Aston Villa Daily Digest: Emi Martínez heads for the exit and Amadou Onana loves the Villa

Everything that's fit to click on a Premier League-less Saturday

It’s FA Cup final day.

Aston Villa missed out on the season’s showpiece occasion thanks to a dismal semi-final showing but they’ll be back.

Let’s see what else is happening.

Your Aston Villa Daily Digest for 17th May 2025:

Things to know

🏆 Villa’s Under-18s won the Premier League U18 national title at Villa Park this afternoon, beating Manchester City 1-0 (Aston Villa)

👋 Emiliano Martínez is off (BBC Sport)

↔️ Villa are one of the clubs interested in Lille’s American striker Jonathan David (Equipe)

️⚽️ Villa have won more points since the beginning of March than any other team in the Premier League (Aston Villa Statto)

Things to read

💭 Aston Villa player ratings from vital Premier League win over Tottenham Hotspur (AVR)

🟣🟣🟣 The Holy Trinity: Aston Villa conclusions from win v Tottenham Hotspur (AVR) (£)

🚧 The defensive improvement behind Aston Villa’s relentless top-five charge (The Athletic) (£)

Things to watch

🦁 Amadou Onana is a Villan (Aston Villa)

Beyond B6

️⚽️ Brian Glanville, journalist lauded as ‘the greatest football writer’, dies aged 93 (The Guardian)

🍬 Goodison Park: Farewell to the Grand Old Lady (FourFourTwo)

🐓 Mental health awareness week: How Bradford City helped me feel joy again (The Athletic) (£)