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flex flex-col flex-1"><a class="post-card-category relative z-10 text-[10px] font-bold uppercase tracking-wider text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400 no-underline hover:text-[var(--color-primary)]" href="/news">Aston Villa News</a><h3 class="post-card-title text-sm sm:text-base font-bold mt-1 mb-2 leading-tight text-gray-900 dark:text-white"><a class="no-underline text-gray-900 dark:text-white after:absolute after:inset-0" href="/2026/09/29/lucia-kendall-england-squad-greece-play-off/">Aston Villa’s Kendall keeps England place as Wiegman drops Toone and Kelly</a></h3><div class="post-card-meta mt-auto -mx-3 sm:-mx-4 -mb-3 sm:-mb-4 px-3 sm:px-4 py-2 bg-black/[0.03] dark:bg-white/[0.03] border-t border-gray-200/60 dark:border-white/5 text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 flex items-center justify-between"><span class="flex items-center gap-2"><time dateTime="2026-09-29T13:00:00Z">29 Sept, 14:00</time></span></div></div></article><article class="post-card relative bg-gray-100 dark:bg-smoke rounded-card overflow-hidden ring-1 ring-gray-200 dark:ring-white/10 hover:shadow-md hover:ring-gray-300 dark:hover:ring-white/20 transition-all hover:-translate-y-0.5 active:scale-[0.98] active:opacity-80 group flex flex-col"><div class="post-card-media aspect-[16/10] overflow-hidden relative"><img alt="Aston Villa outline North Stand reunion plan for 1897 Group" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover transition-transform duration-300 group-hover:scale-[1.03]" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" src="https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/2026/05/ltKD2h0dgz3Z-768x512.webp"/></div><div class="post-card-body p-3 sm:p-4 flex flex-col flex-1"><a class="post-card-category relative z-10 text-[10px] font-bold uppercase tracking-wider text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400 no-underline hover:text-[var(--color-primary)]" href="/news">Aston Villa News</a><h3 class="post-card-title text-sm sm:text-base font-bold mt-1 mb-2 leading-tight text-gray-900 dark:text-white"><a class="no-underline text-gray-900 dark:text-white after:absolute after:inset-0" href="/2026/09/29/aston-villa-1897-group-north-stand-seating-plan/">Aston Villa outline North Stand reunion plan for 1897 Group</a></h3><div class="post-card-meta mt-auto -mx-3 sm:-mx-4 -mb-3 sm:-mb-4 px-3 sm:px-4 py-2 bg-black/[0.03] dark:bg-white/[0.03] border-t border-gray-200/60 dark:border-white/5 text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 flex items-center justify-between"><span class="flex items-center gap-2"><time dateTime="2026-09-29T10:30:00Z">29 Sept, 11:30</time></span></div></div></article><article class="post-card relative bg-gray-100 dark:bg-smoke rounded-card overflow-hidden ring-1 ring-gray-200 dark:ring-white/10 hover:shadow-md hover:ring-gray-300 dark:hover:ring-white/20 transition-all hover:-translate-y-0.5 active:scale-[0.98] active:opacity-80 group flex flex-col"><div class="post-card-media aspect-[16/10] overflow-hidden relative"><img alt="Aston Villa’s Wan-Bissaka earns praise as DR Congo win again" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover transition-transform duration-300 group-hover:scale-[1.03]" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" src="https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/sites/27/2026/09/Wan-Bissaka-Aston-Villa-768x489.jpg"/></div><div class="post-card-body p-3 sm:p-4 flex flex-col flex-1"><a class="post-card-category relative z-10 text-[10px] font-bold uppercase tracking-wider text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400 no-underline hover:text-[var(--color-primary)]" href="/news">Aston Villa News</a><h3 class="post-card-title text-sm sm:text-base font-bold mt-1 mb-2 leading-tight text-gray-900 dark:text-white"><a class="no-underline text-gray-900 dark:text-white after:absolute after:inset-0" href="/2026/09/29/aaron-wan-bissaka-dr-congo-zimbabwe-praise/">Aston Villa’s Wan-Bissaka earns praise as DR Congo win again</a></h3><div class="post-card-meta mt-auto -mx-3 sm:-mx-4 -mb-3 sm:-mb-4 px-3 sm:px-4 py-2 bg-black/[0.03] dark:bg-white/[0.03] border-t border-gray-200/60 dark:border-white/5 text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 flex items-center justify-between"><span class="flex items-center gap-2"><time dateTime="2026-09-29T08:00:00Z">29 Sept, 09:00</time></span></div></div></article><article class="post-card