A week ago it was PSG at Villa Park, then Newcastle at the weekend. Tonight, it's Manchester City in what Pep is calling a final. At the weekend it's the FA Cup semi final against Crystal Palace. It isn't slowing down and I'll go so far as to say we have more than one final coming up.
And even though we have had a fantastic few results, so have the sides around us. Despite beating Newcastle in a fashion that had pundits salivating over the weekend, we are still seventh place with five games to go.
So tonight is big. And maybe big isn't the right word. Like I wrote above, Pep is calling it a final and that's probably because at this stage of the season, we're only one point behind them.
And a win tonight would take us to fourth place but we would have played a game more than the teams around us, apart from City and it would feel good for a while, but the form of everyone around us suggests that they'll catch up. And it's the form of everyone around us that is the worry.
And in all likelihood, all of the teams fighting for the top five will drop points so if that happens tonight for us or Manchester City, I think it's fair to say that neither side are out of the running. Football is a funny old game and while I could write if it's meant to be it will happen, we all know this isn't the case.
It will just mean it's made a little harder for us or Manchester City and possibly the last points we can drop. And that's why tonight is such a big match but also why I think it's not written what will be the end result on May 25th. I'm not sure I'd like to predict who is going to finish in the top five, but I know it will be sides that deserve it. No luck needed.
Match facts from the BBC
Head-to-head
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Manchester City have won their past 14 Premier League home games against Aston Villa, scoring at least twice in each of the most recent 13. Their last home defeat in this fixture came on 28 April 2007.
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City have trailed in just two of those 14 matches, going 1-0 down in May 2010 and 2-0 down in May 2022 before winning 3-1 and 3-2 respectively.
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However, Aston Villa won this season's reverse fixture in December and are looking to complete their first league double over City since 1962-63.
Manchester City
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Manchester City have scored 36 goals in 11 home matches in all competitions in 2025, scoring at least twice in 10 of those. City's goals-per-game average of 3.27 is their fourth best in a calendar year.
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Pep Guardiola's side are unbeaten in five Premier League fixtures, winning three and drawing two.
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They are on a run of nine successive home league victories in the month of April, scoring 35 goals and conceding eight.
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However, City have conceded 21 league goals at home this season. They have not had a worse defensive record at home since 2003-04, when they let in 24.
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Omar Marmoush has six goals in his six Premier League home appearances for Manchester City.
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Nico O'Reilly has been involved in six goals across his last six outings in all competitions, scoring four and providing two assists.
Aston Villa
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Unai Emery's side have won 10 of their past 11 matches in all competitions, with the exception being a defeat away to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.
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Villa have won five consecutive Premier League fixtures for the first time since April 2023. They have never won six in a row in the competition.
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They've also earned three straight away league victories without conceding a goal. Villa haven't won four successive top-flight away games since 2008-09, while they've never done so while keeping a clean sheet each time.
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Aston Villa are unbeaten in their last eight Premier League matches played in the month of April (W6, D2).
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Villa substitutes have scored 11 Premier League goals for the second successive season. Their previous best was eight.
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Ollie Watkins scored his 74th Premier League goal for Aston Villa on Saturday, equalling the club record set by Gabby Agbonlahor.
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Watkins is the first Villa player to score 15 goals or more in three consecutive Premier League seasons.
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Youri Tielemans has a goal or assist in each of his last five games in all competitions, while Morgan Rogers has five goal involvements in his past four appearances.