2018–19 Aston Villa F.C. season

Main article: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1961–present)
Aston Villa
2018–19 season
ChairmanNassef Sawiris
ManagerSteve Bruce
(until 3 October)[1]
Dean Smith
(from 10 October)[2]
StadiumVilla Park
Championship5th (promoted via play-offs)
Play-offsWinners
FA CupThird round
EFL CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Tammy Abraham (25)
All:
Tammy Abraham (26)
Highest home attendance41,696
vs Norwich City, 5 May 2019
Lowest home attendance27,331
vs Preston North End, 2 October 2018
Average home league attendance36,029
Biggest win4–0
vs Derby County, 2 March 2019
Biggest defeat1–4
vs Sheffield United, 1 September 2018
Second City Derby
59--37--32

The 2018–19 EFL Championship season was Aston Villa's 144th season in English football. It was the club's third consecutive season in the Championship following relegation from the Premier League in the 2015–16 season. Villa finished in fifth place and were the winners of the subsequent play-offs to achieve promotion to the Premier League. [3]

Villa surrendered a two-goal lead, drawing 3–3 at home to bottom club Preston North End on 2 October 2018. One spectator threw a cabbage at manager, Steve Bruce, and there were calls from home fans on the Holte End for Bruce to go.[4] The following day, he was sacked by Villa after a poor run of form.[5] A week later, Dean Smith was appointed manager with the club in 15th place, with John Terry as his assistant coach.[6][7]

Smith was named as the EFL's manager of the week after overseeing a 3–0 win at Derby County on 10 November.[8] He immediately managed to reinvigorate the "Villans" attack, and only a controversial injury-time equaliser from local rivals West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns denied them a place in the play-offs by 7 December.[9][10] However Villa's form dipped dramatically in the three months after Jack Grealish was sidelined with a shin injury picked up in that match, but on 2 March, Smith gave Grealish the captaincy on his return to the first-team and the 23-year old inspired an important 4–0 victory over play-off rivals Derby County and went on to captain the team from that game onwards.[11]

Smith was given that month's EFL Championship Manager of the Month award after achieving five wins in five games, including a 1-0 victory over Second City derby rivals Birmingham City on 10 March with Grealish scoring the only goal.[12] Earlier in the match, Grealish was "punched from behind by a pitch invader"[13] who was then sent to prison for 14 weeks for pitch encroachment and assault.[14][15] Following Villa's promotion, the teams have not met since.

On 22 April 2019, the team surpassed a 109 year old club record for longest winning run after defeating Millwall 1–0 at Villa Park to make it 10 successive victories in 10 matches. The record had previously been held at nine straight wins.[16] On 11 May, the new manager oversaw his 18th win with Aston Villa as they came from behind to beat West Brom 2–1 in the first leg of the Championship play-off semi-finals.[17] Three days later, Villa came from behind at West Brom to win on penalties and secure a place in the play-off final.[18] Villa went on to win promotion to the Premier League with a 2–1 victory over Derby County.[19]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

Villa announced friendlies with AFC Telford United, Kidderminster Harriers, Walsall and Dynamo Dresden.[20]

14 July 2018 (2018-07-14) Friendly AFC Telford United 0–3 Aston Villa Telford
15:00 BST Report Kodjia 19', 74'
Hourihane 81'		 Stadium: New Bucks Head
Attendance: 1,390
14 July 2018 (2018-07-14) Friendly Kidderminster Harriers 1–1 Aston Villa Kidderminster
15:00 BST Horsfall 9' Report Knibbs 11' Stadium: Aggborough Stadium
Attendance: 2,146
17 July 2018 (2018-07-17) Friendly Walsall 1–4 Aston Villa Bescot
19:45 BST Guthrie 68' Report Hourihane 4', 23', 54'
Whelan 39'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 3,501
21 July 2018 (2018-07-21) Bass Charity Vase Burton Albion 0–4 Aston Villa Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST Report Kodjia 5'
Adomah 51'
De Laet 58'
Gardner 75'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,890
25 July 2018 (2018-07-25) Friendly Aston Villa 1–3 West Ham United Birmingham
19:45 BST Green 85' Report Antonio 10'
Arnautović 27'
Snodgrass 84'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Referee: Darren Bond
28 July 2018 (2018-07-28) Friendly Dynamo Dresden Germany 1–2 Aston Villa Dresden
14:00 BST Koné 25' Report Green 55', 59' Stadium: Stadion Dresden
Attendance: 9,768

