Overview
- Kick-off is at 20:00 GMT at St. Jakob-Park, with live coverage on TNT Sports 1 and streaming on Discovery+ in the UK.
- Villa enter matchday six on 12 points and sit joint-top of the league phase table, while Basel are on five points in the final play-off spot.
- Basel have won their last seven Europa League home matches and have not lost at home in the competition since 2015.
- Villa have won 13 of their last 15 matches in all competitions, including a late 2-1 victory over Arsenal last weekend.
- Team news points to Tyrone Mings and Ross Barkley being sidelined with Evann Guessand a doubt, and previews suggest Emery could rotate with Villa priced as clear favourites by bookmakers.