How to get to Villa Park for England v Andorra

The World Cup qualifying game is taking place in Birmingham

England will play Andorra at Villa Park on Saturday due to Coldplay's concerts at Wembley.

The World Cup qualifier will be England's first at Aston Villa's home ground in Birmingham since February 2005, when the Three Lions drew 0-0 in a friendly with the Netherlands.

Earlier this year, England head coach Thomas Tuchel said the stadium was capable of creating an "outstanding atmosphere".

Thousands will flock to the second city for the game - and here is how to get there.

Why are England playing Andorra at Villa Park?

It's actually because of Coldplay - the band are playing a run of concerts at Wembley, which is where England traditionally play their home matches.

Coldplay already hosted a gig there this week, on Thursday, with the next on Saturday.

Saturday's concert was rescheduled due to industrial action on the London Underground.

It was originally due to take place on Sunday.

Public transport

Network Rail, West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railways are encouraging fans to use the Aston and Witton stations, which are the nearest stations to the stadium.

They added that services would be very busy, and people should allow extra time for their journeys.

Network Rail said extra staff would be on hand at Birmingham New Street.

There will also be two extra West Midlands Railways services to Witton before and after the match.

Aston Villa's ticketing team also encouraged fans to use the match shuttle bus to and from Birmingham City Centre.

Match official shuttles

Shuttle services will run at 10-minute intervals from 13:00 BST until kick-off at 17:00 from Dudley Street, which is near New Street Station.

Drop-off will be at Aston Hall, which is across the road from Villa Park.

Post-match, the shuttles will run at 10-minute intervals from 18:30 to 21:00 from Aston Hall, dropping fans off at Dudley Street.

Tickets can either be pre-booked via the Stagecoach app or can be bought on the day at either end of the service, on board the buses.

Single tickets are £3, while returns are £5.

Parking

There is no spectator parking at Villa Park, and due to traffic exclusion zones surrounding roads, it will be extremely busy, so the organisers have encouraged supporters to use public transport.