In a weekend match on Saturday Feb 19th, in week 26, Aston Villa plays host to Watford in a Premier League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 2 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Aston Villa is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Newcastle United. Kieran Trippier struck first for Newcastle United in the 35th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Aston Villa was frustrated by Newcastle United’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Newcastle United ended the match with the shutout victory. Aston Villa is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while watford is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Brighton & Hove Albion. Neal Maupay struck first for Brighton & Hove Albion in the 44th minute on a feed from Tariq Lamptey, then Adam Webster added another in the 82nd minute In the end, Watford couldn’t muster any offence and Brighton & Hove Albion ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 2 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Aug 14th, Watford was victorious by a score of 3 to 2 in front of just over 20000 jubilant fans. Emmanuel Dennis struck first for Watford in the 10th minute, then Ismaila Sarr added another in the 42nd minute. Jacob Ramsey has been the most prolific scorer on Aston Villa in his last five matches with three goals
Bertrand Traoré, Philippe Coutinho, Marvelous Nakamba and Ezri Konsa are unavailable to play for Aston Villa, while Roy Hodgson’s squad will be without Robert Elliot.