Wolves vs Aston Villa Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Bottom-side Wolves host Aston Villa at Molineux in the Premier League as the West Midlands derby takes centre stage on Friday.
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How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports / USA – USA Network
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Wolves preview: Mini-unbeaten run ends
Ten-man Wolves looked to be heading towards a third straight draw in the Premier League, but Evann Guessand's 90th-minute strike gave Crystal Palace a 1-0 victory at Selhurst Park last weekend.
Despite recent improvements in performance, Rob Edwards' side have still picked up just one win from their 28 Premier League games this season, and are already mentally preparing for the Championship in 2026-27.
Aston Villa preview: Title push waning
Aston Villa were flirting with a title charge at one point but, having won just one of their last four Premier League games, are now ten points adrift of league-leaders Arsenal.
A home draw with Leeds was their most recent outing, with Tammy Abraham's late goal to sparing their blushes against the promoted side.
Wolves team news: Krejci suspended
Ladislav Krejci serves a one-match ban following his dismissal for receiving two yellow cards against Palace, with Toti Gomes - an unused substitute in that match - one of the candidates to replace him in the back three.
Hwang Hee-chan has resumed training, and while Edwards stopped short of completely ruling him out, he did indicate that it would be likely for the South Korean international to feature in this contest.
Predicted XI (3-5-2): Sa; Mosquera, S. Bueno, T. Gomes; Tchatchoua, Bellegarde, Andre, Mane, H. Bueno; Arokodare, Armstrong
Unavailable: Krejci (Suspended), Chiwome (Injured)
Questionable: Hwang (Fitness)
Aston Villa team news: Alysson to be invoved
January signing Alysson is expected to return to the squad after resuming training, but Boubacar Traore, Youri Tielemans and John McGinn are definitely out.
There is come uncertainty regarding Harvey Elliott's availability, while goalkeeper Marco Bizot should return to the squad after completing his suspension.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Maatsen; Onana, Luiz; Sancho, Rogers, Buendia; Watkins
Unavailable: Kamara (Injured), Tielemans (Injured), McGinn (Injured)
Questionable: Elliott (Injured)
Wolves vs Aston Villa prediction
Aston Villa have won three of the last four West Midlands derby contests against Wolves, although the Old Gold were victorious the last time the two sides squared off at Molineux, with Jean-Ricner Bellegarde and Matheus Cunha helping them to a 2-0 victory just over a year ago.
While Villa - enjoying a far better season than their opponents - are the natural favourites here, the goals have dried up a little for Unai Emery's side lately. Couple that with the fact that Wolves have shown more solidity in recent times, and you have the makings of a potentially low-scoring affair.
Wolves vs Aston Villa tip: Under 2.5 goals
