Home / Football / Europa League News Aston Villa vs Lille: Confirmed teams and full lineups in Europa League last 16 Aston Villa vs Lille team news in the Europa League Written by Mitch Fretton Last Update: March 19, 2026 06:50:46 pm GMT 3 min read Aston Villa and Lille have confirmed their starting teams for their meeting at Villa Park in the second leg of the 2025/26 Europa League round of 16. Ollie Watkins second-half winner has given the Premier League side a 1-0 lead to protect in pursuit of a quarter-final against Roma or Bologna.The Italian sides meet again in Rome on Thursday (20:00 GMT), having drawn the first leg of their tie 1-1.101GreatGoals.com has the line-up news from Villa vs Lille in the Europa League, as well as details on how to watch. Table of Contents1 Aston Villa confirmed starting team vs Lille2 Lille full line up vs Villa3 Where to watch Villa vs Lille: TV channel, live online streams4 Aston Villa v Lille statsAston Villa confirmed starting team vs LilleRight-back Matty Cash (calf) and midfielders Boubacar Kamara (knee) and Youri Tielemans (ankle) are out, as are wingers Emiliano Buendia and Harvey Elliott with knocks. Ross Barkley is ineligible.Aston Villa starting XI: Martinez, Bogarde, Lindelof, Pau, Maatsen, Luiz, Onana, McGinn, Rogers, Sancho, AbrahamVilla substitutes: Bizot, Wright, Mings, Konsa, Digne, Cash, Garcia, Elliott, Buendia, Bailey, WatkinsLille full line up vs VillaDefender Ousmane Toure and striker Hamza Igamane have knee injuries. Wingers Ethan Mbappe (thigh) and Osame Sahraoui (groin) and goalkeeper Marc-Aurele Caillard (elbow) are also sidelined.Lille starting XI: Ozer, Ngoy, Alexsandro, Mbemba, Perraud, Bouaddi, Bentaleb, Mukau, Meunier, Giroud, CorreiaLille substitutes: Bodart, Lanssade, Fernandez-Pardo, Haraldsson, Edjouma, Santos, Mandi, Verdonk, Diaoune, Baret, BoussadiaWhere to watch Villa vs Lille: TV channel, live online streamsKick-off on Thursday is at 20:00 GMT (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT). In the UK, live coverage is on TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate and the Discovery Plus app.TNT Sports costs �30.99 a month, including Eurosport and entertainment and available on a vast range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles.From March 26, TNT Sports streaming will switch from Discovery Plus to HBO Max.Aston Villa v Lille statsThese teams have met in two previous ties across four matches: Lille won their 2002 Intertoto Cup semifinal 3-1 on aggregate, while Villa progressed from the 2023/24 Europa Conference League quarterfinals after a 3-3 aggregate draw and penalty shootout victoryVilla have won three of their five previous two-legged ties against French teams and four of their five previous home matches against French clubs (L1)The Villans have won 15 of their last 17 European home matches (D1 L1), including each of the last seven.They are aiming to reach a European quarter-final for a third consecutive season, having beaten Ajax 4-0 on aggregate in the 2023/24 Conference League round of 16 and Club Brugge 6-1 on aggregate in last seasons Champions League round of 16In two previous twolegged European ties in which they have won the first leg away by a onegoal margin, Aston Villa have progressed once and exited onceLille have lost nine of their last 11 matches against English teams (W1 D1) and six of their last nine Europa League matches overall (W3)Their last four two-legged ties against English opposition have been unsuccessfulThis is Lilles first Europa League round of 16 appearance since the 2009/10 campaign, when they lost 3-1 on aggregate to LiverpoolLes Dogues have advanced from five of their last seven two-legged European ties.They have won one and lost four of their five previous twolegged European ties after losing the first leg at home by a onegoal margin, with the sole success coming this season against Crvena Zvezda in the Europa League knockout play-off round, overturning a 1-0 defeat with a 2-0 extratime win Topics: Aston Villa F.C. Europa League John McGinn Morgan Rogers Olivier Giroud Ollie Watkins OSC Lille Tyrone Mings Unai Emery Follow us: Mitch Fretton Mitch is a freelance sports journalist with experience working for LiveScore, GOAL and Colchester United. He has experience working from both his desk at home and in the press box at games covering the Champions League and international football. Read more from Mitch Fretton
