In this week 20 match, on Tuesday Dec 28th, Leeds United hosts Aston Villa at Elland Road in a Premier League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 16th placed Leeds United is fresh off their 1-4 loss against Arsenal. Martinelli scored the first goal for Arsenal in the 16th minute, then Martinelli added another in the 28th minute on a feed from Granit Xhaka. Leeds United looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while aston Villa is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Norwich City. Jacob Ramsey struck first for Aston Villa in the 34th minute, then Ollie Watkins added another in the 87th minute on a feed from Carney Chukwuemeka In the end, Norwich City was frustrated by Aston Villa’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Aston Villa ended the match with the shutout victory. Aston Villa is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Aston Villa is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Ezri Konsa and Ollie Watkins each having 2 goals in their last five. Raphinha has been the most prolific scorer on Leeds United in the last five matches with three goals
Junior Firpo, Patrick Bamford, Liam Cooper, Kalvin Phillips, Jamie Shackleton and Pascal Struijk are unavailable to play for Marcelo Alberto Bielsa Caldera’s team, while Aston Villa will be without Bertrand Traoré, Anwar El Ghazi, Keinan Davis, Jed Steer and Marvelous Nakamba.