Aston Villa team news vs Everton confirmed as Unai Emery makes Jhon Duran decision
Unai Emery has named his Aston Villa side to face Everton in the Premier League this evening.
He has made four changes from the starting XI which beat West Ham in the FA Cup last Friday. In come Emi Martinez, Lucas Digne, Jacob Ramsey and Amadou Onana, while Jhon Duran returns to the bench after serving a three-match suspension.
From back to front, Martinez starts in goal behind a defence of Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Tyrone Mings and Digne. Boubacar Kamara operates in midfield alongside Onana, while Ramsey, Youri Tielemans and Morgan Rogers support striker Ollie Watkins.
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Villa have the chance to climb into the top seven this evening and close the gap to Man City and Chelsea, while fifth-placed Newcastle United host Wolves. After losing 3-0 to the Magpies on Boxing Day, Villa drew to Brighton at home before beating Leicester City in the league and West Ham in the FA Cup on Friday night.
Everton are winless in their last 11 Premier League games against Villa, having won six of the previous eight meetings. Villa are unbeaten in their past five Premier League visits to Goodison Park and could keep four successive clean sheets in a league match at Everton for the first time in their history.
Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne, Kamara, Onana, Ramsey, Tielemans, Rogers, Watkins.
Subs: Olsen, Gauci, Nedeljkovic, Bogarde, Maatsen, Bailey, Buendia, Jimoh-Aloba, Duran.
