Championship
2 October 2018
Villa Park (Birmingham)
FT
Aston Villa
J. Kodjia 26'
T. Abraham 37'
Y. Bolasie 90+1'
T. Abraham 37'
Y. Bolasie 90+1'
3
Preston NE
D. Johnson (penalty) 56'
P. Gallagher 79'
L. Moult 86'
P. Gallagher 79'
L. Moult 86'
3
Starting Lineups
Aston Villa starting line-up
| 31 | M. Bunn | |
| 21 | A. Hutton | |
| 5 | J. Chester | 54 |
| 4 | A. Tuanzebe | |
| 20 | B. Bjarnason | |
| 27 | Ahmed El Mohamady | |
| 14 | C. Hourihane | |
| 10 | J. Grealish | 71 |
| 7 | J. McGinn | 78 |
| 26 | J. Kodjia | |
| 18 | T. Abraham |
| J. Bree T. Abraham | 56 | |
| Y. Bolasie J. Kodjia | 74 | |
| G. Whelan C. Hourihane | 83 | |
| O. Nyland | ||
| S. Hogan | ||
| A. El Ghazi | ||
| A. Adomah |
Preston NE starting line-up
| 22 | C. Maxwell | |
| 23 | P. Huntington | |
| 16 | A. Hughes | |
| 2 | D. Fisher | |
| 6 | B. Davies | 64 |
| 29 | T. Barkhuizen | |
| 4 | B. Pearson | 89 |
| 8 | A. Browne | |
| 18 | R. Ledson | |
| 7 | C. Robinson | |
| 45 | L. Nmecha |
| D. Johnson R. Ledson | 46 | |
| P. Gallagher T. Barkhuizen | 77 | |
| L. Moult D. Fisher | 83 | |
| D. Rudd | ||
| J. Earl | ||
| T. Clarke | ||
| G. Burke |