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The final weekend/Sunday heading into the November international break does not have a marquee matchup in the Premier League. And with no super special games to focus on, Aston Villa at Manchester United got the coveted Sunday afternoon matinee slot. And this one will feature some reunions, on both sides. For Villa, fullback Aaron Wan-Bissaka is healing fast from his thigh injury, and could face his former team here.
“Aaron is close, and tomorrow we’ll see if he’s training normally and feeling good,” Aston Villa manager Unai Emery said at his Friday news conference, earlier today.
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Manchester United vs Aston Villa
Kickoff: Sun. Nov. 8, 4:30pm, Old Trafford, Manchester, UK
Team News: Man United Aston Villa
Result Probability: Man United 44% Draw 26% Villa 30%
Premier League Position, Form Guide: Man United 17th, 7 pts, DDDLL Aston Villa 6th, 66 pts WDWWD
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Aston Villa Team News
And on the other side, United midfielder Youri Tielemans will get the chance to face his former teammates. Other than Wan-Bissaka, the only new availability concern here is Matty Cash, who is suspended, due to yellow card accumulation.
Matteo Ruggeri and Amadou Onana remain sidelined as longer-term injury absentees. This is a matchup of two sides that started very slowly this season, but the visitors have finally gotten it together.
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Villa have not lost in the league since Sept. 12, which is impressive considering how they lost their first four, across all competitions, to begin the season. As for United, they still have only one league win on the season, and that came back on Aug. 30, and it was against a newly promoted side in Ipswich Town.
Paul M. Banks is the Founding Editor ofThe Sports Bank. He’s also the author of “Transatlantic Passage: How the English Premier League Redefined Soccer in America,” and “No, I Can’t Get You Free Tickets: Lessons Learned From a Life in the Sports Media Industry.”
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