
73 MF England Edward Rowe18 2019 1 0 ? AcademyAcademy
74 GK Finland Viljami Sinisalo19 2018 1 0 ? FreeFinland Espoo

Transfers

Transfers in
Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
21 July 2020 CB Republic of Ireland Aaron O'Reilly Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic Undisclosed [1]
3 August 2020 CB Netherlands Sil Swinkels Netherlands Vitesse Free Transfer [2]
16 August 2020 GK Poland Oliwier Zych Poland Zagłębie Lubin Undisclosed [3]
19 August 2020 CM England Ben Chrisene England Exeter City £440,000 [4]
1 September 2020 CF England Ruben Shakpoke England Norwich City Undisclosed [5]
3 September 2020 RB England Matty Cash England Nottingham Forest £14,000,000 [6][7]
9 September 2020 CF England Ollie Watkins England Brentford £28,000,000 [8][9]
11 September 2020 CM Netherlands Lamare Bogarde Netherlands Feyenoord Undisclosed [10]
15 September 2020 GK Argentina Emiliano Martínez England Arsenal £17,000,000 [11][12]
19 September 2020 FW Burkina Faso Bertrand Traoré France Lyon £17,000,000 [13][14]
26 January 2021CMFranceMorgan SansonFrance Marseille£14,000,000[15]

Transfers out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020CFSpainBorja BastónSpain LeganésReleased[16][17]
1 July 2020RBEnglandIsaiah Bazeley-GrahamEngland BarwellReleased[16]
1 July 2020DMEnglandJack BirchEngland AlvechurchReleased[16][18]
1 July 2020CBWalesJames ChesterEngland Stoke CityReleased[16][19]
1 July 2020CMRepublic of IrelandJake Doyle-HayesScotland St MirrenReleased[16][20]
1 July 2020FWEnglandAndre GreenEngland Sheffield WednesdayReleased[16][21]
1 July 2020CFEnglandRushian Hepburn-MurphyCyprus PafosReleased[16][22]
1 July 2020FWEnglandAnton HooperFree AgentReleased[16]
1 July 2020LWNetherlandsColin OdutayoFree AgentReleased[16]
1 July 2020AMEnglandCallum O'HareEngland Coventry CityReleased[16][23]
1 July 2020GKMontenegroMatija SarkicEngland Wolverhampton WanderersReleased[16][24]
1 July 2020CFFranceDimitri SeaEngland BarrowReleased[16][25]
1 July 2020GKNew ZealandJamie SearleWales Swansea CityReleased[16][26]
1 September 2020RBEnglandJames BreeEngland Luton TownUndisclosed[27]
16 September 2020CFRepublic of IrelandScott HoganEngland Birmingham CityUndisclosed[28]
3 October 2020 AM Spain Jota Spain Alavés Free Transfer [29][30]
5 October 2020 GK Norway Ørjan Nyland England Norwich City Released [31][32]
29 January 2021 CM England Henri Lansbury England Bristol City Released [33][34]

Loans in
Date from Position Nationality Name From Until Ref.
30 September 2020 CM England Ross Barkley England Chelsea End of season [35]

Loans out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Until Ref.
24 August 2020CMRepublic of IrelandJack ClarkeEngland Yeovil Town5 January 2021[36][37]
17 September 2020FWUnited StatesIndiana VassilevEngland Burton Albion29 January 2021[38][39]
25 September 2020CFTanzaniaMbwana SamattaTurkey FenerbahçeEnd of season[40]
25 September 2020GKFinlandViljami SinisaloScotland Ayr United8 April 2021[41][42]
2 October 2020CFEnglandCameron ArcherEngland Solihull MoorsEnd of season[43][44]
7 October 2020AMEnglandBen GuyNorthern Ireland PortadownEnd of season[45]
16 October 2020RBEnglandJake WalkerEngland Alvechurch8 January 2021[46][47]
20 October 2020CMEnglandLewis BruntEngland Gloucester City3 January 2021[48]
5 January 2021CMRepublic of IrelandJack ClarkeEngland ChesterfieldEnd of season[37]
13 January 2021RWRepublic of IrelandTyreik WrightEngland WalsallEnd of season[49]
15 January 2021CBEnglandDominic RevanEngland Weymouth26 April 2021[50][51]
16 January 2021LBEnglandCallum RoweEngland HerefordEnd of season[52]
18 January 2021 GK Croatia Lovre Kalinić Croatia Hajduk Split End of season [53]
19 January 2021 CM Republic of Ireland Conor Hourihane Wales Swansea City End of season [54]
29 January 2021LWUnited StatesIndiana VassilevEngland Cheltenham TownEnd of season[39]
31 January 2021RBFranceFrédéric GuilbertFrance StrasbourgEnd of season[55]

