Villa Park will stage the clash of two teams with very different aims on Saturday afternoon, as Aston Villa host Leeds in the 2025/26 English Premier League.

Villa will return to league action following a defeat to Newcastle in what was a classic FA Cup tie, which featured just about everything.

“Sob on the Holte” echoed around Villa Park, following a disastrous performance from referee Chris Kavanagh, as the Magpies ran out 3-1 winners of the tie.

Manager Unai Emery’s side have now lost three of their last four domestic home matches, but their title challenge saw renewed optimism, given Arsenal’s result at Wolves during the week.

It goes without saying that Leeds are ‘Marching On Together,’ but never has that been epitomised more than in recent performances.

They have put together a run of games that have seen them lose only twice from 13 matches, across all competitions.

Manager Daniel Farke’s side needed penalties to squeeze past Birmingham in the FA Cup, but they had defeated Nottingham Forest in a relegation ‘six-pointer’ and came from two goals down to escape Stamford Bridge with a point against Chelsea.

Leeds are now six points clear of the relegation zone, in a season that could see the infamous 40 points tally come back to light after years of irrelevance.

What are the best bets for Aston Villa vs Leeds?

Leeds to win or draw

Only Manchester City and Arsenal have taken more points in front of their home fans so far this season. However, Leeds have been hard to beat.

Saturday’s visitors have taken points off Sunderland, Liverpool, Chelsea, Everton and Brentford to highlight a few of their performances away from home so far this season.

With Villa faltering of late and Leeds on a survival charge Rambo himself would be proud of, I’m taking Leeds to win or draw in the double chance market.

Ethan Ampadu to be carded

With a gutsy performance, there’s always going to be cards shown. With that in mind, Ethan Ampadu to be carded could be a nice play.

He has been booked seven times in the Premier League this season, including in the reverse fixture at Elland Road.

Where can I watch Aston Villa vs Leeds?

This match is unavailable to view in the UK because of the 3pm blackout rule.

Supporters in the United States can view this match on NBCSN and Peacock, with kick off at 10am EST.

What is Aston Villa’s current form?

W-L-D-W-L

What is Leeds’ current form?

D-L-W-D-W

What were the results of the last five head-to-head matches between Aston Villa and Leeds?

23/11/25 – Leeds 1-2 Aston Villa (EPL)

13/01/23 – Aston Villa 2-1 Leeds (EPL)

02/10/22 – Leeds 0-0 Aston Villa (EPL)

10/03/22 – Leeds 0-3 Aston Villa (EPL)

09/02/22 – Aston Villa 3-3 Leeds (EPL)

What is Aston Villa’s predicted team?

Martinez – Bogarde, Konsa, Mings, Maatsen – Onana, Luiz – Sancho, Buendia, Rogers – Watkins

Injured: Kamara, McGinn, Tielemans

Doubt: Cash

Suspended: Bizot

What is Leeds’ predicted team?

Perri – Justin, Rodon, Bijol, Struijk, Gudmundsson – Ampadu, Gruev, Stach – Aaronson, Calvert-Lewin

Injured: Okafor

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