Aston Villa host Manchester City when seventh in the English Premier League table meets fifth on Saturday. Pep Guardiola’s visitors are struggling to get their title defense back on track while Unai Emery’s hosts have been erratic of late. Both sides come into this one off the back of losses with Villa going down to Nottingham Forest and City losing to bitter rivals Manchester United.
UEFA Champions League action has proved testing for the Villans with the Birmingham outfit struggling to replicate their best EPL form. Despite four straight losses away from home, they are unbeaten in seven Premier League games at Villa Park. A 1-0 win last season aided Villa’s push to finish fourth and qualify for the UCL and another success here could mean consecutive home wins over City for the first time since 1993.
City have now lost two of their last three EPL games that they have led in at half time while they also trail Villa by five points in the Champions League despite being two points ahead in the domestic standings ahead of this one. Ageing players, misfiring attackers and absent defenders have all contributed to their current form which has raised major question marks these past few months.
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How to watch and odds
Date: Saturday, December 21 | Time: 7:30 a.m. ET
Location: Villa Park – Birmingham, England
Watch: USA Network | Stream: Fubo (try for free)
Odds: Villa +230; Draw +250; City +110
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