| Club: | Aston Villa |
| Season: | 2022–23 |
| Owner: | Nassef Sawiris Wes Edens |
| Ownertitle: | Owner(s) |
| Chairman: | Nassef Sawiris |
| Manager: | Steven Gerrard (until 21 October)[1] Unai Emery (from 1 November)[2] |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Stadium: | Villa Park |
| League: | Premier League |
| League Result: | 7th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Third round |
| Cup2: | EFL Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Third round |
| League Topscorer: | Ollie Watkins (15) |
| Season Topscorer: | Ollie Watkins (16) |
| Highest Attendance: | 42,212 vs Brighton & Hove Albion (28 May 2023, Premier League) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 32,343 vs Stevenage (8 January 2023, FA Cup) |
| Average Attendance: | 41,679 |
| Largest Win: | 4–0 vs Brentford, Premier League, 23 October 2022 |
| Largest Loss: | 0–4 vs Newcastle United, Premier League, 29 October 2022 |
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| Prevseason: | 2021–22 |
| Nextseason: | 2023–24 |
The 2022–23 Premier League season was Aston Villa'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.
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| Date | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 June 2022 | £17,000,000 | [3] [4] | ||||
| 10 June 2022 | £26,000,000 | [5] [6] | ||||
| 10 June 2022 | £3,000,000 | [7] [8] | ||||
| 1 July 2022 | Free transfer | [9] | ||||
| 4 July 2022 | CF | Rory Wilson | Rangers | £350,000 | [10] [11] | |
| 28 July 2022 | CM | Ewan Simpson | Heart of Midlothian | £100,000 | [12] [13] | |
| 1 September 2022 | £13,000,000 | [14] [15] | ||||
| 11 January 2023 | LB | Álex Moreno | Real Betis | £13,200,000 | [16] [17] | |
| 23 January 2023 | CF | Jhon Durán | Chicago Fire | £14,700,000 | [18] [19] |
| Date | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 June 2022 | Matt Targett | Newcastle United | £15,000,000 | [20] | ||
| 30 June 2022 | Tristan Abldeen-Goodridge | Reading | Released | [21] [22] | ||
| 30 June 2022 | Paul Appiah | Leicester City | Released | [23] | ||
| 30 June 2022 | Mungo Bridge | Released | ||||
| 30 June 2022 | Conor Hourihane | Derby County | Released | [24] | ||
| 30 June 2022 | Ákos Onódi | Akritas Chlorakas | Released | [25] | ||
| 30 June 2022 | Dominic Revan | Released | [26] | |||
| 30 June 2022 | Finley Thorndike | Released | [27] | |||
| 1 July 2022 | GK | Lovre Kalinić | Hajduk Split | Free transfer | [28] [29] | |
| 4 July 2022 | LW | Trézéguet | Trabzonspor | £4,250,000 | [30] [31] | |
| 7 July 2022 | Kahrel Reddin | Undisclosed | [32] | |||
| 2 August 2022 | CM | Carney Chukwuemeka | Chelsea | £20,000,000 | [33] [34] | |
| 30 August 2022 | Undisclosed | [35] | ||||
| 9 January 2023 | RW | Tyreik Wright | Plymouth Argyle | Undisclosed | [36] | |
| 17 January 2023 | RB | Frédéric Guilbert | Strasbourg | Free transfer | [37] [38] | |
| 17 January 2023 | LW | Indiana Vassilev | St. Louis City | Undisclosed | [39] | |
| 20 January 2023 | CF | Danny Ings | West Ham United | £12,000,000 | [40] [41] |
| Date | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | On loan until | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 July 2022 | LB | Ludwig Augustinsson | Sevilla | 30 January 2023 | [42] [43] | |
| 1 September 2022 | 23 January 2023 | [44] [45] |
| Date | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | On loan until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 January 2022 | CF | Wesley | Internacional | 22 July 2022 | [46] [47] |
| 5 May 2022 | 12 November 2022 | [48] | |||
| 11 July 2022 | CM | Finn Azaz | Plymouth Argyle | End of season | [49] |
| 11 July 2022 | GK | Viljami Sinisalo | Burton Albion | 3 January 2023 | [50] [51] |
| 12 July 2022 | LW | Louie Barry | Milton Keynes Dons | 30 January 2023 | [52] [53] |
| 22 July 2022 | CF | Wesley | Levante | End of season | |
| 26 July 2022 | End of season | [54] | |||
| 5 August 2022 | 3 January 2023 | [55] [56] | |||
| 12 August 2022 | RB | Kaine Kesler-Hayden | Huddersfield Town | 15 January 2023 | [57] [58] |
| 13 August 2022 | CF | Keinan Davis | Watford | End of season | [59] |
| 22 August 2022 | RW | Bertrand Traoré | İstanbul Başakşehir | 31 January 2023 | [60] [61] |
| 22 August 2022 | CB | Kortney Hause | Watford | End of season | [62] |
| 25 August 2022 | LB | Ben Chrisene | Kilmarnock | End of season | [63] |
| 1 September 2022 | End of season | [64] | |||
| 1 September 2022 | End of season | [65] | |||
| 1 September 2022 | 1 January 2023 | [66] [67] | |||
| 1 September 2022 | RW | Tyreik Wright | Bradford City | 9 January 2023 | [68] [69] |
| 1 September 2022 | 17 January 2023 | [70] | |||
| 6 January 2023 | CF | Cameron Archer | Middlesbrough | End of season | [71] |
| 20 January 2023 | GK | Filip Marschall | Gateshead | End of season | [72] |
| 23 January 2023 | CM | Morgan Sanson | Strasbourg | End of season | [73] |
| 30 January 2023 | LW | Louie Barry | Salford City | End of season | |
| 31 January 2023 | CM | Aaron Ramsey | Middlesbrough | End of season | |
| 31 January 2023 | CM | Marvelous Nakamba | Luton Town | End of season | |
| 31 January 2023 | CM | Lamare Bogarde | Bristol Rovers | End of season | [74] |
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.[75] They also competed in ICON Festival of Football during the stay in Australia where they would come up against Manchester United.[76] On 24 May 2022, Aston Villa announced two further friendlies away at Rennes and the traditional friendly at Walsall.[77] On 10 June, local non-league club Chasetown announced that they would be having a pre-season friendly against a Villa XI.[78] Later friendlies against Leamington and Hednesford Town were announced for those players that did not make the journey to Australia.[79]
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.[80] 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 passed away 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.[81] On 24 November, Villa announced one more friendly, in the United Arab Emirates, against Chelsea for the Al Wahda FC Challenge Cup.[82] On 1 December, Villa announced a further UAE friendly, this one a behind-closed-doors match against Brighton & Hove Albion.[83]
See main article: 2022–23 Premier League.
