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title: "Predicted Aston Villa XI: Southampton (A)"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Abdullah Mulla"
section: "Aston Villa Match Previews"
published: "2020-02-21T18:30:00Z"
modified: "2026-09-03T11:41:28Z"
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# Predicted Aston Villa XI: Southampton (A)

Aston Villa travel to the south coast on Saturday to take on Ralph Hasenhuttl’s Southampton in the Premier League.

Dean Smith’s side fell to a [narrow 3-2 defeat](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51431287)against Tottenham Hotspur in their last league encounter, whilst the Saints also lost at home to Burnley.

Villa currently sit just [one point away](https://www.premierleague.com/tables) from the dreaded relegation zone whilst the Saints are seven points above 18th placed West Ham United.

Smith’s side are boosted by the [return to fitness](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-mings-injury-news-17785396)of centre-back Tyrone Mings, who missed the defeat against Jose Mourinho’s Spurs due to tonsilitis.

As for Southampton, they will have to make do without[three first-team stars.](https://www.southamptonfc.com/news/2020-02-20/southampton-aston-villa-team-news)

Nathan Redmond, Sofiane Boufal and Kyle Walker-Peters have all been sidelined, with Redmond set to miss a couple of months.

The last time these two sides met, Southampton won[3-1 at Villa Park](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50791636), with Danny Ings finding the back of the net twice.

Smith is expected to keep playing with a 3-4-3 formation. Below, we’ve selected our predicted Villa XI for the clash.