Leeds United head to Villa Park on Friday (8pm), looking to get back to winning ways in the Premier League. Aston Villa are the form side in the top-flight, having won all of their four matches to date and are the only team in the Premier League to still have a 100 per cent record. Dean Smith's side have had a fine start to the season and defeated reigning champions Liverpool 7-2 at Villa Park earlier this month. They come into the game on the back of a 1-0 victory over Leicester last Sunday, with Ross Barkley scoring a late winner. Leeds' recent record against Aston Villa is positive, though, having lost just once in the last six meetings between the two sides.
Manager/head coach
Aston Villa: Dean Smith
Leeds United: Marcelo Bielsa
League position
Aston Villa: 2nd
Leeds United: 10th
Premier League Form
Aston Villa: WWWW
Leeds United: LWWDL
Top scorer
Leeds United: Patrick Bamford (3)
Aston Villa: Jack Grealish/Ollie Watkins (3)
Head to head
Aston Villa wins: 39
Draws: 30
Leeds United wins: 31
Last time at Villa Park
Sunday 23rd December 2018
Aston Villa 2 (Abraham 5, Hourihane 17)
Leeds United 3 (Clarke 56, Jansson 61, Roofe 90+5)
Team news
Leeds will be without Kalvin Phillips after he was ruled out for six weeks after picking up a shoulder problem in Monday's defeat to Wolves. Liam Cooper is doubtful after pulling out of the team in the warm-up ahead of the Wolves fixture. Gaetano Berardi, Adam Forshaw and Diego Llorente are also sidelined. Keinan Davis should be available for Aston Villa, but Kortney Hause, Wesley and Tom Heaton are injured.
Officials
Referee - Paul Tierney
Assistant Referee 1 - Dan Cook
Assistant Referee 2 - Sian Massey-Ellis
Fourth Official - Michael Dean
Video Assistant Referee - Stuart Attwell
The key battle
Jack Grealish v Mateusz Klich
One of Villa's most creative players, recently capped by England, Jack Grealish will be looking to cause Leeds problems. He'll come up against Mateusz Klich in the middle of the park, who will be trying to counter him.
Latest odds
Aston Villa: 6/5
Draw: 13/5
Leeds United: 21/10
(Odds correct at time of article published)
