Aston Villa take on Celtic at Villa Park in the final round of fixtures in the Champions League’s initial league phase, with an automatic qualification place potentially on the line.
Unai Emery’s side sit in ninth at the start of the day and ust one point behind Bayer Leverkusen, who occupy the final automatic qualification spot.
A win for the hosts could easily take them into the top eight, though their progress will depend on other results.
Brendan Rodgers’s visitors have a near-unassailable lead in the Scottish Premiership, but they find themselves in 18th in the European table.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the match.
When is Aston Villa vs Celtic?
The match is due to kick-off at 8pm GMT on Wednesday 29 January at Villa Park.
How can I watch it?
In the UK, the match will be shown live on TNT Sports 1, with coverage starting at 7pm. Subscribers can also watch online via discovery+.
Team news
Unai Emery has played down fears of a long-term injury to Tyrone Mings after the defender was forced off against West Ham, though it may be that the centre-half misses out here. Lucas Digne may have to deputise again with Pau Torres sidelined and Diego Carlos no longer at the club.
Daizen Maeda is suspended for Celtic after his dismissal against Young Boys last week. Jota has returned to Glasgow with Kyogo Furuhashi going the other way to Rennes, but is ineligible.
Predicted line-ups
Aston Villa XI: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Digne, Maatsen; Kamara, Onana; Rogers, Tielemans, Ramsey; Watkins.
Celtic XI: Schmeichel; Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Trusty, Taylor; Bernardo, McGregor, Hatate; Engels, Idah, Kuhn.
Odds
Villa win 11/20
Draw 7/2
Celtic win 19/4
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Prediction
With both sides having secured a play-off spot, there might not be as much riding on this as there could have been, but the potential for an automatic qualification place should make it a feisty encounter. Villa should have more than enough to win, though.
Aston Villa 2-1 Celtic.
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