Unai Emery had handed a full debut to Nicolò Zaniolo in today’s Premier League game against Crystal Palace at Villa Park.
The head coach has named the Italian in his starting XI for the first time since he joined on loan from Galatasaray.
Diego Carlos is the man to drop out of the team that started Aston Villa’s last game against Liverpool, missing out through injury.
On the bench, there’s a welcome return for Alex Moreno, who is included in a squad for the first time since getting injured in May.
Here are the teams in full…
Aston Villa: Martínez, Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne, Kamara, Douglas Luiz, Zaniolo, Diaby, McGinn, Watkins
Subs: Tielemans, Moreno, Chambers, Lenglet, Durán, Olsen, Bailey, Dendoncker, Marschall
C Palace: Johnstone, Ward, Andersen, Richards, Mitchell, Eze, Doucouré, Hughes, Ayew, Édouard, Schlupp
Subs: Holding, Mateta, Clyne, Ebiowei, Ahamada, Henderson, Matthews, Riedewald, Rak-Sakyi
