Wolves and Aston Villa have confirmed their beginning groups for his or her assembly at Molineux within the Premier League on Friday.
After a 1-0 defeat at Crystal Palace 5 days in the past, the hosts are 17 factors from security with 10 league matches of their season remaining.
The third-placed Villans drew 1-1 at dwelling to Leeds United a day earlier and are 10 factors behind leaders Arsenal with a sport in hand.
101GreatGoals.com has full crew information from Wolves vs Aston Villa within the Premier League, together with particulars on comply with the motion stay.
Wolves confirmed beginning crew vs Aston Villa
On-loan Girona defender or midfielder Ladislav Krejci is suspended for Wolves after being despatched off in opposition to Palace.
Ahead Hee Chan Hwang has returned to coaching following an damage however will not be concerned. Winger Enso Gonzalez has a long-term knee damage.
Wolves beginning XI: Sa, Tchatchoua, Mosquera, S.Bueno, Toti, Bueno, Andre, J. Gomes, Bellegarde, Mane, Armstrong
Wolves substitutes: Johnstone, Doherty, Olagunju, Lima, Wolfe, R. Gomes, A. Gomes, Edozie, Arokodare
Aston Villa full lineup vs Wolves
New Villa winger Alysson is on the bench and will characteristic for the primary time since making his debut in opposition to Brighton & Hove Albion on February 11, having missed two matches by means of damage.
Midfielders John McGinn, Youri Tielemans and Boubacar Kamara stay out.
Aston Villa beginning XI: Martinez, Money, Konsa, Torres, Digne, Onana, Luiz, Sancho, Rogers, Buendia, Watkins
Aston Villa substitutes: Bizot, Lindelof, Maatsen, Mings, Bogarde, Barkley, Bailey, Abraham, Alysson
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Wolves vs Aston Villa stats
Wolves have gained 4 of their final six Premier League dwelling video games in opposition to Villa (D1 L1) and are unbeaten in 4 since a 1-0 defeat in December 2020
Rob Edwards’ aspect have failed to attain in a league-high 15 completely different Premier League video games this season. Solely in 2009/10 (17) and 2021/22 (16) have they failed in additional in a single marketing campaign
Every of Wolves’ final seven Premier League wins (relationship to March 2025) have been in opposition to groups within the backside seven, with these sides having a median place of seventeenth. They’re winless in 17 in opposition to sides within the high half (D5 L12) since a 1-0 win at Bournemouth in February 2025
Their file of conceding first in 22 completely different Premier League video games this season is the worst of any crew. Of the 40 groups to play greater than 200 video games within the competitors, Wolves have conceded first within the highest proportion of them (59.6%, doing so in 266 of 446 matches)
No Wolves participant has scored greater than twice to this point within the Premier League this season. With 27 video games performed, it’s the most recent right into a season a crew has needed to anticipate a participant to attain a minimum of three objectives, overtaking Southampton from final season (MD24)
Villa have gained three of their final 4 Premier League video games in opposition to Wolves (L1), as many as of their earlier 15 (D6 L6)
They’re trying to full a Premier League double within the fixture for the primary time since 2003/04
Since a run of eight Premier League wins in a row between November 9 and December 27 this season, Villa haven’t had a repeated lead to any of their final 9 video games (LWDLWLDWD), final drawing consecutive video games in September in opposition to Everton and Sunderland
They’d 66.8% of possession in opposition to Leeds; Villa gained their first three video games when having greater than 65% of play below Unai Emery, however have since gained 5 out of 17 video games when dominating that a lot of the ball (D8 L4), successful one in all 5 such video games in 2025/26 (D2 L2)
Three of Villa’s final 4 Premier League objectives have been scored over the last 5 minutes of regular time (88th, 86th and 88th), whereas they’ve netted 63.2% of their objectives throughout the second half of video games (24/38)
Solely in 2015/16 (70.4%), 1999/00 (69.6%) and 2007/08 (66.2%) have they scored a better share of second-half objectives in a Premier League season
Visiting striker Tammy Abraham has scored extra objectives in opposition to Wolves than every other opponent in English league soccer (6), together with a hat-trick in his first Premier League sport in opposition to them with Chelsea in September 2019
Evaluation: Why Villa’s Emery is cautious of Wolves
Regardless of their dismal league place for a lot of the marketing campaign, Wolves proved they will check Villa after they travelled to Villa Park on November 30, 18 days after Edwards arrived from Middlesbrough.
Kamara’s objective halfway by means of the second half was all that separated the perimeters. “We didn’t should win,” Emery recommended, by way of Villa’s web site. “[Wolves] carried out fantastically.”
Emery believes Wolves have been higher than their outcomes have recommended. “Within the final match they performed at dwelling, they drew in opposition to Arsenal – the most effective crew within the Premier League and perhaps on this planet this 12 months,” mentioned the Spaniard.
“And final week, in opposition to Crystal Palace, they misplaced within the final minute [when they had] one participant much less… they deserved extra.
“The whole lot now we have analysed about them makes this not a simple match… we will really feel it as a derby. They’re enjoying at dwelling with their supporters, and they’ll really feel it obligatory to indicate their capability in opposition to us.”
