Follow live coverage as Wolverhampton Wanderers face Aston Villa today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0 - 0 Aston Villa FC
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Aston Villa
17:34
When Ramsey races through a small gap on the left, Doherty brings the Villa man down and concedes a free-kick around 30 yards from the Wolves goal. Set-piece specialist Tielemans takes it, but the cross drifts too close to Sa, who plucks it out of the air.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Aston Villa
17:32
Wearing their traditional 'old gold', Wolves kick off, and we are under way at Molineux!
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Aston Villa
17:31
Both teams are out on the pitch, and kick-off in this Premier League contest is now just moments away!
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Aston Villa
17:27
Villa also make a trio of changes compared to their last Premier League outing. The visitors’ defensive crisis continues, as Tyrone Mings and Matty Cash recently joined Pau Torres on the sidelines, so Garcia is makes his debut and Bogarde fills in at centre-back. Captain McGinn makes his first start since returning from injury.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Aston Villa
17:22
As Joao Gomes is suspended and Jorgen Strand Larsen misses out due to a muscle injury, Wolves make three changes today, with Bueno dropping down to the bench. Toti, Ricner-Bellegarde and Guedes all come into the hosts’ lineup. Top scorer Cunha - who has been linked with a transfer Aston Villa - starts up front.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Aston Villa
17:22
SUBS: Robin Olsen, Oliwier Zych, Donyell Malen, Kosta Nedeljkovic, Ian Maatsen, Amadou Onana, Leon Bailey, Sil Swinkels, Jamaldeen Jimoh.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Aston Villa
17:17
ASTON VILLA (4-2-3-1): Emiliano Martinez; Andres Garcia, Ezri Konsa, Lamare Bogarde, Lucas Digne; Boubacar Kamara, Youri Tielemans; John McGinn, Morgan Rogers,Jacob Ramsey; Ollie Watkins.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Aston Villa
17:11
SUBS: Sam Johnstone, Santiago Bueno, Hwang Hee-Chan, Craig Dawson, Rodrigo Gomes, Tommy Doyle, Carlos Forbs, Tawanda Chirewa, Pedro Lima.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Aston Villa
17:11
WOLVES (3-4-2-1): Jose Sa; Matt Doherty, Toti Gomes, Emmanuel Agbadou; Nelson Semedo, Andre, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, Rayan Ait-Nouri; Pablo Sarabia, Goncalo Guedes; Matheus Cunha.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Aston Villa
17:11
Aston Villa have made the short trip to Molineux aiming to follow up on September’s reverse fixture in Birmingham, when they claimed a 3-1 home win. In midweek, Unai Emery's men secured automatic qualification to the Champions League’s last 16 after beating Celtic 4-2 in a Villa Park thriller featuring a Morgan Rogers hat-trick. They now shift their attention back to the Premier League, where they sit eighth in the table after last week’s 1-1 draw with West Ham.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Aston Villa
17:06
Relegation-threatened Wolves come into this West Midlands derby having picked up just one point across their last five Premier League matches, with a 2-2 draw at Tottenham being followed by four straight defeats for the loss of 10 goals. Last week’s loss at home to Arsenal saw both teams reduced to 10 men, with the title-chasing Gunners ultimately coming out on top. As a result, Vitor Pereira’s side have slipped back into the drop zone - albeit they are only one point adrift of safety.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Aston Villa
17:00
Hello and welcome to live coverage of today's Premier League contest between Wolves and Aston Villa at Molineux!
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Aston Villa
15:30
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