Aston Villa face Crystal Palace in the final Premier League fixture before the international break, with both teams’ selections made amid transfer speculation surrounding key players.
Villa and Palace are each searching for their first win of the new campaign, the hosts having taken one point from their opening two games. Palace settled for draws with Chelsea and Nottingham Forest.
Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez has been heavily linked with a move away from Villa Park, while speculation of a move to Liverpool continues to swirl around Palace captain Marc Guehi.
But contrasting decisions have been made about their involvement in this fixture.
Aston Villa team news
Martinez has been left out of the Villa squad by Unai Emery amid reports the Argentina international has agreed personal terms with Manchester United.
Marco Bizot takes Martinez’s place in goal, the Frenchman having impressed in keeping a clean sheet against Newcastle United on the opening day.
Emery has made five changes to the side that lost to Brentford last week, with Ezri Konsa, Ian Maatsen, Donyell Malen and new signing Evann Guessand all starting.
Aston Villa: Bizot, Cash, Konsa, Mings, McGinn, Tielemans, Watkins, Malen, Maatsen, Rogers, Guessand.
Subs: Proctor, Buendia, Digne, Torres, Jimoh-Aloba, Bogarde, Rowe, Patterson, Burrowes.
Crystal Palace team news
Despite persistent talk around a move to Anfield ahead of Monday’s transfer deadline, Guehi starts and captains Palace.
Oliver Glasner has made two changes from the side that clinched qualification for the league phase of the Conference League in midweek.
Will Hughes and Tyrick Mitchell come back to the starting XI in place of Jefferson Lerma and Borna Sosa.
Crystal Palace: Henderson, Munoz, Mitchell, Lacroix, Guehi, Sarr, Mateta, Kamada, Hughes, Wharton, Richards.
Subs: Benitez, Lerma, Pino, Clyine, Esse, Sosa, Rodney, Devenny, Cardines.
