Overview
After a very impressive start to the 2024-2025 season, Aston Villa are going through a very bad run of form. Since the 2-0 win over Bologna in the Champions League, they have not known victory in the last 5 matches in all competitions.
Not to mention, Aston Villa was also eliminated from the Carabao Cup this season by Crystal Palace, their opponent in round 12 of the Premier League.
The tight schedule is the main reason for the decline of the Villa Park team. Not only is their physical strength depleted, Villa also has to deal with a series of different injuries. Onana, Barkley, Cash and most recently Ramsey have joined their injury list.
As for Crystal Palace, they are still in the "red light" group in the Premier League this season, with only 7 points after 11 matches. This achievement of theirs is only better than Wolves and Southampton. They also have the second worst attack in the league with 8 goals in recent matches.
Oliver Glasner's position as head coach is under increasing pressure and another defeat to Villa would make things worse.
Aston Villa clearly need a win to pay off their Carabao Cup debt, in addition to lifting the team's spirits after a period of poor form. This is also a mandatory goal, because ahead of them are two extremely difficult matches with Juventus in the Champions League and Chelsea in the Premier League.
In both of their most recent home games against Palace at Villa Park in the Premier League, coach Unai Emery's team won.
Human resources situation
Aston Villa duo Boubacar Kamara and Jacob Ramsey are both sidelined for a period with hamstring injuries.
On the other side of the front line, Daichi Kamada will be absent from this match after receiving a red card against Fulham. However, midfielder Will Hughes can return to the field after serving a 1-match suspension.
Expected lineup:
Aston Villa: Martinez, Konsa, Torres, Carlos, Digne, Onana, Tielemans, McGinn, Rogers, Bailey, Watkins.
Crystal Palace: Henderson, Chalobah, Lacroix, Guehi, Munoz, Doucoure, Hughes, Mitchell, Sarr, Schlupp, Mateta.
The match between Aston Villa and Crystal Palace takes place at 22:00 on November 23 (Vietnam time).
