2020–21 Aston Villa F.C. season

The 2020–21 Aston Villa Football Club season is the club's 26th season in the Premier League and their 107th season at the top flight of English football. It is also the club's 146th season in existence. In addition to the domestic league, Aston Villa participated in the EFL Cup, being eliminated by Stoke City in the fourth round, and participated in the FA Cup, being eliminated by Liverpool in the third round.

Aston Villa
2020–21 season
OwnersNassef Sawiris
Wes Edens
ChairmanNassef Sawiris
Head coachDean Smith
StadiumVilla Park
Premier League9th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ollie Watkins (10)
All:
Ollie Watkins (12)
Biggest win7–2 (vs. Liverpool, 4 October 2020)
Biggest defeat0–3 (vs. Leeds United, 23 October 2020
All statistics correct as of 27 January 2021.

Players

Current squad
Further information: Aston Villa F.C. § Players
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Previous Club
 Notes
1 GK Tom Heaton34 2019 20 0 2023 £8M Burnley
2 DF Matty Cash23 2020 20 0 2025 £14M Nottingham Forest
3 DF Neil Taylor32 2017 (Winter) 103 0 2021 Undisclosed Swansea City
4 DF Ezri Konsa23 2019 51 4 2023 £12M Brentford
5 DF Tyrone Mings27 2019 75 6 2024 £20M Bournemouth
6 MF Douglas Luiz22 2019 60 3 2023 £15M Manchester City
7 MF John McGinn26 2018 91 11 2025 £3.5M Hibernian
9 FW Wesley 24 2019 22 6 2024 £22M Club Brugge
10 MF Jack Grealish25 2001 207 33 2025 AcademyAcademy Captain
11 FW Ollie Watkins25 2020 24 12 2025 £28M Brentford Current record signing
12 GK Jed Steer28 2013 33 0 2023 £0.4M Norwich City
14 MF Conor Hourihane30 2017 (Winter) 150 29 2022 £3.2M Barnsley On loan at Swansea City
15 FW Bertrand Traoré25 2020 21 5 2024 £17M Olympique Lyonnais
17 MF Trézéguet 26 2019 55 7 2023 £8.8M Kasımpaşa
18 DF Matt Targett25 2019 53 2 2023 £11.5M Southampton
19 MF Marvelous Nakamba27 2019 44 0 2024 £10.2M Club Brugge
20 MF Ross Barkley27 2020 12 3 2021 Season Long Loan Chelsea
21 MF Anwar El Ghazi25 2019 87 17 2023 £8.1M Lille
22 DF Björn Engels26 2019 19 1 2024 £9M Reims
24 DF Frédéric Guilbert26 2019 (Winter) 31 2 2023 £4.5M Caen On loan at Strasbourg
25 MF Morgan Sanson26 2021 (Winter) 1 0 2025 £14M Marseille
26 GK Emiliano Martínez28 2020 21 0 2024 £17M Arsenal
27 DF Ahmed Elmohamady33 2017 122 4 2021 £1M Hull City
28 GK Lovre Kalinić30 2019 (Winter) 8 0 2023 £5.4M Gent On loan at Hajduk Split
30 DF Kortney Hause25 2019 42 3 2022 £3M Wolverhampton Wanderers
36 FW Indiana Vassilev19 2018 8 1 2022 AcademyAcademy On loan at Burton Albion
37 DF Mungo Bridge20 2019 3 0 ? AcademyAcademy
39 FW Keinan Davis22 2015 75 5 2024 AcademyAcademy
41 MF Jacob Ramsey19 2007 15 0 2023 AcademyAcademy
42 DF Dominic Revan20 2016 6 0 ? AcademyAcademy On loan at Weymouth
46 DF Jake Walker20 2016 4 0 ? AcademyAcademy
47 DF Callum Rowe21 2016 4 0 ? AcademyAcademy On loan at Hereford
50 DF Harrison Sohna18 2017 3 1 ? AcademyAcademy
51 GK Ákos Onódi19 2018 3 0 ? AcademyAcademy
56 FW Cameron Archer19 2007 4 1 2023 AcademyAcademy On loan at Solihull Moors
57 MF Ben Chrisene17 2020 2 0 2023 £0.4M Exeter City
61 FW Louie Barry17 2019 (Winter) 2 1 2026 £0.8M Barcelona
62 MF Kaine Kesler18 2018 1 0 ? AcademyAcademy
67 MF Arjan Raikhy18 2019 2 0 ? AcademyAcademy
68 MF Brad Young18 2018 3 0 ? AcademyAcademy
69 MF Mamadou Sylla18 2018 1 0 ? AcademyAcademy
70 MF Lamare Bogarde17 2020 1 0 2023 Free Feyenoord
71 MF Hayden Lindley18 2019 2 0 ? AcademyAcademy
72 MF Sil Swinkels17 2020 1 0 ? Free Vitesse Arnhem
73 MF Edward Rowe18 2019 1 0 ? AcademyAcademy

