Aston Villa welcome Sunderland at Villa Park, Birmingham on Saturday, Nov 21 at 4:00 PM in a Premier League fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 0 points split them in the table.

Aston Villa come into this fixture struggling badly (1W 3L in last 5). Sunderland are struggling badly (1W 3L in last 5), making this a relatively even contest on current form. Aston Villa won their last outing, while Sunderland suffered defeat — home advantage backed by momentum.

History strongly favours Aston Villa here — they've won 5 of 10 previous meetings against Sunderland, with 4 draws. Their last encounter ended in Aston Villa won 4–3. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 3.8 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives Aston Villa a slight edge, but Sunderland are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.