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Aston Villa have a jam packed pre-season schedule in front of them before they kick off their new Premier League campaign in a month's time. Villa and Unai Emery will travel around the world - to the US, to Germany, to France and to Spain - as part of their preparations.
The Lions kick off their eight-game friendly run with a short trip to Walsall this evening (Wednesday 16th) before they head to Germany and take on Hansa Rostock this coming weekend. Following that, the Lions will head to the States and tackle Eintracht Frankfurt, St. Louis City and Nashville SC.
Upon their return, Villa fit in a meeting with Serie A side Roma at Walsall, before they conclude their campaign with trips to Marseille and Villarreal on the weekend before the new Premier League season begins.
You can watch all games via VillaTV, too - and the Walsall meeting tonight is free to view for all supporters, provided you're a signed up Essential member of VillaTV. Adult and Video members will get access to all eight games as a part of their package, while Video Lite, Women’s Team and Junior members will be able to see the friendlies in the US.
Season ticket holders and VillaTV+ subscribers can also see all friendlies which Villa will participate in these coming three weeks before the new season formally gets underway. For Essential members, all games other than the free-to-air Walsall game are £5.99 to view - although buying a Video membership is cheaper than accessing games through matchday passes.
You can view all of the details, create an Essential membership account and purchase match packages via the Villa website by clicking here.
adidas Aston Villa range - how to get yours!
Aston Villa have announced that they are selling a new range of fashion items that fans are going to be clamouring to get hold of ahead of the new season - including a limited edition of the iconic adidas Samba range.
The Villa colours are displayed on the trainers and they also show off the Villa badge. You can get your pair here
You can also find an adidas DNA hoody which comes in simple Villa colours and a low key traditional adidas design. That can be bought here
The same design can be found on classic adidas track top on offer, this is the type of track top that fans love to wear - that can be bought here
The DNA range continues with a claret and blue t-shirt - found here, and on the training pants which can also be matched with any of the items - they are here
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