Aston Villa host Fenerbahçe at Villa Park on Wednesday in matchday two of the Champions League league phase.
Unai Emery’s side beat Club Brugge 3-2 in Belgium on matchday one, scoring all three goals in the first half. They have not won at Villa Park this season, though, and drew 2-2 with Brentford on Saturday to sit 16th in the Premier League on five points. Fenerbahçe drew 1-1 with Roma in their opener and beat Çaykur Rizespor 3-0 in the Süper Lig on Saturday, which leaves them fourth on 13 points.
Villa are unbeaten in their last 13 home European matches, winning the last 10, and this is Villa Park’s first Champions League tie since April 2025. They have also won all three previous meetings with Fenerbahçe, the latest a 1-0 victory in Istanbul in the 2025-26 Europa League. İsmail Kartal’s side are the leading scorers in the Süper Lig with 19 goals, and Emery has described the match as “very difficult”.
Aston Villa vs Fenerbahçe – Match preview and team news
- Date: Wednesday, 14 October 2026
- Kick-off: 20:00 BST
- Venue: Villa Park
- Referee: Ivan Kružliak (SVK)
- Last meeting: Fenerbahçe 0-1 Aston Villa, 22 January 2026, Europa League (league phase)
Team news
Aston Villa
Leon Goretzka is in the squad, having not yet featured since joining in the summer. Matteo Ruggeri will miss more than a month after being forced off against Brentford, and Ian Maatsen (ankle) is not yet available, though Emery expects him back with the group in a few days or a week. George Hemmings is unavailable with a small pain, Amadou Onana (anterior cruciate ligament) remains out, and Taylor Harwood-Bellis and Brian Madjo cannot play in the Champions League. Aaron Wan-Bissaka could start at left-back, with Nicolas Jackson set to lead the line.
Fenerbahçe
Jayden Oosterwolde (Achilles) and Mert Muldur (knee) are out. Mattéo Guendouzi has been cleared after initially being suspended and is expected to start in midfield alongside N’Golo Kanté. Mason Greenwood and Vedat Muriqi, who have scored 13 goals between them this season, are set to lead the attack.
Form
Aston Villa
Villa won 3-2 at Tottenham in the league before the international break, but returned with a 2-2 draw against Brentford at Villa Park in which Ruggeri was injured. Emery acknowledged that Villa have yet to win at home this season and said the aim is to play better football, compete better and be more focused. Their European form is strong, with a win at Brugge to start the league phase and 13 unbeaten home European matches.
Fenerbahçe
Fenerbahçe have won their last three matches, including an 8-0 win over Eyüpspor, and have scored more goals than any other Süper Lig side. They reached the league phase by beating Lyon in the play-off round before drawing 1-1 with Roma at home. Emery singled out Marco Asensio, Guendouzi, Greenwood, goalkeeper Ederson and Nathan Aké as dangers.
Predicted lineups
Aston Villa predicted XI: Suzuki; Cash, Lindelof, Torres, Wan-Bissaka; Kamara, Gomes; McGinn, Buendia, Manzambi; Jackson
Fenerbahçe predicted XI: Ederson; Semedo, Skriniar, Ake, Brown; Kante, Guendouzi, Elmaz; Greenwood, Muriqi, Akturkoglu
How to watch Aston Villa vs Fenerbahçe?
The match will be broadcast live in the United Kingdom on TNT Sports 2, with streaming available via HBO Max.
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