Aston Villa beat Roma 4-0 at Walsall's Bescot Stadium to earn their second win of the pre-season campaign. Unai Emery's men were 3-0 up by half-time thanks to goals from Emi Buendia, Jacob Ramsey and Ollie Watkins before Donyell Malen added a fourth in the closing stages of the match.

Aston Villa beat AS Roma with great efficiency and thanks to this result, both clubs are still tuning up for the 2025-26 season. In a little less than 15 days the local leagues will start. Premier League and Serie A Calcio.

The midfielder scored a stunning free-kick after 15 minutes to open the scoring before Jacob Ramsey doubled Villa's lead two minutes later with a cool finish past Mile Svilar in the box