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)