2021–22 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa
2021–22 season
Chairman	Nassef Sawiris
Head coach	Dean Smith; (until 7 November); Steven Gerrard; (from 11 November)
Stadium	Villa Park
Premier League	14th
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Ollie Watkins (11); All: ; Ollie Watkins (11)
Highest home attendance	42,045 (vs Brentford, 28 August 2021)
Lowest home attendance	40,290 (vs Norwich City, 30 April 2022)
Average home league attendance	41,681
Biggest win	4–0 (vs Southampton, 5 March 2022)
Biggest defeat	0–4 (vs Tottenham Hotspur, 9 April 2022)
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 Premier League season was Aston Villa's 147th season in English football. It was the club's 27th season in the Premier League, third consecutive, and their 108th season at the top flight of English football. Along with the league, the club also competed in the FA Cup, being eliminated by Chelsea in the third round, and the EFL Cup, being eliminated by Manchester United in the third round. The season covers the period from the 1st July 2021 to the 30th June 2022.

The season was the first since 2012–13 without former captain Jack Grealish, who departed to Manchester City. There were debut appearances for Leon Bailey, Emiliano Buendía, Lucas Digne, Danny Ings, Calum Chambers, Philippe Coutinho, Robin Olsen, Tim Iroegbunam, Caleb Chukwuemeka, and Aaron Ramsey.^[1]

Players[edit]

Squad[edit]

