Claret & Blue - An Aston Villa Podcast

Welcome to Claret & Blue - An Aston Villa Podcast. Hosted by Dan Rolinson, Mat Kendrick & John Townley. On this podcast feed, we'll be posting a minimum of three new episodes per week throughout the 2025/26 Premier League season.

We look forward to talking all things Aston Villa with you as Unai Emery takes us on a Europa League Tour. Please follow the feed and get involved with the show. UTV!

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Claret & Blue Podcast #93 | CALUM CHAMBERS JOIN...
One from the Danny Ings handbook here as Calum Chambers joins Aston Villa on a 3 year deal straight out of nowhere! We also discuss the latest on Matty Cash's link to Atletico Madrid, Douglas Luiz to Arsenal and of course Rodrigo Bentancur to Villa.
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Claret & Blue Podcast #92 | THE BEST & WORST OF...
❌ 11 games under Dean Smith ✅ 10 games under Steven Gerrard 👀 11th place, 26 points The mini Winter break allows us to assess Aston Villa's season so far...
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POST MATCH DEBRIEF: Everton 0-1 Aston Villa
Steven Gerrard leaves Goodison Park with a smirk on his face and a big three points for Aston Villa 👀🤩
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POST MATCH DEBRIEF: Aston Villa 2-2 Manchester ...
Jacob Ramsey and Phillipe Coutinho inspire a brilliant comeback against Manchester United 😍😍 🎙🎙 Keep up to date with our latest episodes: https://bit.ly/ClaretAndBlueNewsletter Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Mat Kendrick:...
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DONE DEAL | Lucas Digne signs for Aston Villa!
Another BIG deal through the door at Villa Park as Lucas Digne joins Aston Villa from Everton for a reported £25m. Ashley Preece & Pat Rowe discuss the deal and what Digne will bring to Villa.
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POST MATCH DEBRIEF | Manchester United 1-0 Asto...
Aston Villa exit the FA Cup at the 3rd Round stage after defeat at Old Trafford to Manchester United. Plus it wouldn't be an Aston Villa vs Manchester United fixture without a controversial decision, this time = VAR.
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AVFC Extra | IF YOU WEREN'T ALREADY EXCITED BY ...
Just what can "football icon" Phillipe Coutinho bring to Steven Gerrard's Aston Villa side? James Rushton caught up with Reach's football scouting expert (and thankfully Liverpool fan) Josh Williams to chat all things Coutinho.
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Coutinho, Digne, & Romeu | The State Of Play At...
It's silly season and a whole host of names have been linked with a move to Villa Park, we look at the Top 3 rumours in Phillipe Coutinho, Lucas Digne and Oriol Romeu. We also reflect on Steven Gerrard's comments in the build up to Villa's trip to...
38 min
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POST MATCH DEBRIEF: Brentford 2-1 Aston Villa
Absolutely not the start any of us wanted to 2022 as Villa take the lead in a game only to throw away all three points (again) - this time down in West London against Brentford. The very definition of "a game of two halves" and there's lots to work on...
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POST MATCH DEBRIEF: Aston Villa 1-3 Chelsea
James Rushton & Dan Rolinson sit down to reflect on the Boxing Day defeat at Villa Park as Chelsea dish Villa a knockout blow to take all three points... 🎙🎙 Keep up to date with our latest episodes: https://bit.ly/ClaretAndBlueNewsletter Follow us...
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Emiliano Martinez crowned Aston Villa's best pl...
Aston Villa fans choose Emiliano Martinez as the club's best performer in 2021 thanks to the annual Reach Fans' Footballer of the Year award, over 4000 votes in the Aston Villa category!
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POST MATCH DEBRIEF: Norwich City 0-2 Aston Villa
James Rushton is joined by the returning Ty Bracey, as well as debutant Stephen (who runs VillaAnalytics) to talk over Villa's win over Norwich. - How will Villa deal with Nakamba's bad injury news? - What did they make of Deano's reception? - Are...
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POST MATCH DEBRIEF: Liverpool 1-0 Aston Villa
