Overview

• The USA tour opener at Lynn Family Stadium finished 2-2 after Ollie Watkins and Morgan Rogers put Villa ahead on either side of half-time only for Eintracht Frankfurt’s Elye Wahi and 16-year-old Eba Is to level.
• Marco Bizot made his first appearance in goal in place of suspended Emi Martinez and impressed with calm distribution and confident handling of crosses.
• Several senior players, including Youri Tielemans and Lucas Digne, made their first pre-season outings in the United States after returning from international duty.
• Ross Barkley and Andrés García remained in Birmingham as they continue rehabilitation from separate injuries ahead of the Premier League campaign.
• Villa will face St. Louis City SC on July 30 and conclude the US tour against Nashville SC on August 2 as Emery fine-tunes his team’s tactical cohesion.