On Jan 4th, Aston Villa hosts Wolverhampton Wanderers in a Premier League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Aston Villa sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against Liverpool. Mohamed Salah struck first for Liverpool in the 5th minute on a feed from Andrew Robertson, then Virgil van Dijk added another in the 37th minute on a feed from Mohamed Salah. Aston Villa is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while 18th placed Wolverhampton Wanderers is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Manchester United. Marcus Rashford struck first for Manchester United in the 76th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Wolverhampton Wanderers couldn’t manage to score, and Manchester United took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
Wolverhampton Wanderers and Aston Villa last played eachother at the Villa Park on the 30th of October. Aston Villa was victorious by a score of 2 to 1 in front of an empty stadium. Anwar El Ghazi struck first for Aston Villa in the 28th minute on a feed from Henri Lansbury, then Patrick Cutrone got the equalizer for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 54th minute on a feed from Taylor Perry.
Wolverhampton Wanderers’s most prolific scorer has been Daniel Podence. The Portugeese midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Danny Ings has been the most effective weapon for Aston Villa lately. The English attacker has netted three goals in his last 5 matches
Aston Villa will be without Philippe Coutinho, Diego Carlos and Jacob Ramsey, while Pedro Neto is unavailable to play for Julen Lopetegui Argote’s team.