PREVIEW | Sunderland vs Aston Villa - team news, lineups, predictions

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·19 September 2025

PREVIEW | Sunderland vs Aston Villa - team news, lineups, predictions

Sunderland and Aston Villa face off this Sunday at the Stadium of Light in Premier League. The match will be broadcast live at 14:00 on Sky Sports Main Event.

Sunderland have picked up 7 points and currently lie in 7th position. In their last game, Régis Le Bris's team drew 0-0 with Crystal Palace (Premier League 2025/26).

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Aston Villa have 2 points to their name this season and occupy 19th position in the table. In their last outing, Unai Emery's team drew 1-1 against Brentford (Carabao Cup 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Aston Villa winning 3-0.

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Neil Dunworth (For The Love of Paul McGrath): Aston Villa scored a goal!!!

Were back!! Well not really. Unai Emery did have a better performance against Everton and again Brentford in the League Cup but alas still no win.

Villa will be going to a bouyant Stadium of Light hoping they can turn things around. Villas away record is not their strength but I think Emery will be looking to contain more than create again much to the frustration of Villa fans.

The good news is they will have Bouba Kamara back and may have Amadou Onana back to bolster their midfield. Tielemens alas will be absent along with Andres Garcia and Ross Barkley.

Villa will be looking to see Harvey Elliott maybe from the start and with Jadon Sancho working his way to fitness, Villa will be hoping they can pack a punch from the bench and hold some firepower in reserve.

While I am always hopeful for a Villa win I will be happy with Villa not losing this game as long as there is at least a heartbeat of creativity and fluidity in their attacking play.

Heart says 1-2 but head says 1-1

Prediction: 1-2

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Sunderland

Romaine Mundle - Hamstring Injury
Leo Hjelde - Achilles tendon problems

Aston Villa

Amadou Onana - Hamstring Injury
Ross Barkley - Personal reasons
Youri Tielemans - Injury
Boubacar Kamara - Hamstring Injury
Andrés García - Injury

Last starting XIs

Sunderland ( vs Crystal Palace 2025-09-13): Robin Roefs, Trai Hume, Omar Alderete, Nordi Mukiele, Reinildo Mandava, Noah Sadiki, Granit Xhaka, Habib Diarra, Simon Adingra, Chemsdine Talbi, Wilson Isidor

Aston Villa ( vs Brentford 2025-09-16): Marco Bizot, Matty Cash, Pau Torres, Lamare Bogarde, Ezri Konsa, Ian Maatsen, Harvey Elliott, John McGinn, Evann Guessand, Donyell Malen, Jadon Sancho

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TEAMS

Away from home, Aston Villa has been winless in three consecutive games.
Away from home, Aston Villa has been unbeaten in two consecutive games.
Aston Villa has been winless in five consecutive games.
Aston Villa has been unbeaten in two consecutive games.
At home, Sunderland has scored in three consecutive games.
At home, Sunderland has been unbeaten in three consecutive games.
Sunderland currently has one defeat in the last five games.
Sunderland has been unbeaten in three consecutive games.

HEAD TO HEAD

Sunderland and Aston Villa have faced each other 184 times, with Aston Villa having the advantage: 82 wins, against 55 victories for Sunderland.
At the Stadium of Light, Sunderland has an advantage in the clashes against Aston Villa: 39 wins in 90 games. Aston Villa has 24 victories.
In the English League, 160 matches were played between the two teams, with Sunderland winning 51, 42 draws, and 67 victories for Aston Villa.