Championship

Main article: 2018–19 EFL Championship

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
2 Sheffield United (P) 46 26 11 9 78 41 +37 89 Promotion to the Premier League
3 Leeds United 46 25 8 13 73 50 +23 83 Qualification for Championship play-offs[a]
4 West Bromwich Albion 46 23 11 12 87 62 +25 80
5 Aston Villa (O, P) 46 20 16 10 82 61 +21 76[b]
6 Derby County 46 20 14 12 69 54 +15 74
7 Middlesbrough 46 20 13 13 49 41 +8 73
8 Bristol City 46 19 13 14 59 53 +6 70
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results[22]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.
  2. ^ Aston Villa were promoted to the Premier League after beating Derby County in the play-off final.[21]

Results by matchday

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GroundAHAHHAAHHAHAHAAHAHHAAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAH
ResultWWDDDLDWLDDLWLLWWWDWDDLWDDLDWDDLLDWWWWWWWWWWDL
Position224541212612151215131616131188888119910121210981010111198655555555
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2019. Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Result summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 20 16 10 82 61  +21 76 11 8 4 50 36  +14 9 8 6 32 25  +7

Last updated: 5 May 2019.
Source: BBC Sport

Matches

On 21 June 2018, the Championship fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[23][24]

6 August 2018 (2018-08-06) 1 Hull City 1–3 Aston Villa Kingston upon Hull
19:45 BST Evandro 7' Report Elphick 14'
Elmohamady 70'
Hutton 75'
Hutton Yellow card 76'
Bjarnason Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 14,071 (2,035 away)
Referee: Andrew Madley
11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 2 Aston Villa 3–2 Wigan Athletic Aston
15:00 BST Chester 13'
Dunkley og' (63)
Grealish Yellow card 86'
Bjarnason 90+4'		 Report Powell 41'
McManaman Yellow card 50'
Connolly 55'
Morsy Yellow card 58'
Dunkley Yellow card 66'
Evans Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 34,331 (1,344 away)
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 3 Ipswich Town 1–1 Aston Villa Ipswich
15:00 BST Chalobah 36'
Edun Yellow card 29' Yellow-red card 39'
Donacien Yellow card 49'		 Report Kodjia 21'
Hutton Yellow card 65'
McGinn Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 17,824 (2,027 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
21 August 2018 (2018-08-21) 4 Aston Villa 2–2 Brentford Aston
19:45 BST Kodjia Yellow card 16' 21', 90+5'
Chester Yellow card 67'
Grealish Yellow card 68'		 Report Maupay 23', 82'
Watkins Yellow card 32'
Benrahma Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 30,011 (690 away)
Referee: Jonathan Moss
25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 5 Aston Villa 1–1 Reading Aston
15:00 BST Elmohamady 51' Report Méïté Yellow card 58'
Sims Yellow card 70'
Baldock 90+3' (pen)		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 33,405 (833 away)
Referee: Darren England
1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 6 Sheffield United 4–1 Aston Villa Sheffield
15:00 BST O'Connell 6'
Duffy 23'
BashamYellow card 27'
Norwood 41'
Sharp 49'		 Report El Ghazi 61'
Grealish Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 26,030 (2,247 away)
Referee: James Linington
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 7 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Aston Villa Blackburn
17:30 BST Evans Yellow card 47'
Lenihan Yellow card 53'
Dack 76'
Reed Yellow card 86'		 Report McGinn Yellow card 18'
Hourihane 90+3'
Bolasie Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 15,982 (3,998 away)
Referee: Steve Martin
18 September 2018 (2018-09-18) 8 Aston Villa 2–0 Rotherham United Aston
19:45 BST Abraham 27' Yellow card 68'
El Ghazi Yellow card 37'
Bolasie 82'		 Report Ajayi Yellow card 65'
Mattock Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 27,991 (411 away)
Referee: Andy Davies
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 9 Aston Villa 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday Aston
