Southampton vs Aston Villa: Aston Villa look to avoid a 5th consecutive loss across competitions when they face Southampton in the EPL on Saturday.
Match Details:
Teams: Southampton vs Aston Villa
Venue: St. Mary’s Stadium, Southampton
Date: Saturday 6th November, 2021
Time: 01:30 AM IST
Live Link: http://www.hotstar.com/
Preview
Southampton picked up only their 2nd win of the EPL season when they beat Watford 1-0 away in their last match on Saturday.
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Adams scored the only goal of the contest in the first half which ensured the victory. The Saints jumped to 14th in the table with 11 points from 10 matches.
On the other hand, Aston Villa were beaten 4-1 away by West Ham in their previous match.
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This was their 4th consecutive loss across competitions and would be under the pump to gain momentum.
Johnson, Rice, Fornals and Bowen scored for the Hammers while Watkins pulled one back for Villa in this one.
This left Villa in 15th place with 10 points from 10 matches as they continue their search for a first win since September.
Both sides last met in the EPL last season in January 2021 where Aston Villa won 1-0 away.
Form Guide
Southampton: LWDLW
Aston Villa: WLLLL
Last Matches of both teams:
Southampton 0-1 Watford
Aston Villa 1-4 West Ham
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Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Southampton vs Aston Villa in India?
The match is live streamed on the Hotstar VIP App, Jio TV; while the broadcast is on Star Sports Select 1/HD.
Team News
Broja remains a doubt for the Saints while Stephens is ruled out due to a knee injury.
Traore, Ings, Luiz, Trezeguet miss out for Villa due to injuries while Sanson’ illness keeps him out.
Konsa is suspended for this after he was sent off in the last match.
Southampton possible 11:
McCarthy, Livramento, Bednarek, Salisu, Walker-Peters, Elyounoussi, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Redmond, Adams and Armstrong
Aston Villa possible 11:
Martinez, Targett, Mings, Hause, Cash, McGinn, Nakamba, Bailey, Buendia, El-Ghazi and Watkins
Prediction: Southampton 2-1 Aston Villa
Neither side are in good form ahead of this clash and we expect a closely fought contest.
Southampton will look to build on their win against Watford whereas Aston Villa hope to get out of their slump.
We foresee a Southampton win here as they have more confidence and should nick this.
Players to watch out for: Ward-Prowse, Adams, Watkins and Buendia.
