Week 20 brings us a match on Jan 13th where Leeds United and Aston Villa will play a match in Birmingham in a Premier League match. 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 struck first for Aston Villa in the 33rd minute, but Reid got the equalizer for Stevenage in the 88th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 90th minute on a goal by Dean Campbell. Aston Villa is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while leeds United sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they 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 . Leeds United looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
Aston Villa and Leeds United last played eachother at the Elland Road on Oct 2nd. 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,.
Leeds United’s top weapon lately has been Rodrigo, who has two goals in the 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
Aston Villa will be without John McGinn, Diego Carlos and Jacob Ramsey, while Jesse Marsch’s squad will be without Stuart Dallas.