Celtic head into their final match of this season's Champions League league phase knowing they have the comfort blanket of a guaranteed play-off spot in the bag.
Brendan Rodgers' side sealed a spot in the first knockout round after defeating the competition's whipping boys, Young Boys, last midweek at Celtic Park.
Villa currently sits eighth in the table, so they will be looking to finalise their automatic passage to the last 16 with a win in the third installment of The Battle of Britain this season.
Celtic are in 18th spot. While they know they will feature in the play-off, a victory will seal at least a seeded position for that draw, while it could potentially be enough to secure a top-eight finish.
Here is everything you need to know heading into this match...
When is Aston Villa vs Celtic?
Aston Villa will welcome Celtic TODAY - Wednesday, January 29.
The game is scheduled to kick off at 8pm - with all UCL matches kicking off on the same day at the same time this midweek.
The match will be played at Villa Park, Birmingham.
Is Aston Villa vs Celtic on TV and can I live stream it?
Yes, thankfully the game will be showcased live on TV.
TNT Sports own the majority of the TV rights to broadcast all three European club competitions in the UK.
They will broadcast this encounter on their TNT Sports 1 channel.
Coverage of the match will commence at 7pm - allowing for a full hour of build-up to the game.
TNT subscribers will also be able to live stream the game via discovery+.
Team news
James Forrest remains out of contention for the Hoops, while Daizen Maeda is suspended following his red card last week.
Aside from that, all being well, the Scottish Premiership champions will have a clean bill of health having had the weekend off due to their match against Dundee being postponed.
The hosts do have some injury issues to contend with.
Pau Torres has been out for a number of weeks, while Tyrone Mings is a fresh concern having hobbled off in tears during Sunday's 1-1 stalemate with West Ham.
This means that Unai Emery could be forced into playing Lucas Digne at left-centre-back as a stopgap measure.
Who is the referee and who is on VAR?
Referee - Clément Turpin FRA
Assistant referees - Nicolas Danos FRA & Benjamin Pages FRA
Video Assistant Referee - Jérôme Brisard FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee - Rob Dieperink NED
Fourth official - Romain Lissorgue FRA