A LOT has been made about Steven Gerrard's return to Anfield this week, and frankly, he handled it pretty well. Only Mo Salah's penalty the difference as Liverpool beat Gerrard's Villa 1-0 - here's our Villa reporter Ashley Preece with the post-match...
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Claret & Blue Podcast #91 | WHAT'S NEW FOR VILL...
John Townley, Pat Rowe and James Rushton caught up to break down Villa's win over Leicester, the performance of Marvelous Nakamba and how much they are looking forward to Gerrard's Anfield homecoming... 🎙🎙🎙 Keep up to date with our latest episodes:...
31 min
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POST MATCH DEBRIEF: Aston Villa 2-1 Leicester City
A huge win for Aston Villa at Villa Park as Gerrard makes it 9 points from 12! 😍😍 🎙🎙 Keep up to date with our latest episodes: https://bit.ly/ClaretAndBlueNewsletter Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Dan Rolinson:...
34 min
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POST MATCH DEBRIEF: Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester ...
A first defeat for Steven Gerrard as Aston Villa Head Coach but there are plenty of encouraging signs in that second half in particular against Man City. Gerrard will learn more about this Aston Villa squad from that defeat than the previous two...
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Revealing Aston Villa's nominees for the Fans' ...
It's time for the annual Reach Fans' Footballer of the Year award in which a selection of Premier League players battle it out for the best player in 2021. VOTE HERE: https://www.mirror.co.uk/fans-footballer-of-the-year/ The award also has a bonus...
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Claret & Blue Podcast #90 | JUST WHAT HAS STEVE...
Steven Gerrard has won his first two games in charge as Aston Villa Head Coach, so what exactly has he changed to turn Aston Villa's fortunes around? 🎙🎙 Keep up to date with our latest episodes: https://bit.ly/ClaretAndBlueNewsletter Follow us on...
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POST MATCH DEBRIEF | Crystal Palace 1-2 Aston V...
That's a really good win for Aston Villa on the road against Crystal Palace. Steven Gerrard won't be pleased with losing the clean sheet in the final minutes of the game but 6 points from an available 6 in his first two games is fantastic.
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MATCH PREVIEW | Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa
It's game number two for Steven Gerrard as stand in host Matt Davies is joined by Ashley Preece and John Townley to discuss Aston Villa's trip to Crystal Palace.
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HOW STEVEN GERRARD MASTERMINDED ASTON VILLA'S ...
On today's episode of AVFC Extra (it's been a while huh) we assess how Steven Gerrard changed things in his first game at Aston Villa to beat Brighton. Joining Dan Rolinson and Pat Rowe is friend of the channel and scouting expert, Josh Williams....
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POST MATCH DEBRIEF: Aston Villa 2-0 Brighton
A HUGE three points for Steven Gerrard and Aston Villa as they beat Brighton 2-0 at Villa Park...
49 min
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PREVIEWING STEVEN GERRARD'S FIRST ASTON VILLA GAME
Steven Gerrard will take to the Aston Villa dugout as Head Coach for the very first time this Saturday as Graham Potter's 7th placed Brighton side head to B6. 🎤 First press conference 🤔 Expected line up 💥 Big atmosphere Keep up to date with our...
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Claret & Blue Podcast #89 | REACTION TO STEVEN ...
Steven Gerrard has done his first interview as Aston Villa Head Coach today, so we watched it and gave you our thoughts on what was a very classy and professional showing from the new boss. 🎙🎙🎙 Keep up to date with our latest episodes:...
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BREAKING NEWS: STEVEN GERRARD APPOINTED AS NEW ...
BREAKING: Steven Gerrard is the new Aston Villa Head Coach. Join Dan Rolinson, Ashley Preece and Mat Kendrick as they react to the news and look ahead to the job Steven Gerrard has on his hands to turn Aston Villa around. 🎙🎙 Keep up to date with...
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