Aston Villa, Brentford
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Aston Villa versus Salzburg kicks off at 8pm UK time tomorrow night. It is being shown on TNT Sports in the UK and can be streamed via the discovery+ app. To watch elsewhere in the world, click HERE to find your local rights holder.
Aston Villa are the Premier League's form side over the past 18 fixtures, earning 43 points – three more than league leaders Arsenal, with Manchester City a point further back and no other team in sight.
Brentford take on Aston Villa at Villa Park in our next Premier League fixture on Sunday 1 February (2pm kick-off GMT). The match will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK.If you are heading to
Unai Emery has done a stunning job with Aston Villa after transforming the side from relegation candidates into regular European qualifiers but it appears that his work hasn’t gone unnoticed
Hoffenheim have made an enquiry to sign 20-year-old Scottish forward Rory Wilson from Aston Villa on a loan deal with a buy option clause of £6m. (Fabrizio Romano on X)
Unai Emery is hopeful that Ollie Watkins can feature for Aston Villa against Brentford on Sunday. The striker was forced off injured in the first half of Villa’s win over RB Salzburg on Thursday night. After appearing to feel his hamstring, Watkins signalled to the bench and was substituted in the 35th minute.
Villa arrive in North London riding one of the most remarkable runs in the club’s history. Unai Emery’s side have now won eight consecutive Premier League games and 11 in all competitions, a sequence that has lifted them firmly into the title picture after a sluggish start to the campaign.