Transfers

Transfers in
Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
21 July 2020 CB Aaron O'Reilly St Patrick's Athletic Undisclosed [1]
3 August 2020 CB Sil Swinkels Vitesse Free Transfer [2]
16 August 2020 GK Oliwier Zych Zagłębie Lubin Undisclosed [3]
19 August 2020 CM Ben Chrisene Exeter City £440,000 [4]
1 September 2020 CF Ruben Shakpoke Norwich City Undisclosed [5]
3 September 2020 RB Matty Cash Nottingham Forest £14,000,000 [6][7]
9 September 2020 CF Ollie Watkins Brentford £28,000,000 [8][9]
11 September 2020 CM Lamare Bogarde Feyenoord Undisclosed [10]
15 September 2020 GK Emiliano Martínez Arsenal £17,000,000 [11][12]
19 September 2020 FW Bertrand Traoré Lyon £17,000,000 [13][14]
26 January 2021CMMorgan Sanson Marseille£14,000,000[15]

Transfers out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020CFBorja Bastón LeganésReleased[16][17]
1 July 2020RBIsaiah Bazeley-GrahamFree AgentReleased[16]
1 July 2020DMJack Birch AlvechurchReleased[16][18]
1 July 2020CBJames Chester Stoke CityReleased[16][19]
1 July 2020CMJake Doyle-Hayes St MirrenReleased[16][20]
1 July 2020FWAndre Green Sheffield WednesdayReleased[16][21]
1 July 2020CFRushian Hepburn-Murphy PafosReleased[16][22]
1 July 2020FWAnton HooperFree AgentReleased[16]
1 July 2020LWColin OdutayoFree AgentReleased[16]
1 July 2020AMCallum O'Hare Coventry CityReleased[16][23]
1 July 2020GKMatija Sarkic Wolverhampton WanderersReleased[16][24]
1 July 2020CFDimitri Sea BarrowReleased[16][25]
1 July 2020GKJamie Searle Swansea CityReleased[16][26]
1 September 2020RBJames Bree Luton TownUndisclosed[27]
16 September 2020CFScott Hogan Birmingham CityUndisclosed[28]
3 October 2020 AM Jota Alavés Free Transfer [29][30]
5 October 2020 GK Ørjan Nyland Norwich City Released [31][32]
29 January 2021 CM Henri Lansbury Bristol City Released [33][34]

Loans in
Date from Position Nationality Name From Until Ref.
30 September 2020 CM Ross Barkley Chelsea End of season [35]

Loans out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Until Ref.
24 August 2020CMJack Clarke Yeovil Town5 January 2021[36][37]
17 September 2020FWIndiana Vassilev Burton Albion29 January 2021[38][39]
25 September 2020CFMbwana Samatta FenerbahçeEnd of season[40]
25 September 2020GKViljami Sinisalo Ayr UnitedEnd of season[41]
2 October 2020CFCameron Archer Solihull MoorsEnd of season[42][43]
7 October 2020AMBen Guy PortadownEnd of season[44]
16 October 2020CBJake Walker Alvechurch8 January 2021[45][46]
20 October 2020CMLewis Brunt Gloucester City3 January 2021[47]
5 January 2021CMJack Clarke ChesterfieldEnd of season[37]
13 January 2021RWTyreik Wright WalsallEnd of season[48]
15 January 2021CBDominic Revan WeymouthEnd of season[49]
16 January 2021LBCallum Rowe HerefordEnd of season[50]
18 January 2021 GK Lovre Kalinić Hajduk Split End of season [51]
19 January 2021 CM Conor Hourihane Swansea City End of season [52]
29 January 2021LWIndiana Vassilev Cheltenham TownEnd of season[39]
31 January 2021RBFrédéric Guilbert StrasbourgEnd of season[53]

