2021–22 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa
2021–22 season
ChairmanNassef Sawiris
Head coachDean Smith
(until 7 November)
Steven Gerrard
(from 11 November)
StadiumVilla Park
Premier League14th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ollie Watkins (11)
All:
Ollie Watkins (11)
Highest home attendance42,045 (vs Brentford, 28 August 2021)
Lowest home attendance40,290 (vs Norwich City, 30 April 2022)
Average home league attendance41,681
Biggest win4–0 (vs Southampton, 5 March 2022)
Biggest defeat0–4 (vs Tottenham Hotspur, 9 April 2022)

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, their 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, where they were eliminated by Manchester United in the third round. The season covers the period from the 1st July 2021 to the 30th June 2022.

On 5 August, captain Jack Grealish left the club and signed for Manchester City for £100 million, a record fee between two British clubs. 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

Squad

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

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Friendlies

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

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 Yellow card 69'		 Report Wesley Red card 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

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

1 February 2022 Friendly Aston Villa 2–1 Brentford Aston, Birmingham
13:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
5 February 2022 Friendly Aston Villa 3–1 Molde Aston, Birmingham
13:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0

April

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

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
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

Main article: 2021–22 Premier League

League table

Pos Team
 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

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

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHHA
ResultLWDLWWLLLLLWWLWLWLLDWDLLWWWLLLLDWWLDDL
Position111011121081013131516151313101310111413111112121211999111215131111141414
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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

August

14 August 2021 1 Watford 3–2 Aston Villa Watford
15:00 BST
Report
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
Report
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
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,045 (2,742 away)
Referee: Peter Bankes

September

11 September 2021 4 Chelsea 3–0 Aston Villa Fulham, London
17:30 BST
Report
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
Report
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
Report
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 72,922 (3,048 away)
Referee: Mike Dean

October

3 October 2021 7 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Aston Villa Tottenham, London
14:00 BST
Report
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
Report
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
Report
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
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,874 (3,012 away)
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Live on Sky Sports

November

5 November 2021 11 Southampton 1–0 Aston Villa Southampton
20:00 GMT
Report
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
Report
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
Report
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 25,203 (2,865 away)
Referee: Michael Salisbury

December

1 December 2021 14 Aston Villa 1–2 Manchester City Aston, Birmingham
20:15 GMT
Report
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
Report
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
Report
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
Report
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
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,907 (2,981 away)
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Note: Live on Sky Sports

January

2 January 2022 19 Brentford 2–1 Aston Villa Brentford
14:00 GMT
Report
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
Report
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
Report
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 38,203 (2,972 away)
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on BT Sport

February

9 February 2022 22 Aston Villa 3–3 Leeds United Aston, Birmingham
20:00 GMT
Report
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
Report
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
Report
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
Report
Stadium: American Express Community Stadium
Attendance: 31,475 (3,126 away)
Referee: John Brooks

March

5 March 2022 26 Aston Villa 4–0 Southampton Aston, Birmingham
15:00 GMT
Report
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
Report
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
Report
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
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,956 (2,961 away)
Referee: Andrew Madley
Note: Live on BT Sport

April

2 April 2022 30 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Aston Villa Wolverhampton
15:00 BST
Report
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
Report
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
Report
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
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 40,290 (1,351 away)
Referee: John Brooks

May

7 May 2022 34 Burnley 1–3 Aston Villa Burnley
15:00 BST
Report
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
Report
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
Report
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
Report
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
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 53,395 (3,055 away)
Referee: Michael Oliver

FA Cup

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

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
Report Ramsey Yellow card 12' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 72,911
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Live on BBC Sport

EFL Cup

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

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
Report
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
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 35,892
Referee: Graham Scott
Penalties

