Unai Emery has selected his Aston Villa side to face Brighton at the Amex (7:45pm kick-off)
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Updated 18:49, 02 Apr 2025
Marco Asensio of Aston Villa with Pau Torres
Marco Asensio of Aston Villa with Pau Torres(Image: Getty Images)
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has named his starting XI to face Brighton in the Premier League this evening.
He has made two changes from the side which beat Preston North End 3-0 in the FA Cup quarter-finals on Sunday night as Pau Torres and John McGinn come in for Tyrone Mings and Marco Asensio.
From back to front, Emi Martinez start in goal behind a defence of Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Torres and Lucas Digne.
Boubacar Kamara operates in the double pivot alongside Youri Tielemans, while McGinn plays from the right, Jacob Ramsey on the left and Morgan Rogers supports Marcus Rashford. Ollie Watkins stays on the bench.
Brighton won at home to Villa in the Premier League for the first time last May, courtesy of João Pedro's late goal.
This season's reverse fixture ended 2-2, meaning Villa are winless in two meetings – having won the previous five.
They could earn back-to-back away league wins for the first time since doing so at the beginning of the season.
Villa starting XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Pau, Digne, Kamara, Tielemans, McGinn, Rogers, Ramsey, Rashford.
Subs: Olsen, Disasi, Mings, Maatsen, Garcia, Asensio, Onana, Malen, Watkins.
Brighton starting XI vs Villa: Verbruggen, Hinshelwood, Van Hecke, Dunk, Estupinan, Gomez, Ayari, Adingra, Gruda, Mitoma, Joao Pedro.
Subs: Rushworth, March, Cashin, Minteh, Welbeck, Baleba, Wieffer, O'Riley, Tasker.
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