We can now confirm our starting lineup and substitutes for our Premier League match against Aston Villa (2 p.m. UK kickoff).
Ange Postecoglou has made four changes to the team that started the late loss at Molineux in order to get back to winning ways after defeats to Chelsea and Wolves.
Destiny Udogie replaces Eric Dier in our backline after missing the trip to the West Midlands due to suspension. There are also significant changes in our midfield, with Rodrigo Bentancur and Giovani Lo Celso both entering the lineup, and Dejan Kulusevski expected to play in the center of the field.
With the Swede moving into midfield, Bryan Gil will make his first Premier League start since our 4-0 win over Crystal Palace in January.
Rodrigo makes his first Premier League start since suffering an Anterior Cruciate ligament injury against Leicester City in February, while Gio makes his first Premier League start since our 3-0 defeat to Manchester United in October 2021.
Vicario, Porro, Royal, Davies, Udogie, Bentancur, Lo Celso, Kulusevski, Gil, Son (c), Johnson are the starting XI.
Forster, Austin, Dier, Dorrington, Hojbjerg, Skipp, Veliz, and Donley are the substitutes.
And here’s how our visitors, Aston Villa, are arranged…
Martinez, Cash, Pau Torres, Diego Carlos, Konsa, Digne, Luiz, McGinn (c), Kamara, Diaby, Watkins are the starting eleven.
Olsen, Tielemans, Moreno, Lenglett, Duran, Bailey, Dendoncker, Ramsey, and Iroegbunam are the substitutes.
