Dan Bardell hosts The Athletic's podcast all about Aston Villa football club. He's joined this week by Junior News Editor Holly Percival and London-based football journalist Flo Lloyd-Hughes.

After a disappointing defeat at Tottenham on Sunday, we think about why Villa's midfield misfired and how the nascent strike partnership between Ings and Watkins is developing.

We also catch up with the progress being made by new Aston Villa Women's manager Carla Ward. After a tough first season in the Women's Super League, Ward's side have taken an encouraging seven points from their first four games this season.

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