Dan Bardell hosts The Athletic's weekly podcast all about Aston Villa FC, joined by brother-in-arms and club correspondent Gregg Evans.

It's a much happier camp this week after a reasonably comfortable home win against Newcastle to get us off the mark in the Premier League, and a resounding Carabo cup defeat of Barrow from a youthful looking side.

With a full breakdown of both games, as well as a quick look at any potential pre-deadline transfer business, and Dan's top three Villa cup performances, it's another busy, busy week.

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