{"id":28038,"date":"2025-01-02T14:01:08","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T14:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=28038"},"modified":"2025-01-02T14:01:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T14:01:08","slug":"aston-villa-vs-leicester-preview-prediction-team-news-confirmed-lineups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/aston-villa-vs-leicester-preview-prediction-team-news-confirmed-lineups\/","title":{"rendered":"Aston Villa Vs Leicester Preview, Prediction, Team News And Confirmed Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ahead of Saturday\u2019s clash, we have the Aston Villa vs Leicester preview, prediction, latest team news and confirmed lineups.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Aston Villa Vs Leicester Preview<\/h2>\n<p>After finishing 2024 with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/aston-villa-brighton-highlights\/\">2-2 draw against Brighton<\/a> on December 30, Aston Villa will be looking to start the new year with a victory over their Midlands rivals.<\/p>\n<p>England internationals Ollie Watkins and Morgan Rogers netted against the Seagulls as Villa made it ten consecutive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/premier-league-barclays-era-deep-dive\/\">Premier League<\/a> games unbeaten on home soil.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal are the only side who have come away from Villa Park with all three points this season. Unai Emery&#8217;s side will be confident of continuing their run in 2025 against their struggling visitors.<\/p>\n<p>Going into gameweek 20, Villa are perched in ninth position and remain six points off the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/how-does-the-new-uefa-champions-league-format-work\/\">UEFA Champions League<\/a> spots.<\/p>\n<p>Last time out against Saturday&#8217;s opponents, goals from Amadou Onana and Jhon Duran helped clinch a 2-1 win at the King Power in August.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2\ufe0f\u20e30\ufe0f\u20e32\ufe0f\u20e35\ufe0f\u20e3 gets underway at Villa Park on Saturday \ud83d\ude4c <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k6sk9UtxcA\">pic.twitter.com\/k6sk9UtxcA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AVFCOfficial\/status\/1874474914847023481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Since beating West Ham 3-1 in Ruud van Nistelrooy&#8217;s first game in charge, Leicester have endured a torrid run of form over the festive period.<\/p>\n<p>The Foxes haven&#8217;t won in five and have lost their last four games in a row. Most recently, Van Nistelrooy&#8217;s men were comfortably <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/leicester-vs-man-city-highlights\/\">beaten 2-0 by faltering champions Manchester City<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to that, the Dutchman oversaw hefty defeats to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/liverpool-vs-manchester-united-stats\/\">Liverpool<\/a> and Newcastle. More alarmingly, a 3-0 defeat to Wolves showcased just how much work their is to do in the East Midlands.<\/p>\n<p>Going into Saturday&#8217;s clash, Leicester sit in 19th position. However, they are just two points away from safety and a win at Villa Park with give the club a major boost.<\/p>\n<p>According to the best <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/betting-sites\/football\/\">football betting sites<\/a> in the UK, the Foxes are 9\/1 to clinch all three points. Aston Villa are 7\/20 with the draw available at 9\/2.<\/p>\n<h2>Aston Villa Vs Leicester Team News<\/h2>\n<p>Star players Jhon Duran and Morgan Rogers are both suspended for <strong>Aston Villa<\/strong>. Duran is still feeling the wrath of his stamp on Newcastle&#8217;s Fabian Schar on Boxing Day.<\/p>\n<p>Rogers picked up his fifth yellow card of the season against Brighton on Monday night. The England man will be available for selection against West Ham in the FA Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Pau Torres will also miss out after picking up a foot injury against the Seagulls last time out. Tyrone Mings will fill the void.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <strong>Leicester<\/strong> will still be without goalkeeper Mads Hermansen owing to a groin problem. Jakub Stolarczyk is once again relied upon.<\/p>\n<p>The Foxes will also be without the injured trio of Ricardo Pereira,\u00a0Wilfred Ndidi and Abdul Fatawu. Doubts also remain over Wout Faes but the Foxes remain confident he&#8217;ll be fit to start.<\/p>\n<p>Forward Jordan Ayew is back in the starting XI. He missed the Manchester City game after picking up his fifth yellow card of the season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">From the East Midlands to the West on Saturday \ud83d\udee3\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AVLLEI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AVLLEI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YYq0VGxdDo\">pic.twitter.com\/YYq0VGxdDo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Leicester City (@LCFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LCFC\/status\/1874747963622261090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Aston Villa Vs Leicester Confirmed Lineups<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Aston Villa:<\/strong> Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne, Tielemans, Kamara, Barkley, McGinn, Bailey, Watkins<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leicester:<\/strong> Stolarczyk, Justin, Coady, Vestergaard, Thomas, Winks, Soumare, El Khannouss, Mavididi, Ayew, Vardy<\/p>\n<h2>Aston Villa Vs Leicester Prediction<\/h2>\n<p>Having tasted defeat just once on home soil this season, Aston Villa will be confident of picking up all three points against Leicester on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The Foxes have endured a miserable run in recent games and Villa will likely be too hot to handle. 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