2014–15 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa

2014–15 season
Chairman	Randy Lerner
Manager	Paul Lambert (until 11 February 2015) Tim Sherwood (from 14 February 2015)
Stadium	Villa Park
Premier League	17th
FA Cup	Runners-up
League Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Benteke (13) All: Benteke (15)
Home colours Away colours
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The 2014–15 season was Aston Villa's 23rd season in the Premier League and 27th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, as well as their 140th season as a professional football club. Villa participated in the FA Cup (reaching the final) and League Cup. The club was managed by Paul Lambert, until his sacking on 11 February 2015.^[1] He was replaced by Tim Sherwood on 14 February.^[2]

Key events

• 12 May 2014: Randy Lerner announces that he has put the club up for sale after eight years of ownership.^[3]
• 20 May: Academy graduates Marc Albrighton and Nathan Delfouneso are both released from the club.^[4]
• 5 June: The club makes its first summer signing with former Arsenal and Fulham defender Phillipe Senderos agreeing to join the club on a free transfer from Valencia.^[5]
• 10 June: Joe Cole joins the club on a free transfer.^[6]
• 1 July: Roy Keane is appointed as the new assistant manager to Paul Lambert, following the dismissal of Ian Culverhouse towards the end of the previous season.^[7]
• 8 July: Chief executive officer Paul Faulkner steps down from his role after failing to reach an agreement on a new non-operational role at the club.^[8]
• 11 July: Kieran Richardson signs for a fee believed to be £600,000 from relegated Fulham.^[9]
• 8 August: Aly Cissokho joins on a four-year deal from Valencia.^[10]
• 15 August: Colombian Carlos Sánchez arrives at the club for a fee believed to be £4.7 million.^[11]
• 16 August: Villa win 1–0 against Stoke City in the first match of the new season.^[12]
• 21 August: Tom Fox is appointed as the club's new CEO, after five years as Chief Commercial Officer at Arsenal.^[13]
• 27 August: Villa are knocked out of the League Cup after a 1–0 home defeat to Leyton Orient of League One.^[14]
• 2 September: Villa complete a season-long loan for Tom Cleverley from Manchester United, with a view to a permanent move.^[15]
• 17 September: Paul Lambert signs a new contract committing himself to the club until 2018.^[16]
• 4 October: Christian Benteke makes his return after six months out with a ruptured achilles tendon, coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat to Manchester City.^[17]
• 2 November: For the first time since 1967, the club suffers its sixth straight league defeat after losing 2–1 at home to Tottenham Hotspur.^[18]
• 28 November: Roy Keane leaves his role as assistant manager with immediate effect.^[19]
• 13 January 2015: Carles Gil becomes Villa's first January signing after joining the club on a four-and-half year deal.^[20]
• 30 January: Scott Sinclair joins on loan until the end of the season, with a view to a permanent move.^[21]
• 1 February: A 5–0 defeat at Arsenal sees Villa go six league matches (612 minutes) without scoring.^[22]
• 10 February: Villa fall into the drop-zone for the time in the season, after losing 2–0 away to relegation rivals Hull City. This prompts angry scenes from the travelling support towards the manager.^[23]
• 11 February: Paul Lambert is sacked as manager 24 hours after defeat to Hull.^[1]
• 14 February: Tim Sherwood is appointed as the new manager of the club. However his first match in charge ends in defeat against Stoke City (21 February).^[2][24]
• 28 February: Villa lose 1–0 to Newcastle United condemning them to a seventh consecutive defeat, beating the six recorded earlier in the season.^[25]
• 3 March: The run of defeats is eventually ended courtesy of a 2–1 victory over local rivals West Bromwich Albion.^[26]
• 7 March: Villa reach Wembley for the first time since 2010 after beating their rivals for the second time in a week. West Bromwich Albion go down 2–0 at Villa Park in the FA Cup quarter-finals.^[27]
• 14 March: The club records its biggest victory of the season, 4–0 away against Sunderland. All four goals were scored before half-time.^[28]
• 7 April: Christian Benteke scores a hat-trick to salvage a 3–3 draw against fellow relegation candidates Queens Park Rangers.^[29]
• 11 April: Villa beat Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 at White Hart Lane in Tim Sherwood's first game against his former employers.^[30]
• 20 April: The club reaches the FA Cup Final after a 2–1 win against Liverpool at Wembley Stadium. Christian Benteke and Fabian Delph scored the goals to take Villa to the prestigious final for the first time since 2000.^[31]
• 16 May: Despite being thrashed 6–1 at Southampton, Villa's Premier League safety is confirmed after Hull City lose to Tottenham Hotspur.^[32][33]
• 24 May: Villa end the season in 17th place in the Premier League, their second lowest finish since its inception, after a final day defeat to already relegated Burnley.^[34]

Players

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (age)	Apps.	Goals	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	Brad Guzan		GK	September 9, 1984	140	0
13	Jed Steer		GK	September 23, 1992	4	0
31	Shay Given		GK	April 20, 1976	52	0
Defenders
2	Nathan Baker		CB / LB	April 23, 1991	86	0
3	Joe Bennett		LB	March 28, 1990	37	0
4	Ron Vlaar		CB	February 16, 1985	87	2
5	Jores Okore		CB	August 11, 1992	31	1
6	Ciaran Clark		CB / LB	September 26, 1989	136	8
14	Phillipe Senderos		CB	February 14, 1985	10	0
21	Alan Hutton		RB	November 30, 1984	68	1
23	Aly Cissokho		LB	September 15, 1987	27	0
32	Janoi Donacien		CB / RB	November 3, 1993	0	0
34	Matthew Lowton		RB	June 9, 1989	82	2
35	Enda Stevens		LB	July 9, 1990	9	0
–	Antonio Luna		LB	March 17, 1991	18	1	On loan at Spezia Calcio.
Midfielders
7	Leandro Bacuna		CM / RB / RWB	August 21, 1991	63	6
8	Tom Cleverley		CM / AM	August 12, 1989	36	3	On loan from Manchester United.
9	Scott Sinclair		LW / RW	March 25, 1989	12	3
12	Joe Cole		AM	November 8, 1981	15	1
15	Ashley Westwood		CM	April 1, 1990	101	3
16	Fabian Delph (captain)		CM	November 21, 1989	133	8
17	Chris Herd		CM / CB / RB	April 4, 1989	42	2
18	Kieran Richardson		LW / LB	October 21, 1984	25	0
22	Gary Gardner		CM	June 29, 1992	18	0
24	Carlos Sánchez		DM	February 6, 1986	32	1
25	Carles Gil		AM / RW	November 22, 1992	7	1
28	Charles N'Zogbia		LW / AM	May 28, 1986	90	5
39	Riccardo Clader		LW	January 26, 1996	0	0
40	Jack Grealish		LW / AM	September 10, 1995	24	0
–	Yacouba Sylla		DM	November 29, 1990	24	0	On loan at Kayseri Erciyesspor.
–	Aleksandar Tonev		LW / RW	February 3, 1990	20	0	On loan at Celtic.
Forwards
10	Andreas Weimann		ST / LW / RW	August 5, 1991	129	24
11	Gabriel Agbonlahor		ST / LW / RW	October 13, 1986	352	83
19	Darren Bent		ST	February 6, 1984	72	25
20	Christian Benteke		ST	December 3, 1990	100	49
27	Libor Kozák		ST	May 30, 1989	15	4
29	Rushian Hepburn-Murphy		ST	September 19, 1998	1	0
37	Callum Robinson		ST	February 2, 1995	5	0
38	Graham Burke		ST	September 21, 1993	2	0
–	Nicklas Helenius		ST / RW	May 8, 1991	6	1	On loan at Aalborg BK.

Last updated: 25 May 2015.
Source: Soccerbase

Transfers

In

Summer

Date	Position	Player name	Old club	League	Transfer fee	Notes	Source
5 June 2014	DF	Philippe Senderos	Valencia	La Liga	Free transfer	Officially joined on 1/7/14, after release from Valencia.	[5]
10 June 2014	MF	Joe Cole	West Ham United	Premier League	Free transfer	Officially joined on 1/7/14, after release from West Ham.	[6]
11 July 2014	MF	Kieran Richardson	Fulham	Championship	£600,000		[9]
8 August 2014	DF	Aly Cissokho	Valencia	La Liga	£2,000,000^1		[10]
15 August 2014	MF	Carlos Sánchez	Elche	La Liga	£4,700,000^1		[11]

Winter/Spring

Date	Position	Player name	Old club	League	Transfer fee	Notes	Source
13 January 2015	MF	Carles Gil	Valencia	La Liga	£3,200,000^1		[20]
19 May 2015	MF	Scott Sinclair	Manchester City	Premier League	£2,600,000^1	Originally a loan, made into a permanent move.	[35]

Out

Summer

Date	Position	Player name	New club	League	Transfer fee	Notes	Source
20 May 2014	MF	Marc Albrighton	Leicester City	Premier League	Free transfer	Signed for Leicester on 23/5/14 after release.	[4][36]
20 May 2014	FW	Nathan Delfouneso	Blackpool	Championship	Free transfer	Signed for Blackpool on 29/7/14 after release.	[4][37]
10 June 2014	FW	Jordan Bowery	Rotherham United	Championship	£250,000		[38][39]
6 August 2014	MF	Samir Carruthers	MK Dons	League One	£220,000		[40]
1 September 2014	MF	Karim El Ahmadi	Feyenoord	Eredivisie	£320,000^1		[41]

¹Fee officially undisclosed

Winter

Date	Position	Player name	New club	League	Transfer fee	Source
23 January 2015	MF	Daniel Johnson	Preston North End	League One	£50,000^1	[42]

Loans

In

Summer

Date	Position	Player name	Club	League	Duration	Return Date	Source
2 September 2014	MF	Tom Cleverley	Manchester United	Premier League	Season-long	30 June 2015	[15]

Winter

Date	Position	Player name	Club	League	Duration	Return Date	Notes	Source
30 January 2015	MF	Scott Sinclair	Manchester City	Premier League	5 months	19 May 2015	Move was made permanent on 19/5/15.	[21][35]

Out

Summer

Date	Position	Player name	Club	League	Duration	Return Date	Notes	Source
9 July 2014	FW	Nicklas Helenius	Aalborg BK	Danish Superliga	Season-long	30 June 2015		[43]
1 August 2014	GK	Jed Steer	Doncaster Rovers	League One	3 months	1 November 2014		[44]
4 August 2014	DF	Antonio Luna	Verona	Serie A	6 months	2 February 2015	Loan originally season-long but cut short in February.	[45][46]
6 August 2014	MF	Yacouba Sylla	Kayseri Erciyesspor	Süper Lig	Season-long	30 June 2015		[47]
8 August 2014	MF	Daniel Johnson	Chesterfield	League One	3 months	8 November 2014		[48]
11 August 2014	MF	Aleksandar Tonev	Celtic	Scottish Premiership	Season-long	30 June 2015		[49]
18 August 2014	DF	Janoi Donacien	Tranmere Rovers	League Two	Season-long	30 June 2015		[50][51]
20 August 2014	DF	Joe Bennett	Brighton & Hove Albion	Championship	Season-long	30 June 2015		[52]
26 August 2014	MF	Gary Gardner	Brighton & Hove Albion	Championship	4 months	1 January 2015		[53]

