Aston Villa under Unai Emery and his assistants continue to delight. On the previous day, the hosts drew with Bournemouth, but before that they won a convincing victory over Bologna in the Champions League. But most impressive of all is Aston Villa’s unbeaten streak in all competitions – currently it is 11 matches (8 wins + 3 draws).
Crystal Palace have impressed recently except for the recent minimal victory over Tottenham in the derby. Before that, the team had three consecutive defeats in the Premier League. In total, Oliver Glasner’s men have won only two games in the previous eight games in different tournaments, one of them – over QPR in the League Cup.
Aston Villa is rightly considered the favorite of the upcoming match. Emery’s team has gained a great momentum and has not lost in all tournaments since the end of August. At the same time, the home team skillfully distributes forces for all tournaments – the Villans have three victories in three matches in the Champions League.