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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BREAKING NEWS: DEAN SMITH SACKED AS VILLA BOSS
Join us for a breaking news episode as Dean Smith has been relieved of his duties as Aston Villa boss after 5 straight defeats.
28 min
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POST MATCH DEBRIEF | Southampton 1-0 Aston Villa
LLLLL 10 points in 11 games for Aston Villa, 5 defeats on the spin. 🎙🎙 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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Claret & Blue Podcast #87 | HOW DO VILLA STOP T...
The pressure is mounting and we've got a BIG game on our hands this Friday away at Southampton... Join James Rushton and Pat Rowe to discuss all things Aston Villa... 🎙🎙 Keep up to date with our latest episodes:...
38 min
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POST MATCH DEBRIEF: Aston Villa 1-4 West Ham Un...
Let's talk about Villa's horrific run of form...
34 min
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Claret & Blue Podcast #86 | WHAT ASTON VILLA MU...
Ashley Preece and Pat Rowe sit down to discuss Aston Villa's recent slide and look at how they can get back on track against West Ham.
19 min
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH FORMER VILLAN GARRY TH...
The brilliant Garry Thompson joined the Claret & Blue podcast for a chat... 😖 How joining Villa spiralled into a disaster 👏🏻 Graham Taylor was 'perfect' for Aston Villa 😂 Classic Doug Ellis tales BUY GARRY'S BOOK HERE:...
60 min
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POST MATCH DEBRIEF | Arsenal 3-1 Aston Villa
An utterly embarrassing performance from Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium! Join Mat Kendrick & Dan Rolinson for their instant thoughts in the Claret & Blue podcast post match debrief. 🎙🎙 Keep up to date with our latest episodes:...
39 min
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Claret & Blue Podcast #85 | HOW DO VILLA BOUNCE...
Fresh from Dean Smith's press conference, Ashley Preece caught up with Pat Rowe for a chat on all things Aston Villa. 🦁 Leon Bailey is set for a return 🤞🏻 Smith assured Villa are better than results suggest 🔜 The inner city Academy plans 🤔 Time to...
25 min
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POST MATCH DEBRIEF | Aston Villa 2-3 Wolves
A bitterly disappointing one for us to take at Villa Park 😖😖
23 min
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Claret & Blue Podcast #84 | SON INSPIRES SPURS ...
A defeat for a 'sloppy' Aston Villa side at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium yesterday as we now head into the International break. 🤷‍♂️ The 433/352 debate 😖 Son inspires Spurs 🤔 Ings & Watkins partnership Keep up to date with our latest episodes:...
42 min
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MATCH PREVIEW | Tottenham vs Aston Villa
Ashley Preece is joined by Football London's lead Tottenham correspondent Alasdair Gold to preview Aston Villa's trip to face Spurs... 🎙🎙 Keep up to date with our latest episodes: https://bit.ly/ClaretAndBlueNewsletter Follow us on Twitter:...
19 min
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Claret & Blue Podcast #83 | VICTORY FOR VILLA A...
With 48 hours to reflect on Aston Villa's away win at Old Trafford, we're still buzzing! So join Dan Rolinson, Pat Rowe & John Townley to look back at the performance, whilst taking a sneaky look forward to Spurs on Sunday. 🎙🎙🎙 Keep up to date with...
44 min
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POST MATCH REFLECTIONS: Man United 0-1 Aston Villa
Kortney Hause's bullet-header seals all three points for Aston Villa after Bruno Fernandes absolutely skies his penalty in the 92nd minute... 🎙🎙 Keep up to date with our latest episodes: https://bit.ly/ClaretAndBlueNewsletter Follow us on Twitter:...
17 min
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Claret & Blue Podcast #82 | CHELSEA CUP EXIT BE...
Join Ashley Preece for a fan-led Q&A recorded live on our Facebook page. Ash answered questions about the side that faced Chelsea, the squad depth heading into Man United away, and clarified Leon Bailey's quad injury... 🎙🎙🎙 Keep up to date with our...
32 min
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Claret & Blue Podcast #81 | THERE'S SOMETHING A...
James Rushton is joined by Ashley Preece & John Townley to look back on Aston Villa's emphatic 3-0 victory over Everton. The trio address the 3-at-the-back formation, Tyrone Mings' colossal performance, Leon Bailey's explosive impact - all before...
57 min
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POST MATCH REFLECTIONS: Aston Villa 3-0 Everton
What a brilliant night at Villa Park, Aston Villa put on a show for the fans as Leon Bailey announced himself to the Premier League with an explosive 20 minute cameo...
38 min
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MATCH PREVIEW | Aston Villa vs Everton
Dan Rolinson is joined by scouting experts David Hughes of the Liverpool Echo and Patrick Rowe to preview Aston Villa's game against Everton 🎙🎙🎙 Keep up to date with our latest episodes: https://bit.ly/ClaretAndBlueNewsletter Follow us on Twitter:...
31 min
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Claret & Blue Podcast #80 | ENCOURAGING SIGNS F...
Join Ashley Preece, James Rushton and Dan Rolinson to assess Aston Villa's defeat to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. ✍🏻 The 3-5-2 system 🥴 Tyrone Mings' error 🔵 How to bounce back vs Everton 🎙🎙🎙 Keep up to date with our latest episodes:...
40 min
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MATCH PREVIEW | Chelsea vs Aston Villa
Aston Villa are back in Premier League action, so we sat down to look ahead to the trip to London to face Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea side - with the help of football.london reporter, Adam Newson 🎙🎙🎙 Keep up to date with our latest episodes:...
27 min
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Claret & Blue Podcast #79 | ASSESSING VILLA'S 2...
Dan Rolinson, Ashley Preece & James Rushton sit down after Deadline Day to assess Aston Villa's 2021 summer transfer window after the club made 5 additions to their squad following the sale of Jack Grealish. 🎙🎙 Keep up to date with our latest...
38 min
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Claret & Blue Podcast #78 | A SLOW START FOR VI...
Join James Rushton & John Townley to take a deeper look at Aston Villa's 1-1 draw with Brentford at Villa Park. The duo also look at Villa's need for a midfield recruit, the developing youngsters & the decision for the 2 Emi's to head out to Argentina...
48 min
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POST MATCH REFLECTIONS: Aston Villa 1-1 Brentford
All square at Villa Park this afternoon as Villa draw 1-1 with Brentford... 🤝 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Keep up to date with our latest episodes: https://bit.ly/ClaretAndBlueNewsletter Follow us on Twitter:...
27 min
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MATCH PREVIEW | Aston Villa vs Brentford
We're back to Villa Park tomorrow to face newly promoted Brentford - Ashley Preece was today joined by Beesotted podcast host Billy Grant to preview the game 🦁🐝 🎙🎙🎙 Keep up to date with our latest episodes: https://bit.ly/ClaretAndBlueNewsletter...
33 min
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Claret & Blue Podcast #77 | TWO FOR JOY AGAINST...
On today's bumper Claret & Blue podcast James Rushton is joined by John Towley and Patrick Rowe (PGR Analytics) to analyse Villa's performance against Newcastle in detail. 🎙🎙🎙 Keep up to date with our latest episodes:...
70 min
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POST MATCH REFLECTIONS: Aston Villa 2-0 Newcast...
Join Mat Kendrick and Dan Rolinson fresh from Villa Park to share their instant reactions to Aston Villa's 2-0 win over Newcastle United.
29 min