Aston Villa concede six in final two pre-season tests

Aston Villa lost 2-1 to FC Porto and 4-2 to Real Sociedad in their two toughest pre-season friendlies, conceding six goals across both matches. The Real Sociedad defeat came on July 28 at the Bescot Stadium in Walsall, per BirminghamLive. Villa scored freely but leaked at the back throughout — a pattern the coaching staff will need to fix before the Premier League starts.