N	Pos.	Name	Age	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee	Previous Club	Notes
1	GK	Emiliano Martínez	29	2020	76	0	2027	£17,000,000	Arsenal
2	DF	Matty Cash	24	2020	68	4	2027	£14,000,000	Nottingham Forest
3	DF	Matt Targett	26	2019	89	3	2025	£11,500,000	Southampton	On loan at Newcastle United
4	DF	Ezri Konsa	24	2019	98	6	2026	£12,000,000	Brentford
5	DF	Tyrone Mings	29	2019	128	7	2024	£20,000,000	Bournemouth	Captain
6	MF	Douglas Luiz	24	2019	109	5	2023	£15,000,000	Manchester City
7	MF	John McGinn	27	2018	147	16	2025	£3,500,000	Hibernian
8	MF	Morgan Sanson	27	2021 (Winter)	21	0	2025	£14,000,000	Marseille
9	FW	Wesley	25	2019	26	6	2024	£22,000,000	Club Brugge	On loan at Internacional
10	MF	Emiliano Buendía	25	2021	37	4	2026	£33,000,000	Norwich City	Current record signing
11	FW	Ollie Watkins	26	2020	76	27	2025	£28,000,000	Brentford
12	GK	Jed Steer	29	2013	36	0	2023	£400,000	Norwich City	On loan at Luton Town
14	MF	Conor Hourihane	31	2017 (Winter)	151	29	2022	£3,200,000	Barnsley	On loan at Sheffield United
15	FW	Bertrand Traoré	26	2020	47	8	2024	£17,000,000	Olympique Lyonnais
16	DF	Calum Chambers	27	2022 (Winter)	11	1	2026	Free	Arsenal
17	MF	Trézéguet	27	2019	64	9	2023	£8,800,000	Kasımpaşa	On loan at İstanbul Başakşehir
18	DF	Ashley Young	36	2021	215	38	2022	Free	Inter Milan
19	MF	Marvelous Nakamba	28	2019	67	0	2024	£10,200,000	Club Brugge
20	FW	Danny Ings	29	2021	31	7	2024	£25,000,000	Southampton
21	MF	Anwar El Ghazi	27	2019	119	25	2023	£8,100,000	Lille	On loan at Everton
23	MF	Philippe Coutinho	30	2022 (Winter)	19	5	2022	6-Month Loan	Barcelona
24	DF	Frédéric Guilbert	27	2019 (Winter)	32	3	2023	£4,500,000	Caen	On loan at Strasbourg
25	GK	Robin Olsen	32	2022 (Winter)	1	0	2022	6-Month Loan	Roma
27	DF	Lucas Digne	28	2022 (Winter)	16	0	2026	£25,000,000	Everton
28	GK	Lovre Kalinić	32	2019 (Winter)	8	0	2023	£5,400,000	Gent	On loan at Hajduk Split
29	DF	Kaine Kesler Hayden	19	2018	1	0	2026	Academy	Academy	On loan at MK Dons
30	DF	Kortney Hause	26	2019	55	4	2025	£3,000,000	Wolverhampton Wanderers
31	FW	Leon Bailey	24	2021	18	1	2025	£30,000,000	Bayer Leverkusen
32	MF	Jaden Philogene	20	2019	9	2	2025	Academy	Academy	On loan at Stoke City
33	MF	Carney Chukwuemeka	18	2019	19	0	2023	Free	Northampton Town
34	MF	Tyreik Wright	20	2018	5	0	2024	Academy	Academy	On loan at Colchester United
35	FW	Cameron Archer	20	2007	13	11	2025	Academy	Academy	On loan at Preston North End
36	MF	Lamare Bogarde	18	2020	5	0	2023	Free	Feyenoord
37	DF	Mungo Bridge	21	2019	3	0	2024	Academy	Academy
38	GK	Viljami Sinisalo	20	2018	2	0	2024	Free	Espoo
39	FW	Keinan Davis	24	2015	87	7	2024	Academy	Academy	On loan at Nottingham Forest
40	MF	Aaron Ramsey	19	2007	4	1	2023	Academy	Academy	On loan at Cheltenham Town
41	MF	Jacob Ramsey	21	2007	62	6	2027	Academy	Academy
42	MF	Arjan Raikhy	19	2019	2	0	2024	Academy	Academy	On loan at Grimsby Town
43	FW	Brad Young	19	2018	3	0	2024	Academy	Academy
45	MF	Ben Chrisene	18	2020	3	0	2026	£450,000	Exeter City
46	FW	Caleb Chukwuemeka	20	2021	4	0	2024	£300,000	Northampton Town	On loan at Livingston
47	MF	Tim Iroegbunam	18	2021	7	0	2027	Free	West Bromwich Albion
49	MF	Hayden Lindley	19	2019	6	0	2024	Academy	Academy
50	DF	Sil Swinkels	18	2020	5	0	2025	Free	Vitesse Arnhem
59	DF	Josh Feeney	17	2021	2	0	2024	?	Fleetwood Town
68	MF	Edward Rowe	19	2019	1	0	?	Academy	Academy
	GK	Ákos Onódi	20	2018	3	0	2024	Academy	Academy	On loan at Bromsgrove Sporting
	DF	Dominic Revan	21	2013	6	0	?	Academy	Academy
	MF	Ajani Burchall	17	2021	0	0	2025	£125,000	Bournemouth
	FW	Indiana Vassilev	21	2018	8	1	2022	Academy	Academy	On loan at Inter Miami
	FW	Louie Barry	19	2019 (Winter)	2	1	2024	£885,000	Barcelona	On loan at Swindon Town
	MF	Finn Azaz	21	2021	0	0	2024	Free	West Bromwich Albion	On loan at Newport County
	DF	Sebastian Revan	18	2013	3	0	?	Academy	Academy	On loan at Hereford
	MF	Declan Frith	20	2021	0	0	2024	Free	Chelsea
	DF	Kerr Smith	17	2022 (Winter)	0	0	2026	£2,000,000	Dundee United

^[2]

Friendlies[edit]

On 2 July 2021, Aston Villa announced their planned pre-season friendlies for the upcoming season.^[3] A fifth friendly against Bristol City was later added on July 9.^[4] A behind-closed-doors friendly against Crewe Alexandra was organised for 31 July, as a replacement for the cancelled Nottingham Forest match.^[5] On 6 August, a friendly against Serie A side Salernitana was organised to replace the cancelled Sevilla match.^[6]

July[edit]

21 July 2021 Friendly	Walsall	0–4	Aston Villa	Walsall
19:30 BST		Report	Watkins 27', 38' Philogene 51' A. Ramsey 58'	Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 6,562 Referee: Steve Martin

24 July 2021 Friendly	Stoke City	2–0	Aston Villa	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST	Fletcher 3' Vrančić 49' Powell 69'	Report	Wesley 69'	Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Referee: Leigh Doughty

