Aston Villa make four changes for tonight's Champions League league phase matchday 3 game at Villa Park (kick-off 20:00). Tyrone Mings, João Gomes, Emiliano Buendía and Alysson all come into the starting XI. Viking make three changes.
Villa are fourth in the table with two wins from two and a goal difference of +7. Viking are 29th with one point from two games.
Aston Villa
Villa make four changes since their last Champions League game, the 6-0 win over Fenerbahçe on 14 October.
In: Tyrone Mings, João Gomes, Emiliano Buendía, Alysson.
Out: Boubacar Kamara and Matty Cash, both on the bench, plus Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Johan Manzambi, who are not in the matchday squad. FPL lists Wan-Bissaka as injured with a hamstring injury, expected back 21 November. FPL lists Manzambi as doubtful with a calf injury and a 75% chance of playing.
- 1 Zion Suzuki (goalkeeper)
- 3 Victor Lindelöf (defender)
- 14 Pau Torres (defender)
- 5 Tyrone Mings (defender)
- 6 Ross Barkley (midfielder)
- 7 John McGinn (midfielder)
- 35 João Gomes (midfielder)
- 10 Emiliano Buendía (forward)
- 47 Alysson (forward)
- 11 Nicolas Jackson (forward)
- 19 Ibrahim Mbaye (forward)
Viking
Viking make three changes since their last Champions League game, the 3-3 draw with Bayern on 13 October.
In: Jesper Daland, Herman Haugen, Tobias Moi.
Out: Henrik Falchener, Henrik Björdal and Kristoffer Haugen, all of whom are on the bench.
- 1 Arild Östbö (goalkeeper)
- 27 Jesper Daland (defender)
- 6 Gianni Stensness (defender)
- 5 Henrik Heggheim (defender)
- 2 Herman Haugen (defender)
- 7 Kristoffer Askildsen (midfielder)
- 8 Joe Bell (midfielder)
- 29 Tobias Moi (midfielder)
- 22 Erik Botheim (forward)
- 10 Zlatko Tripic (forward)
- 20 Peter Christiansen (forward)
MFF's match model prediction is Aston Villa 2-1 Viking.
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