Following a painful night against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, Aston Villa hit the road once again for a Premier League date with already-relegated Southampton on Saturday afternoon.
The Lions were slain 3-1 by PSG in the first leg of their European quarter-final on Wednesday, a few days after the Saints’ identical defeat to Tottenham Hotspur confirmed their demotion to the Championship, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both clubs.
SOUTHAMPTON
Out: Flynn Downes (suspended)
Doubtful: Albert Gronbaek (tendon)
Sports Mole’s predicted XI: Ramsdale; Bednarek, Harwood-Bellis, Stephens; Walker-Peters, Smallbone, Ugochukwu, Manning; Fernandes; Onuachu, Sulemana
ASTON VILLA
Out: None
Doubtful: Leon Bailey (unspecified)
Sports Mole’s predicted XI: Martinez; Garcia, Disasi, Mings, Maatsen; Onana, Tielemans; Malen, Asensio, Ramsey; Watkins
For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.