The league fixtures were announced on 16 June 2022 at 9:00 BST.[84] [85]
See main article: 2022–23 FA Cup.
The Villans joined the competition in the third round and were drawn at home to Stevenage.[86]
See main article: 2022–23 EFL Cup. Aston Villa entered the EFL Cup in the second round and were drawn away to Bolton Wanderers.[87]
|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders |-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards |-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred or loaned out during the season
| Player | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CF | 11 | Ollie Watkins | 15 | 0 | 1 | 16 | |
| 2 | CM | 6 | Douglas Luiz | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| CF | 9 | Danny Ings | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 3 | CM | 41 | Jacob Ramsey | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | CAM | 10 | Emiliano Buendía | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| RW | 31 | Leon Bailey | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 5 | RW | 9 | Bertrand Traoré | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| LB | 27 | Lucas Digne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 6 | CB | 5 | Tyrone Mings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| CM | 7 | John McGinn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| CM | 8 | Morgan Sanson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| RB | 18 | Ashley Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| CAM | 23 | Philippe Coutinho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Own Goals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 1 | 6 | 58 | ||||
Not all goals have an assist.
| Player | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CM | 41 | Jacob Ramsey | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | CM | 6 | Douglas Luiz | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| CF | 11 | Ollie Watkins | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 3 | RW | 31 | Leon Bailey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | CM | 7 | John McGinn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| CAM | 10 | Emiliano Buendía | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| LB | 15 | Álex Moreno | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 5 | CB | 5 | Tyrone Mings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| CF | 9 | Danny Ings | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 6 | RB | 2 | Matty Cash | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| CDM | 44 | Boubacar Kamara | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 35 | 1 | 3 | 39 | ||||
| Player | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Emiliano Martínez | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| 2 | 25 | Robin Olsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CDM | 32 | Leander Dendoncker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | CM | 6 | Douglas Luiz | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| RB | 18 | Ashley Young | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 3 | GK | 1 | Emiliano Martínez | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| CB | 5 | Tyrone Mings | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| CM | 7 | John McGinn | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 4 | CB | 4 | Ezri Konsa | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 5 | LB | 27 | Lucas Digne | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| RW | 31 | Leon Bailey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| CM | 40 | Jacob Ramsey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 6 | RB | 2 | Matty Cash | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| CF | 11 | Ollie Watkins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| CDM | 44 | Boubacar Kamara | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 7 | CF | 9 | Danny Ings | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| LB | 15 | Álex Moreno | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| CAM | 23 | Philippe Coutinho | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 8 | CB | 16 | Calum Chambers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 9 | RW | 9 | Bertrand Traoré | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| LB | 17 | Ludwig Augustinsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| CF | 22 | Jhon Durán | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 80 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 84 | 1 | ||||
See main article: List of Aston Villa F.C. seasons.
Voted for by fans on Aston Villa's official website.
| Month | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| August | Not Awarded | |
| September | Tyrone Mings[88] | |
| October | Not Awarded | |
| November | Leon Bailey[89] | |
| December | Not awarded due to World Cup break | |
| January | Boubacar Kamara[90] | |
| February | Ollie Watkins[91] | |
| March | Douglas Luiz[92] | |
| April | Ollie Watkins[93] | |
| May | Jacob Ramsey[94] |
Voted for by fans on Aston Villa's Twitter account.
| Month | Player | Competition | Opponent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August | Not awarded | |||
| September | ||||
| October | Ashley Young | Premier League | Nottingham Forest[95] | |
| November | Lucas Digne | Premier League | Manchester United[96] | |
| December | Not awarded due to World Cup break. | |||
| January | Douglas Luiz | Premier League | Tottenham Hotspur[97] | |
| February | Philippe Coutinho | Premier League | Arsenal[98] | |
| March | Ollie Watkins | Premier League | West Ham United[99] | |
| April | Bertrand Traoré | Premier League | Leicester City[100] | |
| May | Douglas Luiz | Premier League | Tottenham Hotspur[101] | |
| Award | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| Supporter's Player of the Season | Douglas Luiz[102] | |
| Player's Player of the Season | Douglas Luiz | |
| Young Player of the Season | Jacob Ramsey | |
| Goal of the Season | Bertrand Traoré (vs. Leicester City, 4 April 2023) |