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.

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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.

Surridge and NSC find themselves still very much in the hunt for three titles — the Supporters’ Shield for MLS’ best regular season record, the U.S. Open Cup for the winner of the national tournament and the MLS Cup given to the league’s playoff champion.

Aston Villa's preparations ahead of the upcoming 2025/26 Premier League season continued in the United States with a 2-2 draw against MLS outfit Nashville SC. Scorers: Corcoran 75', Surridge 85';

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

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.

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.