Pre-season friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

On 25 August 2020, it was revealed that Aston Villa's first pre-season friendly would be against Bristol City. However, the location, kick off time and score would not be publicised until the match was finished.[56]

August
26 August 2020 Aston Villa 0–1 Bristol City Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
12:00 BST Report Paterson Stadium: The Vale Resort
Attendance: 0
26 August 2020 Aston Villa 1–0 Bristol City Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
14:00 BST Samatta Report Stadium: The Vale Resort
Attendance: 0
29 August 2020 Aston Villa 5–2 Wycombe Wanderers Bodymoor Heath, Warwickshire
15:00 BST El Ghazi
Konsa
Trézéguet
Samatta 		Report Onyedinma
Kashket 		Stadium: Bodymoor Heath Training Ground
Attendance: 0

September
5 September 2020 Arsenal 2–3 Aston Villa Highbury, London
15:00 BST Aubameyang Report Ramsey
Douglas Luiz 		Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 0
12 September 2020 Aston Villa 1–0 Manchester United Aston, Birmingham
14:00 BST Watkins 15' Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Mason

October
28 October 2020 Aston Villa 3–1 West Bromwich Albion Bodymoor Heath, Warwickshire
14:00 BST Taylor
Traore
Davis 		Report Austin Stadium: Bodymoor Heath Training Ground
Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 21 September 2020 23 May 2021 Matchday 1 11th 38 16 7 15 55 46 +9 042.11
FA Cup 8 January 2021 Third round Third round 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 000.00
EFL Cup 15 September 2020 1 October 2020 Second round Fourth round 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 066.67
Total 42 18 7 17 62 52 +10 042.86

Last updated: 23 May 2021
Source: Soccerway

Premier League
Main article: 2020–21 Premier League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Leeds United 38 18 5 15 62 54 +8 59
10 Everton 38 17 8 13 47 48 −1 59
11 Aston Villa 38 16 7 15 55 46 +9 55
12 Newcastle United 38 12 9 17 46 62 −16 45
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 12 9 17 36 52 −16 45
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[57]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 16 7 15 55 46  +9 55 7 4 8 29 27  +2 9 3 7 26 19  +7

Last updated: 23 May 2021.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday
Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHHAHAAHAHAAAHAAHHAHAAHAHHAHHAHHAAH
ResultWWWWLLWLLWDWWDLLWLWLWDLWLDDLWLLDWLDLWW
Position942238671010119758118109998899910109111111101111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2021. Source: Sky Sports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 20 August.[58]

September
21 September 2020 1 Aston Villa 1–0 Sheffield United Aston, Birmingham
18:00 BST Targett Yellow card 33'
Konsa 63'
Cash Yellow card 83'
McGinn Yellow card 84'		 Report Lundstram Yellow card 10'
Egan Red card 12'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Scott
Note: Live on Sky Sports
28 September 2020 2 Fulham 0–3 Aston Villa Fulham, London
17:45 BST Reid Yellow card 11'
Cairney Yellow card 23'
Bryan Yellow card 45+3'
Odoi Yellow card 47'
Le Marchand Yellow card 68'
Kamara Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Grealish 4'
Targett Yellow card 11'
Hourihane 15'
Mings 48', Yellow card 90+1'
McGinn Yellow card 59'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Live on Sky Sports

October
4 October 2020 3 Aston Villa 7–2 Liverpool Aston, Birmingham
19:15 BST Watkins 4', 22', 39'
McGinn 35'
Douglas Luiz Yellow card 46'
Barkley 55'
Grealish 66', 75'
Nakamba Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Salah 33', 60'
Van Dijk Yellow card 38'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Note: Live on Sky Sports
18 October 2020 4 Leicester City 0–1 Aston Villa Leicester
19:15 BST Pérez Yellow card 31'
Tielemans Yellow card 41'
Castagne Yellow card 73'
Evans Yellow card 74'		 Report McGinn Yellow card 32'
Cash Yellow card 40'
Douglas Luiz Yellow card 70'
Barkley 90+1'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jonathan Moss
Note: Live on Sky Sports Box Office
23 October 2020 5 Aston Villa 0–3 Leeds United Aston, Birmingham
21:00 BST Mings Yellow card 53'
Grealish Yellow card 69'		 Report Struijk Yellow card 10'
Bamford 55', 67', 74'
Klich Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Live on BT Sport Box Office

