Source: Team_Talk
Villa to field much-changed side
Kevin MacDonald has been forced into a number of changes for Aston Villa's Europa League play-off first leg against Rapid Vienna on Thursday.[LNB] Centre-back Richard Dunne serves a one-game ban, whilst striker John Carew has a knee injury and joins Gabriel Agbonlahor and Carlos Cuellar (both hamstring) and James Collins (calf) on the sidelines.[LNB]However, MacDonald has opted to leave behind Stiliyan Petrov, Luke Young and Ashley Young, whilst there is no James Milner following his move to Manchester City.[LNB]It means a number of youngsters have been drafted in, including James Collins Jnr, Eric Lichaj, Shane Lowry, Barry Bannan and Andreas Weimann.[LNB]Kick-off at the Gerhard Hanappi Stadium is 5:45pm.[LNB]Villa (from): Friedel, Guzan, Parish, Lichaj, Warnock, Clark, Davies, Baker, Osbourne, Beye, Reo-Coker, Bannan, Downing, Albrighton, Collins Jnr, Delfouneso, Lowry, Heskey, Hogg, Weimann.[LNB]
