2021–22 Aston Villa F.C. season

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The 2021–22 season was Aston Villa's 27th season in the Premier League and their 147th season in English football. The 2021–22 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 £100 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 Buendía, Lucas Digne, Danny Ings, Calum Chambers, Philippe Coutinho, Robin Olsen, Tim Iroegbunam, Caleb Chukwuemeka, and Aaron Ramsey. The season was the first since 2012–13 without Jack Grealish and the first full season since 2015–16 without Henri Lansbury, who departed to Bristol...

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