Winter/Spring

Date	Pos	Player name	Club	League	Duration	Return Date	Notes	Source
16 September 2014	FW	Callum Robinson	Preston North End	League One	2 months	26 November 2014		[54][55]
23 September 2014	MF	Chris Herd	Bolton Wanderers	Championship	1.5 months	8 November 2014		[56]
10 October 2014	DF	Enda Stevens	Northampton Town	League Two	1 month	6 November 2014		[57]
31 October 2014	GK	Jed Steer	Yeovil Yown	League One	2 months	31 January 2015		[58]
6 November 2014	DF	Enda Stevens	Doncaster Rovers	League One	7 months	30 June 2015		[59][60]
10 November 2014	MF	Daniel Johnson	Oldham Athletic	League One	2 months	5 January 2015		[61]
26 November 2014	FW	Darren Bent	Brighton & Hove Albion	Championship	1 month	29 December 2014		[62]
2 January 2015	FW	Darren Bent	Derby County	Championship	4.5 months	30 June 2015		[63]
10 January 2015	MF	Gary Gardner	Nottingham Forest	Championship	4.5 months	30 June 2015		[64]
26 January 2015	DF	Chris Herd	Wigan Athletic	Championship	1 month	30 June 2015	Player returned early due to injury,	[65][66]
2 February 2015	DF	Antonio Luna	Spezia	Serie B	5 months	30 June 2015		[46]
2 February 2015	FW	Callum Robinson	Preston North End	League One	3 months	11 May 2015		[67][68]
26 March 2015	FW	Graham Burke	Notts County	League One	2 months	30 June 2015		[69]
26 March 2015	DF	Lewis Kinsella	Luton Town	League Two	2 months	30 June 2015		[70]

Competitions

Pre-season and friendlies

Mansfield Town v Aston Villa

17 July 2014	Mansfield Town	1–3	Aston Villa	Mansfield
19:45 BST	Fisher  41'	Report	Bent  61', 90' Gardner  85'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 3,432

FC Dallas v Aston Villa

23 July 2014	FC Dallas	0–2	Aston Villa	Frisco, Texas
20:10 CDT 02:10 BST		Report	Weimann  44' N'Zogbia  48' Delph  62' Clark  81'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium

Houston Dynamo v Aston Villa

26 July 2014	Houston Dynamo	0–1	Aston Villa	Houston, Texas
20:10 CDT 02:10 BST		Report	Herd  40' Bennett  41' Westwood  83'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 20,514

Chesterfield v Aston Villa

30 July 2014	Chesterfield	3–1	Aston Villa	Chesterfield
19:45 BST	Darikwa  6' Hird  43' Morsy  85'	Report	Grealish  51'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 3,740

Groningen v Aston Villa

2 August 2014	Groningen	4–1	Aston Villa	Groningen
17:00 CEST 19:00 BST	Chery  5', 8' Antonia  32' Islamović  90'	Report	N'Zogbia  76'	Stadium: Euroborg Stadium

Walsall v Aston Villa

5 August 2014	Walsall	0–1	Aston Villa	Walsall
19:30 BST		Report	Hutton  28'	Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 6,559

Aston Villa v Parma

9 August 2014	Aston Villa	0–0	Parma	Birmingham
15:00 BST	Baker  17'	Report		Stadium: Villa Park

Premier League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
15	Newcastle United	38	10	9	19	40	63	−23	39
16	Sunderland	38	7	17	14	31	53	−22	38
17	Aston Villa	38	10	8	20	31	57	−26	38
18	Hull City (R)	38	8	11	19	33	51	−18	35	Relegation to the Football League Championship
19	Burnley (R)	38	7	12	19	28	53	−25	33

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated.

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
38	10	8	20	31	57	−26	38	5	6	8	18	25	−7	5	2	12	13	32	−19

Last updated: 25 May 2015.
Source: Statto.com

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H
Result	W	D	W	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	D	D	W	W	L	D	L	D	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	W	L	L	D	W	L	W	W	L	L
Position	3	4	3	2	3	6	7	11	15	15	16	16	16	12	11	12	12	13	13	12	13	14	16	16	18	19	19	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	15	17

Last updated: 25 May 2015.
Source: Statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Stoke City v Aston Villa

16 August 2014 1	Stoke City	0–1	Aston Villa	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST		Report	Westwood  14' Weimann  50' Hutton  80' Agbonlahor  86'	Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 27,478 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Aston Villa v Newcastle United

23 August 2014 2	Aston Villa	0–0	Newcastle United	Birmingham
12:45 BST	N'Zogbia  50' Senderos  67' Weimann  68' Sánchez  85'	Report	Williamson  86', 90'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 30,267 Referee: Mike Dean

Aston Villa v Hull City

31 August 2014 3	Aston Villa	2–1	Hull City	Birmingham
13:30 BST	Agbonlahor  14' Weimann  36' Guzan  90'	Report	Davies  42' Jelavić  74',  82' Elmohamady  84' Quinn  87'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 28,336 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Liverpool v Aston Villa

13 September 2014 4	Liverpool	0–1	Aston Villa	Liverpool
17:30 BST	Lallana  12' Moreno  76'	Report	Agbonlahor  9' Hutton  63'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,689 Referee: Lee Mason

Aston Villa v Arsenal

20 September 2014 5	Aston Villa	0–3	Arsenal	Birmingham
15:00 BST	Clark  83'	Report	Chambers  22' Özil  32' Welbeck  34' Cissokho  36' (o.g.) Ramsey  56' Wilshere  84'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 40,013 Referee: Mike Jones