November
1 November 2020 6 Aston Villa 3–4 Southampton Aston, Birmingham
12:00 GMT Cash Yellow card 43'
Mings 62'
Watkins 90+3' (pen.)
Grealish 90+7'		 Report Ward-Prowse Yellow card 12', 33', 45'
Vestergaard 20'
Ings 58'
Diallo Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren England
Note: Live on Sky Sports Box Office
8 November 2020 7 Arsenal 0–3 Aston Villa Holloway, London
19:15 GMT Report Saka 25' (o.g.)
Watkins 72', 75'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Note: Live on Sky Sports Box Office
21 November 2020 8 Aston Villa 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Aston, Birmingham
15:00 GMT Targett Yellow card 44'
Konsa 47'
Grealish Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Welbeck 12'
March 56'
Bissouma Yellow card 69'
Lamptey Yellow card 88' Yellow-red card 90+1'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Live on BT Sport
30 November 2020 9 West Ham United 2–1 Aston Villa Stratford, London
20:00 GMT Ogbonna 2'
Bowen 46'
Fornals Yellow card 53'		 Report Grealish 25'
Cash Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Bankes
Note: Live on Sky Sports

December
12 December 2020 10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Aston Villa Wolverhampton
12:30 GMT Traoré Yellow card 43'
Dendoncker Yellow card 77'
Moutinho Yellow card 83' Yellow-red card 90+5'		 Report Douglas Luiz Yellow card 14' Yellow-red card 85'
Cash Yellow card 29'
McGinn Yellow card 30'
Targett Yellow card 81'
Konsa Yellow card 81'
Grealish Yellow card 88'
El Ghazi 90+4' (pen.)		 Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mike Dean
Note: Live on BT Sport
17 December 2020 11 Aston Villa 0–0 Burnley Aston, Birmingham
18:00 GMT Watkins Yellow card 85' Report Brady Yellow card 32' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on Amazon Prime
20 December 2020 12 West Bromwich Albion 0–3 Aston Villa West Bromwich
19:15 GMT Livermore Red card 36'
Grant Yellow card 62'		 Report El Ghazi 5', 88' (pen.)
Hause Yellow card 40'
Mings Yellow card 66'
Traoré 84'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Note: Live on BT Sport
26 December 2020 13 Aston Villa 3–0 Crystal Palace Aston, Birmingham
15:00 GMT Traoré 5'
Mings Yellow card 39' Yellow-red card 45'
Hause 66'
El Ghazi 76'		 Report Zaha Yellow card 39'
Milivojević Yellow card 56'
Ward Yellow card 68'
Eze Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Live on BBC Sport
28 December 2020 14 Chelsea 1–1 Aston Villa Fulham, London
17:30 GMT Giroud 34', Yellow card 71'
Azpilicueta Yellow card 45+2'
Kanté Yellow card 74'		 Report El Ghazi 50', Yellow card 71' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Live on Amazon Prime

January
1 January 2021 15 Manchester United 2–1 Aston Villa Greater Manchester
20:00 GMT Martial 40'
Maguire Yellow card 49'
Bailly Yellow card 56'
Fernandes 61' (pen.)
Shaw Yellow card 89'
Matić Yellow card 90'		 Report Traoré 58' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Oliver
20 January 2021 16 Manchester City 2–0 Aston Villa Manchester
18:00 GMT Silva 79'
Gündoğan 90' (pen.)		 Report McGinn Yellow card 67'
Taylor Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jonathan Moss
Note: Originally scheduled for 19 September 2020. Postponed due to Manchester City's participation in European fixtures overrunning the previous season. Live on BT Sport
23 January 2021 17 Aston Villa 2–0 Newcastle United Aston, Birmingham
20:00 GMT Watkins 13'
Traoré 42'		 Report Schär Yellow card 26'
Carroll Yellow card 54'
Lascelles Yellow card 57'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Simon Hooper
Note: Originally scheduled for 4 December 2020, postponed due to safety concerns following a COVID-19 outbreak at the Newcastle United training ground.[59] Live on Sky Sports.
27 January 2021 18 Burnley 3–2 Aston Villa Burnley
18:00 GMT Tarkowski Yellow card 22'
Mee 52'
McNeil 76'
Wood 79'		 Report Watkins 14'
Grealish 68'		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Live on BT Sport
30 January 2021 19 Southampton 0–1 Aston Villa Southampton
20:00 GMT Ward-Prowse Yellow card 53' Report Barkley 41' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Mason
Note: Live on Sky Sports

