This is an Aston Villa predicted lineup as they take on Crystal Palace on Sunday. This is a semi-final in the FA Cup, presenting both clubs with a chance to get their hands on a rare trophy. Whoever wins will go on to the final to take on either Nottingham Forest or Manchester City. The Villans are now out of the Champions League despite a heroic win over Paris Saint-Germain so they can focus fully on getting some silverware in the cupboard.<\/p>\n
Emi Martinez is one of the first names on the team sheet in goal. The defensive lineup doesn’t change much with Matty Cash and Ezri Konsa being regular started. Lucas Digne and Tyrone Mings are usually the other two filling out the back line, they can be rotated out for Ian Maatsen or Pau Torres.<\/p>\n
Read More:\u00a0<\/strong>\u2018Discussions Ongoing\u2019: Aston Villa Pushing to Make \u2018Generational Talent\u2019 First Summer Signing<\/a><\/p>\n In defensive midfield, any one of Boubacar Kamara, Youri Tielemans, and Amadou Onana can play. Ahead of them, the Marco Asensio or Morgan Rogers role in the middle has recently gone to a more traditional centre-midfielder like Tielemans. Out wide, Rogers, John McGinn, or Jacob Ramsay can start. Marcus Rashford and Ollie Watkins trade the striker spot.<\/p>\n Unai Emery uses his 4-2-3-1 tactic. This has been changed for something similar to a 4-3-3 in recent weeks with a defensive focused midfielder now playing at the number ten spot, something that Mauricio Pochettino tried last season with Chelsea when Connor Gallagher played as an attacking midfielder and helped become part of a midfield three at times.<\/p>\nAston Villa Recent Form & Tactics<\/h3>\n