The 2021-22 season was Aston Villa's 27th season in the Premier League and their 147th season in English football. The 2021âÂÂ22 Premier League season was Villa's third consecutive, and their 108th season at the top flight of English football. Along with the league, the club also competed in the FA Cup, being eliminated by Chelsea in the third round, and the EFL Cup, where they were eliminated by Manchester United in the third round.
On 5 August, captain Jack Grealish left the club and signed for Manchester City for ã100 million, a record fee between two British clubs. On 7 November, manager Dean Smith was sacked and replaced by Steven Gerrard four days later. There were debut appearances for Leon Bailey, Emiliano BuendÃÂa, Lucas Digne, Danny Ings, Calum Chambers, Philippe Coutinho, Robin Olsen, Tim Iroegbunam, Caleb Chukwuemeka, and Aaron Ramsey.
On 2 July 2021, Aston Villa announced their planned pre-season friendlies for the upcoming season. A fifth friendly against Bristol City was later added on July 9. A behind-closed-doors friendly against Crewe Alexandra was organised for 31 July, as a replacement for the cancelled Nottingham Forest match. On 6 August, a friendly against Serie A side Salernitana was organised to replace the cancelled Sevilla match.
The 2021âÂÂ22 season fixtures were released on 16 June 2021.
Aston Villa entered the FA Cup in the third round. The draw for the third round took place on 6 December 2021 at Old Trafford and ended as a 1âÂÂ0 loss to Manchester United.
Villa entered the EFL Cup in the second round stage and were drawn away to Barrow. The third round draw took place on 25 August 2021, and Villa were drawn away to Chelsea later losing 4-3 on penalties.
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