Team news

Wolves are without striker Jorgen Strand Larsen, who was substituted with a muscle injury against Arsenal last week.

Joao Gomes is suspended as a result of his red card in that game.

Aston Villa right-back Matty Cash has been ruled out for at least three weeks, with recent signing Andres Garcia among the options to replace him.

Tyrone Mings, Amadou Onana and Ross Barkley remain unavailable.

Match facts

Head-to-head

• Aston Villa won the reverse fixture 3-1 and are vying to achieve the league double over Wolves for the first time since the 2003-04 season.

• Wolves have won five of the past seven league meetings at Molineux, with their only defeat during that period coming in the top flight in December 2020.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

• Wolves earned seven points from their first three league matches under Vitor Pereira but are now in danger of losing five in a row for the second time this season.

• They have conceded a league-high 19 goals from set pieces this season, excluding penalties.

• The Black Country side have let in an unrivalled 28 second-half goals in the top flight this season.

• Wolves' average of 2.26 goals conceded per league game is their worst since 1932-33.

• They have committed 303 fouls in the Premier League during the current campaign, second only to Bournemouth's 309 after 23 matches.

Aston Villa

• Villa are winless in their past six league games following Champions League fixtures, with three home draws and three away defeats.

• Their only win in seven top-flight away matches, and only clean sheet in 13, came against Everton on 15 January.

• However, they are yet to lose a Premier League fixture under Unai Emery against a side starting the day in the relegation zone (W13, D5).

• Aston Villa have dropped points in five of the past nine Premier League games in which they led at half-time (W4, D4, L1).

• The Villans have conceded 11 goals after the 75th minute in the current campaign, second only to Southampton's tally of 12.

• Villa, Nottingham Forest and Liverpool have scored a joint-high eight Premier League headed goals this season prior to the weekend fixtures.

• This season, Ollie Watkins has missed a league-high 19 of his 28 big chances – defined as a situation in which a player is expected to score.