Aston Villa trade tackles with Derby County at the iconic Wembley Stadium in a Championship Play-off final clash on Monday evening.
Dean Smith’s side will be competing in their second successive play-off final, having lost 1-0 to Fulham on this turf last year. The Villians will thus look to avoid last season’s result as they gun for a win to take them up at the second time of asking in the space of a year.
Aston Villa won’t be the side struggling for confidence ahead of this clash as they demolished Derby in both legs of their Championship fixture this season, winning 7-0 on aggregate.
A win for them here to make it three out of three is priced at (2.25) odds with Bet365.
Meanwhile, Frank Lampard will be looking to take his Derby side up in his first season in charge of the club.
The Rams surprised many in the semi-final after they rallied from a first-leg deficit to defeat Leeds United 4-3 on aggregate. They will be aiming to put up another spirited effort on Monday evening, in their bid to upset the apple cart at (3.60) odds with the same bookies.
However, both teams might need inspiration from somewhere and perhaps, from someone.
Aston Villa will thus be hoping their in-form striker Tammy Abraham gets into his usual goal-scoring mood as they seek to secure promotion into the Premier League.
The 21-year-old striker scored in the semi-final against West Bromwich Albion and notched an impressive 25 goals in the Championship this campaign. He also scored in the two league meetings with Derby this season. Abraham is (2.10) odds with Bet365 to score anytime in this money-spinning fixture.
A draw at the end of 90 minutes is priced at odds of (3.30) odds.
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