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December 5, 2015
We took on Southampton, looking to make December a much better month than November.

Aston Villa (3-6-5) @ Southampton (6-3-5)
Match Events:
16': Aston Villa GOAL: Gabriel Agbonlahor
30': Aston Villa GOAL: Gabriel Agbonlahor
45': Southampton Substitutions: Long-Mane, Isgrove-Tadic
69': Southampton Substitution: Juanmi-Ramirz
85': Aston Villa Substitutions: Ayew-Kozak, Gueye-Gil

FINAL SCORE:
Southampton 0
Aston Villa 2

Aston Villa Player Ratings:
GK Guzan: 8.3
LB Westwood: 6.7
CB Gentiletti: 6.7
CB Clark: 6.3
CB Richards (injured): 6.5
RB Bacuna: 6.5
LM Grealish: 6.7
RM Gil: N/A
CAM N'Zogbia: 6.8
ST Agbonlahor: 8.8
ST Kozak: N/A
ST Ayew: 6.3
RM Gueye: 7.7

Stats:
Shots: Southampton-3, Aston Villa-4
Shots on Target: Southampton-1, Aston Villa-3
Possession %: Southampton-48, Aston Villa-52
Pass Accuracy %: Southampton-88, Aston Villa-98

Gabriel Agbonlahor had the best game of his career as we coasted to an easy 2-0 victory.

EVERTON BITCHES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

December 12, 2015
We took on 3rd place Arsenal with a chance to go on a 3-game winning streak.

Arsenal (8-5-2) @ Aston Villa (4-6-5)
Match Events:
32': Arsenal GOAL: Mathieu Flamini
35': Aston Villa GOAL: Charles N'Zogbia
69': Arsenal GOAL: Tomas Rosicky
69': Aston Villa Substitutions: Grealish-Gueye, Gueye-Sinclair
77': Arsenal Substitution: Coquelin-Verratti

FINAL SCORE:
Aston Villa 1
Arsenal 2

Aston Villa Player Ratings:
GK Guzan: 7.2
LB Westwood: 6.0
CB Gentiletti: 6.3
CB Clark: 5.8
CB Richards: 4.2
RB Bacuna: 5.3
LM Sinclair: 6.3
RM Gil: 6.3
CAM N'Zogbia: 7.0
ST Agbonlahor: 6.3
ST Ayew: 6.3
RM Gueye: 4.1
LM Grealish: 5.3

Stats:
Shots: Aston Villa-3, Arsenal-7
Shots on Target: Aston Villa-3, Arsenal-5
Possession %: Aston Villa-46, Arsenal-54
Pass Accuracy %: Aston Villa-96, Arsenal-91

December 16, 2015: Capital One Cup Quarterfinal
We took on Fulham with a chance to advance to the Semifinals of the league cup.

Aston Villa (EPL) @ Fulham (FL Championship)
Match Events:
5': Aston Villa GOAL: Jordan Ayew
24': Aston Villa GOAL: Gabriel Agbonlahor
30': Aston Villa GOAL: Jordan Ayew
[color=#BF0000]38': Aston Villa GOAL: Jordan Ayew[/color]
45': Fulham Substitution: Taggart-Smith
58': Fulham Substitution: Christensen-O'Hara
64': Aston Villa Substitutions: Gueye-Sinlcair, Grealish-Gil
70': Fulham Substitution: Kacaniklic-Pringle

FINAL SCORE:
Fulham 0
Aston Villa 4

Aston Villa Player Ratings:
GK Guzan: 9.0
LB Westwood: 6.9
CB Gentiletti: 6.8
CB Clark: 6.8
CB Richards: 7.4
RB Bacuna: 7.2
LM Sinclair: 6.6
RM Gil: 6.4
CAM N'Zogbia: 7.6
ST Agbonlahor: 8.6
ST Ayew: 9.5
RM Gueye: 5.9
LM Grealish: 7.1

Stats:
Shots: Fulham-9, Aston Villa-6
Shots on Target: Fulham-4, Aston Villa-4
Possession %: Fulham-56, Aston Villa-44
Pass Accuracy %: Fulham-87, Aston Villa-96

We played our best football of the season to advance to the Capital One Cup semifinals. Jordan Ayew netted a hat trick and absolutely dominated the opposition.

