Southampton vs Aston Villa preview

Team news, key stats and ways to follow ahead of Southampton vs Aston Villa on Saturday (3pm kick-off).

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Team news

Kyle Walker-Peters is missing for Southampton due to a calf injury. The Tottenham loanee will miss Saturday's encounter on the south coast, with Yan Valery likely to step into the breach.

Nathan Redmond remains sidelined with a muscular injury, while Sofiane Boufal misses out due to his heel complaint.

Aston Villa will be boosted by the return of Tyrone Mings. The England defender missed the home defeat to Spurs with tonsillitis but he resumed on Wednesday and is expected to be restored to the starting line up by boss Dean Smith.

Striker Wesley (knee), midfielder John McGinn (fractured ankle) and goalkeepers Tom Heaton (knee) and Jed Steer (calf) remain out.

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How to follow

Follow the match in our dedicated live blog, while highlights will also be published on the Sky Sports digital platforms and the Sky Sports Football YouTube channel at 5.15pm.

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Opta stats

• Southampton have won their last two Premier League games against Aston Villa, last winning three in a row in November 2000.
• Aston Villa are winless in seven matches against Southampton in all competitions (D3 L4) since winning 3-2 at St. Mary's Stadium back in December 2013.
• Southampton have won fewer points at home than any other Premier League side this season (11). It's their lowest points tally after 13 top-flight home games since 1991-92 (10).
• Southampton have conceded 30 goals in their 13 home league games this season, the most by a top-flight side after as many games since Ipswich in 1962-63 (31).
• Excluding own goals, Aston Villa's last two strikes in the Premier League have been headers (Samatta vs Bournemouth, Engels vs Spurs) - none of the previous 31 goals scored by their players this season were headed.

Charlie's prediction

This is another belter. Southampton have done OK, but were sluggish against Burnley. They played well and were brave against Liverpool. We have to sit and bow to the form of Danny Ings, but there a few players coming into form. Stuart Armstrong has been great. I was a fan of his at Celtic. He can play anywhere in midfield and gives Southampton an extra edge. This is where you break down the way the games are going for them at the moment.

I appreciate giving the ball to Jack Grealish, but distribute it a bit more to the other players. Anwar El Ghazi, Trezeguet, and Matt Targett can all interchange well. I do not see much else from Aston Villa. If Grealish does have it, make sure you have three or four runners, as he has the vision to provide them. Southampton do struggle at home, so it is another draw for me.

CHARLIE PREDICTS: 2-2 (12/1 with Sky Bet)

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