Aston Villa v Leeds: Preview, TV Schedule, and How to Watch the Championship Online

Match: Aston Villa v Leeds United

Date: 23 December 2018

Time: 13.300 BST, 8.30 AM EDT, 10.30 AM ART

Venue: Villa Park, Birmingham, England

Television: SportsMax in the Caribbean, Sky HD in Mexico & Central America, beIN Sports 2 in Australia, New Zealand, & the Middle East, Viasport in Norway, ESPN2 Andina in Ecuador, Colombia, & Venezuela, TV3 Sport HD in Sweden, and Sky Sports Football in the UK & Ireland.

Streaming: LUTV for certain areas, SportsMax App in the Caribbean, ESPN+ in the United States, beIN Sports Connect in Australia & New Zealand, and the Middle East, ESPN Play Sur in Argentina and in South America, DAZN in Canada, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, & Austria, SportsMax App in Jamaica & the Caribbean, and Viaplay in Norway, Sweden, Finland, & Denmark.

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All-time Record: Leeds United v Aston Villa: 30W 29D 39L

Previous League Results: 1 December 2017 Leeds 1 - 1 Aston Villa; 13 April 2018 Aston Villa 1-0 Leeds.

The biggest story going into the match has to be the return of Luke Ayling. The right back going out last season after the Nottingham Forest match on New Year’s Day was the first domino to fall in a January to forget that saw Leeds lose a bunch of games, Christiansen get sacked, and the playoff dream end. Ayling’s return will be a big boost for Leeds, as he can play at either right back or central defender, which means that two young players, Jamie Shackleton and Aapo Halme, won’t necessarily be pressed into starting duty.

If Ayling plays at central defence, then it might allow Kalvin Phillips to move back to the central midfield, which would be good to see, as Leeds look a lot more dangerous attacking when Phillips is playing, although Adam Forshaw hasn’t been bad.

Kemar Roofe will likely start up top, and Pablo Hernandez might move to the middle of the pitch to play in the number 10 role. Jack Clarke might start on the wing, which would be a big ask for a player to go to Villa Park to get his first start. However, Marcelo Bielsa is willing to show faith in teenagers, so that may not matter. Clarke has been making a difference every time he’s been on the pitch, and it’s past due time for him to start.

Take a look at what we had to say to our friends at the Villa blog 7500 to Holte and what they said about the upcoming match as well.

MOT.