LIVE Aston Villa – Manchester United, tough match in stage #17 of the Premier League » Probable teams + odds

• The match at Villa Park is the only one in the first division of English football scheduled today, December 21;

• The epilogue of round #17 of the Premier League will take place tomorrow in London and will bring the Fulham and Nottingham Forest.

The complete schedule of round #17 of the Premier League

Aston Villa – Manchester United » LIVE from 18:30

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Aston Villa – Manchester United » Probable teams:

ASTON VILLA (4-2-3-1): Martinez – Cash, Konsa, Lindelof, Maatsen – Kamara, Onana – McGinn, Tielemans, Rogers – Watkins
Coach: Unai Emery

MANCHESTER UNITED (3-4-2-1): Lammens – Yoro, Martinez, Shaw – Dalot, B. Fernandes, Ugarte, Dorgu – Cunha, Mount – Sesko
Coach: Reuben Amorim

Stadium: Villa Park (Birmingham)
Referee: Michael Oliver

The hosts come on the back of 9 consecutive wins in all competitions

Unai Emery's side are going through some great form in both the Championship and the Europa League. Cumulatively, the Birmingham side recorded 9 wins, a remarkable performance that allowed them to move up considerably in the standings of both competitions.

In the Premier League, Villa occupy the last step of the podium at the moment, being six lengths away from the leader Arsenal, as the “gunners” have an extra game played.

Also, the success achieved in Switzerland against FC Basel ten days ago, score 2-1, propelled Emery's “lions” to third place, level on points with Lyon and Midtjylland, the teams that complete the podium in the single group in the Europa League.

With a win today, the “devils” can overtake Liverpool in the standings

On the other hand, the grouping from Old Trafford is 7th in the internal hierarchy, and if they prevail in Birmingham, Ruben Amorim's students will pass Liverpool, thus taking 5th place, a position that is equivalent at the moment to a participation in the Europa League.

United's form, however, continues to be wobbly. In the last seven rounds of the championship, the “devils” recorded two wins, four draws and one defeat.

What's more, the last failure, 0-1 at Everton's ground, occurred when the “candies” played in numerical inferiority since the 13th minute, the only goal of the game being scored by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall a quarter of an hour later.

Last but not least, United are more disadvantaged than Villa also in terms of players lost with the start of the Africa Cup of Nations. For tonight's duel, Ruben Amorim will not be able to rely on the services of Bryan Mbeumo, Amad Diallo and Noussair Mazraoui, while Unai Emery will only be without Evann Guessand.

Other players unavailable in the two sets:

ASTON VILLA:

– Ross Barkley (injury);
– Tyrone Mings (injury);
– Pau Torres (injury);
– Jadon Sancho (loan agreement);

MANCHESTER UNITED:

– Casemiro (suspended);
– Matthijs De Ligt (injury);
– Harry Maguire (injury)

Premier League standings: