Getting quite emotional in a pub thinking about being in the magical city of Istanbul to watch Aston Villa in a major European final next week. Unbelievable we get to experience this just a few years after the club almost went bust. What an unreal job Unai Emery has done. #avfc

How did that game get 15 minutes injury time? Did I miss a major injury? Absolutely bizarre officiating tonight. Pleased for Kinsky after the Atletico nightmare. Two outstanding saves tonight. Could have rescued Spurs' Premier League place.

How did the ref not give a penalty straight away there against Tel for Spurs? Blatant from the second you saw it. He's kicked Ampadu in the head!

This West Ham VAR decision. Is this not what Gabriel did to Emi Martinez when Arsenal scored against Aston Villa in December??! #avfc

Iconic stuff. Ollie Watkins set the tone from the first minute. So aggressive & up for it. Bullied the Forest defenders. Chased & pressed everything. His hold up play was as good as it's ever been. Maybe his best ever Villa performance & a no brainer for the World Cup. #avfc

My journey up to Birmingham begins for Aston Villa v Forest. Such a massive, massive game. The amount of joy Unai Emery & this team has brought to us Villa fans over the last few years has been incredible. Really hope & believe they can deliver even more tonight. #avfc #utv

Talked about Villa v Forest & why it feels like such a massive game. Think Emery & this team have given us so much I'd love to see them win a trophy. Forest in form, but European nights at Villa Park throw others off their stride (PSG, Bayern). Come on Villa #avfc #utv 🟣🔵

New episode! Can Aston Villa reach the Europa League final in a massive game? 🟣 How Villa may line-up / Onana impact 🔵 Atmosphere / Forest strength & vulnerabilites 🎥 youtube.com/live/Kjr8IM5... 🎙️ linktr.ee/allvillanofi... #avfc #utv #astonvilla

Think we're seeing once again here this isn't a vintage Guardiola City team. Don't know why there's such a broad assumption they go to Bournemouth and win.

Why didn't we make subs at half-time? Why is Sancho still on there? Why don't we put Barkley deeper in Bogarde's position to get another ball player close to the defence (who can't play out)? #avfc

Maybe the fist time in the Emery era I've felt such a level of disdain & anger at a game. What the hell was that line-up? A selection like we don't need the points. Playing like it doesn't matter. Bournemouth can catch us! Bloody hell. I can't actually believe this. #avfc

Nah, sorry, no excuses for this. It's a shocking, shocking half-arsed display. Change the team up like this & you're asking for trouble. Are we just assuming we've got top 5 already? Do we seriously want to go into Liverpool & City needing points? Fecking hell, man. #avfc

Feel low. All the years of following Aston Villa have done this. Wasn't optimistic going into the game but felt we'd managed it well & were in the ascendency. To give away that penalty is laughably... yep, that happens to us. Take our chances next week & we can do it. We'll see. #avfc

I'm so exhilarated watching this PSG v Bayern game I'm going to the nearest casino to throw my life savings down & buy everyone champagne, cocktails... whatever they fecking want. #PSGBAY

The best football I've ever seen is Guardiola's Barcelona. His battles with Real Madrid pushed football to the absolute limits of how well it can be played. This PSG v Bayern game reminds me of that era. Amazing. Nice to watch players not spend 30 secs on a long throw! #PSGBAY

The ref giving those two 'fouls' for Casemiro. Wow.

Sunderland giving every Forest player in need of a confidence boost a free hit at goal ahead of the Villa semi-final. Thanks lads 😂 #avfc 🟣🔵

That was a reminder this isn't a vintage Guardiola team. Wouldn't be massively sure City go on a full winning run now. Gives Arsenal so much impetus to just go for it in their three remaining homes games. #afc #arsenal

Zian Flemming side-eyeing the camera after Burnley smash Man City 3-0 tonight.

Spurs aside, strong case Chelsea are the worst run club in the Prem. They have all the financial advantages of being a 'Big Six' side & have blown it throughout Blueco's time. Sacked two managers who were doing okay. Awful recruitment. Nobody cares about the Club World Cup.

If Spurs can beat Wolves away, they can take some relief in how West Ham have tricky fixtures. Wonder if WHU might draw too many, whereas Spurs can possibly find another win after potentially beating Wolves. So hard to call.

NEW EPISODE! ASTON VILLA 4 - 3 SUNDERLAND | Tammy rescues Villa right at the end! 🟣 John McGinn shows his class / Ollie Watkins supreme 🔵 Massive minute in the Emery era 🎙️ linktr.ee/allvillanofi... 🎥 youtube.com/live/j0lbkkI... #avfc #utv #astonvilla

Great sides are built off huge moments. That minute with the Martinez save & Tammy's winner was one of them. Unai running on the pitch to celebrate. It just *feels* like a huge moment in the Emery era at Villa. An extraordinary finale. What a team. I love this team. #avfc

What a sensational start to the second half! Everything from McGinn, Barkley, Ollie & Rogers was outstanding! McGinn is having an incredible game. He's an absolutely brilliant footballer. #avfc #utv 🟣🔵

Delighted for Aston Villa to be ahead because Sunderland looked such a well coached side & made that tough. Feel there's more moments in it for both sides here. Would love Ollie to get a hat-trick. Onana, McGinn & Watkins all exceptional so far. #avfc #utv 🟣🔵

That is an incredible goal from Aston Villa. The patience & build-up. Waiting for the right moment. Sensational stuff. Come on Ollie - get your hat-trick! #avfc #utv 🟣🔵

Just pulled out the apology celebration against my hometown club.

