Wolves are making the short trip across the midlands on Saturday afternoon as they face Aston Villa in their latest Premier League outing.
A sold-out allocation of just under 3,000 supporters will be heading to Villa Park for the 3pm kick-off in the West Midlands derby.
For those making the journey to Birmingham, here is everything you need to know…
Opposition information
Stadium | Villa Park
Capacity | 42,785
Address | Trinity Road, Birmingham, B6 6HE
Away allocation | 2,946
Ticket information
Tickets for this fixture are sold out.
Tickets for this fixture have all been delivered as digital tickets via email. If you have not received your tickets, please contact the Fans Services team at fanservices@wolves.co.uk prior to Saturday afternoon.
If you have an issue with your ticket on the day of the game, Wolves Ticket Office phone lines are open from 10am to 1pm, using the number 0371 222 1877.
Memorial to Gary Shaw
There will be a period of silence before kick-off in memory of former Aston Villa player Gary Shaw, who passed away earlier this week. Villa players will also wear black armbands.
Travel information
The visiting supporters’ coach park is located on Witton Lane. Parking for away coaches is free, and the coach park is located very close to the visiting supporter turnstiles.
Supporters who organise coach travel to Villa Park should email the West Midlands Police Football Liaison Department in advance of your travel arrangements on s.bladen@west-midlands.pnn.police.uk.
Witton railway station is the nearest station to Villa Park and is also the nearest train station to the visiting supporters seating at the stadium. As well as regular services from Birmingham New Street, Witton station offers park and ride possibilities north of Villa Park on the Walsall line.
For details of the accessible features of the station and for timetable information please visit www.nationalrail.co.uk and www.networkwestmidlands.com.
There are also several independent car parks in the area surrounding Villa Park. Wolves supporters are urged to use Just Park to find the best parking spots within walking distance to the stadium.
Kit colours
Aston Villa will be in their claret and blue home shirt with white shorts, and the goalkeeper is wearing their black goalkeeper shirt and black shorts.
Wolves will be wearing the 2024/25 gold home shirt and black shorts, with the goalkeeper wearing the pink away goalkeeper shirt and pink shorts.
Weather forecast
Rain is highly probable at the time of kick-off on Saturday afternoon, with temperatures expected to be around 20 degrees Celsius.
An up to date weather forecast can be found here.
Turnstile information and opening times
Turnstiles open around 90-minutes ahead of kick-off at 1.30pm.
Turnstiles for Wolves’ away supporters are in the Doug Ellis Stand.
Position of visiting supporters
Wolves supporters are located in the Doug Ellis Stand for this fixture.
Flags and banner information
Where possible, Aston Villa will be happy to try and help the displaying of your flag and/or banner at Villa Park within the away area. Please email a photograph of your flag and/or banner to lee.preece@avfc.co.uk at least three days prior to your visit.
Aston Villa reserve the right to refuse admission to any flag or banner. Please get in touch in advance so Villa can confirm arrangements and avoid disappointing you on the day of the match.
Away pubs/bars
There is not a dedicated away pub or bar in the area around Villa Park, and we advise supporters to drink outside of the immediate area around the ground.
There’s a variety of options for food and drink across Birmingham city centre.
Other stadium information
Villa are licensed to sell alcohol in the Doug Ellis Lower – Block Q only (alcohol will not be available in Doug Ellis Upper – Block P). Please note that no transfers can be permitted.
Villa Park is a cashless stadium. A range of soft, hot and alcoholic drinks will be served inside the stadium, alongside a selection of hot food.
Security information
Searches will be conducted ahead of entry at Villa Park, they will also search all bags that supporter’s bring along.
Bag policy
Small bags will be okay to take into the stadium. The contents will be examined by a steward as you enter Villa Park. Larger bags and/or luggage cannot be taken in to the stadium.
There is insufficient room and such items will inhibit spectator movement, and Villa are unable to offer any kind of storage facility for bags, back packs or luggage deemed too large to enter the stadium. Where possible, please do not bring any kind of bag.
Reporting behaviour
Supporters at Villa Park can text REPORT to 60060 along with the location of the incident and details of what you have witnessed using one of the key words below to enable a prompt response. The text line also includes the reporting of any safeguarding concerns.
Matchday programme
Aston Villa advise visiting supporters in Doug Ellis Upper Tier – Block P to purchase a match programme from the official programme kiosks located on Witton Lane prior to entering the stadium.
Due to limited facilities within the Upper Tier concourse area, it is not always feasible for them to sell programmes.
Accessible information
Visiting clubs have 14 wheelchair spaces which are located within the away section in the lower Doug Ellis stand, Q Blocks.
They have three accessible toilets located in the Doug Ellis Lower section, one is in Q3 concourse area, and we have two new accessible toilets located via the accessible entrance in Q1/2.
FAQs and guides
A full visiting supporter guide can be found here.
The support from Wolves fans at away stadiums is greatly appreciated by everyone at the club. Supporters travelling to away fixtures are asked to ensure they continue to represent the club in a positive manner. Unacceptable behaviour, both at Molineux and on our travels, will be dealt with in line with our acceptable behaviour policy which can be viewed here.
