Aston Villa have failed to build momentum in the Premier League after only taking two points from games against three of the bottom five clubs in recent weeks. Villa didn’t manage to hold onto a lead against West Ham at the end of last month,

Aston Villa face two difficult Premier League fixtures this week, as their hopes of qualifying for European competition again lie in the balance.

Follow live coverage as Aston Villa face Ipswich Town today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.

Three of the four Premier League clubs managed a top eight finish, with Liverpool, Arsenal and Aston Villa impressing, but Manchester City now face a difficult task of reaching the knockout phase following a 3-2 defeat to Real Madrid in the first leg of their play-off on Tuesday night.

Liverpool have slight injury concerns heading into their Premier League trip to Aston Villa on Wednesday. Table topping Liverpool beat Wolves 2-1 on Sunday to maintain their seven-point lead over Arsenal but will surely face a much more difficult task against Unai Emery’s side later this week.

Aston Villa will battle Liverpool on Wednesday in some English Premier League action. It will be a clash at Villa Park as we continue our English Premier League odds series and make an Aston Villa-Liverpool prediction and pick.