28 July 2021 Friendly	Aston Villa	Cancelled	Nottingham Forest	Bodymoor Heath
13:00 BST				Stadium: Bodymoor Heath Training Ground
Note: Friendly was cancelled as a precaution after Nottingham Forest recorded some positive COVID-19 test results.^[7]

31 July 2021 Friendly	Aston Villa	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Bodymoor Heath
12:00 BST	Barry	Report		Stadium: Bodymoor Heath Training Ground

31 July 2021 Friendly	Bristol City	0–3	Aston Villa	Bristol
13:00 BST		Report	Philogene 6' Konsa 44' Watkins 60'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 8,589 Referee: Kevin Friend

August[edit]

7 August 2021 Friendly	Aston Villa	Cancelled	Sevilla	Aston, Birmingham
15:00 BST				Stadium: Villa Park
Note: Sevilla announced that they would not be travelling to England due to issues related to COVID-19.^[8]

8 August 2021 Friendly	Aston Villa	3–1	Salernitana	Aston, Birmingham
14:00 BST	Ings 34' El Ghazi 43' (pen.) Young 71'	Report	Obi 20'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Pawson

15 August 2021 Friendly	Liverpool	4–1	Aston Villa	Liverpool
15:00 BST	Origi Williams Jones Gordon	Report	Traoré	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 0

February[edit]

1 February 2022 Friendly	Aston Villa	2–1	Brentford	Aston, Birmingham
13:00 GMT	Watkins 56' Mings 72'	Report	Dasilva 43'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 0

5 February 2022 Friendly	Aston Villa	3–1	Molde	Aston, Birmingham
13:00 GMT	Ramsey 5' McGinn 11' Watkins 23'	Report	Haugen 54'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 0

April[edit]

15 April 2022 Friendly	Brentford	1–5	Aston Villa	Brentford, London
13:00 BST				Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	14 August 2021	22 May 2022	Matchday 1	14th	38	13	6	19	52	54	−2	034.21
FA Cup	10 January 2022		Third round	Third round	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
EFL Cup	24 August 2021	22 September 2021	Second round	Third round	2	1	1	0	7	1	+6	050.00
Total					41	14	7	20	59	56	+3	034.15

Source: Soccerway

Premier League[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
12	Crystal Palace	38	11	15	12	50	46	+4	48
13	Brentford	38	13	7	18	48	56	−8	46
14	Aston Villa	38	13	6	19	52	54	−2	45
15	Southampton	38	9	13	16	43	67	−24	40
16	Everton	38	11	6	21	43	66	−23	39

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^[9]

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	13	6	19	52	54	−2	45	6	5	8	28	25	+3	7	1	11	24	29	−5

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by matchday[edit]

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A
Result	L	W	D	L	W	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	D	W	D	L	L	W	W	W	L	L	L	L	D	W	W	L	D	D	L
Position	11	10	11	12	10	8	10	13	13	15	16	15	13	13	10	13	10	11	14	13	11	11	12	12	12	11	9	9	9	11	12	15	13	11	11	14	14	14

Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

The 2021–22 season fixtures were released on 16 June 2021.^[10]

August[edit]

14 August 2021 1	Watford	3–2	Aston Villa	Watford
15:00 BST	Dennis 10' Kucka 23' Sarr 42' Sema 55' Hernández 67' Etebo 86'	Report	Mings 54' McGinn 70' Ings 90+7' (pen.)	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,051 (2,292 away) Referee: Mike Dean

21 August 2021 2	Aston Villa	2–0	Newcastle United	Aston, Birmingham
15:00 BST	Douglas Luiz 45+1' Ings 45+3' El Ghazi 62' (pen.) Martínez 75' Buendía 85'	Report	Wilson 41' Hayden 45' Murphy 57' Schär 84'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,964 (2,950 away) Referee: David Coote

28 August 2021 3	Aston Villa	1–1	Brentford	Aston, Birmingham
15:00 BST	Buendía 13' El Ghazi 50' Cash 61' Ings 72'	Report	Toney 7', 52' Nørgaard 60' Janelt 75'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 42,045 (2,742 away) Referee: Peter Bankes

September[edit]

11 September 2021 4	Chelsea	3–0	Aston Villa	Fulham, London
17:30 BST	Lukaku 15', 90+3' Kovačić 49' Alonso 61'	Report	Ramsey 8' Mings 28' McGinn 90' Targett 90'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 39,969 (2,986 away) Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Live on Sky Sports

