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Premier League 2026/27

Aston Villa lineup

12th in the Premier League 8 points Most-used formation: 4-2-3-1 DLWDW

Predicted lineup for Aston Villa

Next match: Aston Villa vs Manchester City,

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Aston Villa 4-2-3-1
1 Suzuki
22 Maatsen
14 Torres or Mings
3 Lindelöf
2 Cash
35 Gomes
8 Kamara
19 Mbaye or Barkley
10 Buendía
7 McGinn or Edward
11 Jackson

Predicted lineup for Aston Villa: Suzuki, Maatsen, Torres, Lindelöf, Cash, Gomes, Kamara, Mbaye, Buendía, McGinn, Jackson

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Aston Villa injuries and suspensions

  • Johan Manzambi Calf injury Doubtful
  • Modou Keba Cissé Knock Doubtful
  • Amadou Onana Knee injury Unavailable
  • Aaron Wan-Bissaka Muscle injury Unavailable
  • Matteo Ruggeri Muscle injury Unavailable
Played 7 2W 2D 3L
Goals for 7 1.0 per match on average
Goals against 11 1.6 per match on average
Goal difference -4 8 points
Clean sheets 2 failed to score in 3
xG 8.72 below expectation

Home and away

Per match Home Away Total
Points 0.33 1.75 1.14
Goals for 1.00 1.00 1.00
Goals against 1.67 1.50 1.57
xG for 1.29 1.22 1.25
xG against 1.53 1.87 1.72
Corners 3.3 3.0 3.1
Cards 2.3 2.0 2.1
Clean sheets 0% 50% 29%

Stats

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Goals

  1. 1 Nicolas Jackson 5
  2. 2 Ross Barkley 3
  3. 3 Emi Buendía 3
  4. 4 Johan Manzambi 3
  5. 5 John McGinn 2

Assists

  1. 1 Boubacar Kamara 2
  2. 2 John McGinn 2
  3. 3 Pau Torres 2
  4. 4 João Gomes 2
  5. 5 Johan Manzambi 2

Key passes

  1. 1 John McGinn 17
  2. 2 Nicolas Jackson 13
  3. 3 Ross Barkley 11
  4. 4 Emi Buendía 10
  5. 5 Ibrahim Mbaye 10

Duels won

  1. 1 Boubacar Kamara 51
  2. 2 John McGinn 48
  3. 3 Emi Buendía 46
  4. 4 João Gomes 38
  5. 5 Nicolas Jackson 34

Shots on target

  1. 1 Nicolas Jackson 13
  2. 2 Emi Buendía 7
  3. 3 John McGinn 6
  4. 4 Ross Barkley 5
  5. 5 Johan Manzambi 5

Rating

  1. 1 Johan Manzambi 7.80
  2. 2 Nicolas Jackson 7.38
  3. 3 Zion Suzuki 7.04
  4. 4 Ross Barkley 7.03
  5. 5 John McGinn 6.96

Team stats

How the team has performed across all matches played.

  • xG for8.72
  • Actual goals scored7
  • Difference -1.72
  • xG against12.06
  • Passes per match406
  • Possession47.4%

Aston Villa squad

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# Player Position MP Min Goals Assists Passes Pass % Rating
1 Zion Suzuki Age 24 · Japan Goalkeeper 9 820 0 0 318 66.7% 7.0
40 Marco Bizot Age 35 · Netherlands Goalkeeper 1 90 0 0 29 62.1% 6.5
42 James Wright Age 21 · England Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0 - -
3 Victor Lindelöf Age 32 · Sweden Defender 10 910 0 0 526 92.0% 6.8
2 Matty Cash Age 29 · Poland Defender 8 588 0 0 241 82.2% 6.7
5 Tyrone Mings Age 33 · England Defender 7 531 0 0 283 85.9% 6.7
14 Pau Torres Age 29 · Spain Defender 7 482 0 2 276 87.7% 6.8
29 Aaron Wan-Bissaka Age 28 · England Defender 8 441 0 0 183 88.5% 6.9
22 Ian Maatsen Age 24 · Netherlands Defender 5 437 0 0 122 83.6% 6.1
13 Matteo Ruggeri Age 24 · Italy Defender 4 159 0 0 68 92.6% 6.8
4 Taylor Harwood-Bellis Age 24 · England Defender 0 0 0 0 0 - -
48 Modou Keba Cissé Age 21 · Senegal Defender 0 0 0 0 0 - -
7 John McGinn Age 32 · Scotland Midfielder 10 851 2 2 282 80.1% 7.0
8 Boubacar Kamara Age 26 · France Midfielder 9 775 0 2 404 89.4% 6.8
6 Ross Barkley Age 32 · England Midfielder 10 508 3 1 316 90.5% 7.0
35 João Gomes Age 25 · Brazil Midfielder 7 465 0 2 214 91.1% 6.8
53 George Hemmings Age 19 · England Midfielder 7 404 0 0 75 73.3% 6.4
44 Johan Manzambi Age 21 · Switzerland Midfielder 5 330 3 2 102 84.3% 7.8
27 Leon Goretzka Age 31 · Germany Midfielder 3 45 0 0 24 87.5% 6.8
26 Lamare Bogarde Age 22 · Netherlands Midfielder 2 38 0 0 11 90.9% 6.4
20 Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba Age 19 · England Midfielder 0 0 0 0 0 - -
24 Amadou Onana Age 25 · Belgium Midfielder 0 0 0 0 0 - -
10 Emi Buendía Age 29 · Argentina Forward 9 708 3 0 255 73.7% 6.7
11 Nicolas Jackson Age 25 · Senegal Forward 9 698 5 0 135 80.0% 7.4
47 Alysson Edward Age 20 · Brazil Forward 9 260 1 1 95 84.2% 6.9
19 Ibrahim Mbaye Age 18 · France Forward 6 228 0 2 85 89.4% 7.0
18 Tammy Abraham Age 29 · England Forward 7 122 1 0 29 69.0% 6.6
17 Alejandro Garnacho Age 22 · Argentina Forward 5 75 0 0 24 87.5% 6.5
74 Luka Lynch Age 19 · England Forward 0 0 0 0 0 - -
49 Bradley Burrowes Age 18 · England Forward 0 0 0 0 0 - -
39 Brian Madjo Age 17 · England Forward 0 0 0 0 0 - -

Frequently asked questions

When do Aston Villa play next?

Aston Villa play at home against Manchester City on .

When will the lineup for Aston Villa be announced?

The predicted lineup for Aston Villa against Manchester City is shown above. The confirmed XI usually follows around an hour before kick-off.

Who is the first-choice goalkeeper for Aston Villa?

Zion Suzuki has started in goal in 5 of the last 5 matches.

Who is the top scorer for Aston Villa?

Nicolas Jackson has scored 5 goals for Aston Villa this season.

Which Aston Villa players are injured or suspended?

Aston Villa are without Johan Manzambi (calf injury), Modou Keba Cissé (knock), Amadou Onana (knee injury), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (muscle injury) and Matteo Ruggeri (muscle injury).