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Aston Villa's next five Premier League fixtures compared to Man Utd, Chelsea and Tottenham
Aston Villa responded to going five league games without a victory with two wins in the space of a few days against Brentford and Southampton.
Unai Emery's side made their best start to a top-flight campaign for 25 years after beating Fulham in October, but struggled for form for around six weeks before ending their winless run against the Bees on Wednesday night. Villa then secured a narrow victory against the league's bottom club Southampton on Saturday afternoon.
After playing at RB Leipzig in the Champions League on Tuesday, Villa will turn their attention to four huge games in the league against Nottingham Forest, Manchester City, Newcastle United and Brighton. The table will begin to take shape in the New Year, so here are the next five fixtures for Villa and the clubs who are currently in and around them in the standings...
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Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest (A) - Saturday, December 14
Manchester City (H) - Saturday, December 21
Newcastle United (A) - Thursday, December 26
Brighton (H) - Monday, December 30
Leicester City (H) - Saturday, January 4
Manchester City
Manchester United (H) - Sunday, December 15
Aston Villa (A) - Saturday, December 21
Everton (H) - Thursday, December 26
Leicester City (A) - Sunday, December 29
West Ham (H) - Saturday, January 4
Chelsea
Tottenham (A) - Sunday, December 8
Brentford (H) - Sunday, December 15
Everton (A) - Sunday, December 22
Fulham (H) - Thursday, December 26
Ipswich (A) - Monday, December 30
Arsenal
Fulham (A) - Sunday, December 8
Everton (H) - Saturday, December 14
Crystal Palace (A) - Saturday, December 21
Ipswich (H) - Friday, December 27
Brentford (A) - Wednesday, January 30
Brighton
Leicester City (A) - Sunday, December 8
Crystal Palace (H) - Sunday, December 15
West Ham (A) - Saturday, December 21
Brentford (H) - Friday, December 27
Aston Villa (A) - Monday, December 30
Tottenham
Chelsea (H) - Sunday, December 8
Southampton (A) - Sunday, December 15
Liverpool (H) - Sunday, December 22
Nottingham Forest (A) - Thursday, December 26
Wolves (H) - Sunday, December 29
Manchester United
Manchester City (A) - Sunday, December 15
Bournemouth (H) - Sunday, December 22
Wolves (A) - Thursday, December 26
Newcastle (H) - Monday, December 30
Liverpool (A) - Sunday, January 5
