By Aston Villa FC

Aston Villa can confirm two further fixtures have been added to the club’s pre-season schedule.

Steven Gerrard’s side will play Walsall at the Poundland Bescot Stadium on Saturday, July 9 (ko 1pm).

Following the club’s tour of Australia, Villa will then head to France to take on Stade Rennais on Saturday, July 30. Kick-off at Roazhon Park will be 6pm local time.

Ticket details for both fixtures will be announced in due course.

Both matches will be streamed live on VillaTV+ with streaming details for all of Villa’s pre-season fixtures set to be announced in the coming weeks.