The Football Faithful
·23 November 2024
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·23 November 2024
Aston Villa host Crystal Palace this weekend with both teams hoping for an improvement in fortunes after the international break.
Unai Emery’s side lost four games in a row before the pause and the Spaniard will have spent the past fortnight working on solutions. Villa have dropped to ninth in the Premier League, though host a Crystal Palace team languishing in the relegation places this weekend.
A win this weekend can reignite their season. It’s a tightly-packed top half with just a point separating Villa from Chelsea in third.
Unai Emery is light in midfield with Amadou Onana having picked up a foot problem while representing Belgium during the international break. Jacob Ramsey was withdrawn against Liverpool last time out, while Boubacar Kamara has a hamstring complaint.
John McGinn offers an alternative and scored for Scotland in their 1-0 win over Croatia this month. It was also a pleasing break for Lucas Digne and Ollie Watkins, who were involved in important wins for France and England respectively.
There’s more positive injury news on Matty Cash, who is in contention to feature. Ezri Konsa and Pau Torres should also be available despite withdrawing from international duty.
Aston Villa predicted XI: Martinez; Konsa, Carlos, Torres, Digne; Tielemans, McGinn; Bailey, Rogers, Ramsey; Watkins.
Aston Villa host Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Saturday 23rd November 2024. Kick-off at Villa Park is 3pm GMT.
The game will not be broadcast live to a UK audience.
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