How to watch today's Aston Villa vs Bologna Europa League game: Live stream, TV channel, and start time

Aston Villa welcome Bologna to Villa Park for their opening Europa League group stage match in a fixture that pits two ambitious, well-managed sides against each other. 

Villa are returning to continental competition with hopes of making a deep run, while Bologna come into their fifth European appearance hoping to build on their domestic momentum. Both clubs are searching for an early victory that could define the tone for their group campaigns.  

Here GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel, streaming details and more.

How to watch Aston Villa vs Bologna online - TV channels & live streams

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The match will be shown live on Paramount+ and DAZN in the US. Live updates can be found here on GOAL.

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Aston Villa vs Bologna kick-off time

Europa League - Europa League

Villa Park

The match will be played at Villa Park on Thursday, with kick-off at 3pm ET for fans in the US. 

Team news & squads

Aston Villa vs Bologna lineups

Aston Villa

4-2-3-1

Formation

4-4-2

BOL

40

M. Bizot

14

P. Torres

2

M. Cash

22

I. Maatsen

4

E. Konsa

7

J. McGinn

44

B. Kamara

27

M. Rogers

10

E. Buendia

29

E. Guessand

17

D. Malen

1

L. Skorupski

26

J. Lucumi

41

M. Vitik

22

C. Lykogiannis

20

N. Zortea

19

L. Ferguson

28

N. Cambiaghi

8

R. Freuler

10

F. Bernardeschi

9

S. Castro

21

J. Odgaard

4-4-2

BOL

AVL

-Line up

• 40

  M. Bizot

• 14

  P. Torres

• 2

  M. Cash

  42’

• 22

  I. Maatsen

  74’

• 4

  E. Konsa

• 7

  J. McGinn

  13’

  71’

• 44

  B. Kamara

• 27

  M. Rogers

• 10

  E. Buendia

  58’

• 29

  E. Guessand

• 17

  D. Malen

  58’

Substitutes

• 19

  J. Sancho

  58’

• 16

  A. Garcia

• 3

  Victor Lindelof

• 5

  T. Mings

• 9

  H. Elliott

• 12

  L. Digne

  74’

• 26

  L. Bogarde

• 11

  O. Watkins

  58’

  68’

• 95

  R. Oakley

• 52

  S. Proctor

• 83

  B. Burrowes

Manager

• U. Emery

BOL

-Line up

• 1

  L. Skorupski

• 26

  J. Lucumi

• 41

  M. Vitik

  67’

• 22

  C. Lykogiannis

• 20

  N. Zortea

  70’

• 19

  L. Ferguson

• 28

  N. Cambiaghi

  70’

• 8

  R. Freuler

• 10

  F. Bernardeschi

  70’

• 9

  S. Castro

  83’

• 21

  J. Odgaard

  83’

Substitutes

• 6

  N. Moro

• 7

  R. Orsolini

  70’

• 33

  J. Miranda

• 25

  M. Pessina

• 13

  F. Ravaglia

• 11

  J. Rowe

  70’

• 14

  T. Heggem

• 24

  T. Dallinga

  83’

• 80

  G. Fabbian

  83’

• 2

  E. Holm

  70’

Manager

• V. Italiano

Aston Villa team news

Amadou Onana and Youri Tielemans remain sidelined with injuries, while Ross Barkley is unavailable due to ineligibility.

Boubacar Kamara has only just returned from a layoff, leaving midfield resources somewhat stretched.

Bologna team news

For the Rossoblu, the coach cannot call upon Nicolo Casale, Tommaso Pobega, Ibrahim Sulemana, or Ciro Immobile, all of whom are injured.

In addition, first-choice right-back Lorenzo De Silvestri is absent after being left out of the UEFA squad.

Form

Head-to-Head Record

AVL

Last match

BOL

1

Win

0

Draws

0

Wins

• Aston Villa

  2

  -

  0

  Bologna

2

Goals scored

0

Games over 2.5 goals

0/1

Both teams scored

0/1

Standings

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