Transfers

Transfers in

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

Transfers out

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

Loans in

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

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
7 July 2021 AM United States Indiana Vassilev United States Inter Miami 23 November 2021 [63][64]
11 July 2021 GK Croatia Lovre Kalinić Croatia Hajduk Split End of season [65]
16 July 2021 GK Hungary Ákos Onódi England Bromsgrove Sporting End of season [66]
26 July 2021 CM England Finn Azaz Wales Newport County End of season [28]
28 July 2021 LB England Sebastian Revan England Grimsby Town 12 January 2022 [67][68]
2 August 2021 RB England Kaine Kesler Hayden England Swindon Town 9 January 2022 [69][70]
6 August 2021 CF England Louie Barry England Ipswich Town 3 January 2022 [71][72]
16 August 2021 CF England Brad Young England Carlisle United 4 January 2022 [73][74]
17 August 2021 RW Republic of Ireland Tyreik Wright England Salford City 14 January 2022 [75][76]
20 August 2021 CM England Arjan Raikhy England Stockport County 3 January 2022 [77][78]
28 August 2021 CF Brazil Wesley Belgium Club Brugge 7 January 2022 [79]
30 August 2021 CM Republic of Ireland Conor Hourihane England Sheffield United End of season [80]
31 August 2021 CB England Dominic Revan England Northampton Town 1 January 2022 [81]
31 August 2021 CB England Mungo Bridge France Annecy 27 January 2022 [82][83]
31 August 2021 RB France Frédéric Guilbert France Strasbourg End of season [84]
1 January 2022 CF England Keinan Davis England Nottingham Forest End of season [85]
7 January 2022 CF Brazil Wesley Brazil Internacional 1 January 2023 [86]
11 January 2022 CM England Aaron Ramsey England Cheltenham Town End of season [87]
12 January 2022 CF England Caleb Chukwuemeka Scotland Livingston End of season [88]
13 January 2022 RW Netherlands Anwar El Ghazi England Everton End of season [89]
14 January 2022 LB England Sebastian Revan England Hereford End of season [90]
21 January 2022 LW England Jaden Philogene England Stoke City End of season [91]
24 January 2022 CF England Cameron Archer England Preston North End End of season [92]
24 January 2022 CM England Arjan Raikhy England Grimsby Town End of season [93]
28 January 2022 CF England Louie Barry England Swindon Town End of season [94]
31 January 2022 RB England Kaine Kesler Hayden England Milton Keynes Dons End of season [95]
31 January 2022 GK England Jed Steer England Luton Town End of season [96]
31 January 2022 LB England Matt Targett England Newcastle United End of season [97]
31 January 2022 RW Republic of Ireland Tyreik Wright England Colchester United End of season [98]
31 January 2022 GK England Filip Marschall England Gateshead End of season [99]
8 February 2022 LW Egypt Trézéguet Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir End of season [100]
5 May 2022 AM United States Indiana Vassilev United States Inter Miami 5 November 2022 [101]

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Other
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Argentina ARG Emiliano Martínez 37 0 36 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
25 GK Sweden SWE Robin Olsen 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 GK Finland FIN Viljami Sinisalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Poland POL Matty Cash 40 4 38 4 1 0 1 0 0 0
4 DF England ENG Ezri Konsa 31 2 29 2 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
5 DF England ENG Tyrone Mings 37 1 35+1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF England ENG Calum Chambers 11 1 9+2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF England ENG Ashley Young 25 0 10+14 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
27 DF France FRA Lucas Digne 16 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF England ENG Kortney Hause 9 1 4+3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF Brazil BRA Douglas Luiz 35 2 31+3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF Scotland SCO John McGinn 36 3 35 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF France FRA Morgan Sanson 11 0 3+7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
10 MF Argentina ARG Emiliano Buendía 37 4 22+13 4 1 0 1 0 0 0
19 MF Zimbabwe ZIM Marvelous Nakamba 18 0 10+6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
23 MF Brazil BRA Philippe Coutinho 19 5 16+3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF England ENG Carney Chukwuemeka 14 0 2+10 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0
36 MF Netherlands NED Lamare Bogarde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 MF England ENG Jacob Ramsey 35 6 29+5 6 1 0 0 0 0 0
45 MF England ENG Ben Chrisene 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
47 MF England ENG Tim Iroegbunam 3 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
49 MF England ENG Hayden Lindley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
Forwards
11 FW England ENG Ollie Watkins 36 11 33+2 11 1 0 0 0 0 0
15 FW Burkina Faso BFA Bertrand Traoré 10 0 1+8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
20 FW England ENG Danny Ings 31 7 22+8 7 1 0 0 0 0 0
31 FW Jamaica JAM Leon Bailey 18 1 7+11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred or loaned out during the season
3 DF England ENG Matt Targett 19 1 17 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
9 FW Brazil BRA Wesley 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 GK England ENG Jed Steer 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
14 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Conor Hourihane 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
16 DF England ENG Axel Tuanzebe 11 0 6+3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
17 FW Egypt EGY Trézéguet 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 FW Netherlands NED Anwar El Ghazi 12 3 4+5 1 0+1 0 2 2 0 0
24 DF France FRA Frédéric Guilbert 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
32 FW England ENG Jaden Philogene 4 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 0 0
35 FW England ENG Cameron Archer 5 4 0+3 0 0 0 2 4 0 0
39 FW England ENG Keinan Davis 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 MF England ENG Aaron Ramsey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
46 FW England ENG Caleb Chukwuemeka 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0