15:00 BST Chester Yellow card 8'
McGinn 53' Yellow card 55'		 Report Baker Yellow card 36'
Matias 49'
Fletcher 67'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 35,572 (2,600 away)
Referee: David Webb
28 September 2018 (2018-09-28) 10 Bristol City 1–1 Aston Villa Bristol
20:00 BST Brownhill 16'
Hunt Yellow card 46'
Taylor Yellow card 57'		 Report Kodjia Yellow card 16'
Bjarnason 45+3'
Alan Hutton Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 24,224 (3,438 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) 11 Aston Villa 3–3 Preston North End Aston
19:45 BST Kodjia 26'
Abraham 37'
Chester Red card 54'
Grealish Yellow card 71'
McGinn Yellow card 78'
Bolasie 90+1'
Whelan soccer ball with red X90+6'		 Report Johnson 56' (pen) Yellow card 90+5'
Davies Yellow card 64'
Gallagher 79'
Moult 86' Yellow card 87'
Pearson Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 27,331 (433 away)
Referee: Peter Bankes
6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 12 Millwall 2–1 Aston Villa Bermondsey
15:00 BST Elliott Yellow card 4', 48'
Ferguson 26'		 Report Abraham 7'
Bolasie Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 14,491 (2,214 away)
Referee: Tony Harrington
20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 13 Aston Villa 1–0 Swansea City Aston
15:00 BST Abraham 8'
McGinn Yellow card 85'		 Report Rodon Yellow card 27' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,326 (2,784 away)
Referee: Andy Madley
23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) 14 Norwich City 2–1 Aston Villa Norwich
19:45 BST Zimmermann Yellow card 5'
Rhodes 54', 73'
TrybullYellow card 87'		 Report Chester 19'
TaylorYellow card 45'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,977 (1,188 away)
Referee: Simon Hooper
26 October 2018 (2018-10-26) 15 Queens Park Rangers 1–0 Aston Villa Shepherd's Bush, London
19:45 BST Lynch Yellow card 29'
Wszołek 38' Yellow card 80'
Luongo Yellow card 82'		 Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 16,036 (3,087 away)
Referee: Darren England
2 November 2018 (2018-11-02) 16 Aston Villa 2–0 Bolton Wanderers Aston
19:45 GMT Grealish 4'
Chester 57'		 Report Olkowski Yellow card 42'
Wheater Yellow card 79'
Noone Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 30,802 (509 away)
Referee: Oliver Langford
10 November 2018 17 Derby County 0–3 Aston Villa Derby
15:00 GMT Huddlestone Yellow card 84'
Marriott Yellow card 90+2'
Wilson Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Adomah Yellow card 17'
McGinn 74' Yellow card 76'
Abraham 78'
Hourihane 84'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 30,400 (3,160 away)
Referee: John Brooks
25 November 2018 18 Aston Villa 4–2 Birmingham City Aston
12:00 GMT Kodjia 37'
Grealish 39'
Adomah Yellow card 41'
Abraham 51' (pen.)
Hutton 76' Yellow card 77'		 Report Jutkiewicz 28' Yellow card 89'
Pedersen 57'
Harding Yellow card 62'
Kieftenbeld Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,200 (2,100 away)
Referee: Robert Jones
28 November 2018 19 Aston Villa 5–5 Nottingham Forest Aston
19:45 GMT Abraham 11', 14', 36' (pen.), 71'
Bolasie Yellow card 20'
Hutton Yellow card 69'
El Ghazi 75' Yellow card 87'		 Report Grabban 3', 82'
Carvalho 6'
Cash 22'
Lolley 51'
Yacob Yellow card 65'
Figueirdo Red card 68'
Darikwa Yellow card 69'
Colback Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 32,868 (2,484 away)
Referee: Simon Hooper
1 December 2018 20 Middlesbrough 0–3 Aston Villa Middlesbrough
17:30 GMT Friend Yellow card 71' Report Chester 20'
Abraham 65'
Whelan 83'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 22,207 (1,891 away)
Referee: Andy Davies
7 December 2018 21 West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Aston Villa West Bromwich
19:45 GMT Gayle 28'
Livermore Yellow card 61'
Hegazi Yellow card 63'
Rodriguez 90+1'		 Report El Ghazi 12', 59'
Whelan Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 26,513 (2,600 away)
