At A Glance
Aston Villa and Hibernian meet in a competitive fixture for the first time on Wednesday night when the first leg of their Europa Conference League play-off tie is played out at Easter Road.
Unai Emery takes his side to Edinburgh as the club play in European competition for the first time since 2010, looking to take a step towards the group stages.
Villa were boosted by a resounding 4-0 win against Everton in the Premier League on Sunday ahead of the trip north of the border.

Hibernian have come through two rounds of qualifying to reach this point, seeing off Inter Club D’Escaldes (7-2 agg) before beating Luzern (5-3 agg).
Their start to the Scottish Premiership season has been less successful, however, having begun their campaign with narrow losses to Motherwell and St Mirren.
Lee Johnson’s team come into the game on the back of a 2-1 win against Raith Rovers in the Viaplay Cup on Sunday.
European Pedigree
Hibernian were the first British club to participate in European club competition. The Scottish side were one of 16 teams invited to take part in the inaugural European Cup in 1955, reaching the semi-finals before losing to Reims.
The Hibees were also the first Scottish team to compete in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1960, beating Barcelona en route to the semi-finals.

Hibernian have met English opposition in Europe on four occasions, twice coming up against Leeds United and Liverpool, but have never prevailed.
Overall, the Scottish side have competed in the European Cup, UEFA Cup, Cup Winners’ Cup, Europa Conference League and Intertoto Cip in addition to the Fairs Cup.
Ron Saunders guided Aston Villa into Europe for the first time in 1975 and the club have appeared in European competitions during 17 seasons.
Saunders led Villa to the quarter-final of the European Cup in 1981/82 before leaving the club mid-season. Tony Barton took over and guided the team to the final, where they overcame Bayern Munich 1-0 on a famous night in Rotterdam. They also collected the European Super Cup a few months later.
Appearances in the UEFA Cup, Intertoto Cup and Europa League have followed, but this is the club’s first foray into Europe since 2010.
Team News

Former Villa Academy player Jake Doyle-Hayes has trained in the build-up as he returns to full fitness, while fellow former Villan Harry McKirdy underwent successful heart surgery earlier this month.
Dylan Levitt will miss out with an ankle injury suffered in the previous round of the competition.
For Villa, Jacob Ramsey, Tyrone Mings and Emi Buendia are long-term absentees.
The Bosses
“We have to play respecting Hibernian because it’s going to be difficult there as they are at home. We have to get into the group being very demanding and respecting the opponent. We are trying to take a new way in Europe to be a candidate for the Conference League.”
Unai Emery
"You can feel that buzz. This is where we want to be, who we want to be competing against. I think we have a really good opportunity to enhance the reputation of the club. We've put ourselves in a good position to go and compete against probably the favourites of the competition. It's a huge challenge. We've got to bring our individual brilliance to the game. We always carry a threat. We've got pace, we've got goals in us. We've got to be really confident in our attributes while being respectful of Aston Villa's strengths. It's not about the lads just turning up for a bit of fun here. We're not expected to win, but it doesn't mean we can't win."
Lee Johnson