18 September 2021 5	Aston Villa	3–0	Everton	Aston, Birmingham
17:30 BST	Cash 66' Digne 69' (o.g.) Bailey 75', 76'	Report	Godfrey 72'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,888 (2,952 away) Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on Sky Sports

25 September 2021 6	Manchester United	0–1	Aston Villa	Greater Manchester
12:30 BST	Shaw 29' Fred 77' Fernandes 90+3'	Report	McGinn 66' Hause 88' Cash 90'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 72,922 (3,048 away) Referee: Mike Dean

October[edit]

3 October 2021 7	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Aston Villa	Tottenham, London
14:00 BST	Højbjerg 27' Skipp 36' Romero 68' Targett 71' (o.g.)	Report	Ramsey 31' Watkins 67'	Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 53,076 (3,038 away) Referee: Chris Kavanagh

16 October 2021 8	Aston Villa	2–3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Aston, Birmingham
15:00 BST	Ings 48' Mings 61' McGinn 68' Watkins 81'	Report	Neves 52', 90+5' Saïss 80' Coady 85' Dendoncker 88'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,951 (3,012 away) Referee: Michael Oliver

22 October 2021 9	Arsenal	3–1	Aston Villa	Holloway, London
20:00 BST	Partey 23' Sambi Lokonga 45+1' Aubameyang 45+5', 45+6', 66' Smith Rowe 56'	Report	Watkins 2' Mings 27' McGinn 32' Targett 60' Ramsey 82' Douglas Luiz 84'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,496 (3,003 away) Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on Sky Sports

31 October 2021 10	Aston Villa	1–4	West Ham United	Aston, Birmingham
16:30 BST	Watkins 34' Konsa 50' McGinn 79'	Report	Johnson 7' Rice 38' Fornals 79', 80' Bowen 79', 84'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,874 (3,012 away) Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Live on Sky Sports

November[edit]

5 November 2021 11	Southampton	1–0	Aston Villa	Southampton
20:00 GMT	Armstrong 3' Romeu 62' Salisu 90+1'	Report	El Ghazi 11' Tuanzebe 65'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,178 (3,344 away) Referee: Andrew Madley
Note: Live on Sky Sports

20 November 2021 12	Aston Villa	2–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Aston, Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Nakamba 59' Watkins 84' Mings 89' Konsa 90+3' Cash 90+4'	Report	Cucurella 49' Webster 67' Mac Allister 90+3'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,925 (3,012 away) Referee: Anthony Taylor

27 November 2021 13	Crystal Palace	1–2	Aston Villa	Selhurst, London
15:00 GMT	Zaha 28' Ward 44' Milivojević 56' Guéhi 90+5'	Report	Targett 15' Cash 29' Nakamba 54' Douglas Luiz 74' McGinn 86'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,203 (2,865 away) Referee: Michael Salisbury

December[edit]

1 December 2021 14	Aston Villa	1–2	Manchester City	Aston, Birmingham
20:15 GMT	Watkins 47'	Report	Dias 27' Silva 43'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,400 (2,921 away) Referee: Mike Dean
Note: Live on Amazon Prime Video

5 December 2021 15	Aston Villa	2–1	Leicester City	Aston, Birmingham
16:30 GMT	Konsa 17', 54' Nakamba 55'	Report	Barnes 14' Maddison 90'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,572 (3,012 away) Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Live on Sky Sports

11 December 2021 16	Liverpool	1–0	Aston Villa	Liverpool
15:00 GMT	Van Dijk 13' Salah 67' (pen.)	Report	Nakamba 19' Watkins 24'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,093 (2,936 away) Referee: Stuart Attwell

14 December 2021 17	Norwich City	0–2	Aston Villa	Norwich
19:45 GMT	Aarons 46' Byram 55' Williams 64'	Report	Ramsey 34' Konsa 50' Watkins 87'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,836 (2,669 away) Referee: David Coote
Note: Live on BT Sport

26 December 2021 18	Aston Villa	1–3	Chelsea	Aston, Birmingham
17:30 GMT	James 28' (o.g.) Martínez 33' Mings 65' Konsa 90+2'	Report	Jorginho 34' (pen.), 90+3' (pen.) Lukaku 56' Alonso 70'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,907 (2,981 away) Referee: Martin Atkinson
Note: Live on Sky Sports

