The 2025–26 season was the 151st season in the history of Aston Villa Football Club, and their seventh consecutive season in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the UEFA Europa League.
With a win against Chelsea on 27 December 2025, Villa reached their best winning streak in the top division since 1910, gaining eight consecutive victories. This was also the best winning streak in the league this season. Villa also finished 4th in the Premier League, qualifying for the UEFA Champions League for the second time in three years.
On 20 May 2026, Villa defeated SC Freiburg 3–0 in the Europa League final, winning their first major trophy since the 1995–96 Football League Cup.
Players This was the first season since 2017-18 without Jacob Ramsey (to Newcastle United) and Kortney Hause (Free agent).
No. Player Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end Apps Goals Goalkeepers 23 Emiliano Martínez GK Mar del Plata Arsenal 16 September 2020 £20,000,000 30 June 2029 256 0 40 Marco Bizot GK Hoorn Brest 15 July 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2027 14 0 64 James Wright GK Manchester Manchester City 1 July 2021 Free transfer 30 June 2027 0 0 Defenders 2 Matty Cash RB Slough Nottingham Forest 3 September 2020 £14,000,000 30 June 2029 229 13 3 Victor Lindelöf CB Västerås Manchester United 1 September 2025 Free transfer 30 June 2027 28 0 4 Ezri Konsa CB Newham Brentford 11 July 2019 £12,000,000 30 June 2028 286 12 5 Tyrone Mings CB Bath Bournemouth 8 July 2019 £26,000,000 30 June 2027 209 9 12 Lucas Digne LB Meaux Everton 13 January 2022 £25,000,000 30 June 2028 181 4 14 Pau Torres CB Villarreal Villarreal 12 July 2023 £31,500,000 30 June 2028 109 2 16 Andrés García RB Valencia Levante 21 January 2025 £6,000,000 30 June 2029 18 0 22 Ian Maatsen LB Vlaardingen Chelsea 28 June 2024 £37,500,000 30 June 2030 88 3 55 Travis Patterson LB Wolverhampton Academy 1 July 2024 30 June 2028 1 0 59 Yeimar Mosquera CB Istmina Orsmoarso 30 August 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2030 0 0 Midfielders 6 Ross Barkley CM Liverpool Luton Town 1 July 2024 £5,000,000 30 June 2027 76 10 7 John McGinn (c) CM Glasgow Hibernian 8 August 2018 £3,000,000 30 June 2028 329 40 8 Youri Tielemans CM Sint-Pieters-Leeuw Leicester City 1 July 2023 Free transfer 30 June 2028 134 10 9 Harvey Elliott AM Chertsey Liverpool 1 September 2025 Loan 30 June 2026 9 1 10 Emiliano Buendía AM Mar del Plata Norwich City 10 June 2021 £33,000,000 30 June 2027 151 21 21 Douglas Luiz CM Rio de Janeiro Juventus 28 January 2026 Loan 30 June 2026 223 23 24 Amadou Onana DM Dakar Everton 22 July 2024 £50,000,000 30 June 2029 72 7 26 Lamare Bogarde DM Rotterdam Feyenoord 1 September 2020 Free transfer 30 June 2028 61 0 44 Boubacar Kamara DM Marseille Marseille 1 July 2022 Free transfer 30 June 2030 123 3 53 George Hemmings CM Derby Nottingham Forest 9 January 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2028 4 0 66 Fletcher Boyd AM Aberdeen Aberdeen 4 September 2025 £1,000,000 30 June 2031 0 0 83 Bradley Burrowes CM Bristol Bristol Rovers 24 May 2025 Free transfer 30 June 2031 1 0 Forwards 11 Ollie Watkins CF Torquay Brentford 9 September 2020 £28,000,000 30 June 2028 278 108 18 Tammy Abraham CF Camberwell Beşiktaş 27 January 2026 £18,000,000 30 June 2031 56 29 19 Jadon Sancho LW Camberwell Manchester United 1 September 2025 Loan 30 June 2026 39 1 27 Morgan Rogers LW Halesowen Middlesbrough 1 February 2024 £8,000,000 30 June 2031 125 31 28 Zépiqueno Redmond CF Rotterdam Feyenoord 1 July 2025 Free transfer 30 June 2029 0 0 30 Brian Madjo CF Enfield Metz 12 January 2026 £10,000,000 30 June 2032 0 0 31 Leon Bailey RW Kingston Bayer Leverkusen 4 August 2021 £30,000,000 30 June 2027 162 23 47 Alysson RW Apucarana Grêmio 1 January 2026 £8,700,000 30 June 2031 3 0 61 Omar Khedr RW Alexandria ZED 1 July 2024 £2,360,000 30 June 2028 0 0 67 Mason Cotcher CF Sunderland Sunderland 12 August 2024 Free transfer 30 June 2027 