Aston Villa host Viking in the Champions League as they aim to continue their winning run.
After following up a 6-0 thumping of Fenerbahce with a 1-0 win at Newcastle Untied, Villa are seeking a third successive win in all competitions.
They welcome a Viking side that has already shown they are no pushovers, having claimed a 3-3 draw with Bayern Munich in their previous league phase clash.
101GreatGoals has the full team news.
Aston Villa team news
Aston Villa: Suzuki; Gomes, Lindelof, Torres, Mings; McGinn, Barkley; Alysson, Buendia, Mbaye; Jackson.
Aston Villa substitutes: Bizot, Wright, Cash, Harwood-Bellis, Kamara, Garnacho, Abraham, Maatsen, Bogarde, Goretzka, Hemmings.
Viking team news
Viking: Ostbo; H. Haugen, Stensness, Daland, Heggheim; Askildsen, Bell, Moi; Christiansen, Botheim, Tripic
Viking substitutes: Belko, Vevatne, Postema, Bjordal, Bassey, Cosic, Fuglestad, Auklend, Falchener, Kvia-Egeskog, K. Haugen, Jansen.
Where to Watch Aston Villa v Viking: TV and online streams
Aston Villa versus Viking kicks off at 8pm BST on Wednesday, October 21 at Villa Park.
The match is live on TNT Sports 2 in the UK. In the US, it’s on Paramount+ at 3pm ET.
If you live outside the UK, click the LINK HERE to find out where to watch it in your region.
Stats for Aston Villa v Viking
- This is the first game between the sides.
- Viking’s only previous matches against English opposition came in the 2002/03 UEFA Cup first round, when they lost 2-1 at Chelsea then won 4-2 at home to go through 5-4 on aggregate.
- Villa have won both of their matches against Norwegian opposition, against Strømsgodset in the 1998/99 UEFA Cup first round (3-2 h, 3-0 a).
- This is Villa’s second Champions League campaign; they reached the quarter-finals on debut in 2024/25, losing 4-5 on aggregate against eventual winners Paris Saint-Germain.
- Unai Emery’s team lifted the Europa League in 2025/26, finishing second in the league phase (W7 L1) before beating Lille (3-0 aggregate), Bologna (7-1) and fellow English side Nottingham Forest (4-1) to reach the final, where they defeated Freiburg 3-0 in Istanbul.
- Villa were beaten 2-1 by Paris in the UEFA Super Cup on 12 August.
- This is Viking’s first Champions League campaign since 1992/93, when they lost 0-1 on aggregate to Barcelona in the first round (0-1 a, 0-0 h).
- Viking have reached a European group stage/league phase only once, finishing fourth in their five-team section in the 2005/06 UEFA Cup group stage.
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