December 19, 2015
We faced Newcastle United, trying to gain another Premier League victory. Newcastle have scored even fewer goals than we have, so we should be able to pull out a victory.

Aston Villa (4-6-6) @ Newcastle United (5-4-6)
Match Events:
8': Aston Villa GOAL: Charles N'Zogbia
26': Aston Villa OWN GOAL: Ciaran Clark
31': Newcastle United GOAL: Siem de Jong
55': Newcastle United Substitution: Mitrovic-Cisse
63': Newcastle United: Daryll Janmaat RED card
65': Newcastle United Substitution: de Jong-Wijnaldum
70': Aston Villa Substitutions: Gueye-Sinclair, Grealish-Gil
83': Aston Villa GOAL: Carles Gil

FINAL SCORE:
Newcastle United 2
Aston Villa 2

Aston Villa Player Ratings:
GK Guzan: 8.4
LB Westwood: 6.6
CB Gentiletti: 6.1
CB Clark: 5.9
CB Richards: 6.3
RB Bacuna: 6.9
LM Sinclair: 6.9
RM Gil: 7.6
CAM N'Zogbia: 7.9
ST Agbonlahor: 6.9
ST Gestede: 7.5
RM Gueye: 5.5
LM Grealish: 6.5

Stats:
Shots: Newcastle-9, Aston Villa-7
Shots on Target: Newcastle-3, Aston Villa-5
Possession %: Newcastle-47, Aston Villa-53
Pass Accuracy %: Newcastle-85, Aston Villa-91

A Ciaran Clark own goal made it difficult for us to get a draw, but Carles Gil made an impact as a sub to force the 2-2 draw.

December 26, 2015
We faced West Ham United in the second-to-last match of 2015.

West Ham United (4-6-6) @ Aston Villa (4-7-6)
Match Events:
18': Aston Villa GOAL: Jordan Ayew
44': West Ham United: Winston Reid YELLOW card
58': West Ham United Substitutions: Valencia-Sakho, Obiang-Payet
59': West Ham United: Dmitri Payet YELLOW card
67': Aston Villa GOAL: Gabriel Agbonlahor
67': Aston Villa Substitutions: Gueye-Sinclair, Grealish-Gil
85': Aston Villa GOAL: Jordan Ayew
89': Aston Villa GOAL: Gabriel Agbonlahor

FINAL SCORE:
Aston Villa 4
West Ham United 0

Aston Villa Player Ratings:
GK Guzan: 8.5
LB Westwood: 6.4
CB Gentiletti: 7.7
CB Clark: 6.3
CB Richards: 7.7
RB Bacuna: 6.9
LM Sinclair: 6.8
RM Gil: 7.6
CAM N'Zogbia: 8.2
ST Agbonlahor: 9.0
ST Ayew: 9.4
RM Gueye: 6.7
LM Grealish: 6.3

Stats:
Shots: Aston Villa-6, West Ham-12
Shots on Target: Aston Villa-5, West Ham-2
Possession %: Aston Villa-44, West Ham-56
Pass Accuracy %: Aston Villa-82, West Ham-92

We played our best EPL match of the season in a 4-0 victory over West Ham. Agbonlahor and Ayew both netted two goals to put Aston Villa in 10th place in the EPL.

December 28, 2015
We faced 9th place Norwich with a chance to get into the top half of the table.

Aston Villa (5-7-6) @ Norwich City (6-5-7)
Match Events:
50': Aston Villa GOAL: Micah Richards
66': Norwich City Substitution: O'Neil-Howson
66': Norwich City Substitution: Andreu-Dorans
66': Aston Villa Substitutions: Ayew-Kozak, Gueye-Sinclair, Grealish-Gil
72': Norwich City Substitution: van Wolfswinkel-Hooper
79': Aston Villa GOAL: Gabriel Agbonlahor

FINAL SCORE:
Norwich City 0
Aston Villa 2

Aston Villa Player Ratings:
GK Guzan: 8.0
LB Westwood: 8.0
CB Gentiletti: 6.8
CB Clark: 7.5
CB Richards: 9.2
RB Bacuna: 6.7
LM Sinclair: 6.5
RM Gil: 6.5
CAM N'Zogbia: 7.1
ST Agbonlahor: 7.9
ST Kozak: 6.5
ST Ayew: 6.0
RM Gueye: 6.9
LM Grealish: 6.6

Stats:
Shots: Norwich-9, Aston Villa-7
Shots on Target: Norwich-6, Aston Villa-4
Possession %: Norwich-52, Aston Villa-48
Pass Accuracy %: Norwich-81, Aston Villa-91

We dominated Norwich to get us into 7th place in the Premier League.