Referee: Darren England
15 December 2018 22 Aston Villa 2–2 Stoke City Aston
15:00 GMT Abraham 73' (pen.)
Kodjia Yellow card 82' 84'
McGinn Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Ince Yellow card 31'
Allen 47'
McClean Yellow card 52'
Pieters Yellow card 72'
Shawcross Yellow card 72'
Afobe 78' (pen.)		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 36,999 (2,602 away)
Referee: Peter Bankes
23 December 2018 23 Aston Villa 2–3 Leeds United Aston
13:30 GMT Abraham 5'
Bolasie Yellow card 6'
Hourihane 17'
McGinn Yellow card 81'		 Report Clarke 56'
Jansson 61'
Klich Yellow card 69'
Alioski Yellow card 87'
Roofe 90+5' Yellow card 90+7'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,411 (2,600 away)
Referee: Andrew Madley
26 December 2018 24 Swansea City 0–1 Aston Villa Swansea
15:00 GMT Naughton Yellow card 53'
van der Hoorn Yellow card 79'
Bony soccer ball with red X90'		 Report Whelan Yellow card 21'
Hourihane 65'
McGinn Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,775 (2,057 away)
Referee: Roger East
29 December 2018 25 Preston North End 1–1 Aston Villa Preston
15:00 GMT Johnson Yellow card 52'
Gallagher Yellow card 59'
Elmohamady 61' (Own Goal)		 Report Abraham 45' Yellow card 59'
Hutton Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 19,126 (5,629 away)
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
1 January 2019 26 Aston Villa 2–2 Queens Park Rangers Aston
15:00 GMT Abraham 21', 75'
Hourihane Yellow card 45'
Kodjia Yellow card 49'		 Report Wszołek Yellow card 30'
Freeman 41'
Eze 57'
Leistner Yellow card 69'
Osayi-Samuel Yellow card 90'
Lumley Yellow card 90+4'
Bidwell Yellow card 90+10'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 37,760 (1,038 away)
Referee: James Linington
12 January 2019 27 Wigan Athletic 3–0 Aston Villa Wigan
15:00 GMT Morsy Yellow card 13'
Garner Yellow card 38' 83' (pen.)
Roberts 41'
Windass Yellow card 66'
Jacobs 79'		 Report Bjarnason Yellow card 54'
Taylor Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 13,882 (4,499 away)
Referee: Tony Harrington
19 January 2019 28 Aston Villa 2–2 Hull City Aston
15:00 GMT Chester 45'
Hourihane Yellow card 45+3'
Bjarnason Yellow card 58'
Abraham 64'		 Report Bowen 27' Yellow card 83'
Evandro 37'
Stewart Yellow card 40'
Henriksen Yellow card 45+3'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 33,619 (1,485 away)
Referee: Darren Bond
26 January 2019 29 Aston Villa 2–1 Ipswich Town Aston
15:00 GMT Abraham 6', 61' (pen.)
El Ghazi Yellow card 27'
Kalinic Yellow card 78'
Hourihane Yellow card 84'		 Report Kenlock Yellow card 14'
Sears 76'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 33,653 (1,164 away)
Referee: Keith Stroud
2 February 2019 30 Reading 0–0 Aston Villa Reading
15:00 GMT Swift Yellow card 53'
Oliveira Yellow card 55'
Yiadom Yellow card 62'		 Report El Ghazi Yellow card 49'
Whelan Yellow card 49'
Carroll Yellow card 87'
Hourihane Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 17,458 (2,135 away)
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
8 February 2019 31 Aston Villa 3–3 Sheffield United Aston
19:45 GMT Jedinak Yellow card 14'
Hutton Yellow card 60'
Whelan Yellow card 73'
Mings 82'
Abraham 86'
Green 90+4'		 Report Sharp 11', 53', 62'
Basham Yellow card 42'
Egan Yellow card 72'
Baldock Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 34,892 (2,286 away)
Referee: Tony Harrington
13 February 2019 (2019-02-13) 32 Brentford 1–0 Aston Villa Brentford
19:45 GMT Maupay 90+1' Report Hutton Yellow card 40' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,636 (1,610 away)
Referee: Gavin Ward
16 February 2019 33 Aston Villa 0–2 West Bromwich Albion Aston
15:00 GMT Mings Yellow card 31'
Hause Yellow card 38'
McGinn Yellow card 51'		 Report Holgate Yellow card 29'
Robson-Kanu 41'
Barry Yellow card 43'
Rodriguez 45'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,263 (2,167 away)
Referee: James Linington
23 February 2019 34 Stoke City 1–1 Aston Villa Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Vokes 5'
