Comments and predictions for Aston Villa vs Southampton: Bullying the away team
The match between Aston Villa vs Southampton in the Premier League takes place at 22:00 on December 7. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Aston Villa vs Southampton team information
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery could make changes to his squad as he prepares for next week's Champions League trip to Leipzig. Tyrone Mings' introduction in midweek could be just the start of a rotation plan. The likes of Diego Carlos, Pau Torres, Jhon Duran and Ian Maatsen are available if Emery decides to rotate his squad. Amadou Onana could return to the bench after a foot injury, while Jacob Ramsey is still recovering from a thigh injury.
Ollie Watkins, who is holding his place ahead of Jhon Duran, has scored five goals in his last six Premier League games at Villa Park. If he scores another, he will equal Dwight Yorke's record of 37 goals at home.
Southampton have a problem with Jack Stephens suspended for his red card against Chelsea. Manager Russell Martin has a number of injuries, including Will Smallbone, Adam Lallana and goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale. However, Paul Onuachu and Jan Bednarek are expected to return, along with Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Tyler Dibling and Flynn Downes from suspension. Lesley Ugochukwu, who missed the game due to regulations, will be a key addition. Southampton's line-up could therefore change significantly for Saturday's game.
Aston Villa vs Southampton latest expected lineup
Aston Villa:
Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Maatsen; Kamara, Tielemans; Bailey, Rogers, McGinn; Watkins
Southampton:
Lumley; Sugawara, Walker-Peters, Harwood-Bellis, Wood, Manning; Dibling, Aribo, Downes, Fernandes; Archer
Latest Aston Villa vs Southampton football review
After Aston Villa dropped into the bottom half of the Premier League and Chelsea maintained their impressive form, Birmingham ended their poor run of form with a 3-1 win over Brentford, a win that moved them up to seventh and extended their unbeaten run at home in the Premier League to six games.
Morgan Rogers, a new England call-up, opened the scoring, before Ollie Watkins scored from the penalty spot and Matty Cash sealed the win. Aston Villa are also unbeaten in 11 games against newly promoted sides since Unai Emery took charge, winning five of their last six home games.
Southampton continue to struggle at the bottom of the table, having picked up just one point after the international break. Russell Martin's side have won just one Premier League game this season and have conceded 30 goals in 14 games. After a 5-1 defeat to Chelsea, Southampton are now the lowest-scoring side and are seven points adrift of safety.
With a tough schedule coming up, including games against Aston Villa, Tottenham and a League Cup quarter-final against Liverpool, manager Russell Martin’s future could be in doubt. Southampton’s away form in particular has been poor, with them winless in 14 consecutive games, losing 11 since February 2023.
Aston Villa vs Southampton 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 Southamptonas follows:
- Sportsmole:Aston Villa 2-0 Southampton
- WhoScore:Aston Villa 1-0 Southampton
- Our newspaper predicts:Aston Villa 2-0 Southampton
When and where to watch Aston Villa vs Southampton live?
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