2021–22 Aston Villa F.C. season

The 2021–22 season is Aston Villa's 27th season in the Premier League, third consecutive, and their 108th season at the top flight of English football. It is also their 147th year in history. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Aston Villa
2021–22 season
ChairmanNassef Sawiris
Head coachDean Smith
(until 7 November)[1]
Steven Gerrard
(from 11 November)[2]
StadiumVilla Park
Premier League10th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ollie Watkins (4)
All:
Cameron Archer
Ollie Watkins (4)
Highest home attendance42,045 (vs. Brentford, 28 August 2021)
Lowest home attendance41,400 (vs. Manchester City, 1 December 2021)
Biggest win3–0 (vs. Everton, 18 September 2021)
Biggest defeat0–3 (vs. Chelsea, 11 September 2021)
1–4 (vs. West Ham United, 31 October 2021)

Players

Current squad
Further information: Aston Villa F.C. § Players
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Previous Club
 Notes
1 GK Emiliano Martínez29 2020 53 0 2024 £17M Arsenal
2 DF Matty Cash24 2020 45 1 2025 £14M Nottingham Forest
3 DF Matt Targett26 2019 85 3 2023 £11.5M Southampton
4 DF Ezri Konsa24 2019 83 6 2026 £12M Brentford
5 DF Tyrone Mings28 2019 106 7 2024 £20M Bournemouth Captain
6 MF Douglas Luiz23 2019 86 3 2023 £15M Manchester City
7 MF John McGinn27 2018 126 16 2025 £3.5M Hibernian
8 MF Morgan Sanson27 2021 (Winter) 14 0 2025 £14M Marseille
9 FW Wesley 24 2019 26 6 2024 £22M Club Brugge On loan at Club Brugge
10 MF Emiliano Buendía24 2021 15 1 2026 £33M Norwich City Current record signing
11 FW Ollie Watkins25 2020 54 20 2025 £28M Brentford
12 GK Jed Steer29 2013 36 0 2023 £0.4M Norwich City
14 MF Conor Hourihane30 2017 (Winter) 151 29 2022 £3.2M Barnsley On loan at Sheffield United
15 FW Bertrand Traoré26 2020 42 8 2024 £17M Olympique Lyonnais
16 DF Axel Tuanzebe24 2021 45 0 2022 Season Long Loan Manchester United
17 MF Trézéguet 27 2019 63 9 2023 £8.8M Kasımpaşa
18 DF Ashley Young36 2021 202 38 2022 Free Inter Milan
19 MF Marvelous Nakamba27 2019 63 0 2024 £10.2M Club Brugge
20 FW Danny Ings29 2021 11 3 2024 £25M Southampton
21 MF Anwar El Ghazi26 2019 117 25 2023 £8.1M Lille
24 DF Frédéric Guilbert26 2019 (Winter) 32 3 2023 £4.5M Caen On loan at Strasbourg
28 GK Lovre Kalinić31 2019 (Winter) 8 0 2023 £5.4M Gent On loan at Hajduk Split
30 DF Kortney Hause26 2019 52 4 2022 £3M Wolverhampton Wanderers
31 FW Leon Bailey24 2021 9 1 2025 £30M Bayer Leverkusen
32 MF Jaden Philogene-Bidace19 2019 8 2 2024 AcademyAcademy
33 MF Carney Chukwuemeka18 2019 10 0 2023 Free Northampton Town
34 MF Tyreik Wright20 2018 5 0 2024 AcademyAcademy On loan at Salford City
35 FW Louie Barry18 2019 (Winter) 2 1 2024 £0.8M Barcelona On loan at Ipswich Town
36 MF Lamare Bogarde17 2020 5 0 2023 Free Feyenoord
37 DF Mungo Bridge21 2019 3 0 2024 AcademyAcademy On loan at Annecy
38 GK Viljami Sinisalo20 2018 2 0 2024 Free Espoo
35 FW Cameron Archer20 2007 13 11 2024 AcademyAcademy
39 FW Keinan Davis23 2015 87 7 2024 AcademyAcademy
40 MF Aaron Ramsey18 2020 4 1 2023 AcademyAcademy
41 MF Jacob Ramsey20 2007 41 1 2025 AcademyAcademy
42 MF Arjan Raikhy19 2019 2 0 2024 AcademyAcademy On loan at Stockport County
43 FW Brad Young18 2018 3 0 2024 AcademyAcademy On loan at Carlisle United
45 MF Ben Chrisene17 2020 3 0 2023 £0.4M Exeter City
46 FW Caleb Chukwuemeka19 2021 4 0 2024 £0.3M Northampton Town
47 MF Tim Iroegbunam18 2021 4 0 2024 Free West Bromwich Albion
49 MF Hayden Lindley19 2019 6 0 2024 AcademyAcademy
50 DF Sil Swinkels17 2020 5 0 2025 Free Vitesse Arnhem
51 GK Ákos Onódi20 2018 3 0 2024 AcademyAcademy On loan at Bromsgrove Sporting
73 MF Edward Rowe19 2019 1 0 ? AcademyAcademy
DF Dominic Revan21 2013 6 0 ? AcademyAcademy On loan at Northampton Town
MF Ajani Burchall17 2021 0 0 2025 £0.1M Bournemouth
FW Indiana Vassilev20 2018 8 1 2022 AcademyAcademy
MF Finn Azaz21 2021 0 0 2024 Free West Bromwich Albion On loan at Newport County
MF Kaine Kesler Hayden19 2018 1 0 2026 AcademyAcademy On loan at Swindon Town
DF Sebastian Revan18 2013 3 0 ? AcademyAcademy On loan at Grimsby Town
MF Declan Frith19 2021 0 0 2024 Free Chelsea

