By Aston Villa FC

Tyrone Mings and Ollie Watkins returned to Aston Villa’s starting XI for their Premier League clash against Everton.

Centre-back Mings and striker Watkins were named among the substitutes for last weekend’s season opener at AFC Bournemouth, with the latter appearing off the bench in the second half.

Mings has been declared fit for the lunchtime kick-off having overcome minor damage to an adductor muscle and he lines up at the heart of defence against the Toffees.

Ezri Konsa and Leon Bailey, who both started at Vitality Stadium, are named among the subs.



Aston Villa: Martínez, Digne, Mings, Carlos, Cash, Ramsey, McGinn, Kamara, Ings, Watkins, Coutinho.

Subs: Olsen, Archer, Chambers, Augustinsson, Buendía, Konsa, Bailey, Young, Luiz.

Everton: Pickford, Coady, Holgate, Mykolenko, Tarkowski, Patterson, Doucouré, Iwobi, Gray, McNeil, Gordon.

Subs: Begovic, Rondón, Onana, Coleman, Mills, Keane, Alli, Davies, Vinagre.