On today's Claret & Blue Podcast episode, Dan Rolinson and John Townley get their heads together to look ahead to Aston Villa's first three months of Premier League and Champions League action. Yes, we're fashionably late to the season fixtures announcement, but better late than never. We also attempt to predict a starting XI for the West Ham opener from the current squad Unai Emery has to be pick from. 🎙🎙 This podcast is sponsored by NordVPN, for the best discount visit: https://www.nordvpn.com/claretandblue Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePodDan Rolinson: https://twitter.com/DanRolinsonJohn Townley: https://twitter.com/JohnTownley11 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Claret & Blue - An Aston Villa Podcast

Aston Villa's early season opponents assessed and starting XI prediction

Welcome to Claret & Blue - An Aston Villa Podcast. Hosted by Dan Rolinson, Mat Kendrick & John Townley. On this podcast feed, we'll be posting a minimum of three new episodes per week throughout the 2025/26 Premier League season.We look forward to talking all things Aston Villa with you as Unai Emery takes us on a Europa League Tour. Please follow the feed and get involved with the show. UTV!