Having both entered the international break on the back of home defeats, Wolves and Aston Villa will aim to bounce back in Saturday’s Premier League West Midlands derby at Molineux.
Having both entered the international break on the back of home defeats, Wolves and Aston Villa will aim to bounce back in Saturday’s Premier League West Midlands derby at Molineux.
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Match: Wolves vs Aston Villa
Date: April 02, 2022
Time: 07:30 PM (IST)
Venue: Molineux Stadium
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Five goals, a red card, a spate of injuries and an astonishing comeback – Wolves’ meeting with Jesse Marsch’s Leeds was one for the ages, but unfortunately for the home crowd, their side was on the wrong end of the scoreline come the full-time whistle.
This weekend’s hosts remain firmly in contention for a European spot as they lie eighth in the table but five points behind fifth-placed Tottenham Hotspur – who have a game in hand – so their Europa League or Europa Conference League fate remains out of their own hands. Furthermore, Lage’s side are nothing if not inconsistent at home – making a habit of winning one then losing one at their Molineux headquarters in the Premier League – and not since December have Wolves drawn a game in the big time.
Sa; Kilman, Coady, Saiss; Jonny, Dendoncker, Moutinho, Ait-Nouri; Trincao, Hwang, Podence
Any hopes of catching up to the European-chasing pack are seemingly dead and buried for Villa, whose main goal now is to consolidate their hold on a top-half spot as they remain ninth in the standings – level on points with Leicester City having played two games more.
While Wolves are yet to draw a league game in 2022, it has been over 12 months since Aston Villa last shared the spoils in a Premier League fixture away from home, so recent history certainly suggests that there will be a winner and loser in this battle. Before being on the wrong end of a 3-2 scoreline against Leeds, Wolves edged a five-goal thriller with Villa by that margin back in October, and the Lions have only won one of their last five versus Wolves since returning to the Premier League in 2019.
Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne; McGinn, Luiz, Ramsey; Coutinho; Watkins, Ings
Jimenez and Neves’s absences coupled with Neto’s fitness woes and an underwhelming spell of form does not spell optimism for Wolves here, but Villa did not enter the international break in the glittering form either.
However, Gerrard has plenty of choices when it comes to freshening up his attack and is working with a much fitter squad than Lage, so we can picture Villa returning to winning ways in this derby as Wolves’ continental aspirations take yet another hit. Wolverhampton Wanderers have largely exceeded expectations so far but will be concerned by their recent slump. Both teams have issues to address at the moment and could play out a draw this weekend.
Aston Villa 1-1 Wolves, as predicted by us.