The 2022-23 season was Aston Villa's 28th season in the Premier League. The 2022–23 Premier League season was the club's 148th season in English football and the club's fourth consecutive season in the Premier League. In addition to the league, they also competed in the FA Cup, being eliminated by Stevenage in the third round, and the EFL Cup, being eliminated by Manchester United in the third round. The season covers the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.
On 20 October, Steven Gerrard was sacked after less than a year in charge and a 32.5% win ratio as well as a poor start to the Premier League season, where he won just two out of 11 Premier League games. He also had Villa just outside the relegation zone on goals scored in 17th. Four days later, Unai Emery was appointed as manager from Villarreal.
After the arrival of Emery, Villa's fortunes took a turn for the better, with the club winning 15 and taking 49 points from their last 25 games, including a five-match winning run as the club finished in 7th place, their highest position in the English League system since 2009–10, gaining them a place in the UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round, invoking the club's first continental participation since the 2010–11 season. This marked Villa's longest top-flight winning run since 1998.
The season was the first since 2015–16 without Conor Hourihane, who departed to Derby County following the expiration of his contract after a season and a half of loans.
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Players Squad Age at end of season (30 June 2023)
Transfers In DatePos.PlayerTransferred fromFeeRef. 10 June 2022 AM Philippe Coutinho Barcelona £17,000,000 10 June 2022 CB Diego Carlos Sevilla £26,000,000 10 June 2022 GK Robin Olsen Roma £3,000,000 1 July 2022 DM Boubacar Kamara Marseille Free transfer 4 July 2022CF Rory Wilson Rangers£350,00028 July 2022CM Ewan Simpson Heart of Midlothian£100,000 1 September 2022 DM Leander Dendoncker Wolverhampton Wanderers £13,000,000 11 January 2023LB Álex Moreno Real Betis£13,200,00023 January 2023CF Jhon Durán Chicago Fire£14,700,000
Out DatePos.PlayerTransferred toFeeRef. 10 June 2022 LB Matt Targett Newcastle United £15,000,000 30 June 2022 LW Tristan Abldeen-Goodridge Reading Released 30 June 2022 CB Paul Appiah Leicester City Released 30 June 2022 CB Mungo Bridge Free agent Released 30 June 2022 CM Conor Hourihane Derby County Released 30 June 2022 GK Ákos Onódi Akritas Chlorakas Released 30 June 2022 CB Dominic Revan Barnet Released 30 June 2022 AM Finley Thorndike Birmingham City Released 1 July 2022GK Lovre Kalinić Hajduk SplitFree transfer4 July 2022LW Trézéguet Trabzonspor£4,250,000 7 July 2022 RW Kahrel Reddin Stoke City Undisclosed 2 August 2022CM Carney Chukwuemeka Chelsea£20,000,000 30 August 2022 RW Anwar El Ghazi PSV Eindhoven Undisclosed 9 January 2023RW Tyreik Wright Plymouth ArgyleUndisclosed17 January 2023RB Frédéric Guilbert StrasbourgFree transfer17 January 2023LW Indiana Vassilev St. Louis CityUndisclosed20 January 2023CF Danny Ings West Ham United£12,000,000
Loans in DatePos.PlayerLoaned fromOn loan untilRef.11 July 2022LB Ludwig Augustinsson Sevilla30 January 2023 1 September 2022 CB Jan Bednarek Southampton 23 January 2023
Loans out DatePos.PlayerLoaned toOn loan untilRef.7 January 2022CF Wesley Internacional22 July 2022 5 May 2022 LW Indiana Vassilev Inter Miami 12 November 2022 11 July 2022CM Finn Azaz Plymouth ArgyleEnd of season11 July 2022GK Viljami Sinisalo Burton Albion3 January 202312 July 2022LW Louie Barry Milton Keynes Dons30 January 202322 July 2022CF Wesley LevanteEnd of season 26 July 2022 LW Jaden Philogene Cardiff City End of season 5 August 2022 CM Aaron Ramsey Norwich City 3 January 2023 12 August 2022RB Kaine Kesler-Hayden Huddersfield Town15 January 202313 August 2022CF Keinan Davis WatfordEnd of season22 August 2022RW Bertrand Traoré İstanbul Başakşehir31 January 202322 August 2022CB Kortney Hause WatfordEnd of season25 August 2022LB Ben Chrisene KilmarnockEnd of season 1 September 2022 CF Caleb Chukwuemeka Crawley Town End of season 1 September 2022 CM Tim Iroegbunam Queens Park Rangers End of season 1 September 2022 DM Hayden Lindley Newport County 1 January 2023 1 September 2022RW Tyreik Wright Bradford City9 January 2023 1 September 2022 CF Brad Young Ayr United 17 January 2023 6 January 2023CF Cameron Archer MiddlesbroughEnd of season20 January 2023GK Filip Marschall GatesheadEnd of season23 January 2023CM Morgan Sanson StrasbourgEnd of season30 January 2023LW Louie Barry Salford CityEnd of season31 January 2023CM Aaron Ramsey MiddlesbroughEnd of season31 January 2023CM Marvelous Nakamba Luton TownEnd of season31 January 2023CM Lamare Bogarde Bristol RoversEnd of season
Pre and mid-season friendlies In April 2022, Aston Villa announced they would travel to Australia on a pre-season tour to compete in the Queensland Champions Cup, where they faced Leeds United and Brisbane Roar. They also competed in ICON Festival of Football during the stay in Australia where they would come up against Manchester United. On 24 May 2022, Aston Villa announced two further friendlies away at Rennes and the traditional friendly at Walsall. On 10 June, local non-league club Chasetown announced that they would be having a pre-season friendly against a Villa XI. Later friendlies against Leamington and Hednesford Town were announced for those players that did not make the journey to Australia.