Pre-season friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

On 25 August 2020, it was revealed that Aston Villa's first pre-season friendly would be against Bristol City. However, the location, kick off time and score would not be publicised until the match was finished.[54]

26 August 2020 Aston Villa 0–1 Bristol City Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
12:00 BST Report Paterson Stadium: The Vale Resort
Attendance: 0
26 August 2020 Aston Villa 1–0 Bristol City Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
14:00 BST Samatta Report Stadium: The Vale Resort
Attendance: 0
29 August 2020 Aston Villa 5–2 Wycombe Wanderers Bodymoor Heath, Warwickshire
15:00 BST El Ghazi
Konsa
Trézéguet
Samatta 		Report Onyedinma
Kashket 		Stadium: Bodymoor Heath Training Ground
Attendance: 0
5 September 2020 Arsenal 2–3 Aston Villa Highbury, London
15:00 BST Aubameyang Report Ramsey
Douglas Luiz 		Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 0
12 September 2020 Aston Villa 1–0 Manchester United Aston, Birmingham
14:00 BST Watkins  15' Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Mason
28 October 2020 Aston Villa 3–1 West Bromwich Albion Bodymoor Heath, Warwickshire
14:00 BST Taylor
Traore
Davis 		Report Austin Stadium: Bodymoor Heath Training Ground
Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 21 September 2020 May 2021 Matchday 1 21 11 2 8 36 24 +12 052.38
FA Cup 8 January 2021 Third round Third round 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 000.00
EFL Cup 15 September 2020 1 October 2020 Second round Fourth round 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 066.67
Total 25 13 2 10 43 30 +13 052.00

Last updated: 6 February 2021

Source: Competitions

Premier League
Main article: 2020–21 Premier League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Everton 21 11 4 6 34 28 +6 37
8 Tottenham Hotspur 22 10 6 6 36 22 +14 36
9 Aston Villa 21 11 2 8 36 24 +12 35
10 Arsenal 23 9 4 10 27 23 +4 31
11 Leeds United 21 9 2 10 36 38 −2 29
Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2021. Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head to head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head to head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[55]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
21 11 2 8 36 24  +12 35 5 1 4 19 14  +5 6 1 4 17 10  +7

Last updated: 6 February 2021.
Source:

Results by matchday
Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHHAHAAHAHAAAHAAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAAHH (TBC)H (TBC)
ResultWWWWLLWLLWDWWDLLWLWLW
Position94223867101011975811810999
Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. Source: https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11677/12039384/aston-villa-fixtures-premier-league-2020-21
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 20 August.[56]

21 September 2020 1 Aston Villa 1–0 Sheffield United Aston, Birmingham
18:00 BST Targett  33'
Konsa  63'
Cash  83'
McGinn  84'		 Report Lundstram  10'
Egan  12'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Scott
Note: Live on Sky Sports
28 September 2020 2 Fulham 0–3 Aston Villa Fulham, London
17:45 BST Reid  11'
Cairney  23'
Bryan  45+3'
Odoi  47'
Le Marchand  68'
Kamara  90+1'		 Report Grealish  4'
Targett  11'
Hourihane  15'
Mings  48',  90+1'
McGinn  59'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Live on Sky Sports
4 October 2020 3 Aston Villa 7–2 Liverpool Aston, Birmingham
19:15 BST Watkins  4', 22', 39'
McGinn  35'
Douglas Luiz  46'
Barkley  55'
Grealish  66', 75'
Nakamba  90+2'		 Report Salah  33', 60'
Van Dijk  38'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Note: Live on Sky Sports
18 October 2020 4 Leicester City 0–1 Aston Villa Leicester
19:15 BST Pérez  31'
Tielemans  41'
Castagne  73'
Evans  74'		 Report McGinn  32'
Cash  40'
Douglas Luiz  70'
Barkley  90+1'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jonathan Moss
Note: Live on Sky Sports Box Office
23 October 2020 5 Aston Villa 0–3 Leeds United Aston, Birmingham
21:00 BST Mings  53'
Grealish  69'		 Report Struijk  10'
Bamford  55', 67', 74'
Klich  90+1'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Live on BT Sport Box Office
1 November 2020 6 Aston Villa 3–4 Southampton Aston, Birmingham
12:00 GMT Cash  43'
Mings  62'
Watkins  90+3' (pen.)
Grealish  90+7'		 Report Ward-Prowse  12',  33', 45'
Vestergaard  20'
Ings  58'
Diallo  90+2'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren England
Note: Live on Sky Sports Box Office
8 November 2020 7 Arsenal 0–3 Aston Villa Holloway, London
19:15 GMT Report Saka  25' (o.g.)
Watkins  72', 75'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Note: Live on Sky Sports Box Office
21 November 2020 8 Aston Villa 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Aston, Birmingham
15:00 GMT Targett  44'
Konsa  47'
Grealish  90+1'		 Report Welbeck  12'
March  56'
Bissouma  69'
Lamptey  88'  90+1'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Live on BT Sport
30 November 2020 9 West Ham United 2–1 Aston Villa Stratford, London
20:00 GMT Ogbonna  2'
Bowen  46'
Fornals  53'		 Report Grealish  25'
Cash  67'		 Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Bankes
Note: Live on Sky Sports
12 December 2020 10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Aston Villa Wolverhampton
12:30 GMT Traoré  43'
Dendoncker  77'
Moutinho  83'  90+5'		 Report Douglas Luiz  14'  85'
Cash  29'
McGinn  30'
Targett  81'
Konsa  81'
Grealish  88'
El Ghazi  90+4' (pen.)		 Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mike Dean
Note: Live on BT Sport
17 December 2020 11 Aston Villa 0–0 Burnley Aston, Birmingham
18:00 GMT Watkins  85' Report Brady  32' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on Amazon Prime
20 December 2020 12 West Bromwich Albion 0–3 Aston Villa West Bromwich
19:15 GMT Livermore  36'
Grant  62'		 Report El Ghazi  5', 88' (pen.)
Hause  40'
Mings  66'
Traoré  84'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Note: Live on BT Sport
26 December 2020 13 Aston Villa 3–0 Crystal Palace Aston, Birmingham
15:00 GMT Traoré  5'
Mings  39'  45'
Hause  66'
El Ghazi  76'		 Report Zaha  39'
Milivojević  56'
Ward  68'
Eze  83'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Live on BBC Sport
28 December 2020 14 Chelsea 1–1 Aston Villa Fulham, London
17:30 GMT Giroud  34',  71'
Azpilicueta  45+2'
Kanté  74'		 Report El Ghazi  50',  71' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Live on Amazon Prime
1 January 2021 15 Manchester United 2–1 Aston Villa Greater Manchester
20:00 GMT Martial  40'
Maguire  49'
Bailly  56'
Fernandes  61' (pen.)
Shaw  89'
Matić  90'		 Report Traoré  58' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Oliver
13 January 2021 16 Aston Villa P–P Tottenham Hotspur Aston, Birmingham
20:15 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
Note: Originally scheduled for 13 January 2021, postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak at Aston Villa's training ground.[57]
17 January 2021 17 Aston Villa P–P Everton Aston, Birmingham
12:00 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
Note: Originally scheduled for 16 January 2021, moved forward one day due to Aston Villa first team players isolating after a COVID-19 outbreak at their training ground.[58] And then postponed as the training ground could not be opened in time.[59]
20 January 2021 18 Manchester City 2–0 Aston Villa Manchester
18:00 GMT Silva  79'
Gündoğan  90' (pen.)		 Report McGinn  67'
Taylor  86'		 Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jonathan Moss
Note: Originally scheduled for 19 September 2020. Postponed due to Manchester City's participation in European fixtures overrunning the previous season. Live on BT Sport
23 January 2021 19 Aston Villa 2–0 Newcastle United Aston, Birmingham
20:00 GMT Watkins  13'
Traoré  42'		 Report Schär  26'
Carroll  54'
Lascelles  57'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Simon Hooper
Note: Originally scheduled for 4 December 2020, postponed due to safety concerns following a COVID-19 outbreak at the Newcastle United training ground.[60] Live on Sky Sports.
27 January 2021 20 Burnley 3–2 Aston Villa Burnley
18:00 GMT Tarkowski  22'
Mee  52'
McNeil  76'
Wood  79'		 Report Watkins  14'
Grealish  68'		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Live on BT Sport
30 January 2021 21 Southampton 0–1 Aston Villa Southampton
20:00 GMT Ward-Prowse  53' Report Barkley  41' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Mason
Note: Live on Sky Sports
3 February 2021 22 Aston Villa 1–3 West Ham United Aston, Birmingham
20:15 GMT Douglas Luiz  70'
Watkins  81'		 Report Souček  51'
Lingard  56', 83'
Cresswell  65'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andrew Madley
Note: Live on BT Sport
6 February 2021 23 Aston Villa 1–0 Arsenal Aston, Birmingham
12:30 GMT Watkins  2'
Konsa  31'
Nakamba  35'
Grealish  90+6'		 Report Thomas  52'
Xhaka  90+4'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Live on BT Sport
13 February 2021 24 Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa Falmer
20:00 GMT Stadium: American Express Community Stadium
21 February 2021 25 Aston Villa v Leicester City Aston, Birmingham
14:00 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
Note: Live on Sky Sports
27 February 2021 26 Leeds United v Aston Villa Leeds
17:30 GMT Stadium: Elland Road
Note: Live on Sky Sports
6 March 2021 27 Aston Villa v Wolverhampton Wanderers Aston, Birmingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
13 March 2021 28 Newcastle United v Aston Villa Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT Stadium: St James' Park
20 March 2021 29 Sheffield United v Aston Villa Sheffield
15:00 GMT Stadium: Bramall Lane
3 April 2021 30 Aston Villa v Fulham Aston, Birmingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Villa Park
10 April 2021 31 Liverpool v Aston Villa Liverpool
15:00 BST Stadium: Anfield
17 April 2021 32 Aston Villa v Manchester City Aston, Birmingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Villa Park
24 April 2021 33 Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion Aston, Birmingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Villa Park
1 May 2021 34 Everton v Aston Villa Liverpool
15:00 BST Stadium: Goodison Park
8 May 2021 35 Aston Villa v Manchester United Aston, Birmingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Villa Park
12 May 2021 36 Crystal Palace v Aston Villa Selhurst, London
20:00 BST Stadium: Selhurst Park
15 May 2021 37 Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa Tottenham, London
15:00 BST Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
23 May 2021 38 Aston Villa v Chelsea Aston, Birmingham
16:00 BST Stadium: Villa Park