[3]

Pre-season friendlies

On 2 July 2021, Aston Villa announced their planned pre-season friendlies for the upcoming season.[4] A fifth friendly against Bristol City was later added on July 9.[5] A behind-closed-doors friendly against Crewe Alexandra was organised for 31 July, as a replacement for the cancelled Nottingham Forest match.[6] On 6 August, a friendly against Serie A side Salernitana was organised to replace the cancelled Sevilla match.[7]

21 July 2021 Friendly Walsall 0–4 Aston Villa Walsall
19:30 BST Report Watkins  27', 38'
Philogene-Bidace  51'
A. Ramsey  58'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 6,562
Referee: Steve Martin
24 July 2021 Friendly Stoke City 2–0 Aston Villa Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST Fletcher  3'
Vrančić  49'
Powell  69'		 Report Wesley  69' Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Referee: Leigh Doughty
28 July 2021 Friendly Aston Villa Cancelled Nottingham Forest Bodymoor Heath
13:00 BST Stadium: Bodymoor Heath Training Ground
Note: Friendly was cancelled as a precaution after Nottingham Forest recorded some positive COVID-19 test results.[8]
31 July 2021 Friendly Aston Villa 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Bodymoor Heath
12:00 BST Barry Report Stadium: Bodymoor Heath Training Ground
31 July 2021 Friendly Bristol City 0–3 Aston Villa Bristol
13:00 BST Report Philogene-Bidace  6'
Konsa  44'
Watkins  60'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 8,589
Referee: Kevin Friend
7 August 2021 Friendly Aston Villa Cancelled Sevilla Aston, Birmingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Villa Park
Note: Sevilla announced that they would not be travelling to England due to issues related to COVID-19.[9]
8 August 2021 Friendly Aston Villa 3–1 Salernitana Aston, Birmingham
14:00 BST Ings  34'
El Ghazi  43' (pen.)
Young  71'		 Report Obi  20' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Pawson
15 August 2021 Friendly Liverpool 4–1 Aston Villa Liverpool
15:00 BST Origi
Williams
Jones
Gordon
Report Traoré Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 14 August 2021 22 May 2021 Matchday 1 16 6 1 9 21 25 −4 037.50
FA Cup 10 January 2022 Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup 24 August 2021 22 September 2021 Second round 2 1 1 0 7 1 +6 050.00
Total 18 7 2 9 28 26 +2 038.89