Martins Indi Yellow card 54'
Etebo Yellow card 57'
Williams Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Hause Yellow card 41'
Adomah 62'		 Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 27,975 (2,931 away)
Referee: David Webb
2 March 2019 35 Aston Villa 4–0 Derby County Aston
15:00 GMT Hourihane 9', 44' Yellow card 24'
Abraham 37'
Grealish 45+2'
Hause Yellow card 60'		 Report Evans Yellow card 23'
Holmes Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 37,273 (2,796 away)
Referee: Lee Mason
10 March 2019 36 Birmingham City 0–1 Aston Villa Birmingham
12:00 GMT Kieftenbeld Yellow card 5'
Jutkiewicz Yellow card 45+1'
Davis Yellow card 52'		 Report Hause Yellow card 61'
Grealish 67' Yellow card 68'
McGinn Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: St. Andrew's
Attendance: 26,631 (2,074 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
13 March 2019 37 Nottingham Forest 1–3 Aston Villa West Bridgford
19:45 GMT Colback 3' Yellow card 86'
Ansarifard Yellow card 29'
Milošević Yellow card 61'		 Report McGinn 7', 15'
Hause 61' Yellow card 28'
Taylor Yellow card 65'
Kodjia Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 29,224 (2,002 away)
Referee: Mike Dean
16 March 2019 38 Aston Villa 3–0 Middlesbrough Aston
15:00 GMT El Ghazi 28'
McGinn 44'
Adomah 88'		 Report Obi Mikel Yellow card 56' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 36,263 (1,850 away)
Referee: Darren Bond
30 March 2019 39 Aston Villa 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Aston
15:00 GMT Abraham 8'
Mings 61'
McGinn Yellow card 77'		 Report Bennett Yellow card 26'
Bell 74'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,687 (1,123 away)
Referee: Robert Jones
6 April 2019 40 Sheffield Wednesday 1–3 Aston Villa Sheffield
15:00 BST Hooper 7'
Fletcher Yellow card 37' soccer ball with red X57'		 Report McGinn 22'
Whelan Yellow card 38'
Mings Yellow card 57'
Adomah 90+2' Yellow card 90+4'
Abraham 90+3'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 29,458 (4,440 away)
Referee: Oliver Langford
10 April 2019 41 Rotherham United 1–2 Aston Villa Rotherham
19.45 BST Vaulks 36' (pen.) Yellow card 75'
Ajayi Yellow card 47'
Mattock Yellow card 61'		 Report Abraham soccer ball with red X12' Yellow card 90+2'
Mings Yellow card 18' Yellow-red card 34'
Kodjia 48' (pen.)
Grealish 51'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 10,558 (2,588 away)
Referee: Andy Madley
13 April 2019 42 Aston Villa 2–1 Bristol City Aston
15:00 BST McGinn Yellow card 20'
Abraham 55' (pen.)
Hourihane 66'		 Report Pack Yellow card 19'
Taylor Yellow card 21'
Hunt Yellow card 44'
Weimann Yellow card 54'
O'Leary Yellow card 55'
Diédhiou 74'
Webster Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,418 (2,602 away)
Referee: Scott Duncan
19 April 2019 43 Bolton Wanderers 0–2 Aston Villa Horwich
15:00 BST Beevers Yellow card 64'
Connolly Yellow card 79'		 Report Elmohamady Yellow card 17'
Grealish 47'
Abraham 57'		 Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 17,344 (4,569 away)
Referee: John Brooks
22 April 2019 44 Aston Villa 1–0 Millwall Aston
13:00 BST Kodjia 30'
Taylor Yellow card 81'
Davis Yellow card 85'		 Report Cooper Yellow card 27'
O'Brien Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,839 (1,400 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
28 April 2019 45 Leeds United 1–1 Aston Villa Leeds
12:00 BST Hernández Yellow card 14'
Cooper Yellow card 21'
Klich Yellow card 63' 72'
Bamford Yellow card 75'		 Report El Ghazi Red card 75'
Hourihane Yellow card 75'
Adomah 77'
McGinn Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,786 (2,626 away)
Referee: Stuart Attwell
5 May 2019 46 Aston Villa 1–2 Norwich City Aston
12:30 BST Kodjia 14'
Lansbury Yellow card 62'		 Report Pukki 7'
Buendía Yellow card 29'
Zimmermann Yellow card 60'
Lewis Yellow card 78'
Vrančić 86'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,696 (2,600 away)
Referee: Peter Bankes

