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Max Wilkins

Tue 21 April 2026 10:10, UK

Aston Villa continue to fight for Champions League qualification, whilst Wolves have been relegated.

The Old Gold have been on a one-way collision course to the Championship after spending the entire season at the bottom of the table.

There has been little positive to say about their performances, even after a slight pickup after Rob Edwards came in.

The former Middlesbrough boss now has another relegation on his CV after previously going down with Luton Town.

Villa will poke fun at Wolves for dropping out of the Premier League, but will also be delighted for another massive reason.

Aston Villa don’t need to play at Molineux next season

The Villans may be on their way to Europe’s elite competition next season, but they still have a shocking record against the Black Country outfit.

It may have been a terrible campaign at Molineux, but they still managed to seal a largely easy win over Unai Emery’s side in their last meeting.

That sums up Villa’s fortunes away in WV1, as they have generally struggled to secure any positive result there.

The B6 side hasn’t won in five at the home of the Old Gold, having fallen to back-to-back 2-0 defeats in front of an average attendance of over 30,700.

Joao Gomes and Rodrigo Gomes made the difference in the most recent fixture, while Jean-Ricner Bellegarde and Mateus Cunha netted the winning goals last season.

Even back in Villa’s Championship days, they just couldn’t win at Molineux as the hosts secured a 1-0 and 2-0 win in their second-tier meetings.

The fact that the claret and blue outfit won’t have to travel to Waterloo Road to face their local rivals will only be a boost in B6.

Tempers flared when Villa lost away to Wolves this season, so avoiding that for at least a year will represent a boost.

Anwar El Ghazi netted last winner vs Wolves

You have to cast your mind back to 2020, when fans weren’t allowed in stadiums due to Covid-19, to remember when Villa last won at Molineux.

It was a goalless affair until added time at the end of the 90, when John McGinn was taken down by Nelson Semedo in the penalty area.

Referee Mike Dean awarded a spot kick, and Anwar El Ghazi obliged to find the net, meaning all three points were coming back to Villa Park.

The last win before that came over eight years prior, as a brace from Robbie Keane saw the B6 side take victory back in January 2012.

It says a lot about just how bad Villa have been against the Old Gold, so seeing them go down is not only funny but a genuine boost to their potential form next season.