2014–15 Aston Villa F.C. season

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]

Aston Villa
2014–15 season
ChairmanRandy Lerner
ManagerPaul Lambert
(until 11 February 2015)
Tim Sherwood
(from 14 February 2015)
StadiumVilla Park
Premier League17th
FA CupRunners-up
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Christian Benteke (13)
All: Christian Benteke (15)

Lambert's third season had seen a different approach in the transfer market, with him opting to buy players with experience as opposed to the previous seasons, where the club would sign young prospects. Villa started well, with a 1–0 victory over Stoke City. This was followed by a 0–0 draw against Newcastle United, a 2–1 win over Hull City and a 1–0 victory over Liverpool. During this time, the new back four of Alan Hutton, Ron Vlaar, Philippe Senderos and Aly Cissokho were praised by the manager having gainied three clean sheets out of a possible four, whilst gaining ten points out of an available 12. However, the team then went on to have a five-game long goal drought, losing to Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, Everton and QPR before scoring in a 2–1 loss at Villa Park to Tottenham.[3] Villa then went on to gain some valuable points, drawing 0–0 with West Ham and 1–1 against Southampton. They then won 1–0 against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, courtesy of a Christian Benteke goal, followed with a 2–1 victory over Leicester City at Villa Park. On 11 February, Villa announced they had parted company with Lambert after a 2–0 loss at Hull, leaving the club 18th in the Premier League table.[4]

Sherwood managing Aston Villa in 2015

On 14 February 2015, the club's official Twitter page announced the appoinment of Tim Sherwood as new manager.[5][6] Sherwood attended the following day's 2–1 win over Leicester City in the FA Cup and gave a half-time team-talk, his first game in official control of the team was at home to Stoke City almost a week later. Villa lost the game 2–1 after a 93rd-minute penalty from Victor Moses.[7][8] After also losing his second game in charge, this time going down 1–0 to Newcastle United, Sherwood's first win came on 3 March 2015 against West Midlands rivals West Bromwich Albion. The game finished 2–1, with Christian Benteke scoring a last-minute penalty, which shadowed the decision that went against Villa in the Stoke game.[9][10] Sherwood led Villa to Wembley for the first time since 2010 just four days later, after winning 2–0 in the FA cup quarter-final again against West Bromwich Albion.[11][12] Sherwood then led Villa to a third straight win, a 4–0 away win over relegation rivals Sunderland in which all goals were scored in the first half.[13] On 19 April 2015, Aston Villa reached the FA Cup Final for the first time since 2000, coming from behind to defeat Liverpool 2–1 in their semi-final at Wembley.[14] However, they went on to lose the final 4–0 to Arsenal.[15]

Key events

Players

Squad No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Apps. Goals Notes
Goalkeepers
1Brad GuzanGK (1984-09-09) 9 September 19841400
13Jed SteerGK (1992-09-23) 23 September 199240
31Shay GivenGK (1976-04-20) 20 April 1976520
Defenders
2Nathan BakerCB / LB (1991-04-23) 23 April 1991860
3Joe BennettLB (1990-03-28) 28 March 1990370
4Ron VlaarCB (1985-02-16) 16 February 1985872
5Jores OkoreCB (1992-08-11) 11 August 1992311
6Ciaran ClarkCB / LB (1989-09-26) 26 September 19891368
14Philippe SenderosCB (1985-02-14) 14 February 1985100
21Alan HuttonRB (1984-11-30) 30 November 1984681
23Aly CissokhoLB (1987-09-15) 15 September 1987270
32Janoi DonacienCB / RB (1993-11-03) 3 November 199300
34Matthew LowtonRB (1989-06-09) 9 June 1989822
35Enda StevensLB (1990-07-09) 9 July 199090
Antonio LunaLB (1991-03-17) 17 March 1991181On loan at Spezia Calcio.
Midfielders
7Leandro BacunaCM / RB / RWB (1991-08-21) 21 August 1991636
8Tom CleverleyCM / AM (1989-08-12) 12 August 1989363On loan from Manchester United.
9Scott SinclairLW / RW (1989-03-25) 25 March 1989123
12Joe ColeAM (1981-11-08) 8 November 1981151
15Ashley WestwoodCM (1990-04-01) 1 April 19901013
16Fabian Delph (captain)CM (1989-11-21) 21 November 19891338
17Chris HerdCM / CB / RB (1989-04-04) 4 April 1989422
18Kieran RichardsonLW / LB (1984-10-21) 21 October 1984250
22Gary GardnerCM (1992-06-29) 29 June 1992180
24Carlos SánchezDM (1986-02-06) 6 February 1986321
25Carles GilAM / RW (1992-11-22) 22 November 199271
28Charles N'ZogbiaLW / AM (1986-05-28) 28 May 1986905
39Riccardo CladerLW (1996-01-26) 26 January 199600
40Jack GrealishLW / AM (1995-09-10) 10 September 1995240
Yacouba SyllaDM (1990-11-29) 29 November 1990240On loan at Kayseri Erciyesspor.
Aleksandar TonevLW / RW (1990-02-03) 3 February 1990200On loan at Celtic.
Forwards
10Andreas WeimannST / LW / RW (1991-08-05) 5 August 199112924
11Gabriel AgbonlahorST / LW / RW (1986-10-13) 13 October 198635283
19Darren BentST (1984-02-06) 6 February 19847225
20Christian BentekeST (1990-12-03) 3 December 199010049
27Libor KozákST (1989-05-30) 30 May 1989154
29Rushian Hepburn-MurphyST (1998-09-19) 19 September 199810
37Callum RobinsonST (1995-02-02) 2 February 199550
38Graham BurkeST (1993-09-21) 21 September 199320
Nicklas HeleniusST / RW (1991-05-08) 8 May 199161On loan at Aalborg BK.

