Leeds United will host Aston Villa at Elland Road on Sunday, looking to bounce back from their disappointing run of form.

Leeds United are coming into this game vs Aston Villa on the back of four defeats from the last five league matches. They are without a win in the last six meetings against Aston Villa. They are currently 16th in the league table, and they will be desperate for survival in the Premier League. They need to pick up important points at home if they want to stay up this season.

Meanwhile, Aston Villa are in impressive form. They have five wins from the last six matches in the league. They are also unbeaten in the last six matches against Leeds United. They will certainly fancy their chances, and they will look to pile further misery on the home team.

Team News & Tactics

Leeds United

Leeds will be without Harry Gray due to a knock. They will shape up in a 4-3-3 formation, with Karl Darlow in goal.

Jayden Bogle and Gabriel Gudmundsson will start as the full-backs. They will look to keep things tight at the back and hit Villa on the break. Meanwhile, Pascal Struijk will start alongside Joe Rodon in central defence.

As for the midfield unit, Anton Stach and Sean Longstaff will add defensive cover and physicality to the side. Ethan Ampadu will add drive alongside them.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin will lead the line for Leeds United, with Brenden Aaronson and Noah Okafor on either side of him.

Probable Lineup (4-3-3): Darlow; Bogle, Struijk, Rodon, Gudmundsson; Stach, Ampadu, Longstaff; Aaronson, Calvert-Lewin, Okafor

Aston Villa

Youri Tielemans continues to miss out with a calf injury, while Andres Garcia is recovering from a muscular issue. Tyrone Mings and Amadou Onana are struggling with a hamstring injury.

Aston Villa will shape up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Emiliano Martinez in goal.

Matty Cash and Lucas Digne will start as the full-backs. They will look to keep things tight at the back. Meanwhile, Ezri Konsa will start alongside Pau Torres at the heart of the defence.

As for the midfield unit, Boubacar Kamara and John McGinn will add defensive cover and drive in the middle of the park. Morgan Rogers will be deployed in the attacking midfield role, and he will look to link the midfield with the attack.

Donyell Malen and Evann Guessand will start on the flanks. They will look to create goal-scoring opportunities and add unpredictability in the final third.

Ollie Watkins will lead the line for Aston Villa this weekend.

Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne; Kamara, McGinn; Malen, Rogers, Guessand; Watkins

Key Stats

• Aston Villa have kept a clean sheet in their last 3 away matches against Leeds in all competitions.
• Aston Villa have won 5 of their last 6 matches (Premier League).
• 14 goals have been scored in the last six matches between these two teams.
• Leeds United have lost four of the last six Premier League matches.
• Aston Villa have won five of the last six Premier League matches.
• Aston Villa have four wins and two draws in the last six matches against Leeds.

Player to Watch

Ollie Watkins

The Aston Villa striker is our key player to watch out for. The England International is an excellent player, and he will look to create opportunities for his teammates and find the back of the net.

Leeds have been quite vulnerable this season, and they will struggle to contain Watkins. He could cause all sorts of problems for them in the final third. Aston Villa will need him to step up and produce a defining performance if they want all three points.

Prediction

Aston Villa 2-1 Leeds United

Both teams will be playing for the three points here, and this will be a cracking contest. They are in desperate need of a victory here, and neither side is expected to sit back and take a defensive approach. This will be an open game with a fair few chances. Both teams are likely to get on the score sheet here, but Aston Villa have more quality, and they should be able to grind out a narrow victory.