END OF 2015 RECAP:

Going into the January transfer window, we are in 7th place in the Premier League, only four points out of the top five!


At the end of 2015, we have three players among the league leaders.

Aston Villa Player Stats:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... sp=sharing

January 3, 2016: FA Cup 3rd Round
We faced Coventry City in our first match of the FA Cup. Coventry are in FL 1, so we can play some of our youngsters with a good chance at winning.

Coventry City (Football League One) @ Aston Villa (EPL)
Match Events:
45': Coventry Substitution: Murphy-Swanson
53': Aston Villa GOAL: Jordan Ayew
64': Aston Villa Substitutions: Sinclair-Richardson, Gil-Gueye
75': Coventry Substitutions: Haynes-Martin, Tudgay-Maddison

FINAL SCORE:
Aston Villa 1
Coventry City 0

Aston Villa Player Ratings:
GK Guzan: 7.2
LB Westwood: 7.7
CB Gentiletti: 6.5
CB Clark: 6.9
CB Richards: 6.8
RB Bacuna: 6.2
RM Richardson: 6.5
LM Gueye: 6.2
CAM N'Zogbia: 7.3
ST Agbonlahor: 6.5
ST Ayew: 8.1
RM Sinclair: 6.5
LM Gil: 6.5

Stats:
Shots: Aston Villa-17, Coventry-2
Shots on Target: Aston Villa-13, Coventry-1
Possession %: Aston Villa-46, Coventry-54
Pass Accuracy %: Aston Villa-80, Coventry-87

Coventry's goalkeeper was insane, making 12 saves, but Jordan Ayew's goal in the 53d minute was all we needed to advance to the fourth round.

Two months later...

You can pretty much thank Jordan Ayew and an improved Gabriel Agbonlahor for that...

January 7, 2016
We took on Sunderland in our first Premier League match of 2016.

Aston Villa (6-7-6) @ Sunderland (5-7-7)
Match Events:
45': Sunderland GOAL: Jack Rodwell
55': Sunderland Substitution: Giaccherrini-Lens
55': Aston Villa GOAL: Jordan Ayew (Penalty Kick)
64': Sunderland Substitution: Larsson-Cattermole
64': Aston Villa Substitutions: Gueye-Sinclair, Grealish-Gil
76': Aston Villa GOAL: Carles Gil
90': Aston Villa GOAL: Jordan Ayew (Empty Net)

Final Score:
Sunderland 1
Aston Villa 3

Aston Villa Player Ratings:
GK Guzan: 8.6
LB Westwood: 6.1
CB Gentiletti: 7.1
CB Clark 5.9
CB Richards: 5.6
RB Bacuna: 6.3
RM Sinclair: 6.9
LM Gil: 7.0
CAM N'Zogbia: 6.1
ST Agbonlahor: 6.6
ST Ayew: 8.4
RM Gueye: 6.0
LM Grealish: 5.3

Stats:
Shots: Sunderland-7, Aston Villa-7
Shots on Target: Sunderland-3, Aston Villa-6
Possession %: Sunderland-55, Aston Villa-45
Pass Accuracy %: Sunderland-85, Aston Villa-89

We were down 1-0 to Sunderland after the first half, but a penalty awarded to Jordan Ayew allowed us to grab a 3-1 victory. In the 90th minute, the keeper was pulled out of the net for a corner. The ball was cleared, allowing Jordan Ayew to score an empty net goal. The win put us in 6th in the league!

January 10, 2016
We took on 19th place Crystal Palace with a chance to get into fifth place.

