Villa are currently at a training camp in Spain during the international break
Unai Emery gestures from the sidelines during the Premier League match between Aston Villa and West Ham United at Villa Park
Unai Emery gestures from the sidelines during the Premier League match between Aston Villa and West Ham United at Villa Park
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Fans will be able to attend Aston Villa’s friendly against Elche.
It was thought the match on Friday at the Pinatar Arena in Murcia (10:30am) would be played behind closed doors, but Elche have confirmed it will be open to the public.
The La Liga side will also host a stream of the match on their official website.
Villa are currently at a training camp in Spain during the international break.
Unai Emery’s side signed off before the last international break of the season with victory over West Ham at Villa Park on Sunday, John McGinn and Ollie Watkins both on target in a 2-0 scoreline in the Premier League.
With all of their rivals for a top five finish - Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea - dropping points in their latest matches, the three points has boosted Villa’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions League.
They are now only one point behind third-placed United, five points ahead of Liverpool, who are fifth, and six points ahead of sixth-placed Chelsea, with seven matches left to play.
Villa return to action with a match against Bologna in the quarter-finals of the Europa League on April 9 before returning to Premier League action at Nottingham Forest on April 12.
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