Last updated: 11 December 2021
Source: Soccerway


Premier League
Main article: 2021–22 Premier League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Brighton & Hove Albion 15 4 8 3 14 16 −2 20
12 Crystal Palace 16 4 7 5 22 22 0 19
13 Aston Villa 16 6 1 9 21 25 −4 19
14 Everton 16 5 3 8 20 28 −8 18
15 Leeds United 16 3 7 6 17 25 −8 16
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2021. Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[10]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
16 6 1 9 21 25  −4 19 4 1 3 13 7  +6 2 0 6 8 18  −10

Last updated: 11 December 2021.
Source:

Results by matchday
Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425
GroundAHHAHAAHAHAHAHHAAHHAAHAHA
ResultLWDLWWLLLLLWWLWL
Position1110111210810131315161513131013
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2021. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The 2021–22 season fixtures were released on 16 June 2021.[11]

14 August 2021 1 Watford 3–2 Aston Villa Watford
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,051
Referee: Mike Dean
21 August 2021 2 Aston Villa 2–0 Newcastle United Aston, Birmingham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,964
Referee: David Coote
28 August 2021 3 Aston Villa 1–1 Brentford Aston, Birmingham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,045
Referee: Peter Bankes
11 September 2021 4 Chelsea 3–0 Aston Villa Fulham, London
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Live on Sky Sports
18 September 2021 5 Aston Villa 3–0 Everton Aston, Birmingham
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,888
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on Sky Sports
25 September 2021 6 Manchester United 0–1 Aston Villa Greater Manchester
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 72,922
Referee: Mike Dean
3 October 2021 7 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Aston Villa Tottenham, London
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 53,076
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
16 October 2021 8 Aston Villa 2–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Aston, Birmingham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,951
Referee: Michael Oliver
22 October 2021 9 Arsenal 3–1 Aston Villa Holloway, London
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,496
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on Sky Sports
31 October 2021 10 Aston Villa 1–4 West Ham United Aston, Birmingham
16:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,874
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Live on Sky Sports
5 November 2021 11 Southampton 1–0 Aston Villa Southampton
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,178
Referee: Andrew Madley
Note: Live on Sky Sports
20 November 2021 12 Aston Villa 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Aston, Birmingham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,925
Referee: Anthony Taylor
27 November 2021 13 Crystal Palace 1–2 Aston Villa Selhurst, London
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 25,203
Referee: Michael Salisbury
1 December 2021 14 Aston Villa 1–2 Manchester City Aston, Birmingham
20:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,400
Referee: Mike Dean
Note: Live on Amazon Prime Video
5 December 2021 15 Aston Villa 2–1 Leicester City Aston, Birmingham
16:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,572
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Live on Sky Sports
11 December 2021 16 Liverpool 1–0 Aston Villa Liverpool
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Referee: Stuart Attwell
14 December 2021 17 Norwich City v Aston Villa Norwich
19:45 GMT Stadium: Carrow Road
Note: Live on BT Sport
18 December 2021 18 Aston Villa v Burnley Aston, Birmingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
26 December 2021 19 Aston Villa v Chelsea Aston, Birmingham
17:30 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
Note: Live on Sky Sports
28 December 2021 20 Leeds United v Aston Villa Leeds
17:30 GMT Stadium: Elland Road
Note: Live on Amazon Prime Video
2 January 2022 21 Brentford v Aston Villa Brentford
14:00 GMT Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Note: Live on Sky Sports
15 January 2022 22 Aston Villa v Manchester United Aston, Birmingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
22 January 2022 23 Everton v Aston Villa Liverpool
15:00 GMT Stadium: Goodison Park
8 February 2022 24 Aston Villa v Leeds United Aston, Birmingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
12 February 2022 25 Newcastle United v Aston Villa Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT Stadium: St James' Park
19 February 2022 26 Aston Villa v Watford Aston, Birmingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
26 February 2022 27 Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa Falmer
15:00 GMT Stadium: American Express Community Stadium
5 March 2022 28 Aston Villa v Southampton Aston, Birmingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
12 March 2022 29 West Ham United v Aston Villa Stratford, London
15:00 GMT Stadium: London Stadium
19 March 2022 30 Aston Villa v Arsenal Aston, Birmingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
2 April 2022 31 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aston Villa Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Stadium: Molineux Stadium
9 April 2022 32 Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur Aston, Birmingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Villa Park
16 April 2022 33 Aston Villa v Liverpool Aston, Birmingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Villa Park
23 April 2022 34 Leicester City v Aston Villa Leicester
15:00 BST Stadium: King Power Stadium
30 April 2022 35 Aston Villa v Norwich City Aston, Birmingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Villa Park
7 May 2022 36 Burnley v Aston Villa Burnley
15:00 BST Stadium: Turf Moor
15 May 2022 37 Aston Villa v Crystal Palace Aston, Birmingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Villa Park
22 May 2022 38 Manchester City v Aston Villa Manchester
15:00 BST Stadium: Etihad Stadium

