Aston Villa go in quest of a primary win of the season once they open their Champions League marketing campaign at Membership Brugge on Tuesday.
Unai Emery’s rebuilt squad have collected only one level from three Premier League matches to this point, making this journey to Belgium an early alternative to seek out some momentum.
Villa have received two of their three earlier conferences with Brugge, although these outcomes got here beneath a really different-looking squad throughout the 2024-25 marketing campaign.
Aston Villa staff information
Brian Madjo stays sidelined with an ankle damage and isn’t anticipated again earlier than the September worldwide break, with a attainable return date of 19 September in opposition to Tottenham Hotspur. Amadou Onana continues his restoration from the anterior cruciate ligament damage he suffered on the World Cup and has no mounted return date.
Johan Manzambi, a significant doubt after a World Cup knee drawback, might as an alternative be concentrating on Villa’s subsequent two fixtures, in opposition to Nottingham Forest or Tottenham, for his comeback. With each Madjo and Manzambi unavailable, Emery’s attacking choices stay skinny past Nicolas Jackson and Ibrahim Mbaye.
Joao Gomes, although nonetheless serving out a home suspension, is offered for his Champions League debut in Belgium. Zion Suzuki and club-record signing Nicolas Jackson are each anticipated to start out, whereas Leon Goretzka might make his first Villa look from the bench having but to function since his free switch.
Emery additionally has calls to make in defence, with Matty Money and Ian Maatsen at present favoured at full-back forward of Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Matteo Ruggeri, and Tyrone Mings competing with Pau Torres for a beginning berth alongside Victor Lindelöf.
Aston Villa predicted lineup
Aston Villa attainable beginning XI (4-2-3-1): Suzuki; Money, Lindelof, Torres, Maatsen; Kamara, Gomes; McGinn, Buendia, Hemmings; Jackson
When will the match kick off?
The Champions League match kicks off at 17:45 BST on Tuesday, 8 September 2026.
The way to watch Membership Brugge vs Aston Villa?
The match will probably be broadcast reside on TNT Sports activities 1 within the UK, with streaming out there by way of HBO Max.
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