Aston Villa earned a 3-1 win away to Club Brugge in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie in Belgium on Tuesday, thanks to an own goal and a penalty kick in the final eight minutes.

Ollie Watkins gives Aston Villa victory at former club Brentford - Villa, in seventh, now sit two points off fourth-place Manchester City.

This should be a really good game - it is 11th versus 10th but both teams are looking up the table and thinking about getting into the European places. It feels like it will be close but I am actually pretty sure Brentford will win it - Aston Villa have been stretched all season and we know they tend to be a bit flat the weekend following a

Former Belgium international Stijn Stijnen is of the view that Aston Villa star Youri Tielemans needs to work on his defensive game during transitions to become world-class. The 27-year-old midfielder joined Aston Villa in 2023 from Leicester City and since arriving at Villa Park, he has been a key part of Unai Emery’s starting line-up.

ASTON VILLA managed to ditch their post-Champions League problems as Ollie Watkins downed his former club. Unai Emery’s biggest problem this season has been picking up points after their European

Aston Villa took on Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday evening and Emi Martinez and Marco Asensio were absent from the squad.