Cash and Luiz return for West Brom clash

Matty Cash and Douglas Luiz returned to Aston Villa’s starting XI for the derby clash against West Bromwich Albion.

The pair both missed Thursday night’s goalless draw against Burnley as they served one-match suspensions, with Ahmed Elmohamady and Marvelous Nakamba named among the substitutes for the Premier League encounter at The Hawthorns.

They were the only two changes from midweek as Dean Smith’s side made the short trip across the midlands to face the Baggies.

Villa: Martinez, Cash, Hause, Mings, Targett, Luiz, McGinn, Traore, Grealish (c), El Ghazi, Watkins.

Subs: Steer, Taylor, Guilbert, Engels, Elmohamady, Nakamba, Ramsey, Hourihane, Davis.