Position6of 20
Points60in 38
Won, drawn, lost16-12-10
Goals71for, 51 against
FormWWDLD
Results
2007-08Sun 11 May
FT
Sat 3 May
FT
Sun 27 Apr
FT
Sun 20 Apr
FT
Sat 12 Apr
FT
Sat 5 Apr
FT
Sat 29 Mar
FT
Sat 22 Mar
FT
Sat 15 Mar
FT
Wed 12 Mar
FT
Sat 1 Mar
FT
Sun 24 Feb
FT
Sat 9 Feb
FT
Sun 3 Feb
FT
Sat 26 Jan
FT
Mon 21 Jan
FT
Sat 12 Jan
FT
Tue 1 Jan
FT
Sat 29 Dec
FT
Wed 26 Dec
FT
Sat 22 Dec
FT
Sat 15 Dec
FT
Sat 8 Dec
FT
Sat 1 Dec
FT
Wed 28 Nov
FT
Sat 24 Nov
FT
Sun 11 Nov
FT
Sat 3 Nov
FT
Sun 28 Oct
FT
Sat 20 Oct
FT
Sat 6 Oct
FT
Mon 1 Oct
FT
Sun 23 Sep
FT
Sun 16 Sep
FT
Sun 2 Sep
FT
Sat 25 Aug
FT
Sat 18 Aug
FT
Sat 11 Aug
FT
In numbers
- 30thof 78 teams of the five leagues by Vesta’s strength rating
- 3matches without a win, running now
- 4wins in a row, the longest run of 2007-08
- 2clean sheets in a row, the longest of 2007-08
- 18%of the team's league goals scored by John Carew
- 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
2007-08, 37 matches| Goals | 1-15 | 16-30 | 31-45+ | 46-60 | 61-75 | 76-90+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 17 |
| Against | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 13 |
- 5points won in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 10points thrown away in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 19points won after going behind
- 19points dropped after going ahead
Goal minutes, for 37 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
2007-08Strength
Rating 1,526Vesta's rating before every match since 2014-15. 1,500 is an average team of these leagues.
Squad
Players used in 2007-08| Player | Apps | Min | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin LaursenCentre-back | 38 | 3,370 | 6 | 1 |
| Gareth BarryDefensive midfielder | 37 | 3,320 | 9 | 10 |
| Ashley YoungRight-back | 37 | 3,292 | 8 | 16 |
| Gabriel AgbonlahorForward | 37 | 3,281 | 11 | 8 |
| Wilfred BoumaCentre-back | 38 | 3,273 | 1 | 1 |
| Scott CarsonGoalkeeper | 35 | 3,150 | 0 | 2 |
| Nigel Reo-CokerMidfielder | 36 | 3,137 | 0 | 3 |
| Olof MellbergCentre-back | 35 | 3,055 | 2 | 3 |
| John CarewForward | 32 | 2,560 | 13 | 1 |
| Zat KnightCentre-back | 27 | 2,239 | 1 | 1 |
| Stilian PetrovMidfielder | 28 | 1,844 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig GardnerMidfielder | 23 | 1,330 | 3 | 0 |
| Shaun MaloneyAttacking midfielder | 22 | 994 | 4 | 1 |
| Luke MooreForward | 15 | 842 | 1 | 0 |
| Curtis DaviesCentre-back | 12 | 812 | 1 | 0 |
| Marlon HarewoodForward | 23 | 502 | 5 | 0 |
| Stuart TaylorGoalkeeper | 4 | 293 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrik BergerMidfielder | 8 | 169 | 0 | 1 |
| Isaiah OsbourneCentre-back | 8 | 164 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary CahillCentre-back | 1 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| Moustapha Salifou– | 4 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne RoutledgeLeft winger | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |

