What channel is Rennes vs Aston Villa on? Kick-off time, TV & stream details, latest team news

It’s the final dress rehearsal for Aston Villa ahead of the new Premier League campaign.

By Ben Ramsdale

Published 30th Jul 2022, 11:55 BST

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Aston Villa’s final pre-season game ahead of the 2022/23 Premier League campaign gets underway on Saturday evening when they take on French Ligue 1 side, Rennes.

The claret & blue go into the contest unbeaten in pre-season with three wins and one draw, the draw coming in the most recent test with Manchester United.

Quite a surprising forecast here...Despite finishing 14th in the Premier League last season, Aston Villa are now being tipped to secure a Europa Conference League spot by the supercomputer. They even have a 14% chance of Champions League qualification.

Quite a surprising forecast here...Despite finishing 14th in the Premier League last season, Aston Villa are now being tipped to secure a Europa Conference League spot by the supercomputer. They even have a 14% chance of Champions League qualification.

Here’s all the details ahead of the clash in France.

When and where is the match?

The game takes place at Roazhon Park, the home of the Ligue 1 side on Saturday July 30th.

Kick-off is scheduled for 17:00 (BST).

Is Rennes vs Aston Villa on TV?

Whilst the game isn’t on any traditional channels in the UK, the full match will be streamed live on VillaTV.

Fans can purchase a one off match pass for the fixture here.

Team news

Steven Gerrard will likely field an eleven similar to that that will take the field away at Bournemouth in one week’s time.

Carney Chukwuemeka could make an appearance after the youngster was ommited from Villa’s pre-season tour of Australia whilst John McGinn will likely lead the team out as captain for the first time after Tyrone Mings was stripped of the duty this week.

Head-to-head record

Some may remember that this isn’t the first time Villa and Rennes have squared off.

The two have met twice before, back in 2001 in the UEFA Intertoto Cup group stages.

The French side won the first game 2-1 whilst the reverse fixture at Villa Park was a 1-0 victory for Villa, Dion Dublin the scorer for the claret & blue.

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