Aston Villa Report

John Townley

GOAL: Luka Lynch will claim Villa's fourth of the night. His effort squeezes in after taking a deflection. Walsall 0-4 #AVFC

John Townley

Aston Villa's second half XI vs Walsall: Wright; Cash, Cisse, Mings, Rowe; Gomes, Borland; Broggio, Lynch; Alysson; Burrowes. #AVFC

John Townley

Not a bad 45 minutes from Brian Madjo. The 17-year-old is clearly physically developed beyond his years, and his goalscoring instincts were evident with both of his finishes. A very encouraging outing. #AVFC

John Townley

HT: Villa lead by three at the break after Brian Madjo scored twice either side of George Hemming's strike. Both youngsters were excellent in the first half. Villa playing some really neat football. Walsall 0-3 #AVFC

John Townley

GOAL: George Hemmings doubles Villa's lead, stroking past Jed Ward on his left to finish off a lovely move from Villa. Walsall 0-2 #AVFC

John Townley

GOAL: Brian Madjo shrugs off a Walsall defender and finishes off Kosta Nedeljkovic's cross to hand Villa the lead. Walsall 0-1 #AVFC

John Townley

We're underway at the Bescot Stadium... Walsall 0-0 #AVFC

John Townley

#AVFC starting XI vs Walsall: Gauci; Nedeljkovic, Carroll, Cisse, Maatsen; Bogarde, Hemmings; Bailey, Barkley, Buendia; Madjo. Subs: Wright, Cash, Mings, Jimoh-Aloba, Iling Jr, Gomes, Rowe, Alysson, Burrowes, Borland, Broggio, Lynch.

Jacob Tanswell

#AVFC advancing to sign Alejandro Garnacho from Chelsea. Initial loan with conditional obligation.Driven by Emery,who wanted 22yo last summer. Roma explored signing but Villa believe they have convinced Garnacho to join through Emery. More on @theathleticfc.bsky.social…

John Townley

Alejandro Garnacho under Unai Emery is an intriguing prospect. A loan would be smart for Aston Villa, but the 22yo has plenty to prove to remind the Premier League of his talent. Villa's culture has been key to their success - a stable environment is what Garnacho needs. #AVFC