Aston Villa Under-23s 2017-18
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The Aston Villa Under-23s were managed by Mark Delaney and Kevin MacDonald in 2017-18.
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2017-18 Squad
| Pos | Name | Age Group | DOB (age) | Nationality |
| GK | Viktor Johansson | U19 | 13 September 1998 | Swedish |
| GK | Emmanuel Idem | U19 | 6 December 1998 | English |
| GK | Bradley Watkins | U23 | 11 September 1994 | England |
| DF | Jacob Bedeau | U18 | 24 December 1999 | England |
| DF | Oscar Borg | U20 | 5 September 1997 | England |
| DF | Mitchell Clark | U19 | 13 March 1999 | Wales |
| DF | Jack Coates | U19 | 11 May 1999 | Wales |
| DF | James Finnerty | U19 | 1 February 1999 | Ireland |
| DF | Liam Hailey | U20 | 29 September 1997 | England |
| DF | Louis Hall | U19 | 23 May 1999 | English |
| DF | Easah Suliman | U20 | 26 January 1998 | England |
| MF | Jack Clarke | U19 | 20 January 1999 | Ireland |
| MF | Jordan Cox | U19 | 4 November 1998 | England |
| MF | Jake Doyle-Hayes | U19 | 30 December 1998 | Ireland |
| MF | Jake Humphries | U19 | 3 November 1998 | England |
| MF | Jordan Lyden | U21 | 3 January 1996 | Australia |
| MF | Harry McKirdy | U21 | 29 March 1997 | England |
| MF | Alex Prosser | U19 | 30 October 1998 | England |
| MF | Corey Taylor | U20 | 22 September 1997 | England |
| MF | Kevin Toner | U22 | 17 July 1996 | Ireland |
| FW | Keinan Davis | U20 | 13 February 1998 | England |
| FW | Andre Green | U20 | 26 July 1998 | England |
| FW | Rushian Hepburn-Murphy | U20 | 28 August 1998 | England |
| FW | Harvey Knibbs | U19 | 26 April 1999 | England |
| FW | Kelsey Mooney | U19 | 5 February 1999 | England |
| FW | Jozef Pastorek | U19 | 26 September 1998 | Slovakia |
| FW | Callum O'Hare | U20 | 1 May 1998 | England |
On loan
| Pos | Name | DOB (age) | Nationality | Loan club | Loan expires |
| GK | Matija Sarkic | 22 July 1997 | Montenegro | Wigan Athletic | January 2018 |
2017-18 Campaign
2017-18 Premier League 2 (Division 2)
| Date | Opposition | Venue | Result | Score |
| 14 August 2017 | West Brom Albion | Home | W | 3-1 |
| 21 August 2017 | Stoke City | Home | L | 1-2 |
| 26 August 2017 | Fulham | Away | W | 3-2 |
| 11 September 2017 | Southampton | Home | W | 4-0 |
| 15 September 2017 | Middlesbrough | Away | L | 1-4 |
| 25 September 2017 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Home | W | 1-0 |
| 16 October 2017 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Away | W | 2-0 |
| 23 October 2017 | Reading | Away | L | 2-3 |
| 30 October 2017 | Newcastle United | Home | W | 6-0 |
| 20 November 2017 | Blackburn Rovers | Home | L | 0-3 |
| 26 November 2017 | Norwich City | Away | W | 2-1 |
| 18 December 2017 | West Brom | Away | W | 4-1 |
| 08 January 2018 | Fulham | Home | L | 1-3 |
| 15 January 2018 | Southampton | Away | W | 4-1 |
| 29 January 2018 | Middlesbrough | Home | W | 4-0 |
| 05 February 2018 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Away | L | 0-3 |
| 19 February 2018 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Home | W | 6-1 |
| 12 March 2018 | Reading | Home | W | 3-1 |
| 2 April 2018 | Stoke City | Away | W | 3-1 |
| 16 April 2018 | Blackburn Rovers | Away | W | 1-0 |
| 20 April 2018 | Newcastle United | Away | L | 0-2 |
| 23 April 2018 | Norwich City | Home | L | 0-1 |
| 1 May 2018 | Reading | Home | W | 4-3 |
| 12 May 2018 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Home | L | 0-2 |
2017-18 Premier League Cup
| Date | Round | Opposition | Venue | Result | Score | Additional Info |
| 29 September 2017 | Group Stage - Group E | West Brom | Home | W | 3-1 | |
| 6 November 2017 | Group Stage - Group E | Ipswich Town | Away | L | 1-2 | |
| 11 January 2018 | Group Stage - Group E | Sheffield United | Home | W | 3-0 | |
| 22 January 2018 | Group Stage - Group E | West Brom | Away | W | 3-0 | |
| 22 February 2018 | Group Stage - Group E | Ipswich Town | Home | W | 3-0 | |
| 14 March 2018 | Group Stage - Group E | Sheffield United | Away | W | 1-0 | |
| 16 March 2018 | Round of 16 | Blackburn Rovers | Home | W | 2-0 | |
| 9 April 2018 | Quarter Final | Middlesbrough | Away | W | 2-1 | AET |
| 27 April 2018 | Semi Final | Leicester City | Away | W | 3-2 | AET |
| 4 May 2018 | Final | Swansea City | Away | W | 0-0 | AET - ASTON VILLA WON 4-1 ON PENALTIES |
Goalscorers
(Final Statistics)
| Player | PL2 | PLC | Total |
| Rushian Hepburn-Murphy | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| Callum O'Hare | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| Harry McKirdy | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Harvey Knibbs | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Jordan Lyden | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Jordan Cox | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Easah Suliman | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Corey Taylor | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Andre Green | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Jack Clarke | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jake Doyle-Hayes | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Colin Odutayo | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Aaron Tshibola | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Khalid Abdo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacob Bedeau | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Keinan Davis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Henri Lansbury | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kelsey Mooney | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Prosser | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacob Ramsey | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own Goals | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Player Statistics
(Final Statistics)
| Player | Starts | Subs | Goals |
| Khalid Abdo | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| Isaiah Bazeley | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Jacob Bedeau | 26 | 2 | 1 |
| Jack Birch | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oscar Borg | 20 | 3 | 0 |
| James Bree | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Brunt | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Mitchell Clark | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Clarke | 25 | 5 | 2 |
| Jordan Cox | 15 | 8 | 4 |
| Keinan Davis | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Ritchie De Laet | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Doyle-Hayes | 27 | 0 | 2 |
| James Finnerty | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| Jack Grealish | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Green | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Rushian Hepburn-Murphy | 13 | 2 | 13 |
| Scott Hogan | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Ige | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harvey Knibbs | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| Jonathan Kodjia | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Henri Lansbury | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jordan Lyden | 17 | 2 | 6 |
| Charlie McConnachie | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry McKirdy | 13 | 0 | 6 |
| Kelsey Mooney | 6 | 11 | 1 |
| Colin Odutayo | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Callum O'Hare | 22 | 0 | 12 |
| Jozef Pastorek | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Alex Prosser | 14 | 7 | 1 |
| Jacob Ramsey | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dominic Revan | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Callum Rowe | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dimitri Sea | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Easah Suliman | 21 | 0 | 4 |
| Michael Tait | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Corey Taylor | 17 | 4 | 4 |
| Kevin Toner | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Tshibola | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jake Walker | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Joshua Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Keeper | Starts | Subs | Clean Sheets | Conceded |
| Viktor Johansson | 9 | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| Matija Sarkic | 22 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Jed Steer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bradley Watkins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