0 0 Out on loan 17 Donyell Malen RW Wieringen Borussia Dortmund 14 January 2025 £21,500,000 30 June 2028 46 10 18 Joe Gauci GK Adelaide Adelaide United 1 February 2024 £1,290,000 30 June 2028 2 0 19 Samuel Iling-Junior LW Islington Juventus 1 July 2024 £11,900,000 30 June 2029 0 0 20 Kosta Nedeljković RB Smederevo Red Star Belgrade 22 January 2024 £6,500,000 30 June 2029 10 0 20 Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba AM Birmingham Academy 1 July 2023 30 June 2029 6 1 21 Enzo Barrenechea DM Villa María Juventus 1 July 2024 £6,800,000 30 June 2029 0 0 29 Evann Guessand LW Ajaccio Nice 8 August 2025 £26,000,000 30 June 2030 21 2 33 Lewis Dobbin LW Stoke-on-Trent Everton 23 June 2024 £10,000,000 30 June 2028 0 0 34 Louie Barry LW Sutton Coldfield Barcelona 23 January 2020 £880,000 30 June 2028 1 1 45 Triston Rowe RB Sandwell West Bromwich Albion 1 July 2021 Free transfer 30 June 2026 0 0 48 Oliwier Zych GK Gdynia Zagłębie Lubin 29 September 2020 Free transfer 30 June 2026 0 0 50 Sil Swinkels CB Sint-Oedenrode Vitesse 3 August 2020 Free transfer 30 June 2028 2 0 51 Kadan Young RW Erdington Academy 20 January 2023 30 June 2028 3 0 54 Aidan Borland CM Glasgow Celtic 1 March 2024 Free transfer 30 June 2028 1 0 57 Rory Wilson CF Girvan Rangers 1 July 2022 £300,000 30 June 2027 0 0 58 Tommi O'Reilly CM Birmingham Academy 1 July 2021 30 June 2028 1 0 58 Yasin Özcan CB Kağıthane Kasımpaşa 1 June 2025 £5,830,000 30 June 2028 0 0 59 Josh Feeney CB Fleetwood Fleetwood Town 6 July 2021 Free transfer 30 June 2028 0 0 62 Ben Broggio AM Sutton Coldfield Academy 2 February 2024 30 June 2030 1 0 Lino Sousa LB Lisbon Arsenal 1 February 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2028 0 0
Transfers and contracts In DatePos.PlayerFromFeeRef. 1 June 2025 CB Yasin Özcan Kasımpaşa £5,830,000 1 July 2025 CF Zépiqueno Redmond Feyenoord Free transfer 15 July 2025GK Marco Bizot BrestUndisclosed 8 August 2025 CF Evann Guessand Nice £26,000,000 14 August 2025 GK Ronnie Hollingshead West Bromwich Albion Free transfer 1 September 2025CB Victor Lindelöf Manchester UnitedFree transfer4 September 2025CAM Fletcher Boyd Aberdeen£1,000,0002 October 2025CDM Mohamed Koné ASEC MimosasUndisclosed 1 January 2026 RW Alysson Grêmio £8,700,000 12 January 2026CF Brian Madjo Metz£10,000,00027 January 2026CF Tammy Abraham Beşiktaş£18,000,000
Out DatePos.PlayerToFeeRef. 1 July 2025 RB Kaine Kesler-Hayden Coventry City £3,500,000 29 July 2025GK Filip Marschall StevenageUndisclosed1 August 2025CB Ethan Amundsen-Day HamarkamerateneUndisclosed17 August 2025CM Jacob Ramsey Newcastle United£39,000,00019 August 2025CDM Leander Dendoncker Real OviedoUndisclosed22 August 2025LB Àlex Moreno GironaUndisclosed15 January 2026LB Finley Munroe Middlesbrough£300,000 Income: £42,800,000 (not inc. any undisclosed transfers) Outgoings: £69,530,000 (not inc. any undisclosed transfers) Total Spend: £16,730,000
Loaned in DatePos.PlayerFromDate untilRef.1 September 2025CAM Harvey Elliott Liverpool30 June 2026LW Jadon Sancho Manchester United30 June 202628 January 2026CM Douglas Luiz Juventus30 June 2026
Loaned out DatePos.PlayerToDate untilRef.16 June 2025CB Josh Feeney Huddersfield Town30 June 202614 July 2025RB Kosta Nedeljković RB Leipzig30 June 2026GK Oliwier Zych Raków Częstochowa30 June 202615 July 2025LB Finley Munroe Swindon Town15 January 2026CAM Tommi O'Reilly Crewe Alexandra30 June 202617 July 2025CB Sil Swinkels Exeter City4 January 202618 July 2025CM Enzo Barrenechea Benfica30 June 202622 July 2025RW Louie Barry Sheffield United3 January 2026 1 August 2025 GK Sam Lewis Oxford City 31 December 2025 2 August 2025CB Yasin Özcan Anderlecht28 January 20267 August 2025CAM I-Lani Edwards Hereford31 December 202511 August 2025GK Joe Gauci Port Vale30 June 2026 15 August 2025 CB Kerr Smith Barrow 9 January 2026 20 August 2025RW Leon Bailey Roma20 January 202622 August 2025LW Lewis Dobbin Preston North End30 June 202623 August 2025CAM Ewan Simpson Hamilton