Last updated: 25 May 2015.
Source: Soccerbase

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. [18]
10 June 2014 MF Joe Cole West Ham United Premier League Free transfer Officially joined on 1/7/14, after release from West Ham. [19]
11 July 2014 MF Kieran Richardson Fulham Championship £600,000 [22]
8 August 2014 DF Aly Cissokho Valencia La Liga £2,000,0001 [23]
15 August 2014 MF Carlos Sánchez Elche La Liga £4,700,0001 [24]

Winter/Spring

Date Position Player name Old club League Transfer fee Notes Source
13 January 2015
MF
Carles Gil Valencia La Liga £3,200,0001 [33]
19 May 2015
MF
Scott Sinclair Manchester City Premier League £2,600,0001 Originally a loan, made into a permanent move. [48]

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. [17][49]
20 May 2014 FW Nathan Delfouneso Blackpool Championship Free transfer Signed for Blackpool on 29/7/14 after release. [17][50]
10 June 2014 FW Jordan Bowery Rotherham United Championship £250,000 [51][52]
6 August 2014 MF Samir Carruthers MK Dons League One £220,000 [53]
1 September 2014
MF
Karim El Ahmadi Feyenoord Eredivisie £320,0001 [54]

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 £50,0001 [55]

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 [28]

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. [34][48]

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 [56]
1 August 2014 GK Jed Steer Doncaster Rovers League One 3 months 1 November 2014 [57]
4 August 2014 DF Antonio Luna Verona Serie A 6 months 2 February 2015 Loan originally season-long but cut short in February. [58][59]
6 August 2014 MF Yacouba Sylla Kayseri Erciyesspor Süper Lig Season-long 30 June 2015 [60]
8 August 2014
MF
Daniel Johnson Chesterfield League One 3 months 8 November 2014 [61]
11 August 2014
MF
Aleksandar Tonev Celtic Scottish Premiership Season-long 30 June 2015 [62]
18 August 2014
DF
Janoi Donacien Tranmere Rovers League Two Season-long 30 June 2015 [63][64]
20 August 2014
DF
Joe Bennett Brighton & Hove Albion Championship Season-long 30 June 2015 [65]
26 August 2014
MF
Gary Gardner Brighton & Hove Albion Championship 4 months 1 January 2015 [66]

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 [67][68]
23 September 2014
MF
Chris Herd Bolton Wanderers Championship 1.5 months 8 November 2014 [69]
10 October 2014
DF
Enda Stevens Northampton Town League Two 1 month 6 November 2014 [70]
31 October 2014
GK
Jed Steer Yeovil Yown League One 2 months 31 January 2015 [71]
6 November 2014
DF
Enda Stevens Doncaster Rovers League One 7 months 30 June 2015 [72][73]
10 November 2014
MF
Daniel Johnson Oldham Athletic League One 2 months 5 January 2015 [74]
26 November 2014
FW
Darren Bent Brighton & Hove Albion Championship 1 month 29 December 2014 [75]
2 January 2015
FW
Darren Bent Derby County Championship 4.5 months 30 June 2015 [76]
10 January 2015
MF
Gary Gardner Nottingham Forest Championship 4.5 months 30 June 2015 [77]
26 January 2015
DF
Chris Herd Wigan Athletic Championship 1 month 30 June 2015 Player returned early due to injury, [78][79]
2 February 2015
DF
Antonio Luna Spezia Serie B 5 months 30 June 2015 [59]
2 February 2015
FW
Callum Robinson Preston North End League One 3 months 11 May 2015 [80][81]
26 March 2015
FW
Graham Burke Notts County League One 2 months 30 June 2015 [82]
26 March 2015
DF
Lewis Kinsella Luton Town League Two 2 months 30 June 2015 [83]

Competitions

Pre-season and friendlies

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
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
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
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
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
5 August 2014 Walsall 0–1 Aston Villa Walsall
19:30 BST Report Hutton  28' Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 6,559
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) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[84]
(R) Relegated.