Chelsea v Aston Villa

27 September 2014 6	Chelsea	3–0	Aston Villa	London
15:00 BST	Oscar  7' Cahill  26' Fàbregas  58' Costa  59' Willian  79'	Report	Cleverley  51' Senderos  62'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,616 Referee: Phil Dowd

Aston Villa v Manchester City

4 October 2014 7	Aston Villa	0–2	Manchester City	Birmingham
17:30 BST		Report	Kolarov  24' Touré  82' Agüero  88'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 32,964 Referee: Chris Foy

Everton v Aston Villa

18 October 2014 8	Everton	3–0	Aston Villa	Liverpool
15:00 BST	Jagielka  18' Lukaku  48' Barry  61' Naismith  71' Coleman  76'	Report	Richardson  7' Agbonlahor  36'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,505 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Queens Park Rangers v Aston Villa

27 October 2014 9	Queens Park Rangers	2–0	Aston Villa	London
20:00 GMT	Austin  17', 69'	Report	Weimann  58' Lowton  77'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 18,002 Referee: Lee Mason

Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur

2 November 2014 10	Aston Villa	1–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Birmingham
16:00 GMT	Weimann  16',  70' Cissokho  38' Benteke  65' Sánchez  89'	Report	Eriksen  25' Vertonghen  61' Chadli  80'  84' Kane  90'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 32,049 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

West Ham United v Aston Villa

8 November 2014 11	West Ham United	0–0	Aston Villa	London
15:00 GMT		Report	Cleverley  69' Weimann  69' Agbonlahor  89'	Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 34,857 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Aston Villa v Southampton

24 November 2014 12	Aston Villa	1–1	Southampton	Birmingham
20:00 GMT	Agbonlahor  29' Okore  72'	Report	Wanyama  58' Clyne  81',  83'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 25,311 Referee: Phil Dowd

Burnley v Aston Villa

29 November 2014 13	Burnley	1–1	Aston Villa	Burnley
15:00 GMT	Kightly  28' Marney  38' Barnes  45+1' Ings  87' (pen.)	Report	Cole  38' Cleverley  41' Hutton  45' Okore  86' Clark  87'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 19,910 Referee: Graham Scott

Crystal Palace v Aston Villa

2 December 2014 14	Crystal Palace	0–1	Aston Villa	London
20:00 GMT	Campbell  57' Bolasie  81'	Report	Benteke  32' Clark  82' Weimann  90+2'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 23,935 Referee: Michael Oliver

Aston Villa v Leicester City

7 December 2014 15	Aston Villa	2–1	Leicester City	Birmingham
16:00 GMT	Clark  17' N'Zogbia  34' Hutton  71',  81' Sánchez  75' Agbonlahor  90'	Report	Ulloa  13' Vardy  41' Cambiasso  59' Schlupp  60' Wasilewski  71' Konchesky  80'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 27,692 Referee: Craig Pawson

West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa

13 December 2014 16	West Bromwich Albion	1–0	Aston Villa	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	McAuley  18' Pocognoli  63' Gardner  72'  90+5' Varela  78'	Report	Richardson  22' Cleverley  42' Hutton  65'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,684 Referee: Mike Dean

Aston Villa v Manchester United

20 December 2014 17	Aston Villa	1–1	Manchester United	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Benteke  18' Agbonlahor  65' Guzan  75'	Report	Falcao  53' Blackett  75'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,273 Referee: Lee Mason
Note: Agbonlahor's red card was rescinded by the FA on 23 December 2014.[71]

Swansea City v Aston Villa

26 December 2014 18	Swansea City	1–0	Aston Villa	Swansea
15:00 GMT	Sigurðsson  13' Shelvey  24'	Report	Sánchez  36' Clark  49' Okore  76' Agbonlahor  89'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,683 Referee: Roger East

Aston Villa v Sunderland

28 December 2014 19	Aston Villa	0–0	Sunderland	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Vlaar  44' Delph  49'	Report	Cattermole  56' Johnson  73' Giaccherini  90+2'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 35,436 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Aston Villa v Crystal Palace

1 January 2015 20	Aston Villa	0–0	Crystal Palace	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Clark  78'	Report	Delaney  86'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 29,047 Referee: Robert Madley

Leicester City v Aston Villa

10 January 2015 21	Leicester City	1–0	Aston Villa	Leicester
15:00 GMT	Konchesky  45+1' Hammond  56' James  90+3'	Report	Okore  35' Clark  63', 90+4'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,728 Referee: Michaek Oliver

Aston Villa v Liverpool

17 January 2015 22	Aston Villa	0–2	Liverpool	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Okore  52'	Report	Borini  24' Lambert  79',  81'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 39,759 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Arsenal v Aston Villa

1 February 2015 23	Arsenal	5–0	Aston Villa	London
14:00	Giroud  5' Özil  56' Walcott  63' Cazorla  75' (pen.) Bellerín  90+2'	Report	Clark  57' Gil  68'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,958 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Aston Villa v Chelsea

7 February 2015 24	Aston Villa	1–2	Chelsea	Birmingham
15:00	Cleverley  5' Westwood  44' Okore  48'  49'	Report	Hazard  8' Ramires  35' Ivanović  66',  90+5'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 35,969 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Hull City v Aston Villa

10 February 2015 25	Hull City	2–0	Aston Villa	Kingston upon Hull
	Jelavić  22' N'Doye  74' Dawson  85'	Report	Hutton  41' Agbonlahor  56'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 21,467 Referee: Michael Oliver