relative bg-gray-100 dark:bg-smoke rounded-card overflow-hidden ring-1 ring-gray-200 dark:ring-white/10 hover:shadow-md hover:ring-gray-300 dark:hover:ring-white/20 transition-all hover:-translate-y-0.5 active:scale-[0.98] active:opacity-80 group flex flex-col"><div class="post-card-media aspect-[16/10] overflow-hidden relative"><img alt="Aston Villa’s Lindelöf helps sink Cash’s Poland with early assist" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover transition-transform duration-300 group-hover:scale-[1.03]" 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dark:text-gray-400 flex items-center justify-between"><span class="flex items-center gap-2"><time dateTime="2026-09-29T07:00:00Z">29 Sept, 08:00</time></span></div></div></article><article class="post-card relative bg-gray-100 dark:bg-smoke rounded-card overflow-hidden ring-1 ring-gray-200 dark:ring-white/10 hover:shadow-md hover:ring-gray-300 dark:hover:ring-white/20 transition-all hover:-translate-y-0.5 active:scale-[0.98] active:opacity-80 group flex flex-col"><div class="post-card-media aspect-[16/10] overflow-hidden relative"><img alt="Aston Villa fans face Boxing Day rail disruption for Leeds" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover transition-transform duration-300 group-hover:scale-[1.03]" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" src="https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/2026/07/neimaJQa9JqH-768x512.webp"/></div><div class="post-card-body p-3 sm:p-4 flex flex-col flex-1"><a class="post-card-category relative z-10 text-[10px] font-bold uppercase tracking-wider text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400 no-underline hover:text-[var(--color-primary)]" href="/news">Aston Villa News</a><h3 class="post-card-title text-sm sm:text-base font-bold mt-1 mb-2 leading-tight text-gray-900 dark:text-white"><a class="no-underline text-gray-900 dark:text-white after:absolute after:inset-0" href="/2026/09/28/aston-villa-boxing-day-travel-leeds-no-trains/">Aston Villa fans face Boxing Day rail disruption for Leeds</a></h3><div class="post-card-meta mt-auto -mx-3 sm:-mx-4 -mb-3 sm:-mb-4 px-3 sm:px-4 py-2 bg-black/[0.03] dark:bg-white/[0.03] border-t border-gray-200/60 dark:border-white/5 text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 flex items-center justify-between"><span class="flex items-center gap-2"><time dateTime="2026-09-28T13:15:00Z">28 Sept, 14:15</time></span></div></div></article><article class="post-card relative bg-gray-100 dark:bg-smoke rounded-card overflow-hidden ring-1 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mt-1 mb-2 leading-tight text-gray-900 dark:text-white"><a class="no-underline text-gray-900 dark:text-white after:absolute after:inset-0" href="/2026/09/28/victor-lindelof-sweden-defensive-injuries-poland/">Aston Villa captain Lindelöf faces Sweden test after defensive withdrawals</a></h3><div class="post-card-meta mt-auto -mx-3 sm:-mx-4 -mb-3 sm:-mb-4 px-3 sm:px-4 py-2 bg-black/[0.03] dark:bg-white/[0.03] border-t border-gray-200/60 dark:border-white/5 text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 flex items-center justify-between"><span class="flex items-center gap-2"><time dateTime="2026-09-28T12:30:00Z">28 Sept, 13:30</time></span></div></div></article><article class="post-card relative bg-gray-100 dark:bg-smoke rounded-card overflow-hidden ring-1 ring-gray-200 dark:ring-white/10 hover:shadow-md hover:ring-gray-300 dark:hover:ring-white/20 transition-all hover:-translate-y-0.5 active:scale-[0.98] active:opacity-80 group flex flex-col"><div class="post-card-media aspect-[16/10] overflow-hidden relative"><img alt="Aston Villa prospect Brannigan delivers two assists in international win" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover transition-transform duration-300 group-hover:scale-[1.03]" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" src="https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/sites/27/2026/09/133f41316bd0b51f62f4f9ce8884ed6e-768x432.webp"/></div><div class="post-card-body p-3 sm:p-
