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Villa Park hospitality includes Club Level access, pre-match dining, and drinks.
Birmingham
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Rain showers
Our best tips
Birmingham in October averages 9–15°C. There is a decent chance of rain, so pack a compact waterproof just in case.
Smart casual is the standard in Premier League hospitality suites. Think collared shirts and smart trousers rather than replica kits. Most venues will turn away guests in sportswear or football shirts.
Arrive at Villa Park at least two hours before kick-off to enjoy the full pre-match hospitality. Bring a valid photo ID, as most Premier League venues require one for entry.
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F1, Wimbledon, Royal Ascot, the Six Nations, Glastonbury. If it sells out in minutes, we have people on the door.
Getting around
Witton station is the closest, around a ten-minute walk from the ground. Aston station is also nearby. Both are served by regular trains from Birmingham New Street.
Taxis and ride-hailing services are widely available from Birmingham city centre. Allow extra time on match days as traffic around the Aston Expressway builds quickly.
Villa Park is well connected by road, close to junction 6 of the M6. On-site parking is limited, so pre-booking through your ICE events manager is recommended.
Aston Villa are one of English football's founding aristocrats, formed in 1874 and among the twelve clubs that established the Football League in 1888. Villa Park, their home since 1897, remains one of the great traditional grounds in the country. Brighton & Hove Albion's own story is one of remarkable resilience, from near-extinction in the late 1990s to established Premier League regulars. When these two sides meet in Birmingham, it brings together Victorian pedigree and modern ambition in a fixture that has grown in significance with every passing season.
I always say to people, the European Cup is the pinnacle. You can't get any higher than that. And we did it.
This football club has been to hell and back. To be in the Premier League is beyond our wildest dreams.
A church cricket club searching for a winter pastime accidentally founded one of English football's great institutions.
On 21 November 1874, members of the Villa Cross Wesleyan Chapel in Handsworth, Birmingham, decided they needed something to do between cricket seasons. Football was the answer. Within a decade, the club had outgrown its chapel origins and was competing at the highest level of the English game.
Six league titles by 1910; Villa did not merely join the Football League, they shaped it.
Villa director William McGregor wrote to fellow clubs proposing a formal league competition, and the Football League was born. Villa were one of twelve founding members. They won their first league title in 1894 and added five more by 1910, establishing themselves as the dominant force in English football during the Victorian and Edwardian eras.
Born on the site of a former amusement park, Villa Park has hosted more FA Cup semi-finals than any other ground in England.
Aston Villa moved to the Aston Lower Grounds, a former amusement park, and Villa Park was born. The ground quickly became one of the finest in the country and has hosted more FA Cup semi-finals than any other venue. It served as a venue for the 1966 World Cup and Euro 96, cementing its place in the fabric of English football.
From the ashes of Brighton United, a new club rose in 1901; a world apart from Villa's top-flight ambitions.
Brighton United dissolved and from its ashes came Brighton & Hove Albion in 1901. The Seagulls spent most of their early decades in the lower divisions, a world away from Villa's top-flight status. The two clubs rarely crossed paths competitively for much of the 20th century, their histories running on parallel but very different tracks.
One goal, one night in Rotterdam; only four other English clubs can say the same.
Peter Withe's 67th-minute goal against Bayern Munich in the De Kuip stadium delivered the European Cup to Villa Park. It remains the defining moment in the club's history. A side managed by Tony Barton, largely assembled by his predecessor Ron Saunders, beat the mighty Bayern 1-0 to become champions of Europe. Only five English clubs have ever lifted the trophy.
Runners-up in year one; Villa hit the ground running when the Premier League curtain first rose in 1992.
When the Premier League launched in 1992, Villa were there from the start. They finished runners-up to Manchester United in the inaugural season under Ron Atkinson. The club remained in the top flight for 24 consecutive seasons, a run that included League Cup victories in 1994 and 1996 and an FA Cup final appearance in 2000.
Thirty-four years out of the top flight, and Brighton nearly didn't survive long enough to return.
Under Chris Hughton, Brighton won promotion to the Premier League in 2017, reaching the top flight for the first time since 1983. The club had come perilously close to going out of existence in the late 1990s, groundsharing at Gillingham's Priestfield Stadium before eventually moving into the Amex Stadium in 2011. Their rise to the Premier League was one of English football's great recovery stories.
Three years in the Championship, one Wembley afternoon, and Villa were back where they belonged.
After three seasons in the Championship, Villa beat Derby County in the 2019 play-off final at Wembley to return to the Premier League. It was the start of a rapid transformation. New owners Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens invested heavily, and the club stabilised quickly in the top flight. With both Villa and Brighton now established Premier League sides, their meetings became regular fixtures on the calendar.
Over 40 years on from their last Champions League campaign, Villa Park is hosting European football once more.
Unai Emery's appointment in October 2022 transformed Villa's trajectory. A fourth-place finish in 2023-24 secured Champions League qualification for the first time since 1982-83. Villa Park hosted European nights once again, with the ground's atmosphere reaching levels not heard in a generation. Meanwhile, Brighton continued to punch above their weight under Roberto De Zerbi, finishing sixth in 2022-23 and qualifying for the Europa League. When these two ambitious clubs meet at Villa Park, it is a fixture between sides with genuine continental aspirations.
