Villa team news vs Burnley confirmed as duo return to squad and Malen starts
Source: Birmingham Live
Published 2 days ago
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has named his starting XI to face Burnley in the Premier League this afternoon.
He has made four changes from the side that beat Feyenoord 2-0 at De Kuip on Thursday night.
Emi Martínez returns after overcoming a calf injury and starts in goal behind a back four of Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Pau Torres and Lucas Digne.
Boubacar Kamara and Lamare Bogarde line up in the double pivot, while Donyell Malen, Morgan Rogers and John McGinn support striker Ollie Watkins.
Amadou Onana and Ross Barkley have both been named in the matchday squad, but Jadon Sancho has not.
Villa have won their last two Premier League games against Burnley, but they have not recorded three successive league victories over the Clarets since March 1900.
They are also unbeaten in their last 16 Premier League matches against newly promoted sides, a run stretching back to a 3-0 defeat to Fulham in October 2022. However, they did lose to a promoted side the last time they faced a team managed by...
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