January[edit]

2 January 2022 19	Brentford	2–1	Aston Villa	Brentford
14:00 GMT	Onyeka 31' Wissa 42' Toney 77' Roerslev 83'	Report	Ings 16' Ramsey 30' McGinn 89'	Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 16,876 (1,672 away) Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on Sky Sports

15 January 2022 20	Aston Villa	2–2	Manchester United	Aston, Birmingham
17:30 GMT	Digne 27' Ramsey 77' Coutinho 82'	Report	Fernandes 6', 67', 46' Matić 31'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,968 (2,981 away) Referee: David Coote
Note: Live on Sky Sports

22 January 2022 21	Everton	0–1	Aston Villa	Liverpool
12:30 GMT	Gomes 45+1' Calvert-Lewin 50' Mina 58' Allan 82' Godfrey 83'	Report	Buendía 45+3' Martínez 68' Cash 75' Mings 86' Ings 90+3'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,203 (2,972 away) Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on BT Sport

February[edit]

9 February 2022 22	Aston Villa	3–3	Leeds United	Aston, Birmingham
20:00 GMT	Coutinho 32' Ramsey 38', 43' Konsa 70' 87' Cash 90'	Report	James 9', 45+2', 80' Dallas 43' Llorente 63' Rodrigo 90+7'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,927 (2,900 away) Referee: Jarred Gillett
Note: Live on BT Sport

13 February 2022 23	Newcastle United	1–0	Aston Villa	Newcastle upon Tyne
14:00 GMT	Trippier 35' Joelinton 39' Burn 66' Shelvey 82'	Report	McGinn 42' Douglas Luiz 89' Bailey 90+5' Ramsey 90+7'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,207 (3,209 away) Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on Sky Sports

19 February 2022 24	Aston Villa	0–1	Watford	Aston, Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Cash 57'	Report	Sarr 66' Dennis 78' Kamara 82'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,936 (2,779 away) Referee: Robert Jones

26 February 2022 25	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–2	Aston Villa	Falmer
15:30 GMT	Cucurella 16' Trossard 25' Bissouma 57' Veltman 58'	Report	Cash 17', 19' Douglas Luiz 25' Mings 40' Watkins 40', 68' Martínez 83'	Stadium: American Express Community Stadium Attendance: 31,475 (3,126 away) Referee: John Brooks

March[edit]

5 March 2022 26	Aston Villa	4–0	Southampton	Aston, Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Watkins 9', 74' Douglas Luiz 44' Coutinho 52' Ings 54'	Report	Romeu 68'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,855 (2,959 away) Referee: Peter Bankes

10 March 2022 27	Leeds United	0–3	Aston Villa	Leeds
19:45 GMT	Koch 45+1' Gelhardt 67' Firpo 81' James 86' Raphinha 90+2'	Report	Watkins 17' Coutinho 22' Mings 47' Douglas Luiz 62' Cash 65' Chambers 73'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,400 (2,913 away) Referee: Simon Hooper
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 28 December 2021, but was postponed to 10 March 2022 due to COVID-19 cases in the Leeds United squad.^[11]^[12]

13 March 2022 28	West Ham United	2–1	Aston Villa	Stratford, London
14:00 GMT	Lanzini 44' Yarmolenko 70' Fornals 82'	Report	Ramsey 90'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 59,957 (3,001 away) Referee: Jarred Gillett

19 March 2022 29	Aston Villa	0–1	Arsenal	Aston, Birmingham
12:30 GMT	Ramsey 15' Mings 33' McGinn 34'	Report	Saka 30' Xhaka 45+1' Cédric 57' Partey 65'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,956 (2,961 away) Referee: Andrew Madley
Note: Live on BT Sport

April[edit]

2 April 2022 30	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–1	Aston Villa	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Jonny 7' 66' Coady 25' Young 36' (o.g.) Marçal 90+2' Neto 90+3'	Report	McGinn 38' Watkins 86' (pen.) Young 90+3' Konsa 90+4'	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 31,012 (2,969 away) Referee: Darren England

