U-turn made on travel warning issued to Aston Villa fans ahead of tonight's match - as M6 works pushed back
A U-turn has been made on a travel warning that was previously issued to Villa fan's ahead of the club's match this evening (Thursday 19 March).
The Europa League round-of-16 second leg between Aston Villa and Lille will kick off at Villa Park at 8pm this evening.
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Villa will be trying to protect its 1-0 lead over Lille from the first leg of the round.
A travel warning was previously issued to fans heading to Villa Park tonight for the football but this has since been removed.
There were previous warnings about the closure of the M6 southbound between J6 and J4 due to works.
But the work scheme has now been pushed back to new dates - 23 March until 25 April.
West Midlands Roads says on X: "For fans heading to Villa Park tonight for the football, there will be NO closure of #M6 southbound between J6 and J4, as previously advertised.
"This work scheme has been pushed back to new dates - 23 March until 25 April".
Villa have won just two of their nine matches since the start of February, losing at home to Brentford (0-1), Newcastle (1-3) and Chelsea (1-4), and also drawing 1-1 with Leeds United at Villa Park.
The Premier League club will be looking to reach the Europa League quarter-finals tonight.
