Last Sunday Aston Villa conceded two late goals in the Cup and received a very painful defeat from League Two representative Stevenage. Such a blow can have an impact on the vanity of the players and hurt the ambitions of the Lions fans, for whom such results are unacceptable. Today’s hosts will try to win back in a duel with Leeds, which they won the last four head-to-head matches, while the Villans won three times with a clean sheet. Yes, we should not forget the fact that under the new coach, whose post was Unai Emery, the team looked pretty confident. In addition, in the last home match, the hosts managed to score in the first 15 minutes for the fifth time in a row at home. This time Wolverhampton suffered (1:1). McGinn and Diego Carlos, who has an Achilles tendon injury, will not be able to play today.
Leeds will welcome one of those who will go their own way in this match. This is especially true after their own FA Cup nightmare on Sunday, when they needed two late goals to save a 2:2 draw against Championship-challenging Cardiff City. This result means Jesse Marsh’s side have conceded more than two goals in four of their last five official games. The team started the game week with a two-point lead over the relegation zone, albeit with a game in hand. It’s easy to see why March is under scrutiny. He hopes his team can use their good performance at the stadium to get a positive result as Leeds have only lost one of their last six Premier League away games against Villa. For 17 rounds the “whites” recorded four victories and five draws, which corresponds to 17 points and 14th position in the standings. Bamford, Sinisterra, Gray and Dallas, who has a broken leg, will not be able to play today.