FA Cup
Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

Aston Villa joined the FA Cup along with all other Premier League teams in the Third Round. The Third Round draw was made on 30 November 2020, by Robbie Savage on the BT Sport YouTube Channel.[61] In the week building up to their Third Round tie against Liverpool there was a "significant" COVID-19 outbreak at Villa's Bodymoor Heath Training Ground. Because of this, the entire Aston Villa first team was forced to self-isolate, as well as Dean Smith and his backroom staff.[62] On the morning of 8 January 2021, Aston Villa confirmed that they would be forced to field a team made up of players from the Under-18s and Under-23s squads, managed by Mark Delaney.[63]

8 January 2021 (2021-01-08) Third Round Aston Villa 1–4 Liverpool Aston, Birmingham
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on BT Sport

EFL Cup
Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

Aston Villa joined the EFL Cup in the Second Round. The Second and Third Round draws were made on 6 September 2020, by Phil Babb on Sky Sports.[64] The Fourth Round draw was made on 17 September 2020, also on Sky Sports.[65]

15 September 2020 (2020-09-15) Second Round Burton Albion 1–3 Aston Villa Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST Daniel  2'
Akins  62'
Quinn  89'		 Report Watkins  39'
Ramsey  69'
Grealish  88'
Davis  90+2'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Oliver Langford
Note: Live on Sky Sports
24 September 2020 (2020-09-24) Third Round Bristol City 0–3 Aston Villa Bristol
19:00 BST Report El Ghazi  11'
Traoré  14'
Watkins  73'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Linington
1 October 2020 (2020-10-01) Fourth Round Aston Villa 0–1 Stoke City Aston, Birmingham
19:00 BST Davis  59'
Ramsey  65'		 Report Vokes  26' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Jones

EFL Trophy
Main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy

On 18 August 2020, the draw for the EFL Trophy group stage was made on talkSPORT 2. Aston Villa U21 were drawn in Northern Group A, alongside Carlisle United, Fleetwood Town and Sunderland.[66]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Fleetwood Town 3 3 0 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Sunderland 3 2 0 0 1 14 6 +8 6
3 L2 Carlisle United 3 1 0 0 2 7 9 −2 3
4 ACA Aston Villa U21 3 0 0 0 3 2 14 −12 0
Source: EFL.com
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) Group Stage Sunderland 8–1 Aston Villa U21 Sunderland
19:00 BST Wyke  15', 50'
Leadbitter  16'
Feeney  21'
Scowen  75'
Power  77'
Graham  82'
Dobson  84'
O'Brien  90'		 Report Ramsey  13'
Vassilev  47' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Boyeson
6 October 2020 (2020-10-06) Group Stage Fleetwood Town 3–0 Aston Villa U21 Fleetwood
19:45 BST Saunders  3', 4', 15'
Matete  63'
Smith  75'		 Report Revan  26'
Barry  75'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Wright
17 November 2020 (2020-11-17) Group Stage Carlisle United 3–1 Aston Villa U21 Carlisle
19:00 GMT Obiero  32'  45+3'
Devine  38'
Touré  55'
Reilly  67'		 Report Farr  24'
Appiah  54'
Sohna  82'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marc Edwards