Goals

As of match played 22 May 2022
Rank Pos. No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 CF 11 England Ollie Watkins 11 0 0 11
2 CF 20 England Danny Ings 7 0 0 7
3 CM 41 England Jacob Ramsey 6 0 0 6
4 CAM 23 Brazil Philippe Coutinho 5 0 0 5
5 RB 2 Poland Matty Cash 4 0 0 4
5 CAM 10 Argentina Emiliano Buendía 4 0 0 4
5 CF 35 England Cameron Archer 0 0 4 4
8 CM 7 Scotland John McGinn 3 0 0 3
8 LW 21 Netherlands Anwar El Ghazi 1 0 2 3
10 CB 4 England Ezri Konsa 2 0 0 2
10 CM 6 Brazil Douglas Luiz 2 0 0 2
12 LB 3 England Matt Targett 1 0 0 1
12 CB 5 England Tyrone Mings 1 0 0 1
12 CB 16 England Calum Chambers 1 0 0 1
12 RB 24 France Frédéric Guilbert 0 0 1 1
12 CB 30 England Kortney Hause 1 0 0 1
12 LW 31 Jamaica Leon Bailey 1 0 0 1
Own Goals 2 0 0 2
Total 52 0 7 60

Assists

Not all goals have an assist.

As of match played 22 May 2022
Rank Pos. No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 CAM 10 Argentina Emiliano Buendía 6 0 0 6
1 CF 20 England Danny Ings 6 0 0 6
3 RB 2 Poland Matty Cash 3 0 1 4
3 CM 7 Scotland John McGinn 4 0 0 4
3 LB 27 France Lucas Digne 4 0 0 4
6 CB 5 England Tyrone Mings 3 0 0 3
6 CM 6 Brazil Douglas Luiz 3 0 0 3
6 LW 21 Netherlands Anwar El Ghazi 1 0 2 3
6 CAM 23 Brazil Philippe Coutinho 3 0 0 3
10 CF 11 England Ollie Watkins 2 0 0 2
10 LB 18 England Ashley Young 2 0 0 2
10 RW 31 Jamaica Leon Bailey 2 0 0 2
13 LB 3 England Matt Targett 1 0 1 1
13 RB 24 France Frédéric Guilbert 0 0 1 1
13 RW 32 England Jaden Philogene 0 0 1 1
13 CM 33 England Carney Chukwuemeka 1 0 0 1
13 CM 41 England Jacob Ramsey 1 0 0 1
Total 39 0 5 44

Clean sheets

As of match played 22 May 2022
Rank No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 1 Argentina Emiliano Martínez 11 0 0 11
2 12 England Jed Steer 0 0 1 1
Total 11 0 1 12

Disciplinary record

As of match played 22 May 2022
Rank Pos. No. Name Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 CB 4 England Ezri Konsa 5 2 0 0 0 0 5 2
2 CB 5 England Tyrone Mings 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
3 RB 2 Poland Matty Cash 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
3 CM 7 Scotland John McGinn 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
5 CM 6 Brazil Douglas Luiz 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
5 CF 11 England Ollie Watkins 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
5 CM 41 England Jacob Ramsey 6 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
8 CM 19 Zimbabwe Marvelous Nakamba 5 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
9 GK 1 Argentina Emiliano Martínez 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
9 CF 20 England Danny Ings 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
11 RB 18 England Ashley Young 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
11 LW 31 Jamaica Leon Bailey 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
13 LB 3 England Matt Targett 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
13 LW 21 Netherlands Anwar El Ghazi 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
13 LB 27 France Lucas Digne 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
16 RW 10 Argentina Emiliano Buendía 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 CB 16 England Axel Tuanzebe 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 CB 16 England Calum Chambers 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 CM 47 England Tim Iroegbunam 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 75 2 1 0 2 0 79 2

Club awards

Player of the Month award

Voted for by fans on Aston Villa's official website.

Month Player
August Not awarded
September
October
November Zimbabwe Marvelous Nakamba[102]
December England Jacob Ramsey[103]
January Argentina Emiliano Buendía[104]
February Brazil Philippe Coutinho[105]
March Poland Matty Cash[106]
April Not awarded
May Poland Matty Cash[107]

Goal of the Month award

Voted for by fans on Aston Villa's Twitter account.

Month Player Competition Opponent
August England Danny Ings Premier League Newcastle United
September England Cameron Archer EFL Cup Chelsea
October Not awarded
November Scotland John McGinn Premier League Crystal Palace
December England Jacob Ramsey Premier League Norwich City
January Brazil Philippe Coutinho Premier League Manchester United
February Poland Matty Cash Premier League Brighton & Hove Albion
March England Calum Chambers Premier League Leeds United
April Not awarded
May Brazil Philippe Coutinho Premier League Manchester City


End of Season awards

Award Winner
Supporter's Player of the Season Poland Matty Cash[108]
Player's Player of the Season England Jacob Ramsey[109]
Young Player of the Season England Jacob Ramsey[110]
Goal of the Season Danny Ings (vs. Newcastle United, 21 August 2021)[111]


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