Villa have also added Stewart Downing, Fabian Delph, Habib Beye and Andy Marshall to their squad this summer.

BBC: Dunne completes transfer to Villa

It was Van der Vaart's final contribution as he was replaced by Peter Crouch, with Villa replacing the tiring Fabian Delph with veteran Robert Pires.

BBC: Aston Villa 1-2 Tottenham

The five-minute video, entitled "Ross's Defender Wading Welney", was shot on Tuesday and shows the Land Rover negotiating the A1101 Wash Road, between Delph Bridge and Suspension Bridge.

BBC: Welney Land Rover flood driver was 'irresponsible'

Villa rallied, with Fabian Delph going close with a curling shot and Heskey narrowly stabbing over after a clever near-post run, but the final clear opening of the tie fell to Vienna.

BBC: Aston Villa 2-1 R Vienna (2-2)