Aston Villa host Young Boys tonight. Get all the team news here…
Aston Villa will look to maintain their remarkable resurgence when they host Young Boys in the Europa League tonight.
Unai Emery’s men have won nine of their last 11 games in all competitions and are sitting pretty in the Premier League and Europa League tables.
Sunday’s victory at Leeds pushed Villa into the top four in the domestic top flight while they have lost just one of four European ties.
They have still yet to hit top gear but Emery has been pleased with how they have ground out results after a slow start.
He said: “You have to feel it, when you are struggling you have to be resilient. We still have work to do building the team, some players joining us need more time and some are not playing, they need to feel comfortable with us. But we are getting results through the commitment of the players.
“The good results come with confidence and how we react inside. In the moment we were not performing well and were not together. It starts with me, and the players following and sharing the message.”
Young Boys, meanwhile, have taken a mixed route through their campaign. A harsh 4-1 defeat to Panathinaikos set them back early on, but wins over Steaua Bucharest and Ludogorets showed what they are capable of.
A 4-0 loss at PAOK last time out halted that momentum, but they remain only three points behind Villa in the table.
Young Boys are third in the Swiss Super League and thrashed bottom side Winterthur 5-0 at the weekend.
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ASTON VILLA TEAM NEWS
Villa are without Tyrone Mings but Amadou Onana has been passed fit after missing the Leeds game.
And he starts alongside Youri Tielemans, while Morgan Rogers also gets the nod in midfield.
Jadon Sancho starts again in Europe, with the likes of Ollie Watkins and captain John McGinn given a rest.
Aston Villa: Martinez, Lindelof, Bogarde, Torres, Maatsen, Tielemans, Onana, Guessand, Rogers, Sancho
Subs: Bizot, Oakley, Cash, Konsa, Barkley, McGinn, Garcia, Kamara, Digne, Elliott, Buendia, Watkins
YOUNG BOYS TEAM NEWS
Young Boys are without Armin Gigovic due to suspension and are also missing Edimilson Fernandes, Zachary Athekame and Facinet Conte through injury.
Rayan Raveloson and Jaouen Hadjam both start the match one yellow card away from suspension.
Young Boys: Keller, Hadjam, Zoukrou, Pech, Fassnacht, Janko, Benito, Lauper, Males, Raveloson, Cordova
Subs: Linder, Marzino, Andrews, Wuthrich, Virginius, Sanches, Tsimba, Bedia, Luthi, Rufener, Smith, Monteiro
How to watch Aston Villa v Young Boys: TV channel, online stream
Aston Villa v Young Boys will kick-off at 17:45 GMT and is available to watch on TNT Sports 2. Fans in the UK can also catch the game on the discovery+ app.
The stats for Aston Villa v Young Boys
- Villa have won 14 of their last 16 matches at home in all competitions
- Young Boys have conceded 10 goals in their first 4 Europa League games – the most in the competition so far
- Villa have won all 5 European home games in 2025
- Young Boys have never won away to English opposition in European football
- Chris Bedia has scored 14 goals in 21 outings this season
- Villa have 3 wins from 4 Europa League matches and sit only 3 points off top spot
Aston Villa Europa League fixtures, results 2025/26
Villa’s opponents in the league phase include reigning Israeli champions Maccabi Tel Aviv and Swiss title holders Basel.
Fenerbahce were runners-up in Turkiye and Salzburg finished second in Austria, while Bologna (Italy), Go Ahead Eagles (Netherlands) and Young Boys (Switzerland) won the primary domestic cup competitions in their countries.
Feyenoord, who won the second of their UEFA Cup titles in 2001/02, finished third in the Eredivisie but were knocked out of Champions League qualifying.
All fixtures start at 20:00 GMT / 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT unless stated otherwise.
Thursday, September 25: Villa 1-0 Bologna
Thursday, October 2: Feyenoord 0-2 Villa
Thursday, October 23: Go Ahead Eagles 2-1 Villa
Thursday, November 6: Villa 2-0 Maccabi Tel Aviv
Thursday, November 27: Villa vs Young Boys (17:45)
Thursday, December 11: Basel vs Villa
Thursday, January 22, 2026: Fenerbahce vs Villa (17:45)
Thursday, January 29: Villa vs Salzburg
