Aston Villa 1903-1904⢠Manager fears distractions at countryâs first major tournament since 1958 ⢠âIf the players have cabin fever, good; we have waited long enoughâ Wales will ban wags from their team hotel at Euro 2016. The presence of playersâ wives and girlfriends has been a thorny issue around major tournamentsâ¦
Guardian » 3hThis weekâs winner is Andrew Webster (Pato Banton), who wins a copy of Matchdays: the hidden story of the Bundesliga by Ronald Reng . Next week weâd like your takes on Robert Huth (but letâs try to steer clear of that incident, eh? ) . Send your efforts to [email protected] by noon on Mondayâ¦
Guardian » 4h⢠City believe Catalan tired of the politics at Barcelona and Bayern Munich ⢠Toni Kroos and Paul Pogba among targets but Vincent Kompany will stay Manchester City want Pep Guardiola to stay beyond his three-year contract and build a dynasty , with the club confident he will enter the best workingâ¦
Guardian » 4hReal Madrid to bid £60m for Romelu Lukaku , Liverpool to sell Martin Skrtel, Alex Iwobi picks Nigeria over England, plus more.
BBC Sport » 4hAt 23, Lingard has had a much more gradual rise to prominence, spending four loan spells away from Old Trafford
The Independent » 5hAshley backed new manager Rafa Benitez to keep the club in the top flight
The Independent » 5hWives, girlfriends and family members are banned from Wales' team hotel during the early stages of their Euro 2016 campaign, says Chris Coleman.
BBC Sport » 5hSources at the top of the club believe that the biggest challenge Guardiola will face is the colossal difficulty of the Premier League itself
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England Division One (old)
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GA | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 34 | 1.71 | 47 | W2-1 | L2-4 | |
| 2 | Manchester City | 34 | 1.58 | 44 | L0-1 | L0-1 | |
| 3 | Everton | 34 | 1.84 | 43 | W3-1 | L0-1 | |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 34 | 1.29 | 42 | W3-1 | D1-1 | |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 34 | 1.46 | 41 | |||
| 6 | Sunderland | 34 | 1.29 | 39 | W2-0 | L1-6 | |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 34 | 1.09 | 38 | W6-1 | W2-1 | |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 34 | 0.67 | 36 | W2-0 | L2-3 | |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 34 | 1.00 | 31 | W3-1 | W7-3 | |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 34 | 0.98 | 30 | W2-1 | L1-2 | |
| 11 | Birmingham City | 34 | 0.75 | 30 | D1-1 | D2-2 | |
| 12 | Bury | 34 | 0.76 | 29 | L0-2 | D2-2 | |
| 13 | Notts County | 34 | 0.61 | 29 | W4-0 | D0-0 | |
| 14 | Derby County | 34 | 0.97 | 28 | W3-0 | D2-2 | |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 34 | 0.80 | 28 | L2-3 | W3-0 | |
| 16 | Stoke City | 34 | 0.95 | 27 | W3-1 | L0-2 | |
| 17 | Liverpool | 34 | 0.79 | 26 | W2-1 | D1-1 | |
| 18 | West Bromwich Albion | 34 | 0.60 | 24 | W3-1 | W3-1 | |
| Aston Villa | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 5th | 3rd | 5th |
| Played | 34 | 17 | 17 |
| Won | 17 | 13 | 4 |
| Drawn | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| Lost | 10 | 3 | 7 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 7th | 8th | 7th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 2-2-2 | 4-0-2 | 1-2-3 |
| Goals (F-A) | 9-8 | 14-7 | 8-9 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd |
| Goals scored | 70 | 41 | 29 |
| Failed to score | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Since failing to score | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 6th | 5th | 8th |
| Goals conceded | 48 | 16 | 32 |
| Clean sheets | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd |
| Goal difference | +22 | +25 | -3 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 2nd | 4th | 3rd |
| Goal total | 118 | 57 | 61 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 23 | 12 | 11 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | lost last game | ||
| Home | won last game | ||
| Away | lost last game | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 4-2-1 | 7-1-1 | 1-2-2 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 6-3 | 7-1 | 4-5 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
W3-1 |
W3-1 |
D2-2 |
| Occurence | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| Aston Villa | |||
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division One (old) | 5th | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 70 | 48 | +22 | .597 |
| English FA Cup | Second Round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 |
| TOTAL | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 73 | 51 | +22 | .592 | |
