Aston Villa vs RB Salzburg Lineups, Preview

Aston Villa hosts RB Salzburg at Villa Park this Thursday, Jan. 29, at 12 p.m. PT, 3 p.m. ET, on the final matchday of the UEFA Europa League league phase.

Unai Emery’s side leads the way with 18 points after seven games, with a record of six wins and just one loss, and sits second in the overall standings on goal difference. Meanwhile, RB Salzburg is down in 28th place with six points from seven matches, having recorded two wins and five defeats.

While Aston Villa have already secured their place in the knockout rounds thanks to their impressive campaign, Salzburg need a shock result in Birmingham and a favourable combination of other scores to have any chance of progressing.

In its most recent Europa League match, Villa continued its strong form to move level on points with Lyon at the top of the table. The Austrian side, for its part, stayed on six points after suffering a setback that left it with a negative goal difference in the competition.

Here is all the key pre-match information, including how and where to watch live, team news, and predicted lineups.