Playoffs

On 22 April 2019, Aston Villa confirmed their place in this year's EFL Championship playoffs. On 30 April 2019, Aston Villa confirmed 5th place in this year's Championship and would therefore play their first leg at home. The date is set for Saturday 11 May 2019 at 12:30pm.[25][26]

11 May 2019 Semi Final - First Leg Aston Villa 2–1 West Bromwich Albion Villa Park, Birmingham
12:30 BST Hourihane 75'
Abraham 79' (pen.)		 Report Gayle 16' Yellow card 62' Yellow-red card 88'
Holgate Yellow card 33'
Hegazi Yellow card 48'
Gibbs Yellow card 77'		 Attendance: 40,754
Referee: Graham Scott
14 May 2019 (2019-05-14) Semi-final second leg West Bromwich Albion 1–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–2 agg.)
(3–4 p)		 Aston Villa West Bromwich
20:00 BST Dawson 29'
Johansen Yellow card 58'
Brunt Yellow card 66' Yellow-red card 80'
Morrison Yellow card 97'		 Report Mings Yellow card 16'
Taylor Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,702
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Penalties
Holgate soccer ball with red X
Hegazi soccer ball with red X
Adarabioyo soccer ball with check mark
Gibbs soccer ball with check mark
Morrison soccer ball with check mark		 Hourihane soccer ball with check mark
Jedinak soccer ball with check mark
Grealish soccer ball with check mark
Adomah soccer ball with red X
Abraham soccer ball with check mark
27 May 2019 Final Aston Villa 2–1 Derby County Wembley Stadium, London
15:00 BST El Ghazi Yellow card 28' 44'
Hourihane Yellow card 48'
McGinn 59'		 Report Bennett Yellow card 47'
Tomori Yellow card 51'
Marriott 81'
Wilson Yellow card 90+2'		 Attendance: 85,826
Referee: Paul Tierney

FA Cup

Main article: 2018–19 FA Cup

The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.[27]

5 January 2019 (2019-01-05) Third round Aston Villa 0–3 Swansea City Aston
15:00 GMT Lansbury Yellow card 71'
Taylor Yellow card 87'		 Report Baker-Richardson 2'
Dyer 47'
Fulton 78'
Fer Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 30,572
Referee: Gavin Ward

EFL Cup

Main article: 2018–19 EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.[28] The second round was drawn by Chris Waddle and Mick McCarthy on 16 August 2018.[29]

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) First round Yeovil Town 0–1 Aston Villa Yeovil
19:45 BST Fisher soccer ball with red X60'
Warren Yellow card 63'
D'Almeida Yellow card 65'		 Report Hourihane Yellow card 24'
Doyle-Hayes Yellow card 44'
Elphick Yellow card 59'
Kodjia Yellow card 63'
Hourihane 77'		 Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 6,123
Referee: John Brooks
28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) Second round Burton Albion 1–0 Aston Villa Burton on Trent
19:45 BST Boyce 52'
McFadzean Yellow card 45+2' Yellow-red card 89'		 Report Hourihane Yellow card 30'
De Laet Yellow card 69'
Adomah soccer ball with red X 89'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,411
Referee: Darren Bond

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
30 June 2018 GK Finland Viljami Sinisalo Finland FC Espoo Undisclosed [30]
13 July 2018 LW Republic of Ireland Tyreik Wright Republic of Ireland Lakewood Athletic Undisclosed [31]
7 August 2018 GK Norway Ørjan Nyland Germany Ingolstadt 04 Undisclosed [32]
8 August 2018 CM Scotland John McGinn Scotland Hibernian £2.5m [33]
29 September 2018 GK Hungary Ákos Onódi Hungary Győri ETO FC Undisclosed [34]
1 January 2019 GK Croatia Lovre Kalinić Belgium K.A.A. Gent Undisclosed [35]
29 January 2019 WG England Jaden Philogene Pro:Direct Academy — [36]
31 January 2019 RB France Frédéric Guilbert France SM Caen Undisclosed [37]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2018 CF England Gabriel Agbonlahor Free agent Released [38]
1 July 2018 LB France Jordan Amavi France Marseille £9,000,000 [39]
1 July 2018 CB Republic of Ireland James Finnerty England Rochdale Free transfer [40]
1 July 2018 RM Spain Carles Gil Spain RC Deportivo Undisclosed [41]
1 July 2018 GK Italy Pierluigi Gollini Italy Atalanta £3,750,000 [42]
1 July 2018 GK England Emmanuel Idem England Macclesfield Town Released [38][43]
1 July 2018 CB Republic of the Congo Christopher Samba Free agent Released [38]
1 July 2018 CB England John Terry Free agent Mutual consent [44]
3 August 2018 GK Sweden Viktor Johansson England Leicester City Free transfer [45]
31 January 2019 CB England Jacob Bedeau England Scunthorpe United Free transfer [46]
18 March 2019 MF Australia Jordan Lyden Free agent Released [47]
3 May 2019 LB Wales Mitch Clark Free agent Released [48]

