Ollie Watkins Starts | 4-2-3-1 Aston Villa Predicted Lineup Against Club Brugge | OneFootball

Aston Villa will host Club Brugge in the second leg of the Round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League at Villa Park. They are maintaining a lead of 3-1 from the first leg. Villa finished eighth in the group stage with 16 points in eight matches. They won five matches, drew one, and lost two matches in the league. They are coming to this game on the back of a win against Brentford in their previous game in the Premier League.

In this article, let us take a look at the predicted lineup of Aston Villa against Club Brugge.

4-2-3-1 Aston Villa Predicted Lineup Against Club Brugge:

Defence:

Martinez will start as the goalkeeper. Disasi and Digne will be the two fullbacks. Konsa and Mings will be the two centre-backs. Emiliano Martinez has conceded 35 goals and kept 3 clean sheets in 28 matches in the Premier League 2024/2025 season. Axel Disasi has conceded 9 goals and kept 4 clean sheets in 10 matches in the Premier League 2024/2025 season.  Lucas Digne has conceded 31 goals and kept 4 clean sheets in 28 matches in the Premier League 2024/2025 season.

Tyrone Mings has conceded 9 goals and kept 2 clean sheets in 10 matches in the Premier League 2024/2025 season. Ezri Konsa has conceded 32 goals and kept 4 clean sheets in 25 matches in the Premier League 2024/2025 season.

Midfield:

McGinn and Tielemans will be the two defensive midfielders. Bailey will be the right midfielder, and Rashford will be the left-midfielder. Rogers will be the central attacking midfielder.

John McGinn has assisted 3 goals in 25 matches so far in the Premier League 2024/2025 season. Looking into his passing aspect of the game, McGinn passes the ball roughly 32.77 times during a game with a pass completion rate of 87.74%. Youri Tielemans has scored 2 goals in 29 matches so far in the Premier League 2024/2025 season. His total G/A (goals + assists) is 6 for this season.

Leon Bailey has scored 1 goal in 23 matches so far in the Premier League 2024/2025 season. His total G/A (goals + assists) is 3 for this season. Marcus Rashford has scored 4 goals in 20 matches so far in the Premier League 2024/2025 season. His total G/A (goals + assists) is 7 for this season. Morgan Rogers has scored 7 goals in 28 matches so far in the Premier League 2024/2025 season. His total G/A (goals + assists) is 11 for this season.

Attack:

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – JANUARY 29: Ollie Watkins of Aston Villa during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD8 match between Aston Villa FC and Celtic FC at Villa Park on January 29, 2025 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Watkins will be the striker. Ollie Watkins has scored 13 goals in 29 matches so far in the Premier League 2024/2025 season. His total G/A (goals + assists) is 19 for this season.