There is something to be said about mending the roof while the sun is shining. #AVFC are enjoying excellent form, with great long-range goals. But coaches recognise reliable underlying numbers and improving them (xG) will be a sign of sustainable form: www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...

JESUS CHRIST TROY PARROTT!!! Lost my voice, head, mental functions after that. Bloooddy hell. Like Niall Quinn knocking it down for Robbie Keane against Germany in ‘02. TAKE THAT VICTOR ORBAN. #ireland #hunirl 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

Bloody hell Ireland! Amazing stuff. Where did that come from!? Best result since...? Italy 2016? Germany 02? Netherlands 01? Fantastic! #Ireland 🇮🇪 #IRLPOR

Aston Villa struggled with the midweek UCL to weekend Prem League games up until around Club Brugge in March. Beat Newcastle 4-1 three days after PSG in April. This season, Villa have won every post-Europe game. Seriously impressive growth from the squad. #avfc

Instant Reaction! A HUGE win for Aston Villa as they beat Bournemouth 4-0 🟣 Overcoming Bmouth press / Emi M & Ollie superb 🔵 Everyone tremendous / Emi B & McGinn set pressing tone 🎥 youtube.com/live/0nkWmoS... #avfc #utv #astonvilla

This is an incredible result & display from Aston Villa. Exceptional set pieces. Brilliant goalkeeping. Playing through Bournemouth’s hard pressing time & again either on the floor or in the air. Joyous to watch. Statement result. UP THE VILLA! #avfc #utv

Outstanding half from Aston Villa. Feels like we’re doing to Bournemouth what they do to others - pressing hard, not giving them room to breathe. Just got to keep this up & don’t let them back into it. Joy to watch. #avfc #utv 🟣🔵

EMI BUENDIA! WHAT A HIT! HAVING THE SEASON OF HIS LIFE. #avfc #utv

Honestly, the sheer number of grifters, many from outside Birmingham, who gatecrashed the Villa game last night for their own clout. Just shows how toxic social media characters operate, doesn't it. #avfc

New episode! We react to Aston Villa's Europa League win over Maccabi Tel Aviv. 🟣 Job done / Villa score a penalty! 🔵 Brilliant to see Tielemans & Buendia back / Elliott questions 🎙️ linktr.ee/allvillanofi... 🎥 youtube.com/live/A2GMVZY... #avfc #utv #astonvilla

Quite funny watching the Liverpool fans react to Trent & think about what Carragher & Michael Owen said about the Villa fan reception for Grealish. #avfc

Mary Earps PR disasterclass all week. Not sure I recall an active pro selling books off the back of criticising another active pro. What's her point? She got dropped from the first XI. Big deal. All footballers get dropped. The dropping hints about Hampton. It's all so unseemly.

Simply put, Emi's mistake killed Aston Villa there. Game plan was working fairly well; had to ride out a storm to half-time but then gifted a goal away like that. Shocking. Konsa tremendous. Rogers looks back at it. Cash very good again. Szoboszlai brilliant for LFC. #avfc

Strong start from Aston Villa. Looked good up until 25 mins & then Liverpool piled the pressure on & we couldn't play out. Defended well & limited their chances before giving away that goal. You just cannot do that at Anfield FFS. Kamara shaky in poss. Rogers excellent. #avfc

Morgan Rogers is totally back at it. He’s looked brilliant so far. #avfc #utv 🟣🔵

Stunned by what I’m hearing after the Bentancur tackle. Commentators playing it down. But that was blatantly a red card, surely?! No wonder Reece James is so bewildered by it. #totche

Spurs look poor at home again here. What’s their plan to play out? Surely they’re more than just Danso long throws? #thfc

Jadon Sancho did well for Villa against City. High pass completion rate for an attacking player & most shot-creating actions. Did defensive duties well - stood in the right places to cut off passing lanes Ignore today's negativity - he's looked bright for Villa so far. #avfc

Went out celebrating Villa’s big win in a very Arsenal area. Their fans all seemed quite happy to see me. Never had that before. WHAT A WIN. UP THE MIGHTY UNAI VILLA! #avfc #utv 🟣🔵

Brilliant first-half from Villa. Weathered an early storm & grew into the game. Very similar to the match last year against City so far. Crowding out the middle. Pau brilliant - balls from deep so crucial. Need a second now before Doku gets off the bench. #avfc #utv

GOOOOLLLLLLL!!!! MATTY CASH! The Polish Cafu? Cafu was the Brazilian Cash. Felt like that was coming. Keep it going, lads! #avfc #utv

City not dealing with Pau's passing from deep here. He has been fantastic so far. #avfc

Same vibe. #avfc

🎙️ NEW #MCFC PODCAST 🔥 Haaland's ridiculous form 🟣 Villa vs. #ManCity preview 🦢 The trip to Swansea 😵‍💫 Being a modern City fan With @davidmooney.co.uk is: @richardtheburns.bsky.social | @conormcnamaraie.bsky.social | @frankiemaguire.bsky.social | Sam Freeman | Alex Tomuta | @domfarrell.bsky.social

