In a mid week match in week 19, on Wednesday Jan 4th, Aston Villa will play host to Wolverhampton Wanderers in a clash of these two mismatched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Aston Villa is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Liverpool. Mohamed Salah struck first for Liverpool in the 5th minute, then Virgil van Dijk added another in the 37th minute. Aston Villa is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while 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 In the end, Wolverhampton Wanderers was frustrated by Manchester United’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Manchester United ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers last played eachother at the Villa Park on Oct 30th. 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.
Daniel Podence has been the most effective weapon for Wolverhampton Wanderers lately. The Portugeese midfielder has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches. Aston Villa’s most prolific scorer has been Danny Ings. The English attacker has netted 3 goals over the last five matches
Unai Emery Etxegoien’s squad will be without Philippe Coutinho, Diego Carlos and Jacob Ramsey, while Julen Lopetegui Argote’s Wolverhampton Wanderers squad will be without Pedro Neto.