PREVIEW | Aston Villa vs Sunderland: team news, lineups, predictions (Premier League 19/04)

Predicted lineups

Aston Villa: Marco Bizot, Matty Cash, Pau Torres, Victor Lindelöf, Lucas Digne, Amadou Onana, Youri Tielemans, John McGinn, Ross Barkley, Morgan Rogers, Ollie Watkins

Sunderland: Robin Roefs, Nordi Mukiele, Omar Alderete, Luke O’Nien, Reinildo Mandava, Noah Sadiki, Granit Xhaka, Chris Rigg, Habib Diarra, Enzo Le Fée, Brian Brobbey

Unavailable

Aston Villa

• Boubacar Kamara - Knee Injury
• Alysson Edward - Muscle Injury

Sunderland

• Romaine Mundle - Hamstring Injury
• Daniel Ballard - Hamstring Injury
• Bertrand Traoré - Knee Injury
• Jocelin Ta Bi - Injury
• Nilson Angulo - Muscle Injury

Last starting XIs

Aston Villa ( vs Bologna 2026-04-16): Emiliano Martínez, Matty Cash, Pau Torres, Ezri Konsa, Lucas Digne, Amadou Onana, Youri Tielemans, John McGinn, Morgan Rogers, Emiliano Buendía, Ollie Watkins

Sunderland ( vs Tottenham 2026-04-12): Robin Roefs, Nordi Mukiele, Luke O´Nien, Omar Alderete, Reinildo Mandava, Noah Sadiki, Granit Xhaka, Chris Rigg, Habib Diarra, Enzo Le Fée, Brian Brobbey

Did you know...by playmaker stats

MANAGERS

• Unai Emery has faced Régis Le Bris on one occasion, recording a draw.
• Régis Le Bris has faced Aston Villa on one occasion, recording a draw.
• Unai Emery has faced Sunderland on one occasion, recording a draw.

TEAMS

• Away from home, Sunderland currently have one defeat in their last five matches.
• Sunderland currently have one draw in their last 13 matches.
• Sunderland are coming off two consecutive matches unbeaten.
• Sunderland are coming off two consecutive wins.
• At home, Aston Villa currently have four defeats in their last 21 matches.
• At home, Aston Villa currently have one draw in their last 22 matches.
• At home, Aston Villa are coming off seven consecutive matches scoring goals.
• At home, Aston Villa are coming off three consecutive matches unbeaten.
• At home, Aston Villa are coming off three consecutive wins.
• Aston Villa currently have one defeat in their last seven matches.
• Aston Villa currently have four draws in their last 41 matches.
• Aston Villa are coming off eight consecutive matches scoring goals.
• Aston Villa are coming off five consecutive matches unbeaten.

HEAD TO HEAD

• Aston Villa and Sunderland have met 185 times, with Aston Villa holding the advantage: 82 wins, compared with 55 Sunderland victories.
• At Villa Park, Aston Villa has the edge in meetings against Sunderland: 58 wins in 94 games. Sunderland has 16 victories.
• In the English League, the two teams have played 161 matches, with 67 Aston Villa wins, 43 draws and 51 Sunderland victories.