Wolverhampton take on the visitors Aston Villa in the round 28 match of English Premier League. The match will be played on Friday, February 27th at Molineux Stadium (Wolverhampton).
Wolverhampton look simply hopeless. The Wolves after returning to the Premier League were quite a dangerous opponent for the giants and even managed to qualify for European competitions. But for a long time now they have become “toothless,” and last season they were saved from relegation only by the successful appointment of Vítor Pereira. Current form suggests that the overall level has dropped even further, with defeats piling up more often than not. Recent results underline how hard it has become for the team to maintain intensity over the full ninety minutes. After the summer break, neither he nor his successor, Edwards, who has already been in charge for quite a while, managed to cope — it is clear that a fall into the Championship is coming, the only question being whether the Premier League’s negative record will stand. It is no coincidence that they rushed to sell players headed by Larsen already now, while it was still possible to get decent money. At the same time, they do occasionally manage to take points off opponents, and in late December and January they went five matches unbeaten. They even managed to stop Arsenal recently, snatching a 2–2 draw against the leaders. However, against crisis-hit Crystal Palace they still lost in the latest round, 0–1. In the cup tie with Grimsby Town, they did manage to win, albeit narrowly, 1–0.
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Aston Villa under Emery have reached a qualitatively new level. To the point that last season they played in the Champions League and were eliminated only in the play-offs by Paris Saint-Germain. Their recent form in Europe confirms that they are comfortable handling pressure in decisive matches. At the same time, performances on the domestic stage have shown a team capable of responding after setbacks. Meanwhile, in the Premier League they lost fifth place to Newcastle United on tie-breakers. That is why this time the English side are playing in the Europa League, where they have been very successful. Where problems did arise was on the domestic front: they started with a winless run in the league and were knocked out of the League Cup straight away. However, later the team improved so much that they established themselves in the top three. In winter, though, slip-ups became more frequent. Even against the newcomers Leeds United they had to settle for a draw. And in the cup against Newcastle United they lost — it all ended in a scandalous 1–3 defeat.
Three times in the last four encounters the Birmingham club came out on top. But once in that stretch they did lose to the Wanderers. The Villans are due a return to winning ways — and why not do it on the field of an outsider? We believe they will beat the Wolves in their own den.
Prediction for the match: Aston Villa to win.
