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2014–15 Aston Villa F.C. season

Main article: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1961–present)

The 2014–15 Premier League season was Aston Villa's 140th season in English football. It was the club's 23rd season in the Premier League and 27th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. 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.[citation needed] 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 appointment 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 edit

Players edit

Squad No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Apps. Goals Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Brad Guzan   GK (1984-09-09)9 September 1984 (aged 29) 140 0
13 Jed Steer   GK (1992-09-23)23 September 1992 (aged 21) 4 0
31 Shay Given   GK (1976-04-20)20 April 1976 (aged 38) 52 0
Defenders
2 Nathan Baker   CB / LB (1991-04-23)23 April 1991 (aged 23) 86 0
3 Joe Bennett   LB (1990-03-28)28 March 1990 (aged 24) 37 0
4 Ron Vlaar   CB (1985-02-16)16 February 1985 (aged 29) 87 2
5 Jores Okore   CB (1992-08-11)11 August 1992 (aged 21) 31 1
6 Ciaran Clark   CB / LB (1989-09-26)26 September 1989 (aged 24) 136 8
14 Philippe Senderos   CB (1985-02-14)14 February 1985 (aged 29) 10 0
21 Alan Hutton   RB (1984-11-30)30 November 1984 (aged 29) 68 1
23 Aly Cissokho   LB (1987-09-15)15 September 1987 (aged 26) 27 0
32 Janoi Donacien   CB / RB (1993-11-03)3 November 1993 (aged 20) 0 0
34 Matthew Lowton   RB (1989-06-09)9 June 1989 (aged 25) 82 2
35 Enda Stevens   LB (1990-07-09)9 July 1990 (aged 24) 9 0
– Antonio Luna   LB (1991-03-17)17 March 1991 (aged 23) 18 1 On loan at Spezia Calcio.
Midfielders
7 Leandro Bacuna   CM / RB / RWB (1991-08-21)21 August 1991 (aged 22) 63 6
8 Tom Cleverley   CM / AM (1989-08-12)12 August 1989 (aged 24) 36 3 On loan from Manchester United.
9 Scott Sinclair   LW / RW (1989-03-25)25 March 1989 (aged 25) 12 3
12 Joe Cole   AM (1981-11-08)8 November 1981 (aged 32) 15 1
15 Ashley Westwood   CM (990-04-01)1 April 990 (aged 1024) 101 3
16 Fabian Delph (captain)   CM (1989-11-21)21 November 1989 (aged 24) 133 8
17 Chris Herd   CM / CB / RB (1989-04-04)4 April 1989 (aged 25) 42 2
18 Kieran Richardson   LW / LB (1984-10-21)21 October 1984 (aged 29) 25 0
22 Gary Gardner   CM (1992-06-29)29 June 1992 (aged 22) 18 0
24 Carlos Sánchez   DM (1986-02-06)6 February 1986 (aged 28) 32 1
25 Carles Gil   AM / RW (1992-11-22)22 November 1992 (aged 21) 7 1
28 Charles N'Zogbia   LW / AM (1986-05-28)28 May 1986 (aged 28) 90 5
39 Riccardo Calder   LW (1996-01-26)26 January 1996 (aged 18) 0 0
40 Jack Grealish   LW / AM (1995-09-10)10 September 1995 (aged 18) 24 0
– Yacouba Sylla   DM (1990-11-29)29 November 1990 (aged 23) 24 0 On loan at Kayseri Erciyesspor.
– Aleksandar Tonev   LW / RW (1990-02-03)3 February 1990 (aged 24) 20 0 On loan at Celtic.
Forwards
10 Andreas Weimann   ST / LW / RW (1991-08-05)5 August 1991 (aged 22) 129 24
11 Gabriel Agbonlahor   ST / LW / RW (1986-10-13)13 October 1986 (aged 27) 352 83
19 Darren Bent   ST (1984-02-06)6 February 1984 (aged 30) 72 25
20 Christian Benteke   ST (1990-12-03)3 December 1990 (aged 23) 100 49
27 Libor Kozák   ST (1989-05-30)30 May 1989 (aged 25) 15 4
29 Rushian Hepburn-Murphy   ST (1998-09-19)19 September 1998 (aged 15) 1 0
37 Callum Robinson   ST (1995-02-02)2 February 1995 (aged 19) 5 0
38 Graham Burke   ST (1993-09-21)21 September 1993 (aged 20) 2 0
– Nicklas Helenius   ST / RW (1991-05-08)8 May 1991 (aged 23) 6 1 On loan at Aalborg BK.

Last updated: 25 May 2015.
Source: Soccerbase

Transfers edit

In edit

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 edit

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]

Loans edit

In edit

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 edit

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 edit

Pre-season and friendlies edit

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 edit

Main article: 2014–15 Premier League

League table edit

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 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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

  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 edit

Main article: 2014–15 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 edit

Main article: 2014–15 Football 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 edit

Overall edit

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 edit

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]

Last updated: 25 May 2015.
Source: World Football

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


Goalscorers edit

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[broken anchor] 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 edit

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[broken anchor] 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 11
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 – – – – – – – – 62 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.[85]
2Cleverley received one yellow card whilst playing for Manchester United (not included in this total).


