M. Cash · career
Matthew Stuart Cash
Full Back · Aston Villa · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2020/21Trending up
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 1 club — 187 appearances with 22 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2020/21 at Aston Villa — Season rating 61, 0 goals and 2 assists in 28 games. Form is on a climb — up 11 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 23 Season points.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Aston Villa | 35 | 3 | 3 | 71 | 39 |
| 2024/25 | Aston Villa | 29 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 29 |
| 2023/24 | Aston Villa | 31 | 2 | 2 | 82 | 28 |
| 2022/23 | Aston Villa | 26 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 34 |
| 2021/22 | Aston Villa | 38 | 4 | 3 | 90 | 55 |
| 2020/21 | Aston Villa | 28 | 0 | 2 | 86 | 61 |
| 2019/20 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 3 | 5 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Nottingham Forest | 36 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Nottingham Forest | 28 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Dagenham & RedbridgeLoan | 12 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 2026/27 | UEFA World Cup Qualifiers | 2 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024/25 | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 9 | 2 | |
| 2023/24 | Euro Championship - Qualification | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | UEFA Nations League | 3 | 1 | |
| 2022/23 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | World Cup | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020/21 | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 3 | 0 |
Honours
Queensland Champions Cup×2Premier League Summer Series×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA World Cup Qualifiersat Poland | 2 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
Schedule · 2025/26
49 played2 unused sub2 injured12 not in squad· 4020 min, 3g 4a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20 | Friendlies Clubs | A Al Ain | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 16 | Friendlies Clubs | A Walsall | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | A Hansa Rostock | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | A Eintracht Frankfurt | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 31 | Friendlies Clubs | A St. Louis City | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Friendlies Clubs | A Nashville SC | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 6 | Friendlies Clubs | H AS Roma | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | Friendlies Clubs | A Marseille | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 10 | Friendlies Clubs | A Villarreal | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 16 | Premier League | H Newcastle | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| Aug 23 | Premier League | A Brentford | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 31 | Premier League | H Crystal Palace | 0-3 | Played | 74 | 6.0 | ||
| Sep 13 | Premier League | A Everton | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Sep 16 | League Cup | A Brentford | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| Sep 21 | Premier League | A Sunderland | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.9 | |
| Sep 25 | UEFA Europa League | H Bologna | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Sep 28 | Premier League | H Fulham | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Oct 2 | UEFA Europa League | A Feyenoord | 2-0 | Played | 86 | 7.2 | ||
| Oct 5 | Premier League | H Burnley | 2-1 | Played | 84 | 6.3 | ||
| Oct 19 | Premier League | A Tottenham | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 23 | UEFA Europa League | A GO Ahead Eagles | 1-2 | Played | 24 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 26 | Premier League | H Manchester City | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 8.5 | |
| Nov 1 | Premier League | A Liverpool | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| Nov 6 | UEFA Europa League | H Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 9 | Premier League | H Bournemouth | 4-0 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Nov 23 | Premier League | A Leeds | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 27 | UEFA Europa League | H BSC Young Boys | 2-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 30 | Premier League | H Wolves | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Dec 3 | Premier League | A Brighton | 4-3 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Dec 6 | Premier League | H Arsenal | 2-1 | Played | 87 | 1 | 7.9 | |
| Dec 11 | UEFA Europa League | A FC Basel 1893 | 2-1 | Played | 45 | 6.2 | ||
| Dec 14 | Premier League | A West Ham | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 21 | Premier League | H Manchester United | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| Dec 27 | Premier League | A Chelsea | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Dec 30 | Premier League | A Arsenal | 1-4 | Yellow Cards | — | |||
| Jan 3 | Premier League | H Nottingham Forest | 3-1 | Played | 89 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Jan 7 | Premier League | A Crystal Palace | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| Jan 10 | FA Cup | A Tottenham | 2-1 | Played | 79 | 7.3 | ||
| Jan 18 | Premier League | H Everton | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Jan 22 | UEFA Europa League | A Fenerbahçe | 1-0 | Played | 75 | 7.0 | ||
| Jan 25 | Premier League | A Newcastle | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Jan 29 | UEFA Europa League | H Red Bull Salzburg | 3-2 | Played | 45 | 1 | 7.0 | |
| Feb 1 | Premier League | H Brentford | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| Feb 7 | Premier League | A Bournemouth | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Feb 11 | Premier League | H Brighton | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 14 | FA Cup | H Newcastle | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 21 | Premier League | H Leeds | 1-1 | Played | 87 | 7.6 | ||
| Feb 27 | Premier League | A Wolves | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Mar 4 | Premier League | H Chelsea | 1-4 | Played | 45 | 5.9 | ||
| Mar 12 | UEFA Europa League | A Lille | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 15 | Premier League | A Manchester United | 1-3 | Knock | — | |||
| Mar 19 | UEFA Europa League | H Lille | 2-0 | Played | 16 | 6.6 | ||
| Mar 22 | Premier League | H West Ham | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Apr 9 | UEFA Europa League | A Bologna | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Apr 12 | Premier League | A Nottingham Forest | 1-1 | Played | 89 | 6.5 | ||
| Apr 16 | UEFA Europa League | H Bologna | 4-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Apr 19 | Premier League | H Sunderland | 4-3 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Apr 25 | Premier League | A Fulham | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Apr 30 | UEFA Europa League | A Nottingham Forest | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| May 3 | Premier League | H Tottenham | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.0 | |
| May 7 | UEFA Europa League | H Nottingham Forest | 4-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| May 10 | Premier League | A Burnley | 2-2 | Played | 80 | 5.6 | ||
| May 15 | Premier League | H Liverpool | 4-2 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| May 20 | UEFA Europa League | A SC Freiburg | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| May 24 | Premier League | A Manchester City | 2-1 | Played | 45 | 6.6 |