Dean Smith’s Aston Villa will take on Millwall at Villa Park in the Championship this afternoon.
Aston Villa manager Dean Smith has included Jonathan Kodjia in the starting lineup against Millwall at Villa Park in the Championship this afternoon.
Kodjia will lead the line for Villa in place of Chelsea-owned striker Tammy Abraham, who suffered an injury against Bolton Wanderers in the league last Friday.
The 29-year-old Ivory Coast international forward has made 19 starts and 17 substitute appearances in the Championship for the Villans so far this season, scoring seven goals and providing two assists in the process, according to WhoScored.
Villa boss Smith has also included Mile Jedinak in the starting lineup, with the 34-year-old Australian replacing Axel Tuanzebe in the team.
This is how Villa will line up against Millwall at Villa Park in the Championship this afternoon:
Ross McCormack future
Meanwhile, Motherwell manager Stephen Robinson has said that Scotland international striker Ross McCormack will not be back at the club next season.
The 32-year-old former Leeds United striker joined Motherwell in the Scottish Premiership on loan from Villa in the Championship in the January transfer window until the end of the season.
Injuries have forced the striker to go back to Villa for treatment and rehabilitation work, and Motherwell manager Robinson has said that he will not be back next summer.
When asked about McCormack having a future at Motherwell, Robinson said, as quoted in The Scottish Sun: ”No. He won’t be back.”
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