9 April 2022 31	Aston Villa	0–4	Tottenham Hotspur	Aston, Birmingham
17:30 BST	Ings 21' Young 82'	Report	Son 3', 66', 71' Højbjerg 29' Kulusevski 50' Emerson 74' Kane 90+1'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,949 (2,961 away) Referee: Graham Scott
Note: Live on Sky Sports

23 April 2022 32	Leicester City	0–0	Aston Villa	Leicester
15:00 BST	Mendy 64' Dewsbury-Hall 65' Maddison 75'	Report	Douglas Luiz 72' Bailey 90+5'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,185 (3,305 away) Referee: Andrew Madley

30 April 2022 33	Aston Villa	2–0	Norwich City	Aston, Birmingham
15:00 BST	Watkins 41' Chambers 44' Iroegbunam 61' Ings 65', 90+3' Ramsey 67'	Report	Aarons 23'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 40,290 (1,351 away) Referee: John Brooks

May[edit]

7 May 2022 34	Burnley	1–3	Aston Villa	Burnley
15:00 BST	Brownhill 69' Cornet 90+1'	Report	Ings 7' Digne 21' Buendía 31' Watkins 45+1', 52'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 20,891 (2,354 away) Referee: David Coote

10 May 2022 35	Aston Villa	1–2	Liverpool	Aston, Birmingham
20:00 BST	Douglas Luiz 3'	Report	Matip 6' Mané 65'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,919 (2,963 away) Referee: Jonathan Moss
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 16 April 2022, but was postponed due to Liverpool's participation in the FA Cup semi-finals.^[13]^[14]

15 May 2022 36	Aston Villa	1–1	Crystal Palace	Aston, Birmingham
14:00 BST	Mings 9' Watkins 69'	Report	Gallagher 14' Édouard 76' Schlupp 81' Kouyaté 90'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,136 (2,309 away) Referee: Chris Kavanagh

19 May 2022 37	Aston Villa	1–1	Burnley	Aston, Birmingham
20:00 BST	Buendía 48'	Report	Barnes 45' (pen.) Long 55' Lowton 90+1'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 40,468 (1,495 away) Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 18 December 2021, but was postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests in the Aston Villa squad.^[15]^[14] Live on Sky Sports

22 May 2022 38	Manchester City	3–2	Aston Villa	Manchester
16:00 BST	Gündoğan 76', 81' Rodri 78'	Report	Cash 37' Mings 49' Coutinho 69' Nakamba 86'	Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 53,395 (3,055 away) Referee: Michael Oliver

FA Cup[edit]

Aston Villa entered the FA Cup in the third round. The draw for the third round took place on 6 December 2021 at Old Trafford and ended as a 1–0 loss to Manchester United.^[16]

10 January 2022 Third round	Manchester United	1–0	Aston Villa	Greater Manchester
19:55 GMT	McTominay 8' Fred 65' Shaw 68' Dalot 70'	Report	Ramsey 12'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 72,911 Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Live on BBC Sport

EFL Cup[edit]

Villa entered the EFL Cup in the second round stage and were drawn away to Barrow.^[17]^[18] The third round draw took place on 25 August 2021, and Villa were drawn away to Chelsea later losing 4-3 on penalties.^[19]^[20]

24 August 2021 Second round	Barrow	0–6	Aston Villa	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST	Brown 78' Arthur 81' Brough 82'	Report	Archer 10', 63', 88' El Ghazi 24' (pen.), 45+2' Nakamba 35' Guilbert 75'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 5,349 Referee: Martin Coy
Note: Live on Sky Sports

22 September 2021 Third round	Chelsea	1–1 (4–3 p)	Aston Villa	Fulham
19:45 BST	Sarr 31' Werner 54' James 90+2'	Report	Archer 64' Young 86'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 35,892 Referee: Graham Scott
	Penalties
	Lukaku Mount Barkley Chilwell James		El Ghazi Young Nakamba Konsa Buendía

