How Aston Villa fans can watch Wednesday’s European match vs Hibs on free TV channel

Aston Villa are back in action this week as they take to the European stage coming off the back of their thumping 4-0 win over Everton on Sunday in the Premier League.

Unai Emery’s side wasted no time in bouncing back from their opening weekend defeat against Newcastle United, with John McGinn, Douglas Luiz, Leon Bailey, and Jhon Durán all getting on the scoresheet.

The Villans will make the trip up to Edinburgh this week to face Hibernian as they look to secure their spot in the Europa Conference League Group stages. The second leg of the clash will be held at Villa Park. Hibs are headed into the clash after a 2-1 win over Raith Rovers in the Scottish League Cup.

Here’s everything you need to know if you want to tune into the action this week.

When is Aston Villa vs Hibs?

Hibs will host Villa at Easter Road on Wednesday, August 23rd, with kick-off scheduled for 17.45 BST.

How can I watch Aston Villa vs Hibs?

The Europa Conference League clash is being shown live on TV and you can tune in on BBC Scotland, which is available on Sky, Virgin, and Freeview channel 108. There will also be a live stream option to watch via BBC iPlayer, which can be accessed via desktop and mobile devices on both the browser and app.

To watch on the iPlayer app, location settings may need to be changed. You can find out how to do that right here.

Aston Villa injury news

Ahead of their meeting with Everton in the league, Emery provided a fitness update on his players. Both Tyrone Mings and Emiliano Buendía are both out long-term with knee injuries, while Jacob Ramsey (ankle/foot) still has ‘some weeks’ before he is due to return.

Some good news though is that Durán made his return and Bertrand Traoré was also named on the bench. Emery also said that Alex Moreno is ‘close to being part of us’ as he makes his way back from a thigh injury.