Bournemouth and Aston Villa have announced their starting lineups for Saturday’s Premier League game.
Villa make the trip to the Vitality Stadium with the opportunity to move into sixth place in the Premier League table, level on points with Newcastle United and Chelsea who play tomorrow.
Despite last weekend’s 1-0 victory over Fulham, Unai Emery has opted to make as many as four alterations to his first XI.
One of those is enforced with Youri Tielemans missing out through injury, while Pau Torres, Ian Maatsen and John McGinn have all dropped down to the substitutes’ bench.
Tyrone Mings has been restored to the middle of the defence, while Lucas Digne features at left-back.
Amadou Onana comes into the engine room, with Jacob Ramsey being used in a creative role, presumably on the flank.
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Bournemouth make three changes
As for Bournemouth, head coach Andoni Iraola has decided to make three changes despite the Cherries beating Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium last time out.
Dango Ouattara drops out of the team due to injury, while Julian Araujo and Justin Kluivert are only selected among the replacements.
Adam Smith, Adam Scott and Antoine Semenyo are the trio to be brought into the team at right-back, the number 10 role and down the left flank respectively.
Bournemouth XI: Arrizabalaga; Smith, Zabarnyi, Huijsen, Kerkez; Adams, Cook; Tavernier, Scott, Semenyo; Evanilson
Subs: Dennis, Senesi, Brooks, Kluivert, Soler, Jebbison, Araujo, Hill, Winterburn
Aston Villa XI: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne; Onana, Kamara; Ramsey, Asensio, Rogers; Watkins
Subs: Olsen, Disasi, Barkley, McGinn, Torres, Garcia, Malen, Maatsen, Bailey
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