Aston Villa take on Club Brugge in the Champions League round of 16 on Tuesday night as they look to take an advantage back to Villa Park for the second leg next week.
Unai Emery's side come into the game on the back of a 2-0 win over Cardiff City in the FA Cup on Friday night, where the Villa boss was boosted by Emi Martinez being fit enough to start and Boubacar Kamara returning to the squad.
Kamara is back ahead of schedule and may therefore be left in reserve again at the Jan Breydel Stadium despite Youri Tielemans and John McGinn playing the last six matches together in all competitions.
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It's crucial Kamara is ready to go for the second leg next Wednesday and away at Brentford before that on Saturday, which is a crucial match in the league for Villa.
Emery is due to speak to the media out in Belgium on Monday night and will be asked to give updates on several players, including Matty Cash, Ross Barkley, Amadou Onana, Tyrone Mings and Pau Torres.
Villa will be without Donyell Malen and Andres Garcia as they were not included in the Champions League squad, though Axel Disasi will return.
Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio will likely continue in the starting XI, while Morgan Rogers could play off the right as Ollie Watkins leads the line.
In defence, Lucas Digne should start at left-back and if Cash is unable to play from the off, then Ezri Konsa or Disasi could play from right-back, with the other at right centre-back.
Lamare Bogarde will likely continue in defence unless Tyrone Mings is fully fit to start the game.
Villa predicted XI vs Brugge: Martinez, Disasi, Konsa, Bogarde, Digne, Tielemans, McGinn, Rogers, Asensio, Rashford, Watkins.
