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Voting is now open for the Aston Villa Player of the Month award for October 2026.

Unai Emery’s men picked up where they left off before the new, extended September and October international break, remaining undefeated throughout the month in both the Premier League and UEFA Champions League.

The Villans contested seven matches in all competitions, winning four, drawing two and losing just one.

October started at Villa Park against Brentford. Despite coming from behind to lead 2-1 with 13 minutes left courtesy of goals from Nicolas Jackson and John McGinn, the hosts were pegged back and made to share the spoils with a 2-2 draw.

Villa more than made up for it in B6 four days later, however, when braces from both Jackson and Ross Barkley came in between goals from Johan Manzambi and Tammy Abraham to tie up an emphatic 6-0 success against Fenerbahçe, as Champions League football returned to Villa Park.

That weekend, the Villans headed to the North East to take on Newcastle United at St. James’ Park. Manzambi’s second goal in four days came 10 minutes before the break when he headed home João Gomes’ cross to tie up a 1-0 win and all three points.

That midweek, it was another successful Champions League night at Villa Park, as Emery’s men hosted Norwegian side Viking. Ross Barkley and Emi Buendía netted, while Alysson forced an own goal in the second period to complete a comfortable 3-1 triumph and make it three league phase victories from three.

Manchester City were the visitors to Villa Park that weekend, and the table toppers dropped points for the first time in the Premier League season in B6, as Jackson’s well-taken double either side of Erling Haaland’s equaliser made it three wins in a row for the Villans.

Four days later, Villa fell to their first and only defeat of the month on the road at the Vitality Stadium, where in-form Bournemouth ran out 3-0 winners to end Villa’s Carabao Cup campaign at the fourth-round stage.

And on Halloween night, October drew to an end at Villa Park when Fulham visited in the Premier League. Jackson’s sixth goal of the month put the hosts ahead seven minutes before the break, but the Cottagers equalised just after the hour mark to split the spoils.

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