February
3 February 2021 20 Aston Villa 1–3 West Ham United Aston, Birmingham
20:15 GMT Douglas Luiz Yellow card 70'
Watkins 81'		 Report Souček 51'
Lingard 56', 83'
Cresswell Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andrew Madley
Note: Live on BT Sport
6 February 2021 21 Aston Villa 1–0 Arsenal Aston, Birmingham
12:30 GMT Watkins 2'
Konsa Yellow card 31'
Nakamba Yellow card 35'
Grealish Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Thomas Yellow card 52'
Xhaka Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Live on BT Sport
13 February 2021 22 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Aston Villa Falmer
20:00 GMT Alzate Yellow card 20'
Trossard Yellow card 77'		 Report Grealish Yellow card 21'
Douglas Luiz Yellow card 70'
Sanson Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: American Express Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren England
Note: Live on Sky Sports
21 February 2021 23 Aston Villa 1–2 Leicester City Aston, Birmingham
14:05 GMT Traoré 48'
Luiz Yellow card 51'
Elmohamady Yellow card 59'		 Report Maddison 19'
Barnes 23'
Ndidi Yellow card 34'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Live on Sky Sports
27 February 2021 24 Leeds United 0–1 Aston Villa Leeds
17:30 GMT Roberts Yellow card 61'
Klich Yellow card 63'
Hernández Yellow card 84'		 Report El Ghazi 5'
Targett Yellow card 61'
Elmohamady Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Bankes
Note: Live on Sky Sports

March
3 March 2021 25 Sheffield United 1–0 Aston Villa Sheffield
18:00 GMT McGoldrick 30', Yellow card 45+1'
Jagielka Red card 57'		 Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Jones
Note: Live on BT Sport
6 March 2021 26 Aston Villa 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Aston, Birmingham
17:30 GMT Sanson Yellow card 27' Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andrew Madley
Note: Live on Sky Sports
12 March 2021 27 Newcastle United 1–1 Aston Villa Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 GMT Krafth Yellow card 52'
Lascelles Yellow card 68', 90+4'		 Report McGinn Yellow card 74'
Sanson Yellow card 77'
Mings Yellow card 79'
Clark 86' (o.g.)		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Live on BT Sport
21 March 2021 28 Aston Villa 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Aston, Birmingham
19:30 GMT Cash Yellow card 74'
McGinn Yellow card 86'
Targett Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Carlos Vinícius 29', Yellow card 83'
Lo Celso Yellow card 63'
Kane 68' (pen.)		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mike Dean
Note: Originally scheduled for 13 January 2021, postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak at Aston Villa's training ground.[60] Live on Sky Sports

April
4 April 2021 29 Aston Villa 3–1 Fulham Aston, Birmingham
16:30 BST Douglas Luiz Yellow card 15'
Trézéguet 78', 81'
Watkins 87'		 Report Andersen Yellow card 16'
Mitrović 61'
Reid Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andrew Madley
Note: Live on Sky Sports
10 April 2021 30 Liverpool 2–1 Aston Villa Liverpool
15:00 BST Salah 57'
Milner Yellow card 65'
Robertson Yellow card 74'
Alexander-Arnold 90+1'		 Report Konsa Yellow card 25'
Watkins 43', Yellow card 85'
Douglas Luiz Yellow card 49'
Targett Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Live on Sky Sports
21 April 2021 31 Aston Villa 1–2 Manchester City Aston, Birmingham
20:15 BST McGinn 1'
Cash Yellow card 54' Yellow-red card 57'		 Report Foden 22'
Rodri 40'
Stones Red card 44'
Gündoğan Yellow card 44'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Bankes
Note: Originally scheduled for 17 April 2021, postponed due to Manchester City's involvement in the FA Cup Semi-finals.[61] Live on Sky Sports
25 April 2021 32 Aston Villa 2–2 West Bromwich Albion Aston, Birmingham
19:00 BST El Ghazi 9' (pen.)
Davis 90+2'		 Report Pereira 23' (pen.)
Mings 47' (o.g.)
Gallagher Yellow card 54'
Yokuşlu Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Live on BT Sport

