Aston Villa vs Man Utd Preview: Team News & Prediction
by Alex Lawes ·
Updated
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Aston Villa have moved themselves into a position where they are now genuine title challengers in the Premier League as they welcome Manchester United to Villa Park.
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How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports / USA – NBC
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Aston Villa preview: Villa in the race
Aston Villa come into this one on the back of an entertaining come from behind 3-2 victory away at West Ham United at the London Stadium last weekend with Morgan Rogers performing extremely well, scoring a match-winning brace in the capital city.
The Villains have now enjoyed 15 victories in their last 17 matches across all competitions, albeit there have been some concerns over the overall performance level of Unai Emery’s impressive midlanders.
Man Utd preview: Improved United
Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United were most recently involved in the game of the season in the Premier League as they went ahead three times, as well as behind once, sharing a thrilling 4-4 draw against AFC Bournemouth at Old Trafford last week.
In that game, the Red Devils put together some genuinely impressive patterns of play in the final third, leaving them just a couple of points outside of the top four and the UEFA Champions League spots after 16 games of the campaign.
Aston Villa team news: Late decision on Martinez
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Lindelof, Digne; Tielemans, Onana; McGinn, Rogers, Buendia; Watkins
Unavailable: Mings (Injured), Torres (Injured), Barkley (Injured)
Questionable: Martinez (Injured), Elliott (Illness)
Man Utd team news: AFCON absentees
Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Lammens; Yoro, Heaven, Shaw; Diallo, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dalot; Mbeumo, Cunha; Mount
Unavailable: Maguire (Injured), De Ligt (Injured), Mazraoui (International duty), Casemiro (Suspended), Diallo (International duty), Mbeumo (International duty)
Questionable:
Aston Villa vs Man Utd prediction
Throughout the campaign, United have put in some much-improved performances. Aston Villa will be setup very well by Unai Emery and they will have the weak points of the United side drilled into them. There is a feeling that Villa’s form has been above the level of their performance and a nine-match winning streak has to end soon so siding with the visitors to avoid defeat in Birmingham would appear a good value bet for this one.
Aston Villa vs Man Utd tip: Double chance – Man Utd to win or draw
