Aston Villa Women's preparations for the 2023/24 campaign will feature a slate of pre-season friendlies, it has been confirmed.
The headline clash of Villa Women's summer preparations is a fixture against Villarreal CF at Olímpic Camilo Cano on Friday, September 1 (6pm BST).
We will head overseas on Tuesday, August 29 for a warm weather camp which will culminate in a test against the Primera División outfit ahead of our return to the UK.

Carla Ward's side begin their pre-season schedule against Southampton this weekend, before taking on Tottenham Hotspur seven days later.
Following our week-long trip to the southeast of Spain, we will return home to face Bristol City and Everton ahead of the start of the new campaign.
Full details of our pre-season schedule can be found below.

2023/24 Aston Villa Women pre-season schedule
Saturday, August 19
Aston Villa v Southampton
14:00 ko
Bodymoor Heath (behind-closed-doors)
Saturday, August 26
Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa
17:00 ko
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (behind-closed-doors)
Friday, September 1
Villarreal v Aston Villa
18:00 ko (BST)
Olímpic Camilo Cano
Sunday, September 10
Aston Villa v Bristol City
15:00 ko
Bodymoor Heath (behind-closed-doors)
Sunday, September 17
Aston Villa v Everton
15:00 ko
Bodymoor Heath (behind-closed-doors)
Please note: The prospect of fans attending friendlies at Bodymoor Heath is subject to change.