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.

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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

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).

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.

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

Wolves were in desperate need of a win and they got it against Aston Villa. Victory moved them out of the bottom three and two points clear of Leicester City who are 18th. Perhaps just as important as the three points were the numerous gestures from an emotional Matheus Cunha both after his goal and at full-time.