Aston Villa are certainly one of the in-form teams heading into the festive period, with Dean Smith's side looking like strong candidates to challenge for promotion back to the Premier League this season. 

Villa are currently in 8th position in the Championship table and are just three points adrift of a play-off place which will have the Villa Park faithful dreaming of a return to the top-flight.

After a somewhat shaky start, Dean Smith has definitely found his feet at his boyhood club, and has guided Villa up the table and are a side to be feared, as they are unbeaten in their last five league games.

More impressively, they have swept teams aside in a ruthless manner, by scoring 17 goals in their last five league games which is hugely impressive reading.

But could Smith be tempted to add to his squad in January?

Find out who we think they should be targeting here.....

The Arsenal youngster is yet to make a start for the Gunners in the Premier League and he could be tempted by a loan move elsewhere for more regular game time.

Smith Rowe has already netted twice for Arsenal in their Europa League campaign and is one of the brightest prospects to come out of the academy in recent seasons.

Dean Smith could be tempted to add to his already impressive attacking options and the Arsenal winger would be the perfect player who can change games on his own with his pace and trickery.

The Leicester full-back played a crucial part in their title winning side that stunned the footballing world.

Simpson has struggled for game time this season due to the good form shown by Ricardo Pereira and is yet to makea . league start for the Foxes.

Villa certainly need cover in defensive areas going forward this season and Simpson would be an excellent addition to their side to push Alan Hutton for starting spot at Villa Park.

The Burnley shot-stopper has fallen down the pecking order at Burnley this season after his return from injury.

Heaton is sure to be looking for a move away from the club, with Nick Pope and Joe Hart now seemingly ahead of him at Turf Moor.

The goalkeeper has a huge amount of experience and could be the man to replace the underperforming Orjan Nyland between the sticks for Dean Smith's side.