Tammy Abraham STARTS: Aston Villa team news for Premier League match against Brentford

Manager Unai Emery has named his team for Aston Villa’s Premier League match against Brentford this afternoon.

Villa start the day seven points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal and three points closer than they’d like to be to Liverpool and Chelsea, both of whom won their home matches on Saturday from behind.

Emery has made some bold choices and introduced two of Villa’s new signings to his matchday squad and indeed the starting eleven against the Bees

Villa also welcome back Ross Barkley after injury. He is among the substitutes along with Harvey Elliott, who played 90 minutes against Red Bull Salzburg in the Europa League on Thursday night.

Villa’s new signings get the nod

Amadou Onana has been named on the bench while Ollie Watkins missed out after picking up an injury at Villa Park in the midweek game, which means Emery has called both of his newest signings into the starting line-up.

Juventus loanee Douglas Luiz replaces Onana and will play in the centre of midfield with Lamare Bogarde. Emery will presumably enlighten us as to the thinking behind that decision after the match.

Striker Tammy Abraham goes straight in for Watkins, as expected. He plays for Villa for the first time since his loan spell ended in triumph at Wembley in 2019.

Emery has also restored his first-choice defence, bringing Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Pau Torres and Ian Maatsen into the side.

Villa team news in full

Starting XI: Martínez, Cash, Konsa, Torres, Maatsen, Bogarde, Luiz, Sancho, Buendía, Rogers, Abraham

Substitutes: Bizot, Lindelöf, Digne, Mings, Barkley, Hemmings, Onana, Bailey, Elliott

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