Aston Villa v Stoke City

21 February 2015 26	Aston Villa	1–2	Stoke City	Birmingham
15:00	Sinclair  20' Sánchez  59' Vlaar  90', 90+2'	Report	Wollscheid  35' Diouf  45' Whelan  64' Moses  90+3' (pen.) Walters  90+6'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 31,880 Referee: Roger East

Newcastle United v Aston Villa

28 February 2015 27	Newcastle United	1–0	Aston Villa	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT	Cissé  37' Williamson  53'	Report	Hutton  26' Lowton  47' Agbonlahor  63' Clark  83' Cleverley  90+6'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,373 Referee: Lee Mason

Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion

3 March 2015 28	Aston Villa	2–1	West Bromwich Albion	Birmingham
19:45 GMT	Agbonlahor  22' Clark  81' Hutton  88' Benteke  90+4' (pen.)	Report	Yacob  42' Lescott  52' Berahino  66'  88' Gardner  86'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 31,272 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Sunderland v Aston Villa

14 March 2015 29	Sunderland	0–4	Aston Villa	Sunderland
15:00 GMT	Bridcutt  90+1'	Report	Bacuna  8' Benteke  16', 44' Agbonlahor  18', 37'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 45,746 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Aston Villa v Swansea City

21 March 2015 30	Aston Villa	0–1	Swansea City	Birmingham
15:00 GMT		Report	Gomis  87'	Stadium: Villa Park Referee: Robert Madley

Manchester United v Aston Villa

4 April 2015 31	Manchester United	3–1	Aston Villa	Manchester
15:00 BST	Herrera  43', 90+2' Rooney  79'	Report	Benteke  80' Delph  83'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,397 Referee: Roger East

Aston Villa v Queens Park Rangers

7 April 2015 32	Aston Villa	3–3	Queens Park Rangers	Birmingham
15:00 BST	Benteke  10', 33', 83'	Report	Phillips  7' Sandro  34' Kranjčar  35' Hill  55',  82' Austin  56',  78'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 33,708 Referee: Craig Pawson

Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa

11 April 2015 33	Tottenham Hotspur	0–1	Aston Villa	London
15:00 BST	Bentaleb  65' Rose  81' Lamela  90+6'	Report	Benteke  35',  81' Sánchez  58', 90+4' Richardson  90+7'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,687 Referee: Lee Probert

Manchester City v Aston Villa

25 April 2015 34	Manchester City	3–2	Aston Villa	Manchester
17:30 BST	Agüero  3' Silva  46' Kolarov  66' Fernandinho  89'	Report	Westwood  62' Sánchez  65',  85' Cleverley  68'	Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 45,036 Referee: Mike Dean

Aston Villa v Everton

2 May 2015 35	Aston Villa	3–2	Everton	Birmingham
15:00 BST	Benteke  10', 45' Cleverley  64' Vlaar  84' Given  90+3'	Report	Lukaku  59' (pen.) Coleman  73' Jagielka  90+2'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 37,859 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Aston Villa v West Ham United

9 May 2015 36	Aston Villa	1–0	West Ham United	Birmingham
15:00 BST	Cleverley  31' N'Zogbia  45+1'	Report	Song  72'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 39,294 Referee: Lee Mason

Southampton v Aston Villa

16 May 2015 37	Southampton	6–1	Aston Villa	Southampton
12:45 BST	Mané  13', 14', 16' Long  26', 38' Wanyama  69' Pellè  81'	Report	Westwood  21' Benteke  45+3'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,636 Referee: Robert Madley

Aston Villa v Burnley

24 May 2015 38	Aston Villa	0–1	Burnley	Birmingham
15:00 BST	Vlaar  53'	Report	Ings  6' Ulvestad  29' Arfield  66'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 40,792 Referee: Mike Jones

FA Cup

Round	3	4	5	6	SF	F
Ground	H	H	H	H	N	N
Result	1–0	2–1	2–1	2–0	2–1	0–4

Aston Villa v Blackpool

4 January 2015 3rd round	Aston Villa	1–0	Blackpool	Villa Park, Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Hutton  22' Clark  60' N'Zogbia  77' Benteke  88'	[72][73] Report		Attendance: 21,837 Referee: Chris Foy

Aston Villa v Bournemouth

25 January 2015 4th round	Aston Villa	2–1	Bournemouth	Villa Park, Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Gil  51' Hutton  62' Okore  62' Weimann  71' Bacuna  83'	[74][75] Report	Wilson  90+3'	Attendance: 27,415 Referee: Mike Dean

Aston Villa v Leicester City

15 February 2015 5th round	Aston Villa	2–1	Leicester City	Villa Park, Birmingham
12:30 GMT	Bacuna  68' Sinclair  89'	[76][77] Report	Konchesky  60' Kramarić  90+1' Simpson  90+2'	Attendance: 28,098 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion

7 March 2015 6th round	Aston Villa	2–0	West Bromwich Albion	Villa Park, Birmingham
17:30 GMT	N'Zogbia  14' Delph  51' Agbonlahor  60' Sinclair  85' Grealish  86', 90+2' Bacuna  90+6'	[78][79] Report	Dawson  54' Yacob  77', 79'	Attendance: 39,952 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Aston Villa v Liverpool

19 April 2015 Semi-Finals	Aston Villa	2–1	Liverpool	Wembley Stadium, London
15:00 BST	Benteke  36' Delph  54',  80'	[80] Report	Coutinho  30'	Attendance: 85,416 Referee: Michael Oliver

Arsenal v Aston Villa

30 May 2015 Final	Arsenal	4–0	Aston Villa	Wembley Stadium, London
17:30 BST	Walcott  40' Sánchez  50' Mertesacker  62' Giroud  90+3'	Report	Cleverley  14' Hutton  33' Delph  37' Westwood  52' Agbonlahor  83'	Attendance: 89,323 Referee: Jonathan Moss