Transfers[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
17 May 2021	AM	Kyrie Pierre	Bristol Rovers	Undisclosed	^[21]
10 June 2021	AM	Emiliano Buendía	Norwich City	£33,000,000	^[22]^[23]
17 June 2021	LB	Ashley Young	Inter Milan	Free transfer	^[24]
6 July 2021	CB	Josh Feeney	Fleetwood Town	Undisclosed	^[25]
9 July 2021	RB	Jayden Barber	Fulham	Undisclosed	^[26]
9 July 2021	LW	Ajani Burchall	Bournemouth	Undisclosed	^[27]
9 July 2021	DM	Finley Munroe	Chelsea	Free transfer	^[26]
9 July 2021	GK	James Wright	Manchester City	Undisclosed	^[26]
26 July 2021	CM	Finn Azaz	West Bromwich Albion	Free transfer	^[28]
29 July 2021	CM	Tim Iroegbunam	West Bromwich Albion	Undisclosed	^[29]
4 August 2021	RW	Leon Bailey	Bayer Leverkusen	£30,000,000	^[30]^[31]
4 August 2021	CF	Danny Ings	Southampton	£25,000,000	^[32]^[33]
16 August 2021	CF	Caleb Chukwuemeka	Northampton Town	£300,000	^[34]^[35]
3 September 2021	AM	Finley Thorndike	West Bromwich Albion	Free transfer	^[36]
13 October 2021	RW	Declan Frith	Chelsea	Free transfer	^[37]
26 November 2021	DF	Thierry Katsukunya	Coventry City	Undisclosed	^[38]
13 January 2022	LB	Lucas Digne	Everton	£25,000,000	^[39]^[40]
14 January 2022	CB	Kerr Smith	Dundee United	£2,000,000	^[41]^[42]
27 January 2022	CB	Calum Chambers	Arsenal	Free transfer	^[43]^[44]
6 March 2022	AM	Omari Kellyman	Derby County	£600,000	^[45]

Transfers out[edit]

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
18 June 2021	CB	Björn Engels	Royal Antwerp	Undisclosed	^[46]
30 June 2021	CM	Lewis Brunt	Leicester City	Released	^[47]
30 June 2021	CB	Brad Burton	Alvechurch	Released	^[47]
30 June 2021	CM	Jack Clarke	Chesterfield	Released	^[47]^[48]
30 June 2021	RB	Ahmed Elmohamady	Free Agent	Released	^[49]
30 June 2021	CM	Charlie Farr	Free Agent	Released	^[47]
30 June 2021	AM	Ben Guy	Hednesford Town	Released	^[47]
30 June 2021	GK	Tom Heaton	Manchester United	Released	^[49]^[50]
30 June 2021	RB	Callum Rowe	Exeter City	Released	^[47]^[51]
30 June 2021	CM	Harrison Sohna	Sunderland	Released	^[47]^[52]
30 June 2021	CF	Michael Tait	Tamworth	Released	^[47]
30 June 2021	LB	Neil Taylor	Middlesbrough	Released	^[49]^[53]
30 June 2021	RB	Jake Walker	Newtown	Released	^[47]^[54]
3 July 2021	CF	Mbwana Samatta	Fenerbahçe	Undisclosed	^[55]^[56]
5 August 2021	AM	Jack Grealish	Manchester City	£100,000,000	^[57]
23 August 2021	CM	Mamadou Sylla	Almería	Undisclosed	^[58]

Loans in[edit]

Date from	Position	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
8 August 2021	CB	Axel Tuanzebe	Manchester United	8 January 2022	^[59]^[60]
7 January 2022	AM	Philippe Coutinho	Barcelona	End of season	^[61]
18 January 2022	GK	Robin Olsen	Roma	End of season	^[62]

Loans out[edit]

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
7 July 2021	AM		Indiana Vassilev	Inter Miami	23 November 2021	^[63]^[64]
11 July 2021	GK		Lovre Kalinić	Hajduk Split	End of season	^[65]
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2021–22 Aston Villa F.C. season

Players[edit]

Squad[edit]

Friendlies[edit]

July[edit]

August[edit]

February[edit]

April[edit]

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

Premier League[edit]

League table[edit]

Results summary[edit]

Results by matchday[edit]

Matches[edit]

August[edit]

September[edit]

October[edit]

November[edit]

December[edit]

January[edit]

February[edit]

March[edit]

April[edit]

May[edit]

FA Cup[edit]

EFL Cup[edit]

Transfers[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

Transfers out[edit]

Loans in[edit]

Loans out[edit]

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