Aston Villa continues her move to achieve a top five-prime minister League end when they face the relegation in Southampton on Saturday afternoon.
This game arrives in the middle of the quarter-finals of the Champions League in Villa against Paris Saint-Germain and you have to do work if you advance at the expense of the French side of the French side. Nuno Mendes’ target time goal means that next week the dunkers have a 3-1 deficit to compensate for the floor.
Unai Emery will undoubtedly prioritize the second leg on Tuesday, but domestic points are also crucial. Three consecutive league victories left Villa the seventh place in the table and only two points from Newcastle on the fifth.
Southampton had confirmed her inevitable fate last weekend. After a 3-1 defeat against Spurs, the saints secured the earliest descent in the history of the Premier League, and they still need two points from their last seven games to avoid that they are seen as the worst team in the history of competition.
Ivan Juric temporarily charges Simon Rusk and Adam Lallana.
Here is 90 minutes Guide to the Premier League fight on Saturday.
Southampton against Aston Villa head-to-head record (last five games)
Current form (all competitions)
Southampton | Aston Villa |
|---|---|
Tottenham 3-1 Southampton – 06/04/25 | PSG 3-1 Aston Villa – 09/12/25 |
Southampton 1-1 Crystal Palace – 02/04/25 | Aston Villa 2-1 Nottingham Forest – 05/04/25 |
Southampton 1-2 wolves – 15/03/25 | Brighton 0-3 Aston Villa – 02/04/25 |
Liverpool 3-1 Southampton – 08/03/25 | Preston 0-3 Aston Villa – 30/03/25 |
Chelsea 4-0 Southampton – 25/02/25 | Aston Villa 3-0 Club Brugge – 03/03/25 |
country | TV channel/live stream |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | Unproved television -Live -Radio comment and updates for BBC Radio Solent, BBC Radio 5 Live and Talksport |
United States | peacock |
Canada | Fubotv Canada |
Rusk was at the head shortly after Russell Martin’s exit in December, and the Interims boss will probably stick to the three Juric, which were used for a large part of his unforgettable term.
Flynn Downes is still suspended for the hosts, but will return next week, while the January Addition Albert Gronbaek breastfeeds a tendon injury. Ryan Fraser will probably miss it too.
Paul Onuachu should return to lead the line, and Mateus Fernandes and Kamaldeen Sulemana – two bright sparks in a hot season – that attack him.
Southampton forecasting against Villa (3-4-3): Ramsdale; Bednarek, Harwood-Bellis, Stephens; Walker-Peters, Smallbone, Ugochukwu, Manning; Fernandes; Onuachu, Sulemana.
The villa has improved on the injury front in the past few weeks, and Ross Barkley was able to return to Emery’s Bank in Paris after a knee problem.
With Barkley Back is the only concern of visitors Leon Bailey. The wing player cares for a little knock and could be seen at the weekend.
The villans shoot after a top five-prime minister League degree, but Southampton suffers that Emery should be able to turn handy before the second leg of the next week. Ian Maatsen, Axel Disasi, Amadou Onana, Donyell Malen, Marco Asensio and Ollie Watkins are among the players who did not start in Paris, but were able to be on Saturday -Start -XI.
Villa predicted Lineup against Southampton (4-2-3-1): Martinez; Garcia, Disasi, Mings, Maatsen; Onana, Tielemans; Painting, Asensio, Ramsey; Watkins.
Rusk was able to get a melody of this saint during his intermediate magic at the end of 2024, but the returning temporary boss is not a miracle work.
Some may say that Southampton’s confirmed descent will enable them to play “without fear”, but that was never the problem for the South Coasters this season. They are simply out of their depths. Villa may have an eye on PSG’s visit the next week, but that’s all you have to win away from home this weekend.