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title: "Aston Villa: Fans react to 2021/22 fixture list"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Aston Villa"
published: "2021-06-17T14:15:04Z"
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# Aston Villa: Fans react to 2021/22 fixture list

**Plenty of Aston Villa fans have been reacting to the club’s fixture list for the 2021/22 campaign.**

The [Premier League shared the dates that matter for every top-flight club on Thursday morning](https://www.premierleague.com/news/2171434).

On paper, Villa have a favourable opening month. Dean Smith’s side face two of the three promoted sides from the Championship in Watford and Brentford, with a home clash against Newcastle United squeezed in between.

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Other notable dates for the diary include a Boxing Day clash against Champions League winners Chelsea, a final day trip to Manchester City and two games against rivals Wolves on October 16 and April 2.

Villa will be looking to improve on their [11th place finish last year](https://www.premierleague.com/tables?co=1&se=363&ha=-1) and have already strengthened their attacking ranks with the [signing of Emiliano Buendia in a club-record deal](https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2021/june/Villa-confirm-club-record-Buendia-signing/).

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### Villa fans react

The [club shared their full list of fixtures on their official Twitter page](https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1405074217582878723) just after they were officially announced.

Here’s what these Villa supporters had to say in reply, with many excited and one describing the first three fixtures as ‘lovely’.

**“Just give us the title already”**

[Credit: @BenSpittle](https://twitter.com/BenSpittle/status/1405116418077626372)

**“Now this is an exciting day Watford away first will definitely take that could of been a lot worse”**

[Credit: @AVFCGTW](https://twitter.com/AVFCGTW/status/1405077311599296513)

**“9 points in August, lovely”**

[Credit: @Browny\_95](https://twitter.com/Browny_95/status/1405085940222156804)

**“i’ll absolutely take that”**

[Credit: @catrinedwards18](https://twitter.com/catrinedwards18/status/1405076007028150273)

**“I’m more than happy with that, get off to a good start again”**

[Credit: @tom\_avfc1](https://twitter.com/tom_avfc1/status/1405074890399653890)

**“I’ll take that any day”**

[Credit: @ReubenOwen\_](https://twitter.com/ReubenOwen_/status/1405075960169472000)

***In other news: Huge James Ward-Prowse update emerges, find out more [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/aston-villa-transfer-rumours/aston-villa-james-ward-prowse-update-emerges/).***