Aston Villa v Leeds predictions: Villa revival looks set to continue

Free football tips, best bets and analysis for Aston Villa v Leeds United in the Premier League on Wednesday.

Where to watch

BT Sport 1, 8pm Wednesday

Best bet

Aston Villa
1pt 4-5 general

Team news

Aston Villa
Marvelous Nakamba (knee) and Leon Bailey (thigh) have not featured this year.

Leeds
Kalvin Phillips, Liam Cooper, Junior Firpo and Patrick Bamford remain sidelined but Jamie Shackleton, Charlie Cresswell and Adam Forshaw are back in contention.

Match preview

Aston Villa have enjoyed an impressive three months under Steven Gerrard's guidance and they can climb into the top half of the Premier League table by defeating Leeds at Villa Park.

When Gerrard took the Villa job in November, the club were two points off the drop zone and faced a tricky December schedule which included fixtures against Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea.

Villa lost to those top-three sides but they have otherwise excelled and have amassed 16 points from ten matches since Gerrard's arrival.

Leeds have opted for continuity by keeping faith with Marcelo Bielsa and staying out of the January transfer market but they remain hamstrung by injuries to key trio Liam Cooper, Kalvin Phillips and Patrick Bamford.

Last month's wins over Burnley (3-1) and West Ham (3-2) have kept the relegation zone at arm's length, but they could suffer a setback against Gerrard's improving Villans.

Key stat

Leeds have lost three of their last four away fixtures.

Inside info

Aston Villa

Penalty taker Danny Ings
Free-kick wizard Lucas Digne
Set-piece aerial threat Tyrone Mings
Card magnet John McGinn

Leeds

Penalty taker Raphinha
Free-kick wizardRaphinha
Set-piece aerial threatDiego Llorente
Card magnetDiego Llorente

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