Nashville SC went toe-to-toe with Premier League team Aston Villa, playing the English side to a 2-2 tie in a friendly match at Geodis Park on Aug. 2. Matthew Corcoran and Sam Surridge scored second-half goals to bring Nashville back from a 2-0 deficit in its first-ever match against a team from one of Europe's "Big Five" professional leagues.

Three of the players who have been busy trying to impress the boss, are Travis Patterson, Triston Rowe and Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba. Jimoh-Aloba is one player, a versatile creative midfielder who has really stepped up in Nashville.

Unai Emery was happy with the test provided by Nashville SC after Aston Villa drew 2-2 with the MLS side in a pre-season friendly in Tennessee on Sunday morning. Ollie Watkins and Donyell Malen put Villa 2-0 up before Nashville scored twice late on in a match in which Emery used a total of 23 players.

Nashville SC will clash with Aston Villa in a club-friendly match on Sunday. Here are the live streaming and other details of the football match

Aston Villa wrapped up their pre-season trip to the USA with a 2-2 draw against Nashville SC in Tennessee. Ollie Watkins opened the scoring with a well-taken header from Lucas Digne’s cross after 18 minutes – his third goal in three matches Stateside.

In one sense, Nashville SC coach B.J. Callaghan wants to use Saturday’s friendly against English Premier Club Aston Villa as a litmus test.

Emery also said: “Nashville played well and I know they are performing fantastic in their league here in the MLS. “We faced them, respecting them, and even when we were 2-0 they were able to claim back a result. “They drew and, of course, they showed their capacity.

This browser is not supported, please use a different one or install the app Their one-goal advantage stood until the half-time interval, but it would be Villa that would go on to double their advantage just after the hour mark.