Academical30 June 20261 September 2025LW Samuel Iling-Junior West Bromwich Albion2 February 2026CB Thierry Katsukunya Real Unión30 June 2026CF Zépiqueno Redmond Huddersfield Town14 January 20262 September 2025RB Triston Rowe FC Annecy30 June 20265 September 2025CAM Charlie Pavey Bromsgrove Sporting4 January 202631 October 2025CAM Max Lott Stratford Town10 April 202626 November 2025CAM Trai-Varn Mulley Stourbridge27 December 20253 January 2026CM Aidan Borland Swindon Town30 June 20264 January 2026CB Sil Swinkels Chesterfield30 June 2026 10 January 2026 GK Sam Lewis Oxford City 7 February 2026 12 January 2026CB Ashton McWilliams Morecambe12 February 202613 January 2026CM Kane Taylor Oldham Athletic30 June 202616 January 2026CF Donyell Malen Roma30 June 202626 January 2026CAM Charlie Pavey Hereford30 June 202628 January 2026CB Yasin Özcan Beşiktaş27 January 20272 February 2026LW Louie Barry Stockport County30 June 2026CAM Ben Broggio Falkirk30 June 2026LW Samuel Iling-Junior Pisa30 June 2026CAM Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba West Bromwich Albion30 June 2026LB Lino Sousa Rotherham United30 June 2026RW Kadan Young Reading30 June 20266 February 2026CF Rory Wilson Sturm Graz30 June 20267 February 2026CAM I-Lani Edwards Leamington30 June 2026 12 February 2026 LB Travis Patterson Annecy 30 June 2026
Released / out of contract DatePos.PlayerSubsequent clubJoin dateRef.30 June 2025CAM Rico Richards Port Vale1 July 2025CF Charlie Lutz Cork City1 July 2025CB Maxwell Asante-Boakye Sheffield United7 July 2025GK Robin Olsen Malmö FF8 July 2025CDM Todd Alcock South Shields15 July 2025CM Kyrie Pierre Brentford21 July 2025CF Kobei Moore Larne22 July 2025CB Nile Timson Alvechurch31 July 2025RW Ajani Burchall Wimborne Town20 September 2025CM Mikell BarnesGK Alex HammondCB Kortney Hause4 July 2025LW Philippe Coutinho Vasco da Gama4 July 202517 July 2025GK Lander Emery Real Unión18 July 202526 January 2026CB Archie Duerden Bromsgrove Sporting26 January 2026
New contract DatePos.PlayerEnd dateRef.First team4 June 2025 CB Tyrone Mings 30 June 2027 24 July 2025CDM Boubacar Kamara30 June 2030 7 August 2025 LB Lucas Digne 30 June 2028 27 October 2025 RB Matty Cash 30 June 2029 5 November 2025CM John McGinn30 June 2028 10 November 2025 CAM Morgan Rogers 30 June 2031 23 March 2026CAM Bradley BurrowesUndisclosedUnder-21s and Academy1 July 2025 CB TJ CarrollUndisclosed2 July 2025RB Ashton McWilliams3 July 2025CB Thierry KatsukunyaUndisclosed4 July 2025LW Trai-Varn MulleyUndisclosed8 July 2025MF Max Lott17 September 2025MF Oliver Bindley 30 September 2025 DF Finlay Barnard 16 October 2025 MF Jack McGrath 12 November 2025LB Teddie Bloomfield24 November 2025MF Keilan QuinnUndisclosed4 December 2025DF Leon Routh27 January 2026MF Alfie Lynskey25 February 2026MF Fletcher Boyd7 March 2026MF Cole Brannigan
Kits Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: Betano / Sleeve sponsor: Trade Nation
Pre-season and friendlies Aston Villa announced they would return to the United States to face St. Louis City SC and Nashville SC, to Germany to face Hansa Rostock and the annual pre-season opener against Walsall. Some further friendlies against Eintracht Frankfurt and Roma were added to the schedule on 16 June 2025. On 7 July, two more friendlies were added to the schedule against Marseille and Villarreal. An additional friendly against La Liga club Elche was organised for the March 2026 international break.
Competitions Overall record
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The Premier League fixtures were announced on 18 June 2025.
FA Cup
As a Premier League side, Aston Villa entered in the third round, and were drawn away to Tottenham Hotspur. They were then drawn at home to Newcastle United in the fourth round.
EFL Cup
As one of the Premier League clubs involved in European competitions, Aston Villa joined the competition in the third round, and were drawn away to Brentford.
UEFA Europa League
League phase