Aston Villa face Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday, and Unai Emery has named his starting line-up for the encounter.
After securing three points against Brentford in midweek to end our winless run, Emery will be hoping to see his side build some confidence and momentum now as we look to get back on track.
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That task might be complicated by the suggestion from the Villa boss in his pre-match press conference on Friday that some of his players are struggling with some pain and tiredness, and so there was an expectation that he would make changes for this game to freshen things up and protect some key individuals.
As per the club’s post below, Villa have made four changes to the side that won on Wednesday night, with Diego Carlos, Pau Torres, Ian Maatsen and Jhon Duran coming in to replace Matty Cash, Tyrone Mings, Lucas Digne and Ollie Watkins.
How we start to face Southampton this afternoon 👊 #AVLSOU pic.twitter.com/3DMQ3rNLnj
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) December 7, 2024