League Cup

Round	2
Ground	H
Result	0–1

Aston Villa v Leyton Orient

27 August 2014 2nd round	Aston Villa	0–1	Leyton Orient	Villa Park, Birmingham
19:45 BST		[81] Report	Lowry  28' Bartley  48' Vincelot  87'	Attendance: 17,918 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Statistics

Overall

Games played	45 (38 Premier League, 6 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Games won	15 (10 Premier League, 5 FA Cup)
Games drawn	8 (8 Premier League)
Games lost	22 (20 Premier League, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Goals scored	40 (31 Premier League, 9 FA Cup)
Goals conceded	65 (58 Premier League, 1 League Cup, 7 FA Cup)
Total goal difference	–25 (–26 Premier League, –1 League Cup, +2 FA Cup)
Clean sheets	12 (10 Premier League, 2 FA Cup)
Yellow Cards	82 (71 Premier League, 11 FA Cup)
Red Cards	8 (7 Premier League, 1 FA Cup)
Most appearances	Cleverley (36)
Most minutes played	Guzan (3060)
Top scorer	Benteke (15)
Worst Discipline	Clark (9 1 )
Points	38
Best Result	4–0 v Sunderland, Premier League (14/3/15)
Worst Result	0–5 v Arsenal, Premier League (1/2/15) 1–6 v Southampton, Premier League (16/5/15)

Appearances

Number Nation Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total Notes Start Sub Start Sub Start Sub Start Sub Goalkeepers 1 Guzan 34 – – – – – 34 0 13 Steer 1 – – – – – 1 0 [Note 1][Note 2] 31 Given 3 – 5 – 1 – 9 0 Defenders 2 Baker 7 3 1 – 1 – 9 3 3 Bennett – – – – – – 0 0 [Note 3] 4 Vlaar 20 1 1 – – – 21 1 5 Okore 22 1 3 1 – – 25 2 6 Clark 23 2 4 – – – 27 2 14 Senderos 7 1 – – 1 – 8 1 21 Hutton 27 3 3 – 1 – 31 3 23 Cissokho 24 1 2 – – – 26 1 32 Donacien – – – – – – 0 0 [Note 4] 34 Lowton 8 4 1 – – – 9 4 35 Stevens – – – – – – 0 0 [Note 5][Note 6] – Luna – – – – – – 0 0 [Note 7][Note 8] Midfielders 7 Bacuna 10 9 5 – 1 – 16 9 8 Cleverley 31 – 5 – – – 36 0 [Note 9] 9 Sinclair 5 4 1 2 – – 6 6 [Note 10][Note 11] 12 Cole 3 7 1 1 1 – 5 8 15 Westwood 25 2 4 1 1 – 29 3 16 Delph 28 – 2 – – – 30 1 17 Herd – – – – – – 0 0 [Note 12][Note 13] 18 Richardson 16 6 2 – 1 – 19 6 22 Gardner – – – – – – 0 0 [Note 14][Note 15] 24 Sánchez 21 7 2 1 1 – 23 9 25 Gil 5 1 1 1 – – 7 1 [Note 16] 28 N'Zogbia 19 8 2 1 – – 21 9 36 Johnson – – – – – – 0 0 [Note 17][Note 18][Note 19] 39 Calder – – – – – – 0 0 40 Grealish 7 10 2 3 1 – 10 13 – Sylla – – – – – – 0 0 [Note 20] – Tonev – – – – – – 0 0 [Note 21] Forwards 10 Weimann 20 11 2 1 – 1 22 13 11 Agbonlahor 30 4 1 – – – 31 4 19 Bent – 7 – – 1 – 1 7 [Note 22][Note 23] 20 Benteke 26 3 4 – – – 30 3 27 Kozák – – – – – – 0 0 29 Hepburn-Murphy – 1 – – – – 0 1 37 Robinson – – – – – – 0 0 [Note 24][Note 25] – Helenius – – – – – – 0 0 [Note 26]

Notes Loaned to Doncaster Rovers on 1 August 2014. Returned 1 November 2014 Loaned to Yeovil Town on 31 October 2014. Returned 31 January 2015. Loaned to Brighton & Hove Albion on 20 August 2014. Returned 2 May 2015. Loaned to Tranmere Rovers on 18 August 2014. Returned 2 May 2015. Loaned to Northmapton Town on 10 October 2014. Returned 6 November. Loaned to Doncaster Rovers on 6 November 2014. Returned 2 May 2015. Loaned to Verona on 4 August 2014. Returned 2 February 2015. Loaned to Spezia on 2 February 2015. Loaned from Manchester United on 2 September 2014. Loaned from Manchester City on 30 January 2015. Signed for the club permanently on 19 May 2015. Loaned to Bolton Wanderers on 23 September 2014. Returned 8 November 2014. Loaned to Wigan Athletic on 26 January 2015. Returned 19 February 2015 due to injury. Loaned to Brighton & Hove Albion on 26 August 2014. Recalled on 29 December 2014. Loaned to Nottingham Forest on 10 January 2015. Returned 2 May 2015. Signed for the club on 13 January 2015. Loaned to Chesterfield on 8 August 2014. Loaned to Oldham Athletic on 10 November 2014. Returned 5 January 2015. Permanently joined Preston North End on 23 January 2015. Loaned to Kayseri Erciyesspor on 6 August 2014. Loaned to Celtic on 11 August 2014. Loaned to Brighton & Hove Albion on 26 November 2014. Recalled 29 December. Loaned to Derby County on 2 January 2015. Returned 2 May 2015. Loaned to Preston North End on 16 September 2014. Recalled 26 November. Loaned to Preston North End on 2 February 2015. Returned 11 May 2015. Loaned to Aalborg BK on 9 July 2014.