FA Cup
Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

Aston Villa entered the FA Cup in the Third Round. The draw for the Third Round took place on 6 December 2021.[12]

10 January 2022 Third Round Manchester United v Aston Villa Greater Manchester
19:55 GMT Stadium: Old Trafford
Note: Live on BBC Sport

EFL Cup
Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Villa entered the competition in the second round stage and were drawn away to Barrow.[13][14] The third round draw took place on 25 August 2021, and Villa were drawn away to Chelsea.[15][16]

24 August 2021 Second round Barrow 0–6 Aston Villa Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 5,349
Referee: Martin Coy
Note: Live on Sky Sports
22 September 2021 Third round Chelsea 1–1
(4–3 p)		 Aston Villa Fulham
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 35,892
Referee: Graham Scott
Penalties

EFL Trophy
Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy

On 24 June 2021, the EFL Trophy draw was performed by Anton Ferdinand on Sky Sports News. Aston Villa U21 were an invited team in the competition and were drawn in Southern Group C, alongside MK Dons, Burton Albion and Wycombe Wanderers.[17][18]

As Aston Villa U21 finished at the top of their group, they were originally drawn as the home team for their Second Round tie with Charlton Athletic - however it was later announced that the match would be played at The Valley.[19]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA Aston Villa U21 (A) 3 3 0 0 0 11 5 +6 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Milton Keynes Dons (A) 3 2 0 0 1 6 6 0 6
3 L1 Burton Albion (E) 3 1 0 0 2 8 6 +2 3
4 L1 Wycombe Wanderers (E) 3 0 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2021. Source: EFL.com
(A) Advances to a further round; (E) Eliminated
31 August 2021 Group stage Wycombe Wanderers 1–3 Aston Villa U21 High Wycombe
19:00 BST
  • Parsons  11'
  • Linton  89'
  • Thompson  90+4'
 Report
Stadium: Adams Park
Referee: Paul Howard
Note: 1,409
5 October 2021 Group stage Burton Albion 2–4 Aston Villa U21 Burton upon Trent
19:00 BST
Report
  • Archer  35', 61', 71'
  • Iroegbunam  43'
  • Abldeen-Goodridge  51'
 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 1,108
Referee: Chris Sarginson
26 October 2021 Group stage Milton Keynes Dons 2–4 Aston Villa U21 Milton Keynes
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 2,683
Referee: Tom Nield
30 November 2021 Round Two Charlton Athletic 2–1 Aston Villa U21 London
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 1,283
Referee: Christopher Pollard

