Aston Villa have the chance to make it three wins from three in the Champions League tonight when they take on Viking.
Villa thrashed Fenerbahçe 6-0 at Villa Park last week, with Ross Barkley scoring twice, building on their opening-night win at Club Brugge.
They are third in the league-phase table with six points, nine goals scored and only two conceded.
Villa Park is a fortress on European nights. Unai Emery’s side are unbeaten in their last 14 home games in Europe, winning 13 of them.
Viking shouldn’t be underestimated, though. They lost to Stuttgart on matchday one, but last week they almost pulled off one of the shocks of the season, going 2-0 up against Bayern Munich before settling for a 3-3 draw in Stavanger. They have conceded three goals in both of their Champions League games, and six of their last seven matches in all competitions have produced at least three goals.
Where to Watch Aston Villa v Viking: TV and online streams
Aston Villa versus Viking kicks off at 8pm BST on Wednesday, October 21 at Villa Park.
The match is live on TNT Sports 2 in the UK. In the US, it’s on Paramount+ at 3pm ET.
If you live outside the UK, click the LINK HERE to find out where to watch it in your region.
Stats for Aston Villa v Viking
- This is the first game between the sides.
- Viking’s only previous matches against English opposition came in the 2002/03 UEFA Cup first round, when they lost 2-1 at Chelsea then won 4-2 at home to go through 5-4 on aggregate.
- Villa have won both of their matches against Norwegian opposition, against Strømsgodset in the 1998/99 UEFA Cup first round (3-2 h, 3-0 a).
- This is Villa’s second Champions League campaign; they reached the quarter-finals on debut in 2024/25, losing 4-5 on aggregate against eventual winners Paris Saint-Germain.
- Unai Emery’s team lifted the Europa League in 2025/26, finishing second in the league phase (W7 L1) before beating Lille (3-0 aggregate), Bologna (7-1) and fellow English side Nottingham Forest (4-1) to reach the final, where they defeated Freiburg 3-0 in Istanbul.
- Villa were beaten 2-1 by Paris in the UEFA Super Cup on 12 August.
- This is Viking’s first Champions League campaign since 1992/93, when they lost 0-1 on aggregate to Barcelona in the first round (0-1 a, 0-0 h).
- Viking have reached a European group stage/league phase only once, finishing fourth in their five-team section in the 2005/06 UEFA Cup group stage.
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