The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 1-1 Premier League draw against Wolves on Wednesday, while Stevenage secured a narrow 1-0 win over Gillingham in a League Two match, two days earlier.
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Premier League club Aston villa will host League Two outfit Stevenage in an FA Cup third round fixture at Villa Park on Sunday evening. The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 1-1 draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Wednesday, while Stevenage secured a narrow 1-0 win over Gillingham, two days earlier. Aston Villa are currently occupying 11th spot in the English top tier standings, having collected 22 points from 18 games. The visitors, meanwhile, are sitting at the second position in the English four tier table, having pocketed 51 points from 24 games, five adrift of leaders Leyton Orient.Â
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Aston Villa came from behind to share the spoils against Wolves on Thursday. Julem Lopetegui’s side took the lead through Daniel Podence inside the opening 12 minutes, before Danny Ings scored the equaliser, 12 minutes from time. Meanwhile, when it comes to the FA Cup, the Lions have reached the final in the 2014-15 season, when they lost 4-0 to Arsenal. Since then, Villa have been knocked out in the third round for the past six years. Meanwhile, their new boss Unai Emery is a specialist when it come to cup competitions, having won four Europa League titles in his managerial career.Â
Stevenage , on the other hand, defeated Gateshead and King’s Lynn Town in the previous rounds to reach this far in the FA Cup. However, the boro have not progressed beyond the third round of the prestigious tournament since the 2-13-14 season. Nevertheless, the League Two side bring a nine-game unbeaten to their first ever meeting with Aston Villa. Stevenage have won 15 of their 24 league-games thus far. The Boro, got the better of Gillingham in their last outing, courtesy of Carl Piergianni’s header, halfway into the opening half.
Aston Villa possible line-up: Olsen, Cash, Chambers, Bednarek, Augustinsson, Sanson, Dendoncker, A. Ramsey, Coutinho, Ings, K Young
Stevenage possible line-up: Ashby-Hammond, James-Wildin, Sweeney, Piergianni, Bostwick, Clark, Gilbey, Reeves, Roberts, Norris, Rose
Aston Villa
| Opponents | Score |
| Wolves | 1-1 (D) |
| Tottenham | 0-2 (W) |
| Liverpool | 1-3 (L) |
| Villarreal | 0-1 (L) |
| Chelsea | 0-1 (W) |
Stevenage
| Opponents | Score |
| Gillingham | 1-0 (W) |
| Crawley | 3-1 (W) |
| Leyton Orient | 0-0 (D) |
| Portsmouth | 3-0 (L) |
| Mansfield | 0-0 (D) |
The FA Cup match between Aston vVilla and Stevenage will take place at Villa Park on Sunday at 10:00 pm IST.
| Aston villa vs Stevenage | Key Details |
| Date | January 8 |
| Venue | Villa Park |
| Kickoff time in UK | 4:30 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 10:00 pm |
The live telecast of the FA Cup match between Aston Villa and Stevenage can be seen on BBC Sport Web, BBC Radio 5 Live sport Extra, BBC Red Button and BBC i Player.