🎙️ NEW #MCFC PODCAST 🔥 Haaland's ridiculous form 🟣 Villa vs #ManCity preview 🦢 The trip to Swansea 😵‍💫 Being a modern City fan With @davidmooney.co.uk is: @richardtheburns.bsky.social | @conormcnamaraie.bsky.social | @frankiemaguire.bsky.social | Sam Freeman | Alex Tomuta | @domfarrell.bsky.social

Anyone else here play Hades? Just bought the first game. Great fun. So, I keep getting to Hades himself & CANNOT beat the guy. Gotten close a few times. Anyone got tips?! #Hades

Woltemade is the real deal, isn’t he. Swaggering class. Keep this up & they won’t miss Isak at all. #nufc

Looks like Maccabi have saved the UK government from the spectacle of somehow overturning an expert public safety assessment. Either politicians make public safety at sports stadiums an absolute priority or they do not. #AVFC

The worst display in the Premier League all season. Insipid, pointless nothingness. That was dross plucked from the Aston Villa dark ages of 2012-16. Stunningly clueless. Keith Andrews & Brentford! Cool to see him doing well as a Prem coach. #BrentfordFC #whufc

Me poetically describing the Cash/Digne/Buendia goal to anyone who'll listen. #avfc

How am I supposed to concentrate at work when there's so many angles to watch of Matty Cash, Lucas Digne & Emi Buendia somehow turning into Maradona, Pele & Messi in one move? #avfc #utv

Instant reaction to Aston Villa's tremendous victory over Spurs! 🟣 Sensational Emi Buendia the difference 🔵 Excellent all-round team display 🎥 youtube.com/live/eH2glgh... #avfc #utv #astonvilla

Emi Buendia has looked so sharp here since he came on. Could feel he might do something. That really was an incredible goal from Cash, Digne & Buendia. Super stuff! #avfc #utv

THAT IS A BALON D’OR GOAL. FECKING HELL! MIGHTY EMI BUENDIA! UP THE VILLLAAA!! #avfc #utv 🟣🔵

Very even game. Think this is visibly the most where Villa have missed Youri Tielemans. Feel if he was central now, his ball-playing would help us take control of the game. Plenty of bench options to go for the win here. UTV. #avfc #utv 🟣🔵

Decades after the Heysel and Hillsborough disasters, can politicians please not second-guess expert safety assessments for football stadiums. Thank you. An Aston Villa fan.

Amazing number of bald heads on show at the Aston Villa store 😂. Just shows how stressful it is supporting the mighty Villa. #avfc #utv

I am once again begging you to boycott Tesla

Yet another popular, well-reviewed restaurant on the local high street near me closes. So many former cafes/restaurants up there which have closed in recent years & a fair few still lie empty. Aware dining spots don't have the longest shelf-life, but some of these places were open for years.

Watched ‘A Real Pain’. Understated excellence. Funny & moving. Kieran Culkin, Jesse Eisenberg & Will Sharpe outstanding. The concentration camp visit scene was done amazingly well. Glad Culkin got a load of awards for it.

#AVFC had wanted Donyell Malen for three windows. Yet incorporating him into a system & position was complex. Malen has a curious profile - "he falls between the cracks," says one figure at another PL club - but Villa are now adjusting him to a new role. www.nytimes.com/athletic/669...

The Winklemans have arisen. The Traitors must be back. #CelebrityTraitors

There's a few reasons Gerrard failed at Villa. Primarily, his tactics were abysmal. The first day of the season 2-0 loss at newly-promoted Bournemouth was a shocking moment after a full pre-season. He served up a shapeless debacle. Then there's 'look me in the eye' & more. #avfc

Chad Williams is an exceptional man with exceptional courage. The most inspirational, strong-minded person you can meet. He is an #AVFC podcaster, fan, fundraiser, a Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) campaigner and legend. This is his story @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/668...

In the stadium & think Lamare Bogarde has been exceptional. Really intelligent player. Makes the right decisions. Great to see someone come through the youth team & impose themselves like this. #avfc #utv 🟣🔵

Can see from the stand that was a shocking foul on Buendia & the ref waved play on. Abysmal officiating. #avfc

Oh joy. First, it was Brexit must be done, and that improved nothing. Now they’ve moved onto ECHR. And so when they leave that & nothing improves, what next? Physically move the country to Mars somehow? Grim.

This was fun. Delighted with how experienced Aston Villa now look in Europe. Pau excellent again. Bizot supreme. Still need work with ball retention/decision-making in ten role/left mid, but a lot of positive signs tonight. Huge win! #avfc #utv 🟣🔵

Brilliant goal start to finish!!! Amazing pass from Pau into Malen. Exceptional turn from Donyell & Super John McGinn bags again!!!!! You can see Villa’s European experience here. It’s massive. #avfc #utv 🟣🔵