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Latest Villarreal vs Aston Villa team information

Despite speculation surrounding the futures of Ollie Watkins, Morgan Rogers, Emiliano Martinez and captain John McGinn, all four remain in the Aston Villa squad and are expected to feature this Sunday.

Unai Emery will field a strong squad when he returns to El Madrigal – possibly including former Villarreal man Pau Torres – but is also likely to give chances to substitutes such as Samuel Iling-Junior and Jamal Jimoh.

Villa are only without Ross Barkley and Andres Garcia through injury, while Alex Moreno and Leander Dendoncker are free to seek new clubs. Yasin Ozcan has left on loan; new signing Evann Guessand could be available.

As for Villarreal, they suffered many losses in the summer: Logan Costa had to miss most of the 2025-26 season due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury, and Willy Kambwala was out for a few weeks due to a torn hamstring.

In addition, midfielder Alex Baena, French striker Thierno Barry and veteran center-back Raul Albiol have all left the team, leaving coach Marcelino short of personnel in defense.

However, the Spanish strategist has managed to add Rafa Marin and Santiago Mourino - a duo that can play together in the center of defense.

Villarreal vs Aston Villa latest expected lineup

Villarreal:Junior; Foyth, Mourino, Marin, Cardona; Pepe, Gueye, Parejo, Pino; Eyong, Moreno

Aston Villa:Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Maatsen; Kamara, Tielemans; Bailey, Buendia, McGinn; Watkins

Latest football commentary Villarreal vs Aston Villa

After finishing sixth in the league and progressing deep in both cup competitions, Aston Villa will be looking to build on last season's success when action resumes next weekend.

Except for the loan players who have left the team, the Birmingham club has so far kept its mainstays despite transfer rumors, while adding a few new players to the squad that reached the Champions League quarter-finals last season.

Having started pre-season with defeats to Walsall and Hansa Rostock – both games featuring a young squad – Unai Emery's side have since completed their US tour unbeaten.

There, they drew with Eintracht Frankfurt and Nashville, with a 2-1 win over St Louis City in between. Back in the West Midlands, Villa host Roma on Wednesday evening.

An explosive first half at Bescot Stadium (Walsall) saw Villa seal the deal early, with goals from Jacob Ramsey, Ollie Watkins and a superb Emi Buendia strike shutting down Roma. Like Buendia, Donyell Malen had also impressed throughout the summer and capped off a promising display with a late strike.

Now, after meeting Marseille and before hosting Newcastle in their Premier League opener, Villa travel to one of Emery's former clubs.

In the coming months, Emery will aim to win the Europa League with a third team, after winning it three times with Sevilla and once with Villarreal.

Under current coach Marcelino, Villarreal qualified for this season's Champions League after finishing 5th in La Liga last season.

To prepare, the "Yellow Submarine" has a full schedule of friendly matches with European opponents, drawing with Basel, Real Oviedo and St. Gallen; losing to Sporting Lisbon and Genoa.

Ahead of their La Liga opener against Real Oviedo next Friday, they have had a run of games against English clubs: a 1-1 draw with Leeds United and a surprise 3-2 win over Arsenal in London.

The win not only ended their winless streak but also gave Villarreal a boost of confidence, and they will now hope to cap off their pre-season with a home win.

Villarreal vs Aston Villa latest score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Villarreal vs Aston Villaas follows:

• Sportsmole:Villarreal 2-3 Aston Villa

• WhoScore:Villarreal 1-2 Aston Villa
• Our newspaper predicts:Villarreal 1-2 Aston Villa

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