Overview
- Kickoff is 20:00 BST with live coverage on TNT Sports and streaming via Discovery+.
- Villa are without Amadou Onana and Youri Tielemans through injury, Ross Barkley is not in the Europa League squad, and Andres Garcia has returned to training and is available.
- Bologna travel with injuries to Ciro Immobile, Tommaso Pobega, Ibrahim Sulemana and Nicolo Casale, and regular right-back Lorenzo De Silvestri is not on their UEFA list.
- Bologna coach Vincenzo Italiano urged his players to show less respect and be braver at Villa Park after last season’s learning experience.
- Villa beat Bologna 2-0 at Villa Park in last season’s Champions League meeting, but enter this match seeking a first win of the new campaign.