What the Premier League have said as Aston Villa fined for wrongdoing
Aston Villa have been fined £570,000 by the Premier League after continued delays to kick-offs last season.
With the first coming after the 1-0 defeat to Brentford last August, the Villans would be fined £5,000.
This figure would increase each time, with the most recent being a £150,000 number imposed by the Premier League.
After nine separate incidents took place over the course of the season, Villa's total hit the aforementioned figure of £570,000.
Of course, this is not a life changing number for a Premier League club, but it is something that could well have been avoided.
In response to the incidents, the Premier League themselves have released a statement outlining the reasoning.
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The final offence of the season would come against Chelsea in March.
There would be a £130,000 fine for that incident, with the Premier League disciplinary panel mentioning the "aggravating nature of the club's repeat offending," before hitting the Villans with an additional £20,000.
Looking at the season as a whole, the statement read: "The Premier League and Aston Villa FC have entered into a sanction agreement after the club accepted it had breached Premier League Rule L.33 in relation to kick-off and re-start obligations.
"The breaches occured in nine Premier League matches during the 2025-26 season," it said in the statement.
As mentioned, it is hardly a season-defining fine, but the frequency of the delays will have frustrated both the league and the Villans.
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Fans who have been watching the World Cup this season may have realised just how relaxed the timings are across the pond, with many matches at the tournament starting after the scheduled time.
European football on the other hand, is much tighter in this regard, as Villa have found out.
The Villans are not the only club this season either.
Back in March, the UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Board ruled that Tottenham must pay £8,656 after a delayed kick-off against Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League tie.
Igor Tudor - Spurs boss at the time - would also receive a warning over the incident.
Of course once again, both issues are hardly the respective club's gravest problems, but rather frustrating incidents that could well have been avoided.