Comments and predictions for Aston Villa vs Leicester: Bullying the weak
The match between Aston Villa vs Leicester in the English Premier League takes place at 22:00 on January 4. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, football commentary and predicts the score.
Tottenham Hotspur are in serious danger of falling into crisis when they start 2025 with a home clash with Newcastle United in the Premier League early kick-off this Saturday.
Ange Postecoglou's side only managed a point against Wolverhampton Wanderers in their final game of 2024, while Newcastle easily defeated a lacklustre Manchester United.
Latest Aston Villa vs Leicester team information
Tottenham's medical team faced another challenge when Destiny Udogie suffered his second hamstring injury in as many weeks on December 29. The defender will definitely miss the match against Newcastle United, at least for the upcoming clash.
Coach Ange Postecoglou can count on the return of Djed Spence – a similar replacement for Udogie – after serving a suspension. However, Rodrigo Bentancur is suspended for accumulating yellow cards, giving Pape Sarr the chance to take over in midfield.
Tottenham's injury list remains long, with the likes of Guglielmo Vicario (ankle), Micky van de Ven (hamstring), Mikey Moore (illness), Richarlison (hamstring), Cristian Romero (thigh), Wilson Odobert (hamstring) and Ben Davies (hamstring). Notably, Davies was expected to return by this time but has struggled to recover.
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe is no better, with big losses to contend with. Fabian Schar will miss out after picking up five yellow cards in the win over Manchester United. Newcastle's defence is also without Jamaal Lascelles (knee), Nick Pope (knee), Emil Krafth (shoulder) and Sven Botman (knee). Botman is back in training, though, and could be back soon.
Also in the win over Man United, Kieran Trippier appeared to have a hamstring problem and is likely to be replaced by Tino Livramento. Callum Wilson, still nursing a hamstring injury, is expected to be out for a few more weeks.
Aston Villa vs Leicester latest predicted lineup
Aston Villa:
Martinez; Konsa, Carlos, Mings, Digne; Kamara, Tielemans, Bailey, McGinn, Ramsey; Watkins
Leicester City:
Stolarczyk; Justin, Coady, Vestergaard, Kristiansen; Soumare, Winks, Buonanotte, El Khannous, Ayew; Vardy
Latest Aston Villa vs Leicester football review
After a frustrating afternoon in the North East against Newcastle United on Boxing Day, Aston Villa looked set for a fourth successive Premier League win when they hosted Brighton on Monday night, but their South Coast opponents snatched a point in the dying minutes.
Brighton took the lead through winger Simon Adingra in the 12th minute, but England internationals Ollie Watkins and Morgan Rogers put Villa ahead. However, right-back Tariq Lamptey equalised for Brighton in the final 10 minutes, forcing the two teams to share the spoils.
With just one win in their last four games before the new year, Aston Villa have dropped to ninth in the Premier League. However, Unai Emery’s side are still in the race for Champions League qualification, with fifth-placed Newcastle United just three points ahead.
Villa will be top of the Premier League table in the second half of the season on home soil, having picked up 19 points from 10 games at Villa Park. Only Liverpool (22), Brentford (22) and Arsenal (21) have better home records.
Villa are currently on a nine-match unbeaten run at home in the Premier League, with their only defeat at Villa Park this season coming on August 24, when Mikel Arteta's Arsenal won 2-0 thanks to goals from Leandro Trossard and Thomas Partey.
After a perfect start at the King Power Stadium with a 3-1 win over West Ham United on December 3, new Leicester City manager Ruud van Nistelrooy has struggled in subsequent games, with Saturday's visitors picking up just one point from their last five games.
After a difficult trip to Premier League leaders Liverpool, Leicester were beaten by champions Manchester City in their most recent game. Two goals at half-time from Savio and Erling Haaland secured all three points for City.
Leicester are on a four-game losing streak in the Premier League and are losing their chance of avoiding relegation. Van Nistelrooy's side are currently in 19th place, two points behind Wolverhampton Wanderers, who are in 17th place.
Leicester have won just one away game this season, and only Brentford and Southampton have a worse away record than Leicester. Their only away win came at St Mary's Stadium in October.
With several new attacking recruits yet to make an impact, Leicester are now relying heavily on the experience of legendary Jamie Vardy. The 37-year-old striker leads the team's race for the Golden Boot with six Premier League goals.
Aston Villa vs Leicester score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Aston Villa vs Leicesteras follows:
- Sportsmole:Aston Villa 3-1 Leicester
- WhoScore:Aston Villa 2-0 Leicester
- Our newspaper predicts:Aston Villa 2-0 Leicester
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