'Stunning': 20 of the best pictures to sum up another memorable Aston Villa campaign
We've picked out the most memorable images from what has been a thrilling season for Villa.


Record £50million signing Amadou Onana celebrates with set-piece coach Austin MacPhee after scoring Villa's first goal in their opening day win at West Ham.




Striker Jhon Duran scores Villa's second goal in their 2-1 win at Leicester. The Colombia international, who came close to leaving the club in the summer, would score what proved to be the winning goal in two of the season's first three matches.


Ollie Watkins scores Villa's second and equalising goal in September's win over Everton. Villa, who had been 2-0 down early on, would go on to win 3-2 courtesy of a stunning goal from Jhon Duran.


Youri Tielemans celebrates the opening goal in Villa's 3-0 win at Young Boys in their first Champions League match of the season. The goal was Villa's first in Europe's elite club competition since 1983.


Jhon Duran celebrates his stunning goal against Bayern Munich which earned Villa victory in their first home Champions League match.


The scoreboard on a famous night.


Bournemouth striker Evanilson heads home in the 95th minute as Villa are denied victory at the death. The draw would be the first match of an eight-game winless streak for Unai Emery's team.


Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez makes a stunning save to deny Juventus forward Francisco Conceicao in November's 0-0 draw with the Italian giants.


Jhon Duran reacts with bemusement after being sent-off for an alleged stamp in the 3-0 Boxing Day defeat at Newcastle. Duran, banned for three matches, would never start another match for Villa again. A month later he was sold to Al-Nassr for a fee which could eventually top £70million.


Amadou Onana stabs home the equaliser in January's 2-1 FA Cup third round win over West Ham. Villa wore a special all-black kit in a match which marked the club's 150th anniversary.


Morgan Rogers completes his hat-trick as Villa beat Celtic 4-2 to finish in the Champions League top-eight and progress straight through to the last-16 of the competition.


Marco Asensio and Marcus Rashford celebrate after combining for Villa's first goal in February's fifth round FA Cup win over Cardiff. The pair, signed on loan late in the winter transfer window, helped spark Villa's attack over the second half of the season.


Emi Martinez celebrates as Villa beat Club Brugge 6-1 on aggregate to reach the Champions League quarter-finals.


Marcus Rashford slots home a penalty to put Villa 2-0 up at Preston in March's FA Cup quarter-final. The Manchester United loanee had earlier opened the scoring with his first goal for the club.


Villa's players react with despair after conceding deep into stoppage time in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final with Paris Saint-Germain.


John McGinn scores as Villa mount a thrilling fightback in the second leg.


Prince William, a regular at European home matches, celebrates as Villa threaten to pull off an incredible comeback.


Emi Martinez is beaten as Villa go 1-0 down in their FA Cup semi-final against Crystal Palace at Wembley. Villa would go on to lose the tie 3-0.


Ollie Watkins celebrates scoring the goal which made him Villa's all-time record Premier League goalscorer. The strike earned a 1-0 win at Bournemouth which kept Villa firmly in the race for Champions League football.
Unai Emery takes selfies with supporters after Villa's final home match of the season. The 2-0 win over Tottenham set a new club record of 18 consecutive home matches unbeaten in the Premier League.