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Aston Villa in need of play-off boost as they face Derby County

Aston Villa go head-to-head with Derby County in the Championship on Saturday with their hopes of forcing their way into the play-offs fading fast.

Villa head into the game 13th in table, eight points off the top six with just 12 matches to play. Derby are 7th in the standings, two points behind sixth-placed Bristol City.

With both sides struggling for form in recent week Sky Sports’ pundit David Prutton believes Saturday’s game will be a low-scoring affair and has tipped to Villa to record a 1-0 win.

“It’s five without a win for Villa and they’ve slipped right off the play-off pace,” he said.