Aston Villa are back in Premier League action this weekend

Aston Villa drew 2-2 at home to Liverpool on Wednesday night. Youri Tielemens and Ollie Watkins got their goals against the league leaders.

The Midlands outfit are currently sat in 9th place in the Premier League table. They reached the top four last season and are aiming to do the same again this season.

Unai Emery’s side are back in action this weekend with a home clash against Chelsea. Their upcoming opponents four points above them in the league.

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Aston Villa have had to juggle playing in Europe with domestic football in this campaign. The extra workload has proved to be tough to manage at times and has tested their resources.

They delved into the January transfer window this winter to bring in some new faces. The likes of Marcus Rashford, Marco Asensio and Donyell Malen completed moves to Villa Park to boost their attacking department, among others. Villa also cut ties with striker Jhon Duran last month. He was lured away by Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia for a new challenge in the Middle East.

Speaking after their draw with Liverpool, Emery said: “I’m happy with the match we played and how we performed. We’re in a new era, a new way. We’re not happy drawing at home, of course, we did against Ipswich Town on Saturday and again we repeated with a draw.

“I think the result was fair, because I think both teams were creating chances and sometimes dominating one team and then another team. More or less, over 90 minutes, I think the result is fair. I’m happy with the match we played and how we performed. We’re in a new era, a new way. We’re not happy drawing at home, of course, we did against Ipswich Town on Saturday and again we repeated with a draw.

“I think the result was fair, because I think both teams were creating chances and sometimes dominating one team and then another team. More or less, over 90 minutes, I think the result is fair.

Predicted Premier League table

Using data from The Analyst, here is a look at a predicted final Premier League table...

Liverpool, 87 points
Arsenal, 80 points
Manchester City, 69 points
Nottingham Forest, 66 points
Chelsea, 64 points
AFC Bournemouth, 64 points
Newcastle United, 62 points
Brighton and Hove Albion, 56 points
Fulham, 56 points
Aston Villa, 55 points
Brentford, 50 points
Tottenham Hotspur, 49 points
Crystal Palace, 47 points
Manchester United, 46 points
Everton, 45 points
West Ham, 43 points
Wolves, 35 points
Ipswich Town, 28 points
Leicester City, 28 points
Southampton, 18 points

Aston Villa are predicted to miss out on European football and finish in 10th place. Liverpool are being backed to win the title ahead of Arsenal, with Manchester City and Nottingham Forest getting into the top four.

At the other end of the table, Southampton are being tipped to go down on 18 points, with Ipswich Town and Leicester City also dropping back into the Championship after just a year. Everton, West Ham and Wolves are expected to stay up comfortably.