Preview the matchup between Aston Villa and Leeds United with predictions, odds, over/under, betting lines and more.

A return to home comforts is exactly what the doctor ordered for newly-promoted Leeds after two humbling away days just before the international break, in which the Whites shipped six goals while netting just one in back-to-back losses to Brighton & Hove Albion and Nottingham Forest.

The win puts Aston Villa in sixth place, with 19 points, just one point off the Champions League spots, while Daniel Farke’s Leeds are on the brink of relegation. The ‘Whites’ are seventeenth, with twelve points, one more than West Ham United.

Leeds United entertained Aston Villa at Elland Road earlier this afternoon as they hoped to secure a good result at home in the Premier League. The West Yorkshire club made a decent start to the game

According to The Sunday Times, Dutch police questioned claims in a confidential dossier from West Midlands Police that was used in the ban decision.

Unai Emery has highlighted Emi Buendia’s resurgence as one of the reasons for Harvey Elliott’s lack of game time at Aston Villa. The 22-year-old completed an initial loan move to Villa

Sources say Aston Villa and Brighton have registered their interest in Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Garcia ahead of the January window.

Aston Villa’s ownership group, V Sports, have established several formal relationships with other teams. Real Union, clearly, is the most obvious of all. It is the club of manager Unai Emery’s childhood roots and he purchased a controlling stake in it during the summer of 2021.