Confirmed Aston Villa v Arsenal lineups

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Aston Villa starting XI: Reina; Elmohamady, Mings, Konsa, Targett; Luiz, McGinn, Hourihane; Grealish, Trezeguet, Samatta.

Aston Villa substitutes: Nyland, Guilbert, Hause, Nakamba, Lansbury, Jota, El Ghazi, Vassilev, Davis.

Arsenal starting XI: Martinez; Soares, Luiz, Holding, Kolasinac; Saka, Torreira, Ceballos; Nketiah, Lacazette, Aubameyang.

Arsenal substitutes: Macey, Bellerin, Tierney, Sokratis, Maitland-Niles, Willock, Xhaka, Smith, Pepe.

Aston Villa go with a 4-3-3, as Pepe Reina starts behind a back four of Ahmed Elmohamady, Tyrone Mings, Ezri Konsa and Matt Targett.

Douglas Luiz will anchor the midfield behind John McGinn and Conor Hourihane, whilst Jack Grealish and Trezeguet support Mbwana Samatta up top.

Ex-Arsenal midfielder Henri Lansbury is on the bench, alongside Orjan Nyland, Frederic Guilbert, Kortney Hause, Marvelous Nakamba, Jota, Anwar El Ghazi, Indiana Vassilev and Keinan Davis.

Meanwhile, Arsenal have gone with a very attacking side, starting with Emiliano Martinez in goal, with a back four of Cedric Soares, David Luiz, Rob Holding and Sead Kolasinac ahead of him.

Lucas Torreira will be aided in midfield by Bukayo Saka and Dani Ceballos, whilst all three strikers – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah – start, though it’s unclear how they will line up.

Nicolas Pepe is only a substitute, as are Matt Macey, Hector Bellerin, Kieran Tierney, Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Joe Willock, Granit Xhaka and Matt Smith.