Where to watch Aston Villa vs Manchester United live in 170+ countries on July 9, 2020: preview and broadcast information

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The Red Devils travel to Villa Park in search of another win to boost their quest to secure a Champions League spot.

Match Preview

Premier League bottom dwellers Aston Villa will welcome top-four chasing Manchester United to the Villa Park on Thursday as they aim to hand onto their slender hope of surviving relegation this season. Despite investing heavily in their squad last summer, the Villains have massively fallen short of expectations and now face a herculean task of staying above ground.

The restart of the season has been particularly unkind to the Dean Smith's men who now search their first win since January. Indeed, it has not been for the lack of trying as any roster featuring clashes with Leicester City, Sheffield United, Chelsea, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Liverpool will prove to be daunting. And so it was.

Since the restart, Aston Villa have registered four defeats and two draws. Of their last 10 outings, none of them has resulted in a win, with just two being draws and eight resulting in defeats. While the Birmingham club will welcome Manchester United to their base for Thursday's match-up, not much optimism exist as far as their chances of winning are concerned.

So far, they have the third worst record at home, winning just five of the 16 games played and losing eight. Perhaps, the display seen from Smith's men before conceding against Liverpool might serve as a prelude for better things when Manchester United come to town. Nevertheless, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men will prove to be a handful as their form in recent times suggest.

The Red Devils enter the upcoming test with a remarkable 16-game unbeaten run under their belt. In that, the Old Trafford outfit has won 12 and drawn the remaining four. In the five matches played after the restart, they have won four and drawn one, Even more impressive, the 13-time Premier League champions have conceded just six goals, two of which came in the weekend's 5-2 thrashing of Bournemouth.

With the objective of finishing in a top-four place now looking more realistic, nothing but a win will be on the minds of the Manchester United players. With Arsenal drawing with Leicester on Tuesday, victory over Aston Villa will put Ole's men a point behind the Foxes.

Team news

Wesley and Tom Heaton remain long-term absentees while Matt Targett also remains out of contention with an injury. Elsewhere, Bjorn Engels' readiness will be monitored after picking up an Achilles injury in the defeat to Leicester. Skipper Jack Grealish - who suffered an injury scare against Liverpool - should be okay to marshall affairs in the midfield against his purported future club.

For Manchester United, the availability of Victor Lindelof remains unknown after the Swedish defender was forced off at half-time in the win over Bournemouth. Both Axel Tuanzebe and Phil Jones will not make the trip as they recover from respective injuries.