Suspensions edit

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 edit

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

Injuries edit

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 [96][97][98][99]
3/4/14
FW
 Christian Benteke Ruptured Achilles tendon Occurred during training (2013/14).
6 months
 4/10/14 [100][101]
17/7/14
MF
 Joe Cole Thigh injury Occurred in pre-season match against Mansfield Town.
5 weeks
 23/8/14 [102][103]
16/8/14
DF
 Jores Okore Illness / knee injury
1 month
 13/9/14 [104][105]
23/8/14
DF
 Aly Cissokho Ankle injury Occurred in match against Newcastle United.
1 week
 31/8/14 [106][107]
31/8/14
DF
 Ron Vlaar Calf strain Occurred in match against Hull City.
6 weeks
 18/10/14 [108][109]
20/9/14
DF
 Nathan Baker Sickness bug
1 week
 27/9/14 [110][111]
20/9/14
MF
 Ashley Westwood Sickness bug
1 week
 27/9/14 [110][111]
20/9/14
FW
 Darren Bent Sickness bug
1 week
 27/9/14 [110][111]
27/9/14
FW
 Gabriel Agbonlahor Illness Fell ill during warm up before Manchester City match.
1 week
 18/10/14 [112][113]
9/10/14
FW
 Philippe Senderos Thigh injury Occurred whilst on international duty.
1 month
 8/11/14 [109][114]
14/10/14
MF
 Fabian Delph Dislocated shoulder Occurred during training.
2 months
 13/12/14 [115][116]
18/10/14
DF
 Nathan Baker Hamstring injury Occurred during match against Everton.
2 weeks
 2/11/14 [117][118]
25/10/14
DF
 Alan Hutton Ankle injury Occurred during training.
3 weeks
 24/11/14 [119][120]
8/11/14
FW
 Nathan Baker Knee injury Occurred during match against West Ham United.
2 months
 17/1/15 [121][122]
8/11/14
DF
 Ron Vlaar Calf injury Occurred after match against West Ham United.
5 weeks
 13/12/14 [116][120]
20/11/14
FW
 Philippe Senderos Calf injury Occurred whilst on international duty.
5 months
 20/4/15 [120][123][124]
2/12/14
MF
 Joe Cole Hamstring injury Occurred in match against Crystal Palace.
1 month
 4/1/15 [125][126]
8/12/14
MF
 Ashley Westwood Medial ligament injury Occurred in match against Leicester City.
3.5 weeks
 4/1/15 [127]
1/1/15
DF
 Ron Vlaar Knee injury Occurred during match against Crystal Palace.
6 weeks
 7/2/15 [128][129]
17/1/15
MF
 Fabian Delph Achilles injury Occurred after match against Liverpool.
1 week
 1/2/15 [130][131]
19/1/15
MF
 Joe Cole Hamstring injury Occurred during training.
2 weeks
 7/2/15 [129][130]
19/1/15
FW
 Gabriel Agbonlahor Hamstring injury Occurred during training.
1 week
 1/2/15 [130]
5/2/15
DF
 Nathan Baker Knee injury Ongoing injury.
2 months
 4/4/15 [123][132]
14/2/15
MF
 Carles Gil Thigh injury Occurred during training.
1 week
 21/2/15 [133]
14/2/15
FW
 Gabriel Agbonlahor Hamstring injury Occurred during training.
1 week
 21/2/15 [133]
17/2/15
MF
 Chris Herd Medial ligament injury Occurred while on loan at Wigan Athletic. N/A
Post-season
 [79]
21/2/15
DF
 Kieran Richardson Calf/shin injury Occurred during match against Stoke City.
6 weeks
 7/4/15 [134][135]
24/2/15
DF
 Aly Cissokho Groin/pelvis injury Occurred during training.
2 months
 20/4/15 [124][134]
26/2/15
DF
 Ron Vlaar Calf muscle strain Ongoing injury.
5 weeks
 4/4/15 [123][132]
3/3/15
FW
 Christian Benteke Hip injury Occurred during game against West Bromwich Albion.
11 days
 14/3/15 [132][136]
1/4/15
MF
 Scott Sinclair Hamstring injury Occurred during training.
2 weeks
 19/4/15 [135][137]
2/4/15
MF
 Ashley Westwood Hamstring injury Occurred during training.
2 weeks
 19/4/15 [135][137]
4/4/15
DF
 Alan Hutton Ankle/foot injury Occurred during match against Manchester United.
1 month
 2/5/15 [135][138]
8/4/15
MF
 Carles Gil Hip/thigh injury Occurred during under-21 match against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
11 days
 19/4/15 [139][140]
11/4/15
DF
 Ciaran Clark Knee injury Occurred during match against Tottenham Hotspur. N/A
Post-season
 [141]
11/4/15
FW
 Gabriel Agbonlahor Hamstring injury Occurred during match against Tottenham Hotspur.
1 month
 9/5/15 [141][142]
19/4/15
DF
 Nathan Baker Knee injury Occurred during match against Liverpool.
1 month
 24/5/15 [143][144]
11/5/15
FW
 Libor Kozák Back injury Occurred during training. N/A
Post-season
 [144]
16/5/15
DF
 Jores Okore Knee injury Injury aggravated due to player's involvement in matches. N/A
Post-season
 [145]
18/5/15
DF
 Kieran Richardson Calf injury Occurred during training.
10 days
 30/5/15 [146][147]
23/5/15
GK
 Shay Given Groin injury Occurred during training.
5 days
 30/5/15 [147]

 • 'Return date' is date that player returned to any AV match day squad.

As of

Awards edit

Club awards edit

At the end of the season, Aston Villa's annual award ceremony, including categories voted for by the players and backroom staff, the supporters and the supporters club, saw the following players recognised for their achievements for the club throughout the 2014–15 season.

Supporters' Player of the Year (Terrace Trophy)   Fabian Delph[148]
Supporters' Young Player of the Year   Jack Grealish[148]
Goal of the Season   Carles Gil vs. Bournemouth, FA Cup[149]

Divisional awards edit

Date Nation Winner Award
April 2015   Christian Benteke Premier League Player of the Month[150]

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