Youri Tielemans comes in for the injured Boubacar Kamara in the Villa midfield, while Ollie Watkins starts in place of Donyell Malen (who has since joined Roma on loan) from the FA Cup win against Tottenham last weekend.“,”elementId”:”0c5897b5-8463-46da-8f15-5d68108bd75f”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”
Thierno Barry replaces Beto up front for Everton and Jack Grealish returns to the XI in place of Tyler Dibling in two changes from the Cup defeat to Sunderland. Michael Keane is serving the second of a three-match ban.
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Aston Villa (4-2-3-1): Martínez; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Maatsen; Bogarde, Tielemans; McGinn, Buendía, Rogers; Watkins.
\n Subs: Bizot, Wright, Lindelöf, Digne, García, Mings, Hemmings, Guessand, Jimoh-Aloba.
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Everton (4-2-3-1): Pickford; Patterson, Tarkowski, O’Brien, Mykolenko; Garner, Röhl; McNeil, Armstrong, Grealish; Barry.
\n Subs: Travers, King, Coleman, Aznou, Dibling, Beto, Welch, Campbell.
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Yes, it’s still only January but Aston Villa are well in the Premier League title race. And after both Arsenal and Manchester City dropped points yesterday, they now have the chance to make some gains. Avoiding defeat at home to Everton this afternoon would send Villa above City into second and a win would take them to within four points of leaders Arsenal.
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Everton need no reminding of how stern a test they are facing today, visiting a Villa team that have won their last 11 matches at Villa Park – their best run since they were reigning European champions in 1982-83. David Moyes’ side have, however, won three of their last five on the road.
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Team news is on the way shortly. Be sure to get in touch with your thoughts on the game, whether from the stands or the sofa.
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