Crystal Palace (3-9-8) @ Aston Villa (7-7-6)
Match Events:
13': Crystal Palace GOAL: Yohan Cabaye
29': Aston Villa GOAL: Jordan Ayew
45': Crystal Palace: Martin Kelly YELLOW card
52': Aston Villa GOAL: Jordan Ayew
52': Aston Villa Substitution: Agbonlahor-Gestede
63': Crystal Palace Substitutions: Gayle-Wickham, Ledley-McArthur
75': Crystal Palace Substitution: Souare-Ward

FINAL SCORE:
Aston Villa 2
Crystal Palace 1

Aston Villa Player Ratings:
GK Guzan: 7.4
LB Westwood: 5.4
CB Gentiletti: 6.4
CB Clark: 5.6
CB Richards: 5.6
RB Bacuna: 5.8
RM Veretout: 6.6
LM Gil: 6.6
CAM N'Zogbia: 6.0
ST Gestede: 5.5
ST Ayew: 9.4
ST Agbonlahor: 6.1

Stats:
Shots: Aston Villa-3, Crystal Palace-5
Shots on Target: Aston Villa-2, Crystal Palace-3
Possession %: Aston Villa-45, Crystal Palace-55
Pass Accuracy %: Aston Villa-83, Crystal Palace-87

We went down 1-0 early, but Jordan Ayew was given another penalty, and put it in the back of the net. Ayew later scored to give us a 2-1 win.

January 16, 2016
We took on another team in the relegation zone, Leicester City. We are only 10 points behind a Champions League spot behind Manchester United.

Leicester City (4-6-10) @ Aston Villa (8-7-6)
Match Events:
2': Leicester City OWN GOAL: Kasper Schmeichel
10': Leicester City: Gokhan Inler YELLOW card
32': Aston Villa GOAL: Gabriel Agbonlahor
56': Leicester City Substitution: Ulloa-Vardy
59': Leicester City: Danny Simpson YELLOW card
60': Leicester City Substitution: Inler-Drinkwater
69': Aston Villa Substitutions: Gueye-Veretout, Ayew-Gestede
70': Leicester City Substitution: Kante-James
72': Aston Villa GOAL: Rudy Gestede

FINAL SCORE:
Aston Villa 3
Leicester City 0

Aston Villa Player Ratings:
GK Guzan: 8.8
LB Westwood: 6.7
CB Gentiletti: 6.7
CB Clark: 6.7
CB Richards: 6.9
RB Bacuna: 6.4
LM Grealish: 7.1
RM Veratout: 6.3
CAM N'Zogbia: 7.3
ST Agbonlahor: 7.8
ST Gestede: 7.3
ST Ayew: 6.6
LM Gueye: 6.7

Stats:
Shots: Aston Villa-8, Leicester City-7
Shots on Target: Aston Villa-5, Leicester City-4
Possession %: Aston Villa-51, Leicester City-49
Pass Accuracy %: Aston Villa-94, Leicester City-85

We shut down Leicester once again. GK Kasper Schmeichel made the mistake of the season, knocking the ball into his own net to give us an early lead. We kept the momentum throughout the match. Our next two matches are both legs of the Capital One Cup semifinal vs. Swansea.

January 19, 2016: Capital One Cup Semifinal-First Leg
We took on Swansea in the first leg of the League Cup semifinal. Whoever scores the most goals in these next two matches will advance to the Capital One Cup final.

Swansea City (EPL) @ Aston Villa (EPL)
Match Events:
6': Aston Villa GOAL: Gabriel Agbonlahor
40': Swansea City: Kyle Naughton YELLOW card
45': Aston Villa GOAL: Jordan Ayew (Penalty Kick)
59': Swansea City Substitution: Dyer-Montero
63': Aston Villa Substitutions: Ayew-Kozak, Agbonlahor-Gestede, Grealish-Gil
88': Swansea City Substitution: Sigurdsson-Emnes

FINAL SCORE:
Aston Villa 2
Swansea City 0

Aston Villa Player Ratings:
GK Guzan: 8.7
LB Westwood: 7.1
CB Gentiletti: 6.9
CB Clark: 7.9
CB Richards: 6.5
RB Bacuna: 7.2
RM Gil: 6.5
LM Gueye: 5.9
CAM N'Zogbia: 7.1
ST Kozak: 5.7
ST Gestede: 5.3
ST Ayew: 7.5
ST Agbonlahor: 7.1
RM Grealish: 6.1

Stats:
Shots: Aston Villa-6, Swansea City-8
Shots on Target: Aston Villa-6, Swansea City-4
Possession %: Aston Villa-46, Swansea City-54
Pass Accuracy %: Aston Villa-82, Swansea City-89

We gained a critical 2-0 victory against Swansea in the first leg of the League Cup semifinals. Swansea will have to win by three goals in the next leg in order to advance.