Aston Villa vs Sunderland prediction and preview
Premier League · Saturday 21 November 2026, 15:00 UTC
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Aston Villa vs Sunderland
Premier League · Saturday 21 November 2026, 15:00 UTC · Villa Park, Birmingham
Aston Villa vs Sunderland preview
Aston Villa welcome Sunderland at Villa Park in Birmingham on Saturday 21 November 2026 (15:00 UTC) in the Premier League. Aston Villa are 10th in the table with 12 points from 9, while Sunderland are 20th in the table with 5 points from 9.
Aston Villa come into the game with a L-D-W-W-W run in the league (3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5), while Sunderland's recent sequence reads L-D-D-L-W. Over their last 6, Aston Villa have scored 2.2 and conceded 1.0 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Sunderland average 0.7 scored and 1.5 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.
The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Aston Villa won 5, 4 games were drawn and Sunderland won 1. Those games averaged 2.9 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 5. The most recent meeting, on 19 Apr 2026, ended Aston Villa 4-3 Sunderland.
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Form and table
- Aston VillaLast five: W W W D L
- SunderlandLast five: W L D D L
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Aston Villa | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 12 | WDWWD |
| 20 | Sunderland | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 5 | LLLDL |
Head-to-head
Team news
Aston Villa expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Zion Suzuki, Victor Lindelöf, Matty Cash, Pau Torres, John McGinn, Boubacar Kamara, João Gomes, Johan Manzambi, Emiliano Buendía, Nicolas Jackson
Sunderland expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Robin Roefs, Luke O'Nien, Trai Hume, Reinildo Mandava, Omar Alderete, Noah Sadiki, Granit Xhaka, Chris Rigg, Nilson Angulo, Enzo Le Fée, Timur Tuterov
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