If I had Bernard’s Watch we would win the league. Just pantsing the opposition keeper, switching the strikers boots onto the opposite feet and things like that.
Boubacar Kamara has started the last 11 Premier League matches but hobbled off against Palace last week with an ankle injury and is not expected back.
Leander Dendoncker was absent with "personal circumstances" and its uncertain whether he will be available this weekend. If he is available he'll be a tad rusty as his only start since November was against Stevenage in the FA Cup 3rd round and apart from that he's only had an hour on the pitch.
If Dendoncker is still unavailable then the options are moving Jacob Ramsey or John McGinn back into central midfield although Emery has preferred to play both of them wide or playing Callum Chambers (replaced Kamara at the weekend) as a makeshift midfielder
Philippe Coutinho has a thigh injury and Diego Carlos has been missing with an Achilles since August
Despite scoring both the goals on Thursday, Antonio hadn't looked very good at all beforehand, and I'd be surprised if Ings doesn't start. Has to be said that Scamacca really didn't look very good either when he finally came on, so if both he and Antonio make the bench could be interesting to see who gets the nod first.
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Leander Dendoncker was absent with "personal circumstances" and its uncertain whether he will be available this weekend. If he is available he'll be a tad rusty as his only start since November was against Stevenage in the FA Cup 3rd round and apart from that he's only had an hour on the pitch.
If Dendoncker is still unavailable then the options are moving Jacob Ramsey or John McGinn back into central midfield although Emery has preferred to play both of them wide or playing Callum Chambers (replaced Kamara at the weekend) as a makeshift midfielder
Philippe Coutinho has a thigh injury and Diego Carlos has been missing with an Achilles since August
Kehrer - Zouma - Aguerd - Cresswell
Lanzini - Rice
Bowen - Benrahma - Fornals
Ings
Anang, Ogbonna, Johnson, Emerson, Soucek, Paqueta, Cornet, Antonio, Scamacca
Subs: Anang, Johnson, Cresswell, Scamacca, Fornals, Lanzini, Downes, Cornet, Ogbonna.
Full squad apart from Antonio & Coufal...COYI
COYI
As I type, Villa score.
West Ham penalty, just after we had an effort cleared off the line.