Last updated: 25 May 2015.
Source: World Football

Goalscorers

Correct as of 24 May 2015
Players with the same amount of goals are listed by their position on the club's official website Source
     Players highlighted in light grey denote the player had scored for the club before leaving for another club
     Players highlighted in light cyan denote the player has scored for the club after arriving at Aston Villa during the season
     Players highlighted in Blonde denote the player has scored for the club before leaving the club on loan for part/the rest of the season

Pos.	Playing Pos.	Nation	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	FW		Christian Benteke	13	2	–	15
2	FW		Gabriel Agbonlahor	6	–	–	6
3	FW		Andreas Weimann	3	1	0	4
4	MF		Tom Cleverley	3	–	0	3
	MF		Scott Sinclair	1	2	–	3
6	MF		Fabian Delph	–	2	–	2
6	DF		Jores Okore	1	–	0	1
	DF		Ciaran Clark	1	–	0	1
	DF		Alan Hutton	1	–	0	1
	MF		Leandro Bacuna	–	1	0	1
	MF		Joe Cole	1	–	0	1
	MF		Carlos Sánchez	1	–	0	1
	MF		Carles Gil	–	1	–	1
Total				31	9	0	40

Disciplinary record

Correct as of 24 May 2015
Players are listed in descending order of
Players with the same amount of cards are listed by their position on the club's official website Source
     Players highlighted in light grey denote the player has received a yellow/red card for the club before leaving for another club
     Players highlighted in light cyan denote the player has received a yellow/red card for the club after arriving at Aston Villa during the season
     Players highlighted in Blonde denote the player has received a yellow/red card for the club before leaving the club on loan for part/the rest of the season

No.	Nat	Pos	Name	Premier League			FA Cup			League Cup			Total
6		DF	Ciaran Clark	8	1	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	9	1	0
21		DF	Alan Hutton	8	–	–	2	–	–	0	0	0	10	0	0
11		FW	Gabriel Agbonlahor	8	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	8	0	1^1
24		MF	Carlos Sánchez	6	1	–	–	–	–	0	0	0	6	1	0
4		DF	Ron Vlaar	4	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	1	0
5		DF	Jores Okore	5	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	6	0	0
8		MF	Tom Cleverley	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6^2	0	0
28		MF	Charles N'Zogbia	3	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	5	0	0
10		FW	Andreas Weimann	5	–	-	–	–	–	0	0	0	5	0	0
15		MF	Ashley Westwood	4	–	–	–	–	–	0	0	0	4	0	0
7		MF	Leandro Bacuna	1	–	–	2	–	–	0	0	0	3	0	0
16		MF	Fabian Delph	1	–	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	2	0	1
18		MF	Kieran Richardson	2	–	1	–	–	–	0	0	0	2	0	1
1		GK	Brad Guzan	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	0	0
14		DF	Philippe Senderos	2	–	–	–	–	–	0	0	0	2	0	0
34		DF	Matthew Lowton	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	0	0
40		MF	Jack Grealish	–	–	–	1	1	–	0	0	0	1	1	0
31		GK	Shay Given	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	0	0
20		FW	Christian Benteke	1	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	0	1
23		DF	Aly Cissokho	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	0	0
25		MF	Carles Gil	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	0	0
			TOTALS	70	2	4	11	1	–	0	0	0	81	2	4

Notes

¹Red card rescinded by the FA on 23/12/14.^[71]
2Cleverley received one yellow card whilst playing for Manchester United (not included in this total).

Suspensions

Player	Date Received	Offence	Length of suspension
Christian Benteke	v Tottenham Hotspur, 2/11/14	Violent conduct	3 Matches	West Ham (H), Southampton (H), Burnley (A), Premier League
Andreas Weimann	v Crystal Palace, 2/12/14	5 cautions	1 Match	Leicester City (H), Premier League
Alan Hutton	v West Bromwich Albion, 13/12/14	5 cautions	1 Match	Manchester United (H), Premier League
Tom Cleverley	v West Bromwich Albion, 13/12/14	5 cautions	1 Match	Manchester United (H), Premier League
Kieran Richardson	v West Bromwich Albion, 13/12/14	Serious foul play	3 Matches	Manchester United (H), Swansea City (A), Sunderland (H), Premier League
Gabriel Agbonlahor	v Swansea City, 26/12/14	5 cautions	1 Match	Sunderland (H), Premier League
Fabian Delph	v Sunderland, 28/12/14	Serious foul play	3 Matches	Crystal Palace (H), Leicester City (A), Premier League Blackpool (H), FA Cup
Ciaran Clark	v Leicester City, 10/1/15	2nd bookable offence	1 Match	Liverpool (H), Premier League
Ron Vlaar	v Stoke City, 21/2/15	2nd bookable offence	1 Match	Newcastle United (A), Premier League
Alan Hutton	v West Bromwich Albion, 3/3/15	10 cautions	2 Matches	Sunderland (H), Premier League West Bromwich Albion (H), FA Cup
Jack Grealish	v West Bromwich Albion, 8/3/15	2nd bookable offence	1 Match	Sunderland (H), Premier League
Carlos Sánchez	v Tottenham Hotspur, 11/4/15	2nd bookable offence	1 Match	Liverpool (N), FA Cup