May
1 May 2021 33 Everton 1–2 Aston Villa Liverpool
20:00 BST Calvert-Lewin 19' Report Watkins 13'
Douglas Luiz Yellow card 41'
El Ghazi 80', Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Simon Hooper
Note: Live on BT Sport
9 May 2021 34 Aston Villa 1–3 Manchester United Aston, Birmingham
14:05 BST Traoré 24'
Watkins Yellow card 45+1' Yellow-red card 89'
McGinn Yellow card 79'		 Report Fernandes 52' (pen.)
Greenwood 56'
Maguire Yellow card 67'
Cavani 87'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Live on Sky Sports
13 May 2021 35 Aston Villa 0–0 Everton Aston, Birmingham
18:00 BST Traoré Yellow card 43'
McGinn Yellow card 90'		 Report Sigurðsson Yellow card 55' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Note: Originally scheduled for 16 January 2021, moved forward one day due to Aston Villa first team players isolating after a COVID-19 outbreak at their training ground.[62] And then postponed as the training ground could not be opened in time.[63] Live on Sky Sports
16 May 2021 36 Crystal Palace 3–2 Aston Villa Selhurst, London
12:00 BST Benteke 32'
Ward Yellow card 73'
Zaha 75', Yellow card 90+2'
Kouyaté Yellow card 82'
Mitchell 84'		 Report McGinn 17', Yellow card 50'
El Ghazi 34'
Hause Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Coote
Note: Fixture date was moved to help reschedule the Aston Villa vs. Everton game that was postponed due to COVID-19.[64] Live on Sky Sports
19 May 2021 37 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Aston Villa Tottenham, London
18:00 BST Bergwijn 8'
Højbjerg Yellow card 43'		 Report Reguilón 20' (o.g.)
Watkins 39'
McGinn Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on Sky Sports
23 May 2021 38 Aston Villa 2–1 Chelsea Aston, Birmingham
16:00 BST Traoré 43'
El Ghazi 52' (pen.)
McGinn Yellow card 65'
Nakamba Yellow card 74'
Martínez Yellow card 81'		 Report Jorginho Yellow card 45'
Werner Yellow card 45+2'
Kovačić Yellow card 49'
Chilwell 70'
Azpilicueta Red card 89'
Arrizabalaga Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Stuart Attwell

FA Cup
Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

Aston Villa joined the FA Cup along with all other Premier League teams in the third round. The third round draw was made on 30 November 2020, by Robbie Savage on the BT Sport YouTube channel.[65] In the week building up to their third round tie against Liverpool, there was a "significant" COVID-19 outbreak at Villa's Bodymoor Heath Training Ground. Because of this, the entire Aston Villa first team was forced to self-isolate, as well as Dean Smith and his backroom staff.[66] On the morning of 8 January 2021, Aston Villa confirmed that they would be forced to field a team made up of players from the Under-18s and Under-23s squads, managed by Mark Delaney.[67]

8 January 2021 (2021-01-08) Third round Aston Villa 1–4 Liverpool Aston, Birmingham
19:45 GMT Barry 41' Report Mané 4', 63'
Jones Yellow card 44'
Wijnaldum 60'
Salah 65'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on BT Sport

EFL Cup
Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

Aston Villa joined the EFL Cup in the second round. The second and third round draws were made on 6 September 2020, by Phil Babb on Sky Sports.[68] The fourth round draw was made on 17 September 2020, also on Sky Sports.[69]

15 September 2020 (2020-09-15) Second round Burton Albion 1–3 Aston Villa Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST Daniel 2'
Akins Yellow card 62'
Quinn Yellow card 89'		 Report Watkins 39'
Ramsey Yellow card 69'
Grealish 88'
Davis 90+2'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Oliver Langford
Note: Live on Sky Sports
24 September 2020 (2020-09-24) Third round Bristol City 0–3 Aston Villa Bristol
19:00 BST Report El Ghazi 11'
Traoré 14'
Watkins 73'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Linington
1 October 2020 (2020-10-01) Fourth round Aston Villa 0–1 Stoke City Aston, Birmingham
19:00 BST Davis Yellow card 59'
Ramsey Yellow card 65'		 Report Vokes 26' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Jones

