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

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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 D-W-W-D-W run in the league (3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5), while Sunderland's recent sequence reads L-D-L-L-L. Over their last 6, Aston Villa have scored 1.7 and conceded 1.3 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 5. Sunderland average 0.7 scored and 2.3 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.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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10Aston Villa93331013-312WDWWD
20Sunderland9126717-105LLLDL

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Aston Villa 5, draws 4, Sunderland 1.

Team news

Aston Villa expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Zion Suzuki, Victor Lindelöf, Matty Cash, Boubacar Kamara, Johan Manzambi, John McGinn, Alysson, Nicolas Jackson

Sunderland expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Robin Roefs, Trai Hume, Reinildo Mandava, Nordi Mukiele, Granit Xhaka, Enzo Le Fée, Noah Sadiki, Nilson Angulo, Chris Rigg, Brian Brobbey

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