Week 20 brings us a match on Jan 13th where Aston Villa will host Leeds United in a clash of these two closely matched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Aston Villa recorded a 1-2 loss against Stevenage. Morgan Sanson scored the first goal for Aston Villa in the 33rd minute, but Reid got the equalizer for Stevenage in the 88th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 90th minute on a goal by Dean Campbell to cap off a wild match. Aston Villa is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Leeds United recorded a 2-2 draw against Cardiff City. Jaden Philogene-Bidace scored the first goal for Cardiff City in the 24th minute, then Sheyi Ojo added another in the 31st minute on a feed from Andy Rinomhota . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
In their last match on the 2nd of October, Leeds United and Aston Villa battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Leeds United nor Aston Villa could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 6 and 19 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Rodrigo has been the most effective weapon for Leeds United lately. The Spanish attacker has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches. Aston Villa is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Ollie Watkins and Douglas Luiz each only have 1 goal in their last 5
Unai Emery Etxegoien’s squad will be without John McGinn, Diego Carlos and Jacob Ramsey, while Stuart Dallas is unavailable to play for Jesse Marsch’s team.