By Aston Villa FC

Dean Smith has named his starting XI for Thursday night's game against Burnley at Villa Park.

The Aston Villa head coach has made four changes from the team that beat Wolves 1-0 last time out.

Saturday's goalscorer Anwar El Ghazi will feature from the start in place of Jacob Ramsey. 

The suspended Douglas Luiz and Matty Cash are replaced by Marvelous Nakamba and Ahmed Elmohamady.

Meanwhile, Kortney Hause comes into defence in place of Ezri Konsa.

Fred Guilbert, Bjorn Engels and Keinan Davis return to the bench. 



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

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