da blaze casino： Speaking ahead of Aston Villa’s FA Cup tie against Fulham, Dean Smith offered an indication that he could make multiple changes to his team.
da brwin： That comes from his statement, per Birmingham Mail, in which he claims the Premier League is the priority before going on to say “hopefully the quality of the squad can carry us through.”
With the team already having a Carabao Cup semi-final to contest, while also fighting for their place in the league, it may be wise for Smith to avoid overworking too many players – especially after Tom Heaton and Wesley were confirmed to be out for the rest of the season.
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Considering these factors, here is FFC’s predicted XI for their FA Cup game against Fulham, which features nine changes from the 2-1 victory over Burnley.
The first change is forced due to Heaton’s aforementioned injury and Smith could opt to use Lovre Kalinic, considering Orjan Nyland will likely be playing in the league moving forward.
James Chester impressed during Villa’s last cup game, the 5-0 win against Liverpool, and could come back into the side again.
He is joined in the backline by Bjorn Engles, who has not featured in any of Villa’s last three league games, only making the bench for one of those.
Both of the players keeping their place in the side from the Burnley win are on the left, with Neil Taylor and Kortney Hause both keeping their place here. The first of those does so with Matt Targett out, while Smith may play Hause to afford Tyrone Mings more rest.
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Conor Hourihane and Henri Lansbury have played an integral part in Villa’s Carabao Cup run, recording a combined seven appearances, four goals and five assists, so the hope will be that they can play a similar role in the FA Cup.
Ahmed Elmohamady was rested against Burnley, so he could come in for this game as a fresh presence on the right.
Jota and Anwar El Ghazi both come into the team having been left out of the side that faced Burnley, allowing Trezeguet and Jack Grealish to get some rest.
Smith’s hands are tied with the striker position following Wesley’s injury, so Jonathan Kodjia seems almost certain to start.
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