Match events
Minute by minute- 13'1–0 Goal: John McGinn Aston Villa
- 42' Yellow card: Matty Cash Aston Villa
- Half-time 1–0
- 58' Substitution: Ollie WatkinsOff: Donyell Malen Aston Villa
- 58' Substitution: Jadon SanchoOff: Emiliano Buendía Aston Villa
- 66' Yellow card: Martin Vitík Bologna
- 66' Yellow card: Jhon Lucumí Bologna
- 70' Substitution: Emil HolmOff: Nadir Zortea Bologna
- 70' Substitution: Jon RoweOff: Nicolò Cambiaghi Bologna
- 70' Substitution: Riccardo OrsoliniOff: Federico Bernardeschi Bologna
- 71' Yellow card: John McGinn Aston Villa
- 75' Substitution: Lucas DigneOff: Ian Maatsen Aston Villa
- 83' Substitution: Giovanni FabbianOff: Jens Odgaard Bologna
- 83' Substitution: Thijs DallingaOff: Santiago Castro Bologna
Line-ups
Confirmed
Aston Villa4-2-3-14-2-4Bologna
- 40 Bizot
- 2275' Maatsen
- 14 Torres
- 4 Konsa
- 2 Cash
- 44 Kamara
- 7 McGinn
- 1058' Buendía
- 27 Rogers
- 29 Guessand
- 1758' Malen
- 1 Skorupski
- 22 Lykogiannis
- 26 Lucumí
- 41 Vitík
- 2070' Zortea
- 8 Freuler
- 19 Ferguson
- 2870' Cambiaghi
- 2183' Odgaard
- 1070' Bernardeschi
- 983' Castro
Aston Villa bench
- 19Jadon Sancho58'
- 12Lucas Digne75'
- 11Ollie Watkins58'
Bologna bench
- 2Emil Holm70'
- 11Jon Rowe70'
- 80Giovanni Fabbian83'
- 24Thijs Dallinga83'
- 7Riccardo Orsolini70'