Aston Villa host Preston North End in the Championship this evening…
Aston Villa starting XI: Johnstone; Tuanzebe, Chester, Terry, Hutton; Snodgrass, Jedinak, Hourihane, Bjarnason; Onomah; Hogan.
Aston Villa substitutes: Bunn, Taylor, Whelan, Lansbury, Elmohamady, Grabban, Davis.
Preston North End starting XI: Rudd; Fisher, Huntington, Davies, Cunningham; Pearson, Browne; Barkhuizen, Bodin, Robinson; Moult.
Preston North End substitutes: Maxwell, Woods, Spurr, Earl, Harrop, Horgan, Simpson.
Aston Villa will be looking to bounce back with a win tonight having lost 2-0 at Fulham on Saturday afternoon, as they take on Preston North End.
Steve Bruce’s men need to hit back as they pursue promotion to the Premier League, and face a tricky test against a hard to beat Preston side at Villa Park this evening.
Ex-Preston loanee Sam Johnstone starts in goal, with Axel Tuanzebe, James Chester, John Terry and Alan Hutton forming a familiar back four, whilst Robert Snodgrass and Birkir Bjarnason feature out wide.
Conor Hourihane partners Mile Jedinak in the middle of the park, with Josh Onomah coming into the side in order to support Scott Hogan in attack, with new signing Lewis Grabban left on the bench.
Jack Grealish and Albert Adomah remain out, meaning Mark Bunn, Neil Taylor, Glenn Whelan, Henri Lansbury, Ahmed Elmohamady and Keinan Davis join Grabban as substitutes.
Meanwhile, Preston welcome Greg Cunningham back into the side after his suspension, meaning he joins Darnell Fisher, Paul Huntington and Ben Davies in the back four ahead of Declan Rudd.
In-form Alan Browne partners the returning Ben Pearson in midfield, with Tom Barkhuizen, Billy Bodin and ex-Villa youngster Callum Robinson supporting lone striker Louis Moult this evening.
Youngsters Josh Earl and Connor Simpson are both on the bench for the Lilywhites, alongside Chris Maxwell, Calum Woods, Tommy Spurr, Josh Harrop and Daryl Horgan.
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