Transfers

Transfers in
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
17 May 2021AMKyrie Pierre Bristol RoversUndisclosed [20]
10 June 2021AMEmiliano Buendía Norwich City£33,000,000[21][22]
17 June 2021LBAshley Young Inter MilanFree transfer[23]
6 July 2021 CB Josh Feeney Fleetwood Town Undisclosed [24]
9 July 2021RBJayden Barber FulhamUndisclosed[25]
9 July 2021LWAjani Burchall BournemouthUndisclosed[26]
9 July 2021DMFinley Munroe ChelseaFree transfer[25]
9 July 2021GKJames Wright Manchester CityUndisclosed[25]
26 July 2021CMFinn Azaz West Bromwich AlbionFree transfer[27]
29 July 2021CMTim Iroegbunam West Bromwich AlbionUndisclosed[28]
4 August 2021RWLeon Bailey Bayer Leverkusen£30,000,000[29][30]
4 August 2021CFDanny Ings Southampton£25,000,000[31][32]
16 August 2021CFCaleb Chukwuemeka Northampton Town£300,000[33][34]
3 September 2021AMFinley Thorndike West Bromwich AlbionFree transfer[35]
13 October 2021 RW Declan Frith Chelsea Free transfer [36]
26 November 2021DFThierry Katsukunya Coventry CityUndisclosed[37]

Transfers out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
18 June 2021CBBjörn Engels Royal AntwerpUndisclosed[38]
30 June 2021CMLewis Brunt Leicester CityReleased[39]
30 June 2021CBBrad Burton AlvechurchReleased[39]
30 June 2021CMJack Clarke ChesterfieldReleased[39][40]
30 June 2021RBAhmed ElmohamadyRetiredN/A[41]
30 June 2021CMCharlie FarrFree AgentReleased[39]
30 June 2021AMBen Guy Hednesford TownReleased[39]
30 June 2021GKTom Heaton Manchester UnitedReleased[41][42]
30 June 2021RBCallum Rowe Exeter CityReleased[39][43]
30 June 2021CMHarrison Sohna SunderlandReleased[39][44]
30 June 2021CFMichael Tait Tamworth Released[39]
30 June 2021LBNeil Taylor MiddlesbroughReleased[41][45]
30 June 2021RBJake Walker NewtownReleased[39][46]
3 July 2021CFMbwana Samatta FenerbahçeUndisclosed[47][48]
5 August 2021 AM Jack Grealish Manchester City £100,000,000 [49]
23 August 2021 CM Mamadou Sylla Almería Undisclosed [50]

Loans in
Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
8 August 2021 CB Axel Tuanzebe Manchester United End of season [51]

Loans out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
7 July 2021AMIndiana Vassilev Inter Miami23 November 2021 [52][53]
11 July 2021 GK Lovre Kalinić Hajduk Split End of season [54]
16 July 2021GKÁkos Onódi Bromsgrove SportingEnd of season[55]
26 July 2021CMFinn Azaz Newport CountyEnd of season[27]
28 July 2021 LB Sebastian Revan Grimsby Town End of season [56]
2 August 2021 RB Kaine Kesler Hayden Swindon Town End of season [57]
6 August 2021 CF Louie Barry Ipswich Town End of season [58]
16 August 2021 CF Brad Young Carlisle United End of season [59]
17 August 2021 RW Tyreik Wright Salford City End of season [60]
20 August 2021 CM Arjan Raikhy Stockport County End of season [61]
28 August 2021 CF Wesley Club Brugge End of season [62]
30 August 2021 CM Conor Hourihane Sheffield United End of season [63]
31 August 2021CBDominic Revan Northampton Town1 January 2022[64]
31 August 2021 CB Mungo Bridge Annecy End of season [65]
31 August 2021 RB Frédéric Guilbert Strasbourg End of season [66]

