Wolves are running out of time to make their great escape from the Premier League’s bottom three, and Aston Villa hope to pile woe on their Midlands derby rivals come Friday at the Molineux.
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**Kick off time**: 3pm ET Friday
**Venue**: The Molineux Stadium — Wolverhampton
**TV Channel**: USA
**Streaming**: [Watch on USA Network](https://www.usanetwork.com/live)
Wolves vs Aston Villa live updates, score: 3pm ET kickoff
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Wolves lineup
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Sa, Tchatchoua, Mosquera, S. Bueno, T. Gomes, H. Bueno, Andre, J. Gomes, Bellegarde, Mane, Armstrong
Aston Villa lineup
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Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne, Onana, Luiz, Sancho, Buendia, Rogers, Watkins
Wolves vs Aston Villa preview
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Rob Edwards’ men have been playing much better of late but remain 17 points back of safety with only 30 left to claim this season.
Villa are still looking to refind their momentum after a red-hot first 18 weeks of the season, but they’re unbeaten in three Premier League matches and sitting third on the table.
Unai Emery and his Europa League Round of 16 entrants have slipped 10 points back of first-place Arsenal and five behind Man City. With fourth-place Manchester United three points behind and both Chelsea and Liverpool another three back, Champions League qualification is now in sincere jeopardy.
Wolves **team news, focus**
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OUT: Hee-chan Hwang (calf)
**Aston Villa team news, focus**
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OUT: Alysson (undisclosed), Youri Tielemans (ankle), John McGinn (knee), Boubacar Kamara (knee), Andres Garcia (hamstring)
Wolves vs Aston Villa **prediction**
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Villa really need to find a strong performance and a convincing win, while Wolves will look to this match as a good chance to give the home stadium some hope ahead of two visits from Liverpool (PL and FA Cup). A win? Like so many Wolves efforts of late, that might be a bridge too far. **_Wolves 1-1 Aston Villa_**_._