Position6of 20
Points64in 38
Won, drawn, lost17-13-8
Goals52for, 39 against
FormWWWLL
Results
2009-10Sun 9 May
FT
Sat 1 May
FT
Sun 25 Apr
FT
Wed 21 Apr
FT
Sun 18 Apr
FT
Wed 14 Apr
FT
Sat 3 Apr
FT
Sat 27 Mar
FT
Wed 24 Mar
FT
Sat 20 Mar
FT
Tue 16 Mar
FT
Sat 13 Mar
FT
Sun 21 Feb
FT
Wed 10 Feb
FT
Sat 6 Feb
FT
Sat 30 Jan
FT
Wed 27 Jan
FT
Sun 17 Jan
FT
Tue 29 Dec
FT
Sun 27 Dec
FT
Sat 19 Dec
FT
Tue 15 Dec
FT
Sat 12 Dec
FT
Sat 5 Dec
FT
Sat 28 Nov
FT
Sat 21 Nov
FT
Sat 7 Nov
FT
Wed 4 Nov
FT
Sat 31 Oct
FT
Sat 24 Oct
FT
Sat 17 Oct
FT
Mon 5 Oct
FT
Sat 26 Sep
FT
Sat 19 Sep
FT
Sun 13 Sep
FT
Sun 30 Aug
FT
Mon 24 Aug
FT
Sat 15 Aug
FT
In numbers
- 30thof 82 teams of the five leagues by Vesta’s strength rating
- 2defeats in a row, running now
- 4wins in a row, the longest run of 2009-10
- 4clean sheets in a row, the longest of 2009-10
- 25%of the team's league goals scored by Gabriel Agbonlahor
- 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
2009-10, 34 matches| Goals | 1-15 | 16-30 | 31-45+ | 46-60 | 61-75 | 76-90+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| Against | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
- 2points won in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 3points thrown away in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 14points won after going behind
- 16points dropped after going ahead
Goal minutes, for 34 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
2009-10Strength
Rating 1,526Vesta's rating before every match since 2014-15. 1,500 is an average team of these leagues.
Squad
Players used in 2009-10| Player | Apps | Min | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad FriedelGoalkeeper | 38 | 3,420 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashley YoungRight-back | 37 | 3,304 | 5 | 7 |
| Stilian PetrovMidfielder | 37 | 3,272 | 0 | 1 |
| Carlos CuéllarCentre-back | 36 | 3,240 | 2 | 1 |
| James MilnerDefensive midfielder | 36 | 3,174 | 7 | 12 |
| Richard DunneCentre-back | 35 | 3,132 | 3 | 0 |
| Gabriel AgbonlahorForward | 36 | 3,083 | 13 | 3 |
| Stephen WarnockCentre-back | 30 | 2,596 | 0 | 3 |
| James CollinsCentre-back | 27 | 2,367 | 1 | 0 |
| John CarewForward | 33 | 2,107 | 10 | 3 |
| Stewart DowningAttacking midfielder | 25 | 2,074 | 2 | 1 |
| Emile HeskeyForward | 31 | 1,308 | 3 | 2 |
| Luke YoungCentre-back | 16 | 1,288 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve SidwellDefensive midfielder | 25 | 1,215 | 0 | 1 |
| Nigel Reo-CokerMidfielder | 10 | 526 | 0 | 0 |
| Habib BeyeCentre-back | 6 | 447 | 0 | 0 |
| Fabian DelphMidfielder | 8 | 292 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky ShoreyCentre-back | 3 | 270 | 0 | 1 |
| Nathan DelfounesoForward | 9 | 187 | 1 | 0 |
| Curtis DaviesCentre-back | 2 | 180 | 1 | 0 |
| Ciaran ClarkCentre-back | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc AlbrightonLeft midfielder | 3 | 57 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig GardnerMidfielder | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |

