There are few certainties in life but Aston Villa's failure to win after playing in the Champions League is becoming one of them. Unai Emery's side have been unable to get three points in a league game straight after a match in Europe's top-tier competition on seven occasions this season - three home draws and four away defeats.

Wolves welcome Aston Villa to Molineux this evening in a local grudge match.Vitor Pereira’s team are aiming to avoid a fifth straight Premier League defeat against their Midlands rivals. Wolves

Wolves secured their first three points of 2025 and jumped out of the drop zone with a crucial victory over Aston Villa under the lights at Molineux. Vitor Pereira’s side triumphed thanks to goals in each half, early on from Jean-Ricner Bellegarde and Matheus Cunha right at the death.

I would be so disappointed if Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran moves to Saudi Arabia. Duran is 21, and coming into his prime. He could go there and earn all the money in the world but he would be leaving the best league there is,

Ricner Bellegarde slots home his side's opener at the Molineux.

Liam Keen rates the Wolves players on their performance following the win over Villa. When Wolves needed the goalkeeper in the second half, he stepped up and made a handful of big saves to keep Wolves in the lead. It was a solid performance from the captain who did well defensively and linked up nicely with Sarabia down the right flank.

Aston Villa have lost six of their last eight Premier League away games (W1 D1). No other side has lost more often on the road than the Villans since the start of November (6 times, the same as Leicester City).