Aston Villa is excited to play Crystal Palace this afternoon after securing their Champions League qualifying for the upcoming season. Even if there isn’t much at stake in the standings, Emery and his team will be anxious to end the Premier League season strongly.
With 13 of the last 15 points at their disposal, Palace enters this match as one of the most dominant teams in the entire division. During that time, only two teams who have been chasing titles nonstop—Arsenal and Manchester City—have kept up a better record, each with a flawless five-game winning streak.
Emery has chosen to rotate the team a lot this afternoon, which will allow periphery players to get some playing time. Surprisingly, Calum Chambers starts in midfield; Emiliano Martinez, Pau Torres, and Leon Bailey are replaced by Robin Olsen, Clement Lenglet, and Jhon Duran. All two teams are shown here.
Palace XI: Adam Wharton, Michael Olise, Eberechi Eze, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Chris Richards, Adam Wharton, Nathaniel Clyne, Tyrick Mitchell, Daniel Muñoz, Joachim Andersen, Marc Guehi, and Chris Richards.
James Tomkins, Joel Ward, Jefferson Lerma, Jeffrey Schlupp, David Ozoh, Jairo Riedewald, Jordan Ayew, and Odsonne Edouard are the Palace substitutes, in order of appearance.
Villa XI: John McGinn, Calum Chambers, Douglas Luiz, Moussa Diaby, Jhon Duran, Ollie Watkins; Ezri Konsa, Diego Carlos, Clement Lenglet, Lucas Digne; Robin Olsen (GK).
Subs for Villa: Finley Munroe, Omari Kellyman, Kadan Young, Lander Emery, Pau Torres, Kaine Kesler-Hayden, Tim Iroegbunam, Joe Gauci (GK).
