Aston Villa welcome Tottenham Hotspur to B6 on Sunday for their first home game of the new Women's Super League season.
English football unites this weekend to promote Play Safe – the national campaign to focus attention on the vital importance of safeguarding across our game. You can read more on Aston Villa's backing of the campaign here.
Here's everything you need to know ahead of the encounter to enjoy your visit to Villa Park on matchday...
Getting to the game
Click on the sections below to learn more about tickets, Villa Park and transport to the stadium.
Mobile Tickets
Villa Park is now fully NFC ticketing enabled for supporters to access the stadium. Near-Field Communication (NFC) enables fans to enter the stadium via Apple or Google Wallet. Click here for more information.
Supporters can now also access their match-by-match tickets and enter the stadium directly via the Aston Villa app. Simply log into your Digital Account in the app and your tickets will appear under the ‘Tickets’ section. Supporters must update their app to the latest version to ensure in-app ticketing works without issue.
Tickets
There are multiple fixtures on sale for our Barclays Women’s Super League campaign, as well as the Women’s League Cup with Crystal Palace on Wednesday. Take a look here.
In the Fan Zone and Lower Grounds, you can also catch the men’s trip to Ipswich Town on all screens from 1:30pm with no ticket required for entry.
Get Matchday Ready
Ahead of the match at Villa Park, the club would like to advise supporters of the following ticketing information to ensure everyone enjoys their visit to our stadium.
Fans will need to provide one of the two specified ticket types to gain entry to the stadium - access tickets in our official Aston Villa mobile app or download to Apple/Google Wallet for NFC entry.
More information can be found here.
Hospitality
Visiting Villa Park
It's important that supporters take steps to plan their visit to the stadium.
Turnstiles open at 2.30pm, so make sure you arrive at the stadium in plenty of time ahead of kick-off to ensure smooth entry.
Please note, access to stiles is maintained during the first half and will close once the half-time whistle is blown.
However you're planning on getting to the match, take a look at our Travel & Parking guide before leaving home.
A traffic exclusion zone will be in operation around the stadium, meaning there will be less traffic on Trinity Road and Witton Lane from up to two hours before the match starts.
Parking and Travel
Aston Villa Women supporters can pre-book official matchday parking for the first time this season with more information available here.
Supporters can pre-book their space via either of the links below.
Accessibility signage installed at Witton Station
Accessibility signage was fitted at Witton Station last season thanks in large part to an Aston Villa supporter.
Cameron Wood is a wheelchair user and disability rights campaigner who travels to and from games at Villa Park via train.
Cameron wrote to the club to voice his concerns about accessibility at the station on a matchday and a meeting was subsequently arranged with West Midlands Trains.
Following the meeting, new accessibility signage, which can be seen from both ends of the platform by station and onboard staff, was fitted.
Find out more here.
Train Travel
There are no planned rail service disruptions this weekend and services to Witton and Aston stations are expected to be running run as normal.
Supporters are still encouraged to check your entire journey before you travel. You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time journey planner here.
If you travel by tram to get to and from Villa Park, please visit the Transport for West Midlands’ journey planner to help plan your journey.
Pre-match activities
Click on the sections below to learn more about activities taking place at Villa Park before kick-off.
New Fan Zone Opens
Our new Fan Zone is again open on Sunday, located in the former Players' Car Park.
The new space opens its doors at 13:30pm, with supporters able to enjoy a bar area, food and big screen TVs screening the men’s fixture away at Ipswich Town.
Family Fun Zone
Unfortunately, due to the planned works, the Academy building is not operational to the extent to which we can safely open the Family Fun Zone.
Please note: The Lower Grounds has now become a family entertainment space and you can read more below.
The Lower Grounds
Food and Beverage
Villa Park offers a wide range of cuisine and beverages on a matchday.
Outside the stadium, street food trucks will sit alongside the Fan Zone serving alcoholic and soft drinks from 1:30pm.
Cashless Stadium
Please note, Villa Park will be cashless to help ensure safe social distancing practices and minimise contact at all points of sale. This includes the Villa Store, with card payments widely accepted in and around the stadium.
The only exception is programme kiosks outside the ground, which will still accept cash.
Programmes
'Aston Villa News & Record’ is packed with exclusive content and features, including insights from manager Robert de Pauw, in-depth player interviews, opposition analysis, and activities to complete for our younger audience.
Programmes will be available to purchase in the Fan Zone and Lower Grounds from 1:30pm, as well as in the concourse of Trinity Road Stand.
Programmes will cost £3, available to purchase with both cash and card.
Villa Store
Click on the sections below to learn about merchandise points around the stadium.
Store Opening Hours
There are a couple of places where supporters can shop for Aston Villa merchandise on a matchday, including the upgraded Villa Store. Below you'll find the opening times for each shop around the ground...
Villa Store: 10am – 4:30pm
Trinity: 3pm – 18:15pm
Matchday Offer
During the game
Click on the sections below to learn more about events that take place during the match.
See it...hear it...report it!
If you witness discriminatory behaviour at a match or around a stadium, please report it to the police or a steward.
Supporters at Villa Park can text REPORT to 60060 along with the location of the incident and details of what you have witnessed.
The text line also includes the reporting of any safeguarding concerns. The text service will be supported by our security team and West Midlands Police. Each text costs one standard message at your network rate. The club may share your details with West Midlands Police if further information is required to assist with a criminal prosecution.
All-seater Stadium
We would like to remind supporters that Villa Park is an all-seater stadium.
In all areas of Villa Park, we have children, elderly fans and those with medical conditions who are unable to see or watch the match if supporters stand up in front of them.
Please be mindful of this at all times and thank you for your cooperation.
Fan Engagement
Click the sections below to learn about how you can get involved on matchday and our fan loyalty programme, Villa Rewards.
Get Involved
We want to know about your matchday experience at Villa Park. Tweet us using #UTV and you could feature on the big screens at the stadium!
Pride Rewards
The Pride Rewards collection point will be closed for this fixture.
The Pride Rewards Portal is back up and running. Log in here.
Please note: we are aware that not all supporters can access the portal and an investigation is currently underway.