Loans in

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
26 July 2018 GK Portugal André Moreira Spain Atlético Madrid 23 January 2019 [49][50]
6 August 2018 CB England Axel Tuanzebe England Manchester United 31 May 2019 [51]
22 August 2018 FW Netherlands Anwar El Ghazi France Lille 31 May 2019 [52]
25 August 2018 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Yannick Bolasie EnglandEverton 21 January 2019 [53][54]
31 August 2018 FW England Tammy Abraham England Chelsea 31 May 2019 [55]
7 January 2019 CB England Kortney Hause England Wolverhampton Wanderers 31 May 2019 [56]
31 January 2019 CM England Tom Carroll Wales Swansea City 4 April 2019 [57][58]
31 January 2019 CB England Tyrone Mings England Bournemouth 31 May 2019 [59]

Loans out

Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
9 August 2018 MF England Gary Gardner England Birmingham City 31 May 2019 [60]
10 August 2018 GK England Jed Steer England Charlton Athletic 31 December 2018 [61][62]
16 August 2018 DF Wales Mitchell Clark England Port Vale 31 May 2019 [63]
17 August 2018 DF England Easah Suliman Netherlands FC Emmen 28 December 2018 [64][65]
29 August 2018 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Aaron Tshibola Scotland Kilmarnock 31 May 2019 [66]
29 August 2018 MF England Andre Green England Portsmouth 17 January 2019 [67][68]
31 August 2018 DF England Tommy Elphick England Hull City 29 December 2018 [69][70]
31 August 2018 MF Australia Jordan Lyden England Oldham Athletic 7 January 2019 [71][72]
31 August 2018 FW England Kelsey Mooney England Cheltenham Town January 2019 [73]
14 September 2018 DF Belgium Ritchie De Laet Australia Melbourne City 31 May 2019 [74]
19 September 2018 FW Scotland Ross McCormack Australia Central Coast Mariners 5 January 2019 [75][76]
5 January 2019 SS Scotland Ross McCormack Scotland Motherwell 31 May 2019 [77]
11 January 2019 CF England Rushian Hepburn-Murphy England Cambridge United 31 May 2019 [78]
29 January 2019 CM England Callum O'Hare England Carlisle United 31 May 2019 [79]
31 January 2019 CM England Corey Blackett-Taylor England Walsall 31 May 2019 [80]
31 January 2019 RB England James Bree England Ipswich Town 31 May 2019 [81]
31 January 2019 CM Republic of Ireland Jake Doyle-Hayes England Cambridge United 31 May 2019 [82]
31 January 2019 CF Republic of Ireland Scott Hogan England Sheffield United 31 May 2019 [83]
31 January 2019 CF England Harry McKirdy Wales Newport County 31 May 2019 [84]
31 January 2019 RB France Frederic Guilbert France SM Caen 31 May 2019 [37]
16 March 2019 CM England Alexander Prosser England Brackley Town 31 May 2019 [85]

