Aston Villa vs. Viking FK team news: Unai Emery goes with baffling formation for Champions League game

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By Darren Plant | 21 Oct 2026 18:49, Last updated: 21 Oct 2026 19:05

Aston Villa Unai Emery has seemingly changed enactment for Wednesday's Champions League fixture against Viking FK.

With Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Matteo Ruggeri having picked up injuries, the Spaniard has opted against selecting a recognised full-back.

Three centre-backs - Victor Lindelof, Pau Torres and Tyrone Mings - person been named, with determination being a wide anticipation that Emery volition power to a backmost three.

However, Ross Barkley could beryllium deployed arsenic a make-shift right-back and Mings determination implicit to the near if Emery wishes to spell with a antiaircraft four.

Emery has made a full of 4 alterations, with Boubacar Kamara joining Cash connected the substitutes' seat and Johan Manzambi missing retired done wounded alongside Wan-Bissaka.

As good arsenic Torres and Barkley, John McGinn and Ibrahim Mbaye person besides travel into the team.

Ian Maatsen and George Hemmings marque invited returns to the squad aft injury, portion Taylor Harwood-Bellis has been added to the Champions League ranks this week.

Viking FK sanction aforesaid onslaught that troubled Bayern Munich

Meanwhile, Morten Jensen has kept with the aforesaid Viking FK onslaught that scored 3 times successful a gully with Bayern Munich past week.

As good arsenic Peter Christiansen getting connected the scoresheet, Zlatko Tripic and Erik Botheim provided 3 assists betwixt them.

There is besides a spot successful the squad for right-back Herman Haugen, who netted the last-gasp equaliser against the Bundesliga champions.

Aston Villa XI: Suzuki: Lindelof, Torres, Ming; Alysson, McGinn, Gomes, Barkley, Mbaye; Buendia; Jackson

Subs: Bizot, Wright, Cash, Harwood-Bellis, Kamara, Garnacho, Abraham, Maatsen, Bogarde, Goretzka, Hemmings

Viking FK XI: Ostbo; H Haugen, Daland, Stensness, Heggheim; Askildsen, Bell, Moi; Christiansen, Botheim, Tripic

Subs: Auklend, Bassey, Belko, Bjordal, Cosic, Falchner, Fuglestad, Hansen, K Haugen, Kvia-Egeskog, Postema, Vevatne

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