Position16of 20
Points42in 38
Won, drawn, lost10-12-16
Goals42for, 55 against
FormWLLLW
Results
2005-06Sun 7 May
FT
Sat 29 Apr
FT
Tue 25 Apr
FT
Tue 18 Apr
FT
Sun 16 Apr
FT
Sun 9 Apr
FT
Sat 1 Apr
FT
Sat 25 Mar
FT
Sat 18 Mar
FT
Sat 11 Mar
FT
Sat 4 Mar
FT
Sat 25 Feb
FT
Sat 11 Feb
FT
Sat 4 Feb
FT
Wed 1 Feb
FT
Sat 21 Jan
FT
Sat 14 Jan
FT
Mon 2 Jan
FT
Sat 31 Dec
FT
Wed 28 Dec
FT
Mon 26 Dec
FT
Sat 17 Dec
FT
Sat 10 Dec
FT
Sat 3 Dec
FT
Sat 26 Nov
FT
Sat 19 Nov
FT
Sat 5 Nov
FT
Mon 31 Oct
FT
Sat 22 Oct
FT
Sun 16 Oct
FT
Sun 2 Oct
FT
Sat 24 Sep
FT
Sat 17 Sep
FT
Mon 12 Sep
FT
Sat 27 Aug
FT
Tue 23 Aug
FT
Sat 20 Aug
FT
Sat 13 Aug
FT
In numbers
- 28thof 82 teams of the five leagues by Vesta’s strength rating
- 2wins in a row, the longest run of 2005-06
- 2clean sheets in a row, the longest of 2005-06
- 19%of the team's league goals scored by Luke Moore
- 34%of matches won since 2001-02
- 6–0Biggest win since 2001-02: Derby County 0–6 Aston Villa
- 0–8Heaviest defeat: Chelsea 8–0 Aston Villa
In Europe
42 matches in the European cups since 2023-24Won, drawn, lost30-3-9
Goals86– 38
Finals1won Europa League 2025-26
Vesta and Aston Villa
271 league matches since 2019-20- 50%of Aston Villa's matches won by Vesta's favourite
- 62wins in 120 matches as Vesta's favourite
- 7%won with 7%: Arsenal 0–2 Aston Villa
- 11%won with 11%: Aston Villa 7–2 Liverpool
- 14%won with 14%: Manchester City 1–2 Aston Villa
- 55%lost at 55%: Aston Villa 1–2 Manchester United
- 52%lost at 52%: Crystal Palace 3–2 Aston Villa
- 52%lost at 52%: Sheffield United 1–0 Aston Villa
Vesta's forecasts reconstructed with each season hidden (how).
By the minute
2005-06, 33 matches| Goals | 1-15 | 16-30 | 31-45+ | 46-60 | 61-75 | 76-90+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 11 |
| Against | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 |
- 1point won in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 0points thrown away in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 5points won after going behind
- 12points dropped after going ahead
Goal minutes, for 33 of the 38 matches played. Quarters of an hour by the minute of the match reports; stoppage time counts in the last quarter of each half.
League position
2005-06Strength
Rating 1,526Vesta's rating before every match since 2014-15. 1,500 is an average team of these leagues.
Squad
Players used in 2005-06| Player | Apps | Min | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas SorensenGoalkeeper | 36 | 3,240 | 0 | 0 |
| Gareth BarryDefensive midfielder | 36 | 3,137 | 3 | 3 |
| Aaron HughesCentre-back | 35 | 3,020 | 0 | 5 |
| Steven DavisMidfielder | 35 | 2,960 | 4 | 1 |
| Gavin McCannMidfielder | 32 | 2,871 | 1 | 0 |
| Liam RidgewellCentre-back | 32 | 2,729 | 5 | 0 |
| James MilnerDefensive midfielder | 28 | 2,427 | 1 | 9 |
| Olof MellbergCentre-back | 27 | 2,418 | 0 | 0 |
| Milan BarosForward | 25 | 2,039 | 8 | 3 |
| Wilfred BoumaCentre-back | 20 | 1,737 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin PhillipsForward | 23 | 1,510 | 4 | 3 |
| Juan Pablo AngelForward | 31 | 1,501 | 3 | 1 |
| Luke MooreForward | 27 | 1,487 | 8 | 2 |
| Jlloyd SamuelCentre-back | 19 | 1,221 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark DelaneyCentre-back | 12 | 1,080 | 1 | 1 |
| Eirik BakkeMidfielder | 14 | 685 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee HendrieMidfielder | 16 | 661 | 1 | 2 |
| Gary CahillCentre-back | 7 | 578 | 1 | 1 |
| Gabriel AgbonlahorForward | 9 | 446 | 1 | 1 |
| Ulises De la CruzCentre-back | 7 | 404 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrik BergerMidfielder | 8 | 385 | 0 | 1 |
| Peter WhittinghamForward | 4 | 322 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig GardnerMidfielder | 8 | 299 | 0 | 1 |
| Nolberto SolanoMidfielder | 3 | 197 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart TaylorGoalkeeper | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Djemba-DjembaMidfielder | 4 | 108 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin LaursenCentre-back | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 |

