Aston Villa

Our man Ashley Preece is in Townsville for Villa's second Queensland Champions Cup match, this one against an A-League side.

The ex-QPR and West Brom man is on for his Brisbane Roar debut. A trio of changes for the Australian side here now. Villa's best player of that half given his output going forward, put in a ridiculous crossfield pass straight to Ings as he couldn't convert. Buendia was right on the left-wing, there. Archer back in the goals, shock! the Villa fans sing. It was a fairly uneventful first half for Villa who were left frustrated by the A-League side, as the hosts sat deep and invited their Premier League opponents on to them in an attempt to break down their resolute defence. The 19-year-old was a real attacking outlet and bombed into the box whenever he could. Kesler Hayden made Freke work with a left-footed hit while, with 20 to go, raced away and picked out Archer with successive cut-backs, the latter an assist as the striker rolled home. "I thought we lacked spark and quality in the final third. Kaine Kesler Hayden: Put in a dangerous cross just moments in which Roar keeper Freke parried. "I enjoyed the second half more than the first half.

English Premier League side Aston Villa have ground out a 1-0 victory over A-League Men's outfit Brisbane Roar in Townsville.

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Cameron Archer's smart finish after 77 minutes proved to be decisive, with Kaine Kesler Hayden instrumental in creating the goal. A win against the A League ...

Aston Villa took the victory in a hard-fought match, which was decided in favor of the English side thanks to Archer's late goal.

Brisbane Roar and Aston Villa will face each other in a friendly match in the pre-season 2022. This will be the first meeting between these two clubs and they will do so in a friendly match to prepare for the upcoming campaign. It was inaugurated in 2020 and has a capacity of 25,000 people. Brisbane Roar have only faced one team in England and lost last week's match. Aston Villa finished 14th last season in the Premier League with a total of 45 points, 10 points clear of the relegation zone and 11 points off the European places. The Australian team has not played since May 13 in the Australia Cup where they beat WS Wanderes 1-3.

Aston Villa secured a second successive 1-0 win on their pre-season trip to Australia with a late victory over Brisbane Roar thanks to Cameron Archer's goal ...

Steven Gerrard will have a big decision to make – start both, or pick the Argentine ahead of Coutinho. Poor from the £17m ( Sky) man. Hit the post after neat control from a Chambers pass. With the Roar sitting so deep defensively, Coutinho was often crowded out in terms of space. Some lovely link-up play with Leon Bailey on the left flank and tried to make things happen. Couple of nice long balls forward, almost found Danny Ings with a direct ball to the England striker.

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A patient Roar waited to counterattack and caught Villa napping in the 17th minute only for Jez Lofthouse's long-range strike to sail over the top right-hand corner. Villa, who finished 14th in the Premier League last season, had beaten Leeds United 1-0 in a physical encounter in Brisbane on Sunday after starting their pre-season with a 4-0 thrashing of Walsall. had their youngsters to thank for a 1-0 win over Brisbane Roar on Wednesday in a friendly in Australia.

It took a while before Premier League outfit Aston Villa broke down the resistance of A-League Men's side Brisbane Roar to secure a 1-0 win on Wednesday.

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Villa started with first-team regulars including Philippe Coutinho but they struggled for fluency in the city of Townsville, before a late strike from ...

Football Football Football Villa started with first-team regulars including Philippe Coutinho but they struggled for fluency in the city of Townsville, before a late strike from 20-year-old Cameron Archer maintained their unbeaten pre-season. Villa started with first-team regulars including Philippe Coutinho but they struggled for fluency in the city of Townsville, before a late strike from 20-year-old Cameron Archer maintained their unbeaten pre-season.

Another good test for Steven Gerrard's side sees two teams gain valuable minutes at the Queensland Country Bank Stadium. Archer's composed finish is the ...

At the other end, the 18 year-old was solid and dealt with any danger well. The 26 year-old linked well down the right with Kesler-Hayden at times, and worked non-stop out of possession as always. Fan favourite Emi Buendía put in a trademark performance at the Queensland Community Bank Stadium, demonstrating his raw creative abilities throughout his 45 minutes on the pitch. Everyone was glad to see the number four back out on the field, and there were no post-injury concerns for the defender who looked as accomplished as expected alongside partner in crime Tyrone Mings. Konsa tried to top his return off with a speculative, outside of the foot effort from a corner which (sadly) sailed well wide of the mark. The Burkino Faso captain hit a strike just over in what was one of his side’s best chances of the half, and the 26 year-old enjoyed linking with overlapping full-back Matty Cash down the right too. Due to the run of the play in the first-half, striker Danny Ings struggled to get near the ball and make his mark on the game. A somewhat sub-standard showing from Villa’s Brazilian number 23 who had to drop deep throughout his performance to get a touch on the ball. A typical John McGinn display in Townsville; plenty of energy and tackles combined with moments of intricacy and flair. With every game, Boubacar Kamara looks more and more accomplished, and makes a case to be one of the most shrewd signings across the transfer window. Carlos looks like the real deal in claret and blue, and his first-half partnership with Calum Chambers formed a superb, stable barrier that kept Brisbane quiet for the majority of the opening 45 minutes. Villa’s number two bombed down the right throughout the first 45 minutes, and put a number of teasing crosses into the Brisbane box. Captaining his side for the first-time will have pleased Villa’s number one, who played his first minutes this pre-season.

BirminghamLive brings you the latest Aston Villa news as fresh claims about Douglas Luiz's future are made.

Villa are themselves keen to add another midfielder to their squad, which would make Luiz's task to break into the first XI even harder, but Gerrard would be content with his depth if the Brazilian remains at B6. But reports in Italy claim that AC Milan will not be firming up their interest in the midfielder this summer. Luiz has just 12 months left on his current deal and clubs will be aware they he could leave Villa Park for a reduced price as he will be allowed to discuss a free transfer with interested teams in January.

Aston Villa will continue their preseason tour of Australia with a match against A-League Men side Brisbane Roar on Wednesday night.

7th minute: Villa with some patient play in the final third as they win a corner after a dangerous looking cross. 1 hour 30 minutes to KO: Aston Villa will be hoping for a bit more sharpness in front of goal tonight after showing some attacking promise against Leeds on Sunday. Philippe Coutinho caught the eye but both he and Ollie Watkins spurned great chances to open the scoring. Brisbane Roar from Queensland, Australia. A mild night expected here weather wise with rain expected to hold off until tomorrow. Tyrone Mings has dropped to the bench with goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez named as captain in his place. Danny Ings came on for the second half and netted the sole goal from the penalty spot. 50 minutes to KO: Villa team news is in with Gerrard revealing his starting side for tonight. The corner results in a goalmouth scramble with Brisbane just managing to defuse the danger. 65th minute: Villa whip in a dangerous cross but Archer fails to make contact when the slightest touch could have proved decisive. 26th minute: Some sloppy stuff from Villa there in the final third. Despite fleeing the scene, he is eventually shown a yellow card. 14th minute: Digne guilty of a heavy touch in the final third and he catches Roar defender Aldred dangerously on the ankle. Roar doing well to frustrate them so far.