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupOther
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Tom Heaton 0000000000
12 GK Jed Steer 2000002000
26 GK Emiliano Martínez 210210000000
51 GK Ákos Onódi 1000100000
Defenders
2 DF Matty Cash 200200000000
3 DF Neil Taylor 400+10003000
4 DF Ezri Konsa 20218+12000+1000
5 DF Tyrone Mings 212202001000
18 DF Matt Targett 210210000000
22 DF Björn Engels 0000000000
27 DF Ahmed Elmohamady 801+40003000
30 DF Kortney Hause 7141003000
37 DF Mungo Bridge 1000100000
46 DF Jake Walker 1000100000
72 DF Sil Swinkels 10000+100000
73 DF Edward Rowe 10000+100000
Midfielders
6 MF Douglas Luiz 200190000+1000
7 MF John McGinn 201201000000
10 MF Jack Grealish 227216001100
17 MF Trézéguet 1408+50000+1000
19 MF Marvelous Nakamba 1003+40003000
20 MF Ross Barkley 123123000000
21 MF Anwar El Ghazi 1666+75003100
25 MF Morgan Sanson 100+10000000
41 MF Jacob Ramsey 1101+70003000
50 MF Harrison Sohna 10000+100000
57 MF Ben Chrisene 1000100000
62 MF Kaine Kesler 1000100000
67 MF Arjan Raikhy 1000100000
68 MF Brad Young 10000+100000
69 MF Mamadou Sylla 1000100000
70 MF Lamare Bogarde 1000100000
71 MF Hayden Lindley 10000+100000
Forwards
9 FW Wesley 0000000000
11 FW Ollie Watkins 24122110001+2200
15 FW Bertrand Traoré 20511+74002100
39 FW Keinan Davis 810+50002+1100
61 FW Louie Barry 1100110000
Players transferred or loaned out during the season
8 MF Henri Lansbury 3000003000
14 MF Conor Hourihane 513+11000+1000
23 MF Jota 2000000+2000
24 DF Frédéric Guilbert 2000002000
25 GK Ørjan Nyland 1000001000
28 GK Lovre Kalinić 0000000000
42 DF Dominic Revan 1000100000
47 DF Callum Rowe 1000100000
Disciplinary Records
Player Position Premier League EFL Cup FA Cup Other Total
Y R Y R Y R Y R Y R
Douglas Luiz CM 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Tyrone Mings CB 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Jack Grealish CAM 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
John McGinn CM 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Matty Cash RB 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Matt Targett LB 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Ezri Konsa CB 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Jacob Ramsey CM 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Marvelous Nakamba CM 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Anwar El Ghazi LW 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Keinan Davis CF 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Kortney Hause CB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Neil Taylor LB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Ollie Watkins CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTAL 34 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 37 2

Based on matches played until 6 February 2021

Top Scorers
Player Position Premier League EFL Cup FA Cup Other Total
Goals Assists Goals Assists Goals Assists Goals Assists Goals Assists
Ollie Watkins CF 10 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 3
Jack Grealish CAM 6 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 10
Anwar El Ghazi LW 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Bertrand Traoré FW 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
Ross Barkley CM 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Tyrone Mings CB 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Ezri Konsa CB 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
John McGinn CM 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
Conor Hourihane CM 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Keinan Davis CF 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
Louie Barry CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Kortney Hause CB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Own goal N/A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Douglas Luiz CM 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Matty Cash RB 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Trézéguet LW 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Callum Rowe LB 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Henri Lansbury CM 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jacob Ramsey CM 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Matt Targett LB 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Neil Taylor LB 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
TOTAL 36 29 6 6 1 1 0 0 43 36

Based on matches played until 6 February 2021

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