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

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·25 February 2026

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

Wolverhampton and Aston Villa face each other this Friday at the Molineux Stadium for matchweek 28 of the Premier League. The match will be broadcast live at 20:00 on Sky Sports Main Event.

Wolverhampton have won 9 points to date and are placed in 20th position. In their last encounter, Rob Edwards's team were beaten 1-0 by Crystal Palace (Premier League 2025/26).

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Aston Villa currently have 51 points and lie in 3rd position. In their last outing, Unai Emery's team drew 1-1 against Leeds United (Premier League 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Aston Villa winning 1-0.

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Wolverhampton

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John McGinn - Knee Injury
Boubacar Kamara - Knee Injury
Marco Bizot - Red Card
Harvey Elliott - Muscle Injury
Alysson Edward - Knock

Last starting XIs

Wolverhampton ( vs Crystal Palace 2026-02-22): José Sá, Yerson Mosquera, Santiago Bueno, Ladislav Krejci, Jackson Tchatchoua, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, André, Hugo Bueno, Adam Armstrong, Tolu Arokodare, Mateus Mané

Aston Villa ( vs Leeds United 2026-02-21): Emiliano Martínez, Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Tyrone Mings, Ian Maatsen, Douglas Luiz, Amadou Onana, Leon Bailey, Morgan Rogers, Emiliano Buendía, Ollie Watkins

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MANAGERS

Rob Edwards has faced Unai Emery on three occasions, recording only losses.
Unai Emery has faced Wolverhampton on ten occasions, recording three wins, four draws and three losses
Rob Edwards has faced Aston Villa on three occasions, recording only losses.

TEAMS

Away from home, Aston Villa currently has one loss in the last 11 games.
Away from home, Aston Villa has gone four consecutive games scoring goals.
Away from home, Aston Villa has gone five consecutive games without losing.
Aston Villa currently has four losses in the last 24 games.
Aston Villa currently has three draws in the last 32 games.
Aston Villa has gone four consecutive games scoring goals.
Aston Villa has gone two consecutive games without a win.
At home, Wolverhampton currently has two wins in the last 13 games.
At home, Wolverhampton has gone three consecutive games conceding goals.
At home, Wolverhampton has gone four consecutive games without a win.
Wolverhampton currently has three wins in the last 26 games.
Wolverhampton has gone two consecutive games without a win.

HEAD TO HEAD

Wolverhampton and Aston Villa have faced each other 139 times, with Aston Villa having the advantage: 59 wins, against 45 victories for Wolverhampton.
At Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton has an advantage in duels against Aston Villa: 29 wins in 68 games. Aston Villa has 21 victories.
In the English League, 117 matches have been played between the two teams, with Wolverhampton winning 40, 28 draws and 49 victories for Aston Villa.