Aston Villa vs Leicester: Aston Villa eye a return to winning ways when they face Leicester in their next Premier League clash on Sunday.
Match Details:
Teams: Aston Villa vs Leicester
Venue: Villa Park, Birmingham
Date: Sunday 5th December, 2021
Time: 10:00 PM IST
Live Link: http://www.hotstar.com/
Preview
Aston Villa suffered their first defeat under Gerrard in mid-week against Man City at home in the EPL 1-2.
Dias and Silva’s strikes gave the visitors a half time 2-0 lead. Watkins pulled one back in the second half for the hosts, but that was all.
Villa could not find a way to turn things around and succumbed to defeat. An 8th loss of the campaign leaves Villa in 13th place with 16 points.
On the other hand, Leicester drew 2-2 against Southampton in their mid-week clash on Wednesday.
Bednarek and Adams scored for the Saints while Evans and Maddison found the net for the Foxes.
The point got an end to Leicester 2-match winning run as they are in 10th place with 19 points.
Both sides last met in the EPL 2020-21 season, where Leicester won 2-1 on their travels.
Form Guide
Aston Villa: LLWWL
Leicester: DLWWD
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— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) December 4, 2021
Last Matches of both teams:
Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester City
Southampton 2-2 Leicester
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Aston Villa vs Leicester in India?
The match can be live streamed on Hotstar VIP App or Jio TV; while the broadcast is on Star Sports Select 1.
Team News
Traore, Ings, Bailey and Trezeguet are the absentees for the hosts due to injuries.
Justin, Pereira, Fofana miss out for Leicester while Tielemans is a doubt due to calf issues.
Aston Villa possible 11:
Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Young, McGinn, Nakamba, Luiz, El-Ghazi, Watkins and Buendia
Leicester possible 11:
Schmeichel, Thomas, Söyüncü, Evans, Castagne, Ndidi, Dewsbury-Hall, Barnes, Maddison, Perez and Vardy
Prediction: Aston Villa 1-1 Leicester
Both sides have just a difference of three points between themselves.
With similar form in the league, it is difficult to pick a winner in this clash and we see a draw taking place.
Players to watch out for: Watkins, El-Ghazi, Vardy and Maddison.