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupOther
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK England ENG Tom Heaton 0000000000
12 GK England ENG Jed Steer 2000002000
26 GK Argentina ARG Emiliano Martínez 380380000000
51 GK Hungary HUN Ákos Onódi 1000100000
Defenders
2 DF England ENG Matty Cash 280280000000
3 DF Wales WAL Neil Taylor 400+10003000
4 DF England ENG Ezri Konsa 37235+12000+1000
5 DF England ENG Tyrone Mings 372362001000
18 DF England ENG Matt Targett 380380000000
22 DF Belgium BEL Björn Engels 0000000000
27 DF Egypt EGY Ahmed Elmohamady 1708+60003000
30 DF England ENG Kortney Hause 10171003000
37 DF England ENG Mungo Bridge 1000100000
46 DF England ENG Jake Walker 1000100000
62 DF England ENG Kaine Kesler 1000100000
72 DF Netherlands NED Sil Swinkels 10000+100000
73 DF England ENG Edward Rowe 10000+100000
Midfielders
6 MF Brazil BRA Douglas Luiz 34032+10000+1000
7 MF Scotland SCO John McGinn 373373000000
10 MF England ENG Jack Grealish 27724+26001100
17 MF Egypt EGY Trézéguet 22212+92000+1000
19 MF Zimbabwe ZIM Marvelous Nakamba 1609+40003000
20 MF England ENG Ross Barkley 24318+63000000
21 MF Netherlands NED Anwar El Ghazi 311117+1110003100
25 MF France FRA Morgan Sanson 903+60000000
41 MF England ENG Jacob Ramsey 2506+160003000
50 MF England ENG Harrison Sohna 10000+100000
52 MF England ENG Jaden Philogene-Bidace 100+10000000
57 MF England ENG Ben Chrisene 1000100000
60 MF England ENG Carney Chukwuemeka 200+20000000
67 MF England ENG Arjan Raikhy 1000100000
68 MF England ENG Brad Young 10000+100000
69 MF Spain ESP Mamadou Sylla 1000100000
70 MF Netherlands NED Lamare Bogarde 1000100000
71 MF England ENG Hayden Lindley 10000+100000
Forwards
9 FW Brazil BRA Wesley 300+30000000
11 FW England ENG Ollie Watkins 40163714001+2200
15 FW Burkina Faso BFA Bertrand Traoré 37828+77002100
39 FW England ENG Keinan Davis 1821+141002+1100
61 FW England ENG Louie Barry 1100110000
Players transferred or loaned out during the season
8 MF England ENG Henri Lansbury 3000003000
14 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Conor Hourihane 513+11000+1000
23 MF Spain ESP Jota 2000000+2000
24 DF France FRA Frédéric Guilbert 2000002000
25 GK Norway NOR Ørjan Nyland 1000001000
28 GK Croatia CRO Lovre Kalinić 0000000000
42 DF England ENG Dominic Revan 1000100000
47 DF England ENG Callum Rowe 1000100000
Disciplinary Records
Player Position Premier League EFL Cup FA Cup Other Total
Y R Y R Y R Y R Y R
Brazil Douglas Luiz CM 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
England Matty Cash RB 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
England Tyrone Mings CB 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
England Ollie Watkins CF 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Scotland John McGinn CM 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
England Matt Targett LB 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
England Jack Grealish CAM 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
England Ezri Konsa CB 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Zimbabwe Marvelous Nakamba CM 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
France Morgan Sanson CM 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Egypt Ahmed Elmohamady RB 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Netherlands Anwar El Ghazi LW 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
England Jacob Ramsey CM 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
England Kortney Hause CB 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Burkina Faso Bertrand Traoré FW 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Argentina Emiliano Martínez GK 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England Keinan Davis CF 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Wales Neil Taylor LB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTAL 61 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 64 4

Based on matches played until 23 May 2021

Top Scorers
Player Position Premier League EFL Cup FA Cup Other Total
Goals Assists Goals Assists Goals Assists Goals Assists Goals Assists
England Ollie Watkins CF 14 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 7
Netherlands Anwar El Ghazi LW 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Burkina Faso Bertrand Traoré FW 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 6
England Jack Grealish CAM 6 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 10
Scotland John McGinn CM 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6
England Ross Barkley CM 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Own goal N/A 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
England Keinan Davis CF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2
Egypt Trézéguet LW 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2
England Tyrone Mings CB 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
England Ezri Konsa CB 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Republic of Ireland Conor Hourihane CM 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
England Louie Barry CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
England Kortney Hause CB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Brazil Douglas Luiz CM 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
England Matt Targett LB 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
England Matty Cash RB 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
England Callum Rowe LB 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
England Henri Lansbury CM 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
England Jacob Ramsey CM 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Wales Neil Taylor LB 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
TOTAL 55 41 6 6 1 1 0 0 62 48

Based on matches played until 23 May 2021

Notes

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