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Aston Villa striker Mbwana Samatta in Turkey as he nears loan move to Fenerbahce

Aston Villa striker Mbwana Samatta is in Turkey to negotiate a proposed move to Fenerbahce. Manager Dean Smith has brought in Ollie Watkins from Brentford for a club-record £28m and Lyon winger Bertrand Traore for £19m so has been looking to offset that spending with the sale of Samatta. Mbwana Samatta has not featured at all this season and last …

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West Ham 1-1 Aston Villa: Dean Smith's side hold on for a draw to ensure survival

If this was Jack Grealish’s last game for Aston Villa, it is certain that he will remember it vividly for the rest of his life. Jack Grealish played a telling role for his boyhood club as Aston Villa beat the drop The Villa players celebrated on the pitch after the draw at West Ham saw them stay up Villa had …

Everton 1-1 Aston Villa: Visitor's survival hopes hit by late equaliser from Theo Walcott

Aston Villa have been spared once by goal line technology since football resumed a month ago. Aston Villa thought they were heading for a huge victory before Everton scored a late equaliser Theo Walcott's 87th-minute looping header went into the far corner to break Villa hearts Everton's late goal means Villa are now three points adrift of safety with just …

Bournemouth 2-1 Aston Villa: Philip Billing and Nathan Ake score

If Bournemouth can replicate such a gritty, determined display as this for the rest of the season they have every chance of staying up. Nathan Ake is jubilant after his goal doubled Bournemouth's lead at home to Aston Villa Philip Billing celebrates after his goal put Bournemouth in the ascendancy against Aston Villa Billing put Bournemouth ahead in the 37th …

Villa will have to sell their ‘crown jewels’ if they go down but won’t gamble their future on Premier League survival

Excessive spending and chronic mismanagement nearly burned Aston Villa in the past. Make no mistake, the only way to balance the books if Villa do drop back out of the Premier League in May will be to sell prized assets such as Jack Grealish, Tyrone Mings and John McGinn, but the club’s owners could have risked potential chaos next summer …

Dean Smith has called on new signing Mbwana Samatta to immediately bring his quality to bear as Aston Villa bid for a third visit to Wembley in 21 months. After playing the last four matches without a recognised striker, Villa boss Smith will hand Samatta his debut for the second leg of his side's Carabao Cup semi-final at home to …