Alex Moreno has been ruled out of Aston Villa’s encounter with Lille OSC on Thursday night. The Premier League side head to France with a one-goal advantage ahead of the second leg of their UEFA Europa Conference League quarter-final.
Pre-match, Aston Villa manager Unai Emery revealed that Moreno could miss two or three weeks with a calf injury. It will be former Lille defender Lucas Digne who will likely take his place in the starting XI. It is expected, therefore, that Emery will change a completely unchanged side to the one that beat Lille 2-1 at Villa Park just one week ago. Leon Bailey, therefore, will start over Moussa Diaby, whilst the in form Ollie Watkins will lead the line this evening.
Aston Villa likely lineup v Lille
Emiliano Martinez; Lucas Digne, Pau Torres, Diego Carlos, Ezri Konsa; Morgan Rogers, Douglas Luiz, John McGinn, Youri Tielemans, Leon Bailey; Ollie Watkins. (L’Éq)