Result summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHHAHAAHHAH
ResultWDWWLLLLLLDDDWWLDLDDLLLLLLLWWLLDWLWWLL
Position343236711151516161612111212131312131416161819191716161616151514141517
Updated to match(es) played on 25 May 2015. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.[85]
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
28 February 2015 (2015-02-28) 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
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
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
21 March 2015 30 Aston Villa 0–1 Swansea City Birmingham
15:00 GMT Report Gomis  87' Stadium: Villa Park
Referee: Robert Madley
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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'
[86][87]
Report
Attendance: 21,837
Referee: Chris Foy
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'
[88][89]
Report
Wilson  90+3' Attendance: 27,415
Referee: Mike Dean
15 February 2015 5th round Aston Villa 2–1 Leicester City Villa Park, Birmingham
12:30 GMT Bacuna  68'
Sinclair  89'
[90][91]
Report
Konchesky  60'
Kramarić  90+1'
Simpson  90+2'
Attendance: 28,098
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
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'
[92][93]
Report
Dawson  54'
Yacob  77'  79'
Attendance: 39,952
Referee: Anthony Taylor
19 April 2015 Semi-Finals Aston Villa 2–1 Liverpool Wembley Stadium, London
15:00 BST Benteke  36'
Delph  54',  80'
[94]
Report
Coutinho  30' Attendance: 85,416
Referee: Michael Oliver
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
27 August 2014 2nd round Aston Villa 0–1 Leyton Orient Villa Park, Birmingham
19:45 BST [95]
Report
Lowry  28'
Bartley  48'
Vincelot  87'
Attendance: 17,918
Referee: Carl Boyeson

Statistics

Overall

Games played45 (38 Premier League, 6 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Games won15 (10 Premier League, 5 FA Cup)
Games drawn8 (8 Premier League)
Games lost22 (20 Premier League, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Goals scored40 (31 Premier League, 9 FA Cup)
Goals conceded65 (58 Premier League, 1 League Cup, 7 FA Cup)
Total goal difference–25 (−26 Premier League, −1 League Cup, +2 FA Cup)
Clean sheets12 (10 Premier League, 2 FA Cup)
Yellow Cards82 (71 Premier League, 11 FA Cup)
Red Cards8 (7 Premier League, 1 FA Cup)
Most appearances Cleverley (36)
Most minutes played Guzan (3060)
Top scorer Benteke (15)
Worst Discipline Clark (9 1 )
Points38
Best Result4–0 v Sunderland, Premier League (14/3/15)
Worst Result0–5 v Arsenal, Premier League (1/2/15)
1–6 v Southampton, Premier League (16/5/15)

Last updated: 25 May 2015.
Source: World Football

Goalscorers

Correct as of 24 May 2015
Players with the same number 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 number 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
       
6DFCiaran Clark811910
21DFAlan Hutton820001000
11FWGabriel Agbonlahor818011
24MFCarlos Sánchez61000610
4DFRon Vlaar41410
5DFJores Okore51600
8MFTom Cleverley66200
28MFCharles N'Zogbia32500
10FWAndreas Weimann5000500
15MFAshley Westwood4000400
7MFLeandro Bacuna12000300
16MFFabian Delph111201
18MFKieran Richardson21000201
1GKBrad Guzan2200
14DFPhilippe Senderos2000200
34DFMatthew Lowton2200
40MFJack Grealish11000110
31GKShay Given1100
20FWChristian Benteke11101
23DFAly Cissokho1100
25MFCarles Gil1100
TOTALS 70 2 4 11 1 0 0 0 81 2 4
Notes

1Red card rescinded by the FA on 23/12/14.[85]
2Cleverley received one yellow card whilst playing for Manchester United (not included in this total).

    Suspensions

    PlayerDate ReceivedOffenceLength of suspension
    Christian Benteke v Tottenham Hotspur, 2/11/14Violent conduct3 MatchesWest Ham (H), Southampton (H), Burnley (A), Premier League
    Andreas Weimann v Crystal Palace, 2/12/145 cautions1 MatchLeicester City (H), Premier League
    Alan Hutton v West Bromwich Albion, 13/12/145 cautions1 MatchManchester United (H), Premier League
    Tom Cleverley v West Bromwich Albion, 13/12/145 cautions1 MatchManchester United (H), Premier League
    Kieran Richardson v West Bromwich Albion, 13/12/14Serious foul play3 MatchesManchester United (H), Swansea City (A), Sunderland (H), Premier League
    Gabriel Agbonlahor v Swansea City, 26/12/145 cautions1 MatchSunderland (H), Premier League
    Fabian Delph v Sunderland, 28/12/14Serious foul play3 MatchesCrystal Palace (H), Leicester City (A), Premier League
    Blackpool (H), FA Cup
    Ciaran Clark v Leicester City, 10/1/152nd bookable offence1 MatchLiverpool (H), Premier League
    Ron Vlaar v Stoke City, 21/2/152nd bookable offence1 MatchNewcastle United (A), Premier League
    Alan Hutton v West Bromwich Albion, 3/3/1510 cautions2 MatchesSunderland (H), Premier League
    West Bromwich Albion (H), FA Cup
    Jack Grealish v West Bromwich Albion, 8/3/152nd bookable offence1 MatchSunderland (H), Premier League
    Carlos Sánchez v Tottenham Hotspur, 11/4/152nd bookable offence1 MatchLiverpool (N), FA Cup
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