Aston Villa will host Newcastle United at Villa Park in a very important Premier League game. The Villans will look to increase the game between them and the 4th-placed Tottenham in the Premier League table and decrease the gap with the 1st-placed Liverpool. So, will Unai Emery lineup Aston Villa against the Newcastle team of Eddie Howe? Here is the Aston Villa predicted lineup vs Newcastle.
Aston Villa predicted lineup vs Newcastle - Premier League
Let's begin this Aston Villa predicted lineup vs Newcastle with the formation that Unai Emery might pick which can be 4-4-2 as he has picked that formation often. In goal, he will have the Argentine World Cup Golden Gloves winner, Emiliano Martinez.
In the defence for Aston Villa, Emery will have Matty Cash as the right back who has done exceedingly well for the Lions. In the centre-back position, Torres is not expected to start and his place, Ezri Konsa will be in the starting lineup and he will have Clement Lenglet as his partner. The Spaniard Alex Moreno will start as the left-back for Aston Villa.
When it comes to the midfield, Unai Emery is expected to deploy four men starting with John McGinn at the left midfield. Douglas Luiz will be playing in the centre midfield position along with Boubacar Kamara as his partner. Leon Bailey is expected to start from the right of the midfield four for the Lions.
Unai Emery is expected to have two strikers for Aston Villa vs Newcastle. There is no doubt that Ollie Watkins will be starting as one of the two strikers for the Villans. The French international, Moussa Diaby, will play as a supporting striker for Watkins.
Aston Villa predicted lineup vs Newcastle: (4-4-2) Martínez, Moreno, Konsa, Lenglet, Cash; McGinn, Luiz, Kamara, Bailey; Diaby, Watkins.