By Aston Villa FC

Aston Villa can confirm that two friendly fixtures against Lazio and Walsall have been added to the club’s pre-season preparations.

Both matches will take place at Walsall’s Poundland Bescot Stadium.

Unai Emery’s side will take on the Saddlers on Saturday, July 15 with kick-off at 1pm.

Following their return from the USA Summer Series tour, Villa will then play Italian side Lazio on Thursday, August 3 with kick-off at 7:30pm.

Both matches will be streamed live on VillaTV with details to follow in due course.

Ticketing information including prices and on-sale dates will also follow at a later date.