In this week 8 match, on Saturday Oct 16th, Aston Villa hosts Wolverhampton Wanderers in a Premier League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which is great football weather. Aston Villa sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Tottenham Hotspur. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg struck first for Tottenham Hotspur in the 27th minute on a feed from Heung-Min Son, then Ollie Watkins tied it up for Aston Villa in the 67th minute on a feed from Matt Targett. Aston Villa is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while 12th placed Wolverhampton Wanderers is fresh off their 2-1 win against Newcastle United. Hee Chan Hwang struck first for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 20th minute on a feed from Raúl Jiménez, but Jeff Hendrick got the equalizer for Newcastle United in the 41st minute. Wolverhampton Wanderers is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Villa Park, Aston Villa won 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, but Patrick Cutrone got the equalizer for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 54th minute.
Hee Chan Hwang has been the most effective weapon for Wolverhampton Wanderers lately. The attacker has netted three goals in his last five matches. Emiliano Buendía and Leon Bailey are the top scorers for Aston Villa in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.
Trezeguet, Keinan Davis and Philogene-Bidace are unavailable to play for Aston Villa, while Bruno Miguel Silva do Nascimento’s squad will be without Jonny Castro, Pedro Neto and Yerson Mosquera.