On 11 November 2022, Aston Villa announced a friendly had been organised with Villarreal on 15 December, in order to help both teams to prepare for the resumption of the league after the 2022 FIFA World Cup. A "competitive first-team friendly" was also organised between Aston Villa and Cardiff City to help those players who were not going to the World Cup retain their fitness. However, the main purpose of this match was to act as a memorial match for Peter Whittingham, who died in 2020 at the age of 35, and who played for both teams. Proceeds from ticket sales for the match were to be donated to charities chosen by Whittingham's family. On 24 November, Villa announced one more friendly, in the United Arab Emirates, against Chelsea for the Al Wahda FC Challenge Cup. On 1 December, Villa announced a further UAE friendly, this one a behind-closed-doors match against Brighton & Hove Albion.
Pre-season
Mid-season
Competitions Overall record
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 16 June 2022 at 9:00 BST.
FA Cup
The Villans joined the competition in the third round and were drawn at home to Stevenage.
EFL Cup
Aston Villa entered the EFL Cup in the second round and were drawn away to Bolton Wanderers.
Squad statistics Appearances and goals
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Goals
PlayerPremier LeagueFA CupEFL CupTotal1CF11 Ollie Watkins1501162CM6 Douglas Luiz6017CF9 Danny Ings60173CM41 Jacob Ramsey60064CAM10 Emiliano Buendía5005RW31 Leon Bailey40155RW9 Bertrand Traoré2002LB27 Lucas Digne10126CB5 Tyrone Mings1001CM7 John McGinn1001CM8 Morgan Sanson0101RB18 Ashley Young1001CAM23 Philippe Coutinho1001 Own Goals 2 0 13 Total511658
Assists Not all goals have an assist.
PlayerPremier LeagueFA CupEFL CupTotal1CM41 Jacob Ramsey70182CM6 Douglas Luiz6006CF11 Ollie Watkins60063RW31 Leon Bailey40044CM7 John McGinn3003CAM10 Emiliano Buendía2013LB15 Álex Moreno30035CB5 Tyrone Mings2002CF9 Danny Ings01126RB2 Matty Cash1001CDM44Boubacar Kamara1001 Total351339
Clean sheets
PlayerPremier LeagueFA CupEFL CupTotal 1 1 Emiliano Martínez 11 0 011 2 25 Robin Olsen 1 0 01 Total120012
Disciplinary record
Rank Pos. No. Name Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total 1CDM32 Leander Dendoncker000100012CM6 Douglas Luiz60002080RB18 Ashley Young700010803GK1 Emiliano Martínez70000070CB5 Tyrone Mings70000070CM7 John McGinn700000704CB4 Ezri Konsa600000605LB27 Lucas Digne50000050RW31 Leon Bailey40001050CM40 Jacob Ramsey500000506RB2 Matty Cash40000040CF11 Ollie Watkins40000040CDM44 Boubacar Kamara400000407CF9 Danny Ings30000030LB15 Álex Moreno30000030CAM23 Philippe Coutinho300000308CB16 Calum Chambers200000209RW9 Bertrand Traoré10000010LB17 Ludwig Augustinsson10000010CF22 Jhon Durán10000010Total8000140841
Club awards
Player of the Month award Voted for by fans on Aston Villa's official website. MonthPlayerAugustNot AwardedSeptember Tyrone MingsOctoberNot AwardedNovember Leon BaileyDecemberNot awarded due to World Cup breakJanuary Boubacar KamaraFebruary Ollie WatkinsMarch Douglas LuizApril Ollie WatkinsMay Jacob Ramsey
Goal of the Month award Voted for by fans on Aston Villa's Twitter account. MonthPlayerCompetitionOpponentAugustNot awardedSeptemberOctober Ashley YoungPremier LeagueNottingham ForestNovember Lucas DignePremier LeagueManchester UnitedDecemberNot awarded due to World Cup break.January Douglas LuizPremier LeagueTottenham HotspurFebruary Philippe CoutinhoPremier LeagueArsenalMarch Ollie WatkinsPremier LeagueWest Ham UnitedApril Bertrand TraoréPremier LeagueLeicester CityMay Douglas LuizPremier LeagueTottenham Hotspur
End of Season awards AwardWinnerSupporter's Player of the Season Douglas LuizPlayer's Player of the Season Douglas LuizYoung Player of the Season Jacob RamseyGoal of the Season Bertrand Traoré (vs. Leicester City, 4 April 2023)
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