There is plenty of English Premier League action to enjoy this week including the meeting between Aston Villa and Manchester City on Wednesday the 21st of April.
The game will be played at Villa Park, with the hosts beginning the week in 11th place on 44 points and the visitors top of the table on 74 points.
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Aston Villa come into the match having lost last time out at Liverpool. They took the lead in the game and it appeared as though they would take at least a point from the match but Aston Villa conceded a last minute goal to lose the game 2-1.
That result means Aston Villa have picked up just a single victory from their last 6 fixtures, all of which have come in the Premier League.
Their home form has been disappointing of late and Aston Villa have picked up only 2 victories from their last 6 home Premier League games.
They have been struggling to score goals at Villa Park and only once in those 6 matches have Aston Villa managed to score more than a single goal and that was 3 goals in the comeback win over Fulham.
Trends show Aston Villa have kept just a single clean sheet in their last 4 home Premier League games.
Manchester City come into the match having been eliminated from the FA Cup at the hands of Chelsea on the weekend. It was a poor performance by Pep Guardiola’s team and the fact they made 8 changes to the starting XI from the win in Dortmund did not help matters.
That result ended any hope of winning the quadruple this season and Manchester City cannot match the treble of Manchester United from 1999.
However, they will be determined to seal the Premier League title as soon as possible and come into this match undefeated in 35 of their last 38 fixtures in all competitions.
Trends show Manchester City have managed to win 9 consecutive away games in the Premier League and have scored at least one goal in each of those 9 matches.
Manchester City have also been good defensively and they have managed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 3 away Premier League games.
Looking ahead to the team news and Aston Villa continue without the injured Jack Grealish and he is joined on the treatment table by Trezeguet. Anwar El Ghazi is expected to start but Morgan Sanson is a doubt.
Manchester City will be without Kevin De Bruyne who is reportedly facing a month on the sidelines due to an ankle injury. Sergio Aguero is also unavailable but Phil Foden, Bernardo Silva, Riyad Mahrez and Ederson are all expected to be restored to the starting XI.
Manchester City have scored at least two goals in each of their last 6 games against Aston Villa in all competitions and will expect more of the same in this match.
The visitors should come away with a comfortable victory to strengthen their grip on the trophy.