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Aston Villa v Stoke

Aston Villa have lost each of their last three league games against Stoke, all in the Premier League between February 2015 and February 2016.
Stoke have lost none of their last six away league games against Aston Villa (W3 D3).
Since losing successive games at the end of October, Aston Villa have been unbeaten in their last six league games (W4 D2) – their best run since winning seven in a row in February.
Stoke have drawn six of their 10 away games in the Championship this season (W2 L2); no team have recorded more stalemates on the road (level with Nottingham Forest).
Jack Grealish has created 47 chances for his Aston Villa teammates so far this season – only Sheffield United’s Oliver Norwood has created more (52).
Sam Clucas has been directly involved in four goals in his last three Championship appearances for Stoke (1 goals, 3 assists).

Bolton have lost each of their last five matches against Leeds in all competitions despite finding the net at least once in each game.
Leeds have lost just one of their last 14 away matches against Bolton (W9 D4), a 1-4 defeat in the Premier League in May 2004.
Bolton have only picked up just three points from their last 11 league games (D3 L8), scoring five goals and conceding 17.
Leeds have had a different manager in each of their last 10 away league visits to Bolton since 1995 - Wilkinson, Graham, O'Leary, Venables, Gray, Warnock, McDermott, Redfearn, Evans and Christiansen.
Leeds have won each of their last four Championship matches; they last won five league games in a row in December 2009 when in the third tier.
No Championship side has made more changes to their starting line-up this season than Bolton (59, level with Sheffield Wednesday), whilst only Birmingham City (16) have made fewer changes than Leeds (23).

QPR have lost their last four league games against Middlesbrough, conceding three goals in each of the last three defeats.
Only one of the last 15 league matches between QPR and Middlesbrough has ended as a draw – a 1-1 stalemate in December 1995.
Steve McClaren is set to manage against former side Middlesbrough for a fifth time in the Championship – he’s lost each of his last three, all with Derby County.
Tony Pulis and Steve McClaren last faced off in a league game in February 2016 in the Premier League, a 1-0 win for McClaren’s Newcastle United against West Brom.
Hull City ended QPR’s three-game winning streak at Loftus Road in the league, beating them 3-2 last time out – the Hoops haven’t lost two in a row at home since August.
Middlesbrough are unbeaten in their last six away league games (W3 D3).

Odds correct as of 1605 GMT on 14/12/18