Aston Villa will hope to return to winning ways when they host relegation candidates Leicester City in their next Premier League match.
Unai Emery’s side ended 2024 with a scrappy 2-2 draw with Brighton in their last Premier League game, which was their second game without a win in the league.
Leicester, on the other hand, were defeated 2-0 by Manchester City in their previous league outing, which was their fourth Premier League loss on the trot.
STREAM: Aston Villa vs. Leicester LIVE in US on Peacock
The Sporting News looks at the key details ahead of this game, including how to watch the match, kickoff times and the latest lineup news.
Aston Villa vs. Leicester live stream, TV channel
Here’s how to watch this Premier League match in the U.S.:
TV channel: —
Live stream: Peacock
This game is not available for live TV broadcast in the United States. Streaming options are available on Peacock.
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What time does Aston Villa vs. Leicester kick off?
This Premier League clash takes place at the Villa Park in Birmingham, England and kicks off on Saturday, January 4 at 3:00 p.m. local time.
Here’s how that time translates across the U.S.:
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| Eastern Time | Sat, Jan. 4 | 10:00 a.m. |
| Central Time | Sat, Jan. 4 | 9:00 a.m. |
| Mountain Time | Sat, Jan. 4 | 8:00 a.m. |
| Pacific Time | Sat, Jan. 4 | 7:00 a.m. |
Aston Villa vs. Leicester lineups, team news
Aston Villa will be without Morgan Rogers for this game, as he received his fifth yellow card of the season which means he will be suspended. Additionally, Jhon Duran will also serve the second of his third-game ban.
Pau Torres will also be unavailable for this game having injured his foot in their last match, with Diego Carlos most likely to take his place in the starting 11.
Aston Villa predicted lineup (4-2-3-1, right to left): Martinez (GK) — Konsa, Carlos, Mings, Digne — Kamara, Tielemans — Bailey, McGinn, Ramsey — Watkins.
Injured: Torres
Suspended: Duran, Rogers
Jordan Ayew is back from his suspension after he missed the loss to Manchester City due to yellow-card accumulation, and should immediately return to the starting lineup.
Mads Hermansen, Wout Faes, Ricardo Pereira, Wilfred Ndidi, and Abdul Fatawu will all miss this game for Leicester due to different injury concerns.
Leicester predicted lineup (4-5-1, right to left): Stolarczyk (GK) — Justin, Coady, Vestergaard, Kristiansen — Soumare, Winks, Buonanotte, El Khannouss, Ayew — Ayew.
Injured: Faes, Pereira, Ndidi, Fatawu
Suspended: Schar (yellow-card accumulation)
Aston Villa vs. Leicester Prediction
The last meeting between these two teams this season ended with Aston Villa winning 2-1.
While the Villans aren’t in their best form currently, Leicester continue to have be torrid despite their managerial change. Aston Villa should win this game comfortably.
- Prediction: Aston Villa 4-0 Leicester
Premier League fixture schedule this week
All times ET
Saturday, January 4
- Tottenham vs. Newcastle (7:30 a.m.)
- Aston Villa vs. Leicester (10:00 a.m.)
- Bournemouth vs. Everton (10:00 a.m.)
- Crystal Palace vs. Chelsea (10:00 a.m.)
- Man City vs. West Ham (10:00 a.m.)
- Southampton vs. Brentford (10:00 a.m.)
- Brighton vs. Arsenal (12:30 p.m.)
Sunday, January 5
- Fulham vs. Ipswich Town (9:00 a.m.)
- Liverpool vs. Man United (11:30 a.m.)
Monday, January 6
- Wolves vs. Nottingham Forest (3:00 p.m.)
