By Aston Villa FC

Donyell Malen will make his first start for Aston Villa on Sunday evening, as Unai Emery’s side face off against Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup (ko 5.30pm).

The January signing has been handed his full debut by Emery, having made substitute appearances against West Ham and Wolves, and is expected to line-up in attack, with Ollie Watkins missing through injury.

Andrés García again begins at right-back for the Villans, with Matty Cash still sidelined, as Leon Bailey comes in for Lamare Bogarde making it two changes from last weekend’s trip to Molineux.  

Axel Disasi is cup tied, having already played in the FA Cup for Chelsea this season, meaning Boubacar Kamara again starts in defence alongside Ezri Konsa.

Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio are among Villa’s substitutes, and could make their debuts in claret and blue. 

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Aston Villa: Martínez, García, Konsa, Kamara, Digne, McGinn, Tielemans, Bailey, Rogers, Ramsey, Malen

Subs: Rashford, Asensio, Maatsen, Olsen, Bogarde, Zych, Jimoh

Spurs: Kinsky, Porro, Danso, Gray, Spence, Bergvall, Bentancur, Moore, Kulusevski, Son Heung-Min, Tel

Subs: Reguilón, Bissouma, Forster, Sarr, Davies, Austin, Cassanova, Ajayi, Hardy