Aston Villa are aiming to collect three successive victories over Wolves for the first time in 21 years, although the Villans are winless in six visits to Molineux, when a crowd has been in attendance, losing five on the spin prior to a 1-1 draw last season.
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Aston Villa have only won one of their seven Premier League fixtures this season coming immediately after a Champions League tie this, coincidentally, a 3-1 home win over Wolves in September, hoping that is a good omen when they make the short 13.3 mile journey northwest on Saturday. In mid-week, Unai Emery's team booked their place in the Champions League round of 16, beating Celtic 4-2 at Villa Park, thanks to Morgan Rogers' hat-trick, a result that saw them sneak into eighth in the gigantic league table.
Thus, the Claret and Blue Army will not be involved in European action again until early-March, looking to get their league form back on track in the meantime. Last Sunday, despite racing into an early lead through Jacob Ramsey, the Villans were held to an underwhelming 1-1 draw by West Ham in Birmingham. As a result, Villa remain eighth, thereby occupying the last potential European spot, but looking to keep pace with those above them.
While Villa are loving life in the Champions League, Wolverhampton Wanderers are battling to avoid a return to the Championship. A week ago, Wolves were beaten 1-0 by Arsenal at Molineux, with both sides ending the afternoon down to ten-men; João Gomes' crunching tackle seeing him sent off mid-way through the second half. Vítor Pereira collected seven points from his first three matches in charge, but has since overseen four successive defeats, results that have seen the Old Gold slip back into the bottom three, a point from safety. So, can Wolves spark their survival bid back into life, or will Villa collect the points in the Black Country?
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Aston Villa Head-to-Head Record
- Matches Played: 114
- Wolverhampton Wanderers Wins: 41. Draws: 25. Aston Villa Wins: 48.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Team News
João Gomes' red card against Arsenal means he is suspended so, with former club captain Mario Lemina out of the picture, and Boubacar Traoré injured, Tommy Doyle is likely to come into midfield. January arrival Emmanuel Agbadou continues to impress at centre-back while, at the other end of the pitch, Jørgen Strand Larsen isn't likely to feature, having hobbled off a week ago, meaning Hwang Hee-chan is set to return to the lineup.
Wolverhampton Wanderers predicted lineup vs Aston Villa: (3-4-2-1): José Sá; Doherty, Agbadou, Bueno; Semedo, André, Doyle, Aït-Nouri; Hwang Hee-chan, Sarabia, Cunha.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Player to Watch vs Aston Villa
Matheus Cunha has ten goals to his name this season, one of which came in defeat at Villa Park in September, so can he find the target for the first time since an Olimpico on Boxing Day?
Aston Villa Team News
Jhon Durán has played his last game for Aston Villa, poised to join Al-Nassr for a reported £65m, leaving Ollie Watkins, who scored his first-ever Champions League goal in mid-week, as the undisputed first-choice striker. At the back meantime, Unai Emery is very short of options, given that Pau Torres and Tyrone Mings are sidelined, while Matty Cash hobbled off with a calf injury against Celtic. This saw Lamare Bogarde fill-in at centre-back, while new full-back Andrés García is set to be thrown in for his debut here. Elsewhere, Amadou Onana and Ross Barkley remain out, but John McGinn has come off the bench during the last two matches, while Donyell Malen will be hoping to see more action, having debuted for 25 minutes against West Ham.
Aston Villa predicted lineup vs Wolverhampton Wanderers: (4-2-3-1): Martínez; García, Bogarde, Konsa, Digne; Kamara, Tielemans, Ramsey, Bailey, Rogers; Watkins.
Aston Villa Player to Watch vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Morgan Rogers' mid-week hat-trick saw him become only the fifth Villa player to bag a treble in UEFA competition, after Peter Withe, Gary Shaw, Stan Collymore and Ollie Watkins, so can he add to his ten goals this season?
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Aston Villa Prediction
As outlined earlier, Villa tend to struggle after Champions League matches, so we can see Wolves making that extra rest count and earning a draw: Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Aston Villa.
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What is the date and kick-off time for Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Aston Villa in the Premier League?
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Aston Villa takes place on Saturday 1 February 2025, with kick off at 17:30 (GMT), 12:30 (EDT) & 9:30 (PST).