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by winning the play-offs. On 29 November 2019, midway through his first Premier League season with the club, manager Dean Smith signed a contract extension lasting until 2023. In the

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, Villa advanced past Crewe Alexandra of

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and four Premier League sides in Brighton & Hove Albion, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Liverpool and Leicester City to reach

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at Wembley Stadium; they lost the final 2–1 to

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. In the league though, Villa were four points deep inside the relegation zone with four games left to play of the 2019–20 season, but pulled off what Smith described as a "magnificent achievement" to clinch survival on the last day with a 1–1 draw at West Ham United.

Pre-season

Friendlies

On 7 June 2019, Aston Villa announced its pre-season schedule.

July

August

June

Competitions

Premier League

Villa were four points deep inside the relegation zone with four games left to play of the 2019–20 season, but pulled off what Smith described as a "magnificent achievement" to clinch survival on the last day with a 1–1 draw at West Ham United.

League table

Results summary

Results by matchday

Matches

On 13 June 2019, the Premier League fixtures were announced. On 5 April 2020, the season was suspended indefinitely due to the

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. On 28 May 2020, a date for the resumption of the Premier League was given as the 17 June 2020. A full fixture list was confirmed on 4 June 2020 - which had the season returning at 6 PM on 17 June.

EFL Cup

On 13 August 2019, the Second Round of the EFL Cup was drawn by Gary Neville and Paul Robinson at Salford City's Moor Lane stadium. The Third Round draw was held on 28 August 2019 at Lincoln City's Sincil Bank stadium. The Fourth Round draw was held on 25 September 2019 at

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. The Quarter-Final draw was held on 31 October 2019, by

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and Zoe Ball on

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. The Semi-Final draw was held on 18 December 2019, at

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's Kassam Stadium by Dennis Wise and Chris Kamara.

FA Cup

On 2 December 2019, the draw was made for the Third Round of the FA Cup at the Etihad Stadium by Tony Adams and former Villa player, Micah Richards.

Transfers

Transfers in

Transfers out

Loans in

Loans out

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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References

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