334 flex flex-col flex-1"><a class="post-card-category relative z-10 text-[10px] font-bold uppercase tracking-wider text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400 no-underline hover:text-[var(--color-primary)]" href="/news">Aston Villa News</a><h3 class="post-card-title text-sm sm:text-base font-bold mt-1 mb-2 leading-tight text-gray-900 dark:text-white"><a class="no-underline text-gray-900 dark:text-white after:absolute after:inset-0" href="/2026/09/28/cole-brannigan-two-assists-northern-ireland-malta/">Aston Villa prospect Brannigan delivers two assists in international win</a></h3><div class="post-card-meta mt-auto -mx-3 sm:-mx-4 -mb-3 sm:-mb-4 px-3 sm:px-4 py-2 bg-black/[0.03] dark:bg-white/[0.03] border-t border-gray-200/60 dark:border-white/5 text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 flex items-center justify-between"><span class="flex items-center gap-2"><time dateTime="2026-09-28T11:54:00Z">28 Sept, 12:54</time></span></div></div></article><article class="post-card relative bg-gray-100 dark:bg-smoke rounded-card overflow-hidden ring-1 ring-gray-200 dark:ring-white/10 hover:shadow-md hover:ring-gray-300 dark:hover:ring-white/20 transition-all hover:-translate-y-0.5 active:scale-[0.98] active:opacity-80 group flex flex-col"><div class="post-card-media aspect-[16/10] overflow-hidden relative"><img alt="Aston Villa handed Suzuki boost as Japan confirm bench return" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover transition-transform duration-300 group-hover:scale-[1.03]" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" src="https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/sites/27/2026/08/40ce4ff6297207926ef3aef9ddf0ad8d-768x534.webp"/></div><div class="post-card-body p-3 sm:p-4 flex flex-col flex-1"><a class="post-card-category relative z-10 text-[10px] font-bold uppercase tracking-wider text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400 no-underline hover:text-[var(--color-primary)]" href="/news">Aston Villa News</a><h3 class="post-card-title text-sm sm:text-base font-bold mt-1 mb-2 leading-tight text-gray-900 dark:text-white"><a class="no-underline text-gray-900 dark:text-white after:absolute after:inset-0" href="/2026/09/28/zion-suzuki-japan-bench-venezuela-injury-return/">Aston Villa handed Suzuki boost as Japan confirm bench return</a></h3><div class="post-card-meta mt-auto -mx-3 sm:-mx-4 -mb-3 sm:-mb-4 px-3 sm:px-4 py-2 bg-black/[0.03] dark:bg-white/[0.03] border-t border-gray-200/60 dark:border-white/5 text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 flex items-center justify-between"><span class="flex items-center gap-2"><time dateTime="2026-09-28T10:53:26Z">28 Sept, 11:53</time></span></div></div></article><article class="post-card relative bg-gray-100 dark:bg-smoke rounded-card overflow-hidden ring-1 ring-gray-200 dark:ring-white/10 hover:shadow-md hover:ring-gray-300 dark:hover:ring-white/20 transition-all hover:-translate-y-0.5 active:scale-[0.98] active:opacity-80 group flex flex-col"><div class="post-card-media aspect-[16/10] overflow-hidden relative"><img alt="Aston Villa stadium expansion reaches major construction phase" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover transition-transform duration-300 group-hover:scale-[1.03]" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" src="https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/2026/07/prsiMSKDclcf-768x512.webp"/></div><div class="post-card-body p-3 sm:p-4 flex flex-col flex-1"><a class="post-card-category relative z-10 text-[10px] font-bold uppercase tracking-wider text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400 no-underline hover:text-[var(--color-primary)]" href="/news-2">News</a><h3 class="post-card-title text-sm sm:text-base font-bold mt-1 mb-2 leading-tight text-gray-900 dark:text-white"><a class="no-underline text-gray-900 dark:text-white after:absolute after:inset-0" href="/2026/09/23/aston-villa-stadium-expansion-major-construction-phase/">Aston Villa stadium expansion reaches major construction phase</a></h3><div class="post-card-meta mt-auto -mx-3 sm:-mx-4 -mb-3 sm:-mb-4 px-3 sm:px-4 py-2 bg-black/[0.03] dark:bg-white/[0.03] border-t border-gray-200/60 dark:border-white/5 text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 flex items-center justify-between"><span class="flex items-center gap-2"><time dateTime="2026-09-23T11:00:06Z">23 Sept, 12:00</time></span></div></div></article><article class="post-card relative bg-gray-100 dark:bg-smoke rounded-card overflow-hidden ring-1 ring-gray-200 dark:ring-white/10 hover:shadow-md hover:ring-gray-300 dark:hover:ring-white/20 transition-all hover:-translate-y-0.5 active:scale-[0.98] active:opacity-80 group flex flex-col"><div class="post-card-media aspect-[16/10] overflow-hidden relative"><img alt="When will Pau Torres return for Aston Villa? 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