Sitting conscionable supra their hosts successful the Premier League table, Aston Villa volition sojourn Newcastle United connected Boxing Day, aiming to debar a 5th consecutive distant decision successful England's apical flight.
Ready for a hectic festive schedule, Villa's squad is astir afloat available, arsenic lone Jacob Ramsey volition miss the travel northbound owed to a hamstring wounded - and adjacent helium has precocious rejoined training.
Once again, Unai Emery's biggest quandary regards whether to reinstate Ollie Watkins up beforehand oregon proceed to support religion with in-form striker Jhon Duran.
Previously renowned arsenic a 'super-sub', Duran has scored arsenic a starter successful respective caller games and boasts the league's champion minutes-per-goal ratio this play (one each 80 minutes); meanwhile, Watkins has been somewhat beneath his best.
Away to pugnacious opponents, Emery volition not experimentation by pairing them together, alternatively preferring much players successful the motor room, wherever Amadou Onana, Boubacar Kamara and Youri Tielemans combined to specified bully effect successful last week's triumph implicit Manchester City.
That trio whitethorn beryllium retained astatine St James' Park, with Morgan Rogers and skipper John McGinn taking much precocious roles successful enactment of the Villans' lone striker.
It mightiness beryllium 'same again' astatine the back, too, arsenic Matty Cash and Lucas Digne run connected either flank, and Pau Torres joins Ezri Konsa successful the centre. Ian Maatsen, Diego Carlos and Tyrone Mings are each viable options, should Emery determine to remainder immoderate weary legs.
Aston Villa imaginable starting lineup: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne; Kamara, Onana; McGinn, Tielemans, Rogers; Duran
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