Villa's first European outing in far too long also proves to be one of the simplest as an utterly controlled performance sweeps aside Lee Johnson's Hibs without reaching second gear, losing Martínez at half time the only negative as Lucas Digne reminds everyone of his attacking strength.

Villa face Hibernian F.C. for the first time in competitive football, Hibs become the 164th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football, Villa’s 43rd continental European opponents and their first from Scotland having previously played both Queen’s Park and Glasgow Rangers in the FA Cup.

Lucas Digne marks his 50th appearance for the club with three assists and a booking to boast a record in a Villa shirt of W20 D9 L21, 2 Goals, 7 Assists and 10 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Ollie Watkins secures his 50th win in a Villa shirt on his 119th appearance for the club (113th Start) scoring a hat-trick to make it W50 D19 L50, 46 Goals, 13 Assists, 13 Bookings and 1 Red Card at a goal involvement rate of one every 2.01 games played so far in his Villa career.