Good lord, what a brilliant finish from Mitoma. #bhafc

Thought Man United looked like a side that hadn't played in three weeks last night. Bizarre lack of sharpness in the first 70 mins. Leeds outstanding. Showed great 'battle' but played some class football & should have scored four or five. What a massive win that was. #lufc

Think the Forest v Villa game showed a lot of the best & worst of Villa this season. Periods of great control, but not clinical enough in key moments. Attackers who lose the ball in careless positions which suddenly shifts the game state & often leads to conceded goals. #avfc

An absolutely shocking minute from Rogers there. Gives the ball away three times. How many goals have we conceded this season from attacking players carelessly giving the ball away. Cruising through this & then just gift a goal away. #avfc

Not confident about this away day for Villa, esp with Konsa benched. Feel like the new manager effect is slowly clicking at Forest. That said, Villa are finding wins again & Ollie Watkins looked really at it in Bologna. We're also strong post-Euro games. Ollie scoring! UTV #avfc

I wonder if this game on the final day of the season is a straight shoot out to decide which of them stays up?

So happy about that Aston Villa win at Bologna. There was a time where I doubted I’d ever see Villa compete in Europe again. To think we look this assured is unbelievable. Ollie Watkins hitting form. Carry this on to the end of the season & we can win a trophy. #avfc

Amadou Onana was 10/10 outstanding against West Ham. Covered everywhere in midfield. Great on the ball. His tackle led to the second goal. Constantly headed away West Ham set pieces & made a crucial interception from a late WHU header. Looked like a £50m player. #avfc 🟣🔵

Did a reaction to Aston Villa's huge win against West Ham. Nice to be back! Such a huge win at an critical moment. Could feel in recent games McGinn's presence had given a lift. Thought he was fantastic, alongside so many others. Onana awesome & MOTM. #avfc #utv #astonvilla

New episode! Instant reaction to a massive Aston Villa win against West Ham! 🟣 Fantastic all-round performance at crucial moment 🔵 Onana, McGinn, Watkins all outstanding 🎙️ linktr.ee/allvillanofi... 🎥 www.youtube.com/live/47qGnpk... #avfc #utv #astonvilla

That second goal feels crucial. Don’t give anything away now & get another here. God bless you, Onana, Rogers & Ollie Watkins!! Just the mere sight of McGinn & Tielemans makes a huge difference. #avfc 🟣🔵

Great half fron Aston Villa. Only criticism is that we haven’t scored more than once. Need to make sure they stay focused & don’t get casual as West Ham may change shape at some point & go at Villa. McGinn’s calmness & precision on the ball has been a massive addition. #avfc

Great half fron Aston Villa. Only criticism is that we haven’t scored more than once. Need to make sure they stay focused & don’t get casual as West Ham may change shape at some point & go at Villa. McGinn’s calmness & precision on the ball has been a massive addition. #avfc

Can barely believe how bad this Leeds v Brentford game is. Dreadful lower league style on show. Think if I was to try & show examples of why the Premier League hasn’t felt all that great this year, this match would be one of the picks.

I had a severe concussion recently & it’s been a slow recovery. I can’t look at screens for long periods, so I’m not able to do the @allvillanofiller.bsky.social podcast atm. I’m hoping to do a Aston Villa v Lille post-match on Thursday 👍 Tough moment for Villa but keep the faith. UTV

Always great chatting to Luis Miguel Echegaray about Aston Villa. We looked at how things have gone wrong recently & how to potentially fix them. First pod in a couple of weeks. Back now regularly! #avfc #utv 🟣🔵

Just think Villa’s problems boil down to losing Tielemans, Kamara & McGinn at the same time. How do United get on without Bruno, Mainoo & Mbuemo? What about Chelsea if they lost Palmer, Enzo & Caicedo? Yes, we could be playing better, but those three are a brutal loss. #avfc

I find all this quite interesting. In 46 odd years going down Villa Park, I’ve never known a time when we weren’t complaining that the atmosphere isn’t what it used to be. I agree sometimes it can go a bit flat but I don’t think the fall off is as dramatic as some suggest……

Honestly, what a genius shot. An all-time great scene. Fought tears watching it. There's something quite 'Stand By Me' about A Knight of The Seven Kingdoms. #AKOTSK

Thought A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms was outstanding. The uplifting feel of it. A good man doing good things. The music. A perfect cast. Everything you liked about Game of Thrones in a lighter, more humourous colour. Loved it. #AKOTSK #aknightofthesevenkingdoms

a year is a long time in politics

In a season riddled with some of the worst games I can remember in the Premier League for years, Everton v United is currently also up there. Don't want to be negative for the sake of it, but this is abysmal & aimless football.

Zero sign of a new manager bounce of any kind here for Spurs. Feel once again they don’t look like a side built for a hyper-competitive relegation fight. They can go down.