Aston Villa will be looking to make amends for a 1-0 loss to ten-man Sheffield United when they take on Wolverhampton on Matchday 27.
The Villans have been having their ups and downs of late, but, as things stand now, they are on the right track to finish the season in top ten.
Jack Grealish is rated doubtful for the match, as well as Wesley, who will be assessed ahead of the kick-off.
The Wolves, on the other hand, aim to bounce back from a 4-1 loss to Manchester City.
Wolverhampton have been struggling ever since key attacker Raul Jimenez suffered an injury, and seeing that Aston Villa aim to keep their Europa League hopes alive, home win should be considered.
Podence and Marcal remain in the recovery room as well. You should know that the Villans are eyeing their sixth home win of the season.
Aston Villa vs Wolves Head-to-head (h2h)
Teams Aston Villa Wolverhampton Wanderers played so far 17 matches.
Aston Villa won 7 direct matches. Wolverhampton Wanderers won 5 matches. 5 matches ended in a draw. On average in direct matches both teams scored a 2.71 goals per Match.
Aston Villa vs Wolves Prediction
Aston Villa in actual season average scored 1.53 goals per match. In 9 (64.29%) matches played at home was total goals (team and opponent) Over 1.5 goals. In 8 (57.14%) matches in season 2021 played at home was total goals (team and opponent) Over 2.5 goals.
Wolverhampton Wanderers average scored 0.97 goals per match in season 2021. In 9 (60.00%) matches played away was total goals (team and opponent) Over 1.5 goals. In 7 (46.67%) matches played away team was total goals (team and opponent) Over 2.5 goals.
Team News:
Villa will again be without the services of Kortney Hause and Matty Cash this weekend through injury, while Wesley will also not be involved despite recently returning to full-contact training.
Jack Grealish was again absent against Sheffield United on Wednesday night as he battles a shin problem, and the England international is also unlikely to be available for selection here, meaning that Anwar El Ghazi should retain his spot in the side.
Smith is expected to make changes from the side that started against Sheffield United, with Douglas Luiz and Ross Barkley coming back in, but Ollie Watkins will again operate at the tip of the attack.
As for Wolves, Nuno is expected to have the same squad available from the Man City game, with Fernando Marcal, Raul Jimenez and Daniel Podence all still on the sidelines through injury.
Willy Boly was back on the bench against the league leaders and is now in contention to start, but Leander Dendoncker could retain his spot at the back alongside Conor Coady and Romain Saiss.
Willian Jose was left out of the XI against the Citizens but should return to the side here, with Ki-Jana Hoever likely to drop out, and Adama Traore and Pedro Neto are set to continue in the final third.
Aston Villa possible starting lineup:
Martinez; Elmohamady, Konsa, Mings, Targett; Luiz, McGinn; Traore, Barkley, El Ghazi; Watkins
Wolverhampton Wanderers possible starting lineup:
Patricio; Dendoncker, Coady, Saiss; Semedo, Neves, Moutinho, Jonny; Traore, Willian Jose, Neto