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Aston Villa Team News, Starting XI Prediction at Club Brugge

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Aston Villa took care of business on Friday night, in the first match of this weekend's FA Cup ties. This weekend brought the 5th round, where Villa bested Cardiff City 2-0. The celebratory period is very short-lived though, as it's already time to move on to another tournament, the UEFA Champions League. Aston Villa are up first in the next round of that competition as well, … [Read more...] about Aston Villa Team News, Starting XI Prediction at Club Brugge

Aston Villa Team News vs Cardiff City: Emiliano Martinez, Pau Torres

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Yesterday was pretty brutal for Aston Villa, as no one really saw that result coming. The 4-1 loss included some injury, added to insult, in the form of No. 1 goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, who had to be replaced by Robin Olsen at halftime. "He was feeling yesterday a little bit of pain," Villa manager Unai Emery said of Martinez. "He trained and today he felt good in the … [Read more...] about Aston Villa Team News vs Cardiff City: Emiliano Martinez, Pau Torres

Aston Villa Starting XI Prediction vs Chelsea FC

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Ahead of the home clash versus Chelsea FC, Aston Villa fans have to be asking themselves- "when are they going to get to the fireworks factory?" You may or may not know that reference from The Simpsons: when Milhouse van Houten was angry about the Itchy and Scratchy episode that he was watching, in which the plot consisted of, you guessed it, delays in the animals getting to … [Read more...] about Aston Villa Starting XI Prediction vs Chelsea FC

Aston Villa Team News vs Chelsea FC: Leon Bailey, Ezri Konsa

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Yesterday saw Aston Villa manager Unai Emery provide a couple of updates on the fitness of his players Ezri Konsa and Leon Bailey. Both were doubts for the 2-2 draw with Liverpool, and neither one ended up making the matchday squad. Now, for the next game, at home to Chelsea FC on Saturday, Bailey and Konsa will need to pass late fitness tests. … [Read more...] about Aston Villa Team News vs Chelsea FC: Leon Bailey, Ezri Konsa

Aston Villa Starting XI Prediction vs Tottenham Hotspur

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Tottenham Hotspur heads to Aston Villa for a fourth round FA Cup tie that also happens to be a matchup of two sides that began the season with realistic top four expectations. However, neither one are in that portion of the table right now. And only one of these two clubs was proactive in the January transfer window about trying to remedy the situation. Coincidentally, it's … [Read more...] about Aston Villa Starting XI Prediction vs Tottenham Hotspur

Aston Villa Team News vs Tottenham: Rashford, Malen, Asensio

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The January transfer window got off to a painfully slow start, but it ended with a mad rush of tremendous activity. Aston Villa were as active as anybody in the FA, bringing over the likes of Marcus Rashford, Donyell Malen, Axel Disasi and Marco Asensio. All but one of this foursome are eligible to make their Villans debut on Sunday, at home to Tottenham Hotspur. Disasi is … [Read more...] about Aston Villa Team News vs Tottenham: Rashford, Malen, Asensio

Tottenham Hotspur Starting XI Prediction at Aston Villa (FA Cup 4th Round)

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Tottenham Hotspur's best opportunity for at ending their 17-year trophy drought has now passed, with the elimination loss at Liverpool last night. So now it's on the other domestic cup competition, and with they'll be, with apologies to Willie Nelson, "on the road again," as a trip to Aston Villa awaits. "We'll go out there on Sunday and put out more of a performance that … [Read more...] about Tottenham Hotspur Starting XI Prediction at Aston Villa (FA Cup 4th Round)