Clean sheets Includes all competitive matches. R No. Pos Nat Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total 1 1 GK Brad Guzan 8 – – 8 2 31 GK Shay Given 1 2 0 3 TOTALS 9 2 0 11 As of 13:06, Monday, December 5, 2016 (UTC) Injuries Players in bold are still out from their injuries. Players listed will/have miss(ed) at least one competitive game (missing from whole matchday squad). Date reported Pos. Name Injury Notes Recovery time Return date* Source 2/1/14 FW Libor Kozák Broken leg Occurred during training incident (2013/14) 15 months 8/4/15 [82][83][84][85] 3/4/14 FW Christian Benteke Ruptured Achilles tendon Occurred during training (2013/14). 6 months 4/10/14 [86][87] 17/7/14 MF Joe Cole Thigh injury Occurred in pre-season match against Mansfield Town. 5 weeks 23/8/14 [88][89] 16/8/14 DF Jores Okore Illness / knee injury 1 month 13/9/14 [90][91] 23/8/14 DF Aly Cissokho Ankle injury Occurred in match against Newcastle United. 1 week 31/8/14 [92][93] 31/8/14 DF Ron Vlaar Calf strain Occurred in match against Hull City. 6 weeks 18/10/14 [94][95] 20/9/14 DF Nathan Baker Sickness bug 1 week 27/9/14 [96][97] 20/9/14 MF Ashley Westwood Sickness bug 1 week 27/9/14 [96][97] 20/9/14 FW Darren Bent Sickness bug 1 week 27/9/14 [96][97] 27/9/14 FW Gabriel Agbonlahor Illness Fell ill during warm up before Manchester City match. 1 week 18/10/14 [98][99] 9/10/14 FW Philippe Senderos Thigh injury Occurred whilst on international duty. 1 month 8/11/14 [95][100] 14/10/14 MF Fabian Delph Dislocated shoulder Occurred during training. 2 months 13/12/14 [101][102] 18/10/14 DF Nathan Baker Hamstring injury Occurred during match against Everton. 2 weeks 2/11/14 [103][104] 25/10/14 DF Alan Hutton Ankle injury Occurred during training. 3 weeks 24/11/14 [105][106] 8/11/14 FW Nathan Baker Knee injury Occurred during match against West Ham United. 2 months 17/1/15 [107][108] 8/11/14 DF Ron Vlaar Calf injury Occurred after match against West Ham United. 5 weeks 13/12/14 [102][106] 20/11/14 FW Philippe Senderos Calf injury Occurred whilst on international duty. 5 months 20/4/15 [106][109][110] 2/12/14 MF Joe Cole Hamstring injury Occurred in match against Crystal Palace. 1 month 4/1/15 [111][112] 8/12/14 MF Ashley Westwood Medial ligament injury Occurred in match against Leicester City. 3.5 weeks 4/1/15 [113] 1/1/15 DF Ron Vlaar Knee injury Occurred during match against Crystal Palace. 6 weeks 7/2/15 [114][115] 17/1/15 MF Fabian Delph Achilles injury Occurred after match against Liverpool. 1 week 1/2/15 [116][117] 19/1/15 MF Joe Cole Hamstring injury Occurred during training. 2 weeks 7/2/15 [115][116] 19/1/15 FW Gabriel Agbonlahor Hamstring injury Occurred during training. 1 week 1/2/15 [116] 5/2/15 DF Nathan Baker Knee injury Ongoing injury. 2 months 4/4/15 [109][118] 14/2/15 MF Carles Gil Thigh injury Occurred during training. 1 week 21/2/15 [119] 14/2/15 FW Gabriel Agbonlahor Hamstring injury Occurred during training. 1 week 21/2/15 [119] 17/2/15 MF Chris Herd Medial ligament injury Occurred while on loan at Wigan Athletic. N/A Post-season [66] 21/2/15 DF Kieran Richardson Calf/shin injury Occurred during match against Stoke City. 6 weeks 7/4/15 [120][121] 24/2/15 DF Aly Cissokho Groin/pelvis injury Occurred during training. 2 months 20/4/15 [110][120] 26/2/15 DF Ron Vlaar Calf muscle strain Ongoing injury. 5 weeks 4/4/15 [109][118] 3/3/15 FW Christian Benteke Hip injury Occurred during game against West Bromwich Albion. 11 days 14/3/15 [118][122] 1/4/15 MF Scott Sinclair Hamstring injury Occurred during training. 2 weeks 19/4/15 [121][123] 2/4/15 MF Ashley Westwood Hamstring injury Occurred during training. 2 weeks 19/4/15 [121][123] 4/4/15 DF Alan Hutton Ankle/foot injury Occurred during match against Manchester United. 1 month 2/5/15 [121][124] 8/4/15 MF Carles Gil Hip/thigh injury Occurred during under-21 match against Wolverhampton Wanderers. 11 days 19/4/15 [125][126] 11/4/15 DF Ciaran Clark Knee injury Occurred during match against Tottenham Hotspur. N/A Post-season [127] 11/4/15 FW Gabriel Agbonlahor Hamstring injury Occurred during match against Tottenham Hotspur. 1 month 9/5/15 [127][128] 19/4/15 DF Nathan Baker Knee injury Occurred during match against Liverpool. 1 month 24/5/15 [129][130] 11/5/15 FW Libor Kozák Back injury Occurred during training. N/A Post-season [130] 16/5/15 DF Jores Okore Knee injury Injury aggravated due to player's involvement in matches. N/A Post-season [131] 18/5/15 DF Kieran Richardson Calf injury Occurred during training. 10 days 30/5/15 [132][133] 23/5/15 GK Shay Given Groin injury Occurred during training. 5 days 30/5/15 [133]  • 'Return date' is date that player returned to any AV match day squad. 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