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

[86]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship Play-offs FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Norway NOR Ørjan Nyland 23 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 GK England ENG Jed Steer 19 0 15+1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
28 GK Croatia CRO Lovre Kalinić 8 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
31 GK England ENG Mark Bunn 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 GK Montenegro MNE Matija Sarkic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF Wales WAL Neil Taylor 37 0 28+3 0 3 0 1 0 2 0
4 DF England ENG Axel Tuanzebe 30 0 24+1 0 3 0 0 0 2 0
5 DF Wales WAL James Chester (team captain) 28 5 28 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF Scotland SCO Alan Hutton 34 2 33 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
24 DF England ENG Tommy Elphick 14 1 11 1 0 0 1 0 2 0
27 DF Egypt EGY Ahmed Elmohamady 42 2 32+6 2 3 0 0 0 0+1 0
30 DF England ENG Kortney Hause 12 1 10+1 1 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
39 DF England ENG Dominic Revan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 DF England ENG Tyrone Mings 18 2 15 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Micah Richards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Glenn Whelan 38 1 23+12 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
7 MF Scotland SCO John McGinn 44 7 39+1 6 3 1 1 0 0 0
8 MF England ENG Henri Lansbury 5 0 1+2 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
10 MF England ENG Jack Grealish 35 6 31 6 3 0 0 0 0+1 0
14 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Conor Hourihane 48 9 33+10 7 2+1 1 0 0 2 1
15 MF Australia AUS Mile Jedinak 18 0 12+5 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF England ENG Andre Green 22 1 8+10 1 1+2 0 0 0 1 0
20 MF Iceland ISL Birkir Bjarnason 17 2 11+6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF Ghana GHA Albert Adomah 42 4 22+14 4 2+1 0 1 0 2 0
41 MF England ENG Jacob Ramsey 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
17 FW England ENG Keinan Davis 7 0 0+5 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
18 FW England ENG Tammy Abraham 40 26 37 25 3 1 0 0 0 0
22 FW Netherlands NED Anwar El Ghazi 36 6 25+6 5 3 1 1 0 1 0
26 FW Ivory Coast CIV Jonathan Kodjia 42 9 19+19 9 0+2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
Players transferred or loaned out during the season
2 DF Belgium BEL Ritchie De Laet 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Scott Hogan 7 0 0+6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
11 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Yannick Bolasie 21 2 9+12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF England ENG Tom Carroll 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF England ENG James Bree 11 0 6+2 0 0 0 1 0 1+1 0
23 GK Portugal POR André Moreira 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
29 FW England ENG Rushian Hepburn-Murphy 7 0 0+5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
34 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jake Doyle-Hayes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
36 FW England ENG Harry McKirdy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 FW England ENG Callum O'Hare 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
MF Australia AUS Jordan Lyden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Disciplinary Records
Player Number Position Championship EFL Cup FA Cup Other Total
Y R Y R Y R Y R Y R
Scotland John McGinn 7 MF 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
Republic of Ireland Conor Hourihane 14 MF 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
Scotland Alan Hutton 21 DF 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
England Tyrone Mings 40 DF 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1
Ivory Coast Jonathan Kodjia 26 FW 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Wales Neil Taylor 3 DF 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 0
Netherlands Anwar El Ghazi 22 FW 4 0a 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
Republic of Ireland Glenn Whelan 6 MF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
England Jack Grealish 10 MF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
England Kortney Hause 30 DF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Wales James Chester 5 DF 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Ghana Albert Adomah 37 MF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Iceland Birkir Bjarnason 20 MF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
England Tammy Abraham 18 FW 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Democratic Republic of the Congo Yannick Bolasie 11 MF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
England Henri Lansbury 8 MF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Egypt Ahmed Elmohamady 27 DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Republic of Ireland Jake Doyle-Hayes 34 MF 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England Keinan Davis 17 ST 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Croatia Lovre Kalinić 28 GK 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Australia Mile Jedinak 15 MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Belgium Ritchie De Laet 2 DF 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England Tommy Elphick 24 DF 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England Tom Carroll 11 MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTAL 80 2 6 0 2 0 4 0 92 2

^a Given one Red Card, which was later rescinded.[87]
Based on matches played until 28 May 2019

Top Scorers
Player Championship EFL Cup FA Cup Other Total
Goals Assists Goals Assists Goals Assists Goals Assists Goals Assists
England Tammy Abraham 18 FW 25 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 26 3
Republic of Ireland Conor Hourihane 14 MF 7 11 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 11
Ivory Coast Jonathan Kodjia 26 FW 9 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 9 3
Scotland John McGinn 7 MF 6 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 9
England Jack Grealish 10 MF 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 7
Netherlands Anwar El Ghazi 22 FW 5 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 6
Wales James Chester 5 DF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Ghana Albert Adomah 37 MF 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
Egypt Ahmed Elmohamady 27 DF 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 8
Democratic Republic of the Congo Yannick Bolasie 11 MF 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5
Scotland Alan Hutton 21 DF 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Iceland Birkir Bjarnason 20 MF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
England Tyrone Mings 40 DF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Republic of Ireland Glenn Whelan 6 MF 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
England Andre Green 19 MF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
England Kortney Hause 30 DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England Tommy Elphick 24 DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Wales Neil Taylor 3 DF 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
England Axel Tuanzebe 4 DF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
TOTAL 79 56 1 1 0 0 4 2 84 59

Based on matches played until 28 May 2019

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