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupOther
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  ARG Emiliano Martínez 150150000000
12 GK  ENG Jed Steer 3010002000
38 GK  FIN Viljami Sinisalo 0000000000
Defenders
2 DF  POL Matty Cash 171161001000
3 DF  ENG Matt Targett 151141001000
4 DF  ENG Ezri Konsa 162152000+1000
5 DF  ENG Tyrone Mings 15114+11000000
16 DF  ENG Axel Tuanzebe 1006+20002000
18 DF  ENG Ashley Young 1206+50001000
30 DF  ENG Kortney Hause 613+11002000
Midfielders
6 MF  BRA Douglas Luiz 12011+10000000
7 MF  SCO John McGinn 153153000000
8 MF  FRA Morgan Sanson 400+30001000
10 MF  ARG Emiliano Buendía 15110+41001000
17 MF  EGY Trézéguet 0000000000
19 MF  ZIM Marvelous Nakamba 1408+40002000
21 MF  NED Anwar El Ghazi 1034+41002200
32 MF  ENG Jaden Philogene-Bidace 300+10001+1000
33 MF  ENG Carney Chukwuemeka 501+20001+1000
36 MF  NED Lamare Bogarde 0000000000
40 MF  ENG Aaron Ramsey 1000000+1000
41 MF  ENG Jacob Ramsey 14110+41000000
45 MF  ENG Ben Chrisene 0000000000
49 MF  ENG Hayden Lindley 1000000+1000
Forwards
11 FW  ENG Ollie Watkins 14413+14000000
15 FW  BFA Bertrand Traoré 500+40001000
20 FW  ENG Danny Ings 11310+13000000
31 FW  JAM Leon Bailey 914+51000000
35 FW  ENG Cameron Archer 540+30002400
39 FW  ENG Keinan Davis 100+10000000
46 FW  ENG Caleb Chukwuemeka 1000000+1000
Players transferred or loaned out during the season
9 FW  BRA Wesley 100+10000000
14 MF  IRL Conor Hourihane 1000001000
24 DF  FRA Frédéric Guilbert 1100001100

Goals
As of match played 11 December 2021
Rank Pos. No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 CF 11 Ollie Watkins 4 0 0 4
1CF35 Cameron Archer0044
3CM7 John McGinn3003
3CF20 Danny Ings3003
3LW21 Anwar El Ghazi1023
6 CB 4 Ezri Konsa 2 0 0 2
7 RB 2 Matty Cash 1 0 0 1
7 LB 3 Matt Targett 1 0 0 1
7 CB 5 Tyrone Mings 1 0 0 1
7 CAM 10 Emiliano Buendía 1 0 0 1
7RB24 Frédéric Guilbert0011
7 CB 30 Kortney Hause 1 0 0 1
7 LW 31 Leon Bailey 1 0 0 1
7 CM 41 Jacob Ramsey 1 0 0 1
Own Goals1001
Total210728

    Assists

    Not all goals have an assist.

    As of match played 11 December 2021
    Rank Pos. No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
    1 CM 6 Douglas Luiz 3 0 0 3
    1 LW 21 Anwar El Ghazi 1 0 2 3
    3 CM 7 John McGinn 2 0 0 2
    3 LW 10 Emiliano Buendía 2 0 0 2
    3 LB 18 Ashley Young 2 0 0 2
    3 CF 20 Danny Ings 2 0 0 2
    3RW31 Leon Bailey2002
    8 RB 2 Matty Cash 0 0 1 1
    8 LB 3 Matt Targett 1 0 1 1
    8 CB 5 Tyrone Mings 1 0 0 1
    8 RB 24 Frédéric Guilbert 0 0 1 1
    8 RW 32 Jaden Philogene-Bidace 0 0 1 1
    Total160521

      Clean Sheets
      As of match played 11 December 2021
      Rank No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
      11 Emiliano Martínez4004
      2 12 Jed Steer 0 0 1 1
      Total4015

        Disciplinary record
        As of match played 11 December 2021
        Rank Pos. No. Name Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
        1 CB 4 Ezri Konsa 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
        2 CM 19 Marvelous Nakamba 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
        3 RB 2 Matty Cash 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
        3 CB 5 Tyrone Mings 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
        3 CM 7 John McGinn 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
        6 CM 6 Douglas Luiz 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
        6 CF 11 Ollie Watkins 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
        8 LB 3 Matt Targett 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
        8 LW 21 Anwar El Ghazi 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
        8 CM 41 Jacob Ramsey 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
        11 GK 1 Emiliano Martínez 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
        11 RW 10 Emiliano Buendía 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
        11 CB 16 Axel Tuanzebe 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
        11 RB 18 Ashley Young 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
        11 CF 20 Danny Ings 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
        11 LW 31 Leon Bailey 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
        Total 33 1 0 0 2 0 35 1

          See also

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