The 2020–21 Premier League season was Aston Villa's 146th season in English football. It was the club's 26th season in the

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and their 107th season at the top flight. In addition to the domestic league, Aston Villa participated in the

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, being eliminated by

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in the fourth round, and participated in the

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, being eliminated by

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in the third round.

Players

Current squad

Transfers

Transfers in

Transfers out

Loans in

Loans out

Pre-season friendlies

On 25 August 2020, it was revealed that Aston Villa's first pre-season friendly would be against

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. However, the location, kick off time and score would not be publicised until the match was finished.

August

September

October

Competitions

Overview

Premier League

League table

Results summary

Results by matchday

Matches

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 20 August.

September

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

FA Cup

Aston Villa joined the FA Cup along with all other Premier League teams in the third round. The third round draw was made on 30 November 2020, by

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on the

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channel. In the week building up to their third round tie against

, there was a "significant"

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outbreak at Villa's

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. Because of this, the entire Aston Villa first team was forced to self-isolate, as well as

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and his backroom staff. On the morning of 8 January 2021, Aston Villa confirmed that they would be forced to field a team made up of players from the Under-18s and Under-23s squads, managed by Mark Delaney.

EFL Cup

Aston Villa joined the EFL Cup in the second round. The second and third round draws were made on 6 September 2020, by

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on Sky Sports. The fourth round draw was made on 17 September 2020, also on

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Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2020-21 Aston Villa F.C. season Aston Villa F.C. seasons

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