It’s an all claret and blue, down at the lower end of the table battle when Aston Villa hosts Burnley FC on Sunday. Yes, the three teams who wear these colors (West Ham United is the third) are all off to a very rough start this season. The Villans, Clarets and Hammers are all in or hovering around the drop zone right now.
Aston Villa vs Burnley FC FYIs
Kickoff: Sun Oct 5, 2pm, Villa Park, Birmingham, UK
Aston Villa Preview Material: Team News Starting XI Prediction
Premier League Standing, Form: Aston Villa 16th LLDDW Burnley 18th WLLDL
Google Result Probability: Aston Villa 60% Draw 24% Burnley 16%
The Villans predicted XI is very straight-forward. It kind of just picks itself when you look at the match last night.
Just swap in the guys who featured off the bench (this is more true in the middle of the park and in the attack), and place them in a starting role for here.
Aston Villa Predicted Starting XI vs Burnley
Marco Bizot; Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Pau Torres, Victor Lindelof; Boubacar Kamara, John McGinn, Evan Guessand, Emi Buendia, Donyell Malen; Lamare Bogarde
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