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title: "Aston Villa predicted XI: Jota and Trezeguet to keep their spot at Selhurst"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Grant McQuillan"
section: "Aston Villa"
published: "2019-08-31T06:05:19Z"
modified: "2019-08-31T06:05:19Z"
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# Aston Villa predicted XI: Jota and Trezeguet to keep their spot at Selhurst

**Aston Villa recorded their first Premier League victory since 2015-16 after their clinical performance against Everton.**

Villa Park was bouncing from the first minute to the last [against the Toffees](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/aug/23/aston-villa-everton-premier-league-match-report) as Wesley Moraes scored his first goal for the club before Anwar El Ghazi sealed the deal in the 95th minute to make it 2-0.

Dean Smith’s men continued their winning form with a [6-1 demolition over League One side Crewe Alexandra in midweek](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/aug/27/crewe-aston-villa-carabao-cup-match-report), but with a tough away trip to Selhurst Park today, Smith has some tough choices to make with many of his players deserving of a spot.

So, how will he line-up his Villa side against Crystal Palace?![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/lineup-24-400x500.png)Neil Taylor has played every minute so far in the Premier League and his 1.7 tackles per game and his 2.3 clearances should make him the first-choice left-back ([as per WhoScored.com](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/31558/Show/Neil-Taylor)).

Elsewhere in defence, Tyrone Mings’ sublime performances so far earned him his [first England call-up](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49507247). The former Bournemouth man has won an incredible 10.7 clearances per game \[[WhoScored.com](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/123167/Show/Tyrone-Mings)\] after all.

Bjorn Engels’ sensational performance against Everton earned him a 9/10 match rating ([as per Birmingham Mail](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-player-ratings-everton-16809659)), whilst Frédéric Guilbert’s display gave him an [8/10](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-player-ratings-everton-16809659) – both should keep their spot.

In midfield, Douglas Luiz, John McGinn and Jack Grealish all played a part in controlling the tempo of Villa’s play and [each earned themselves a 7.5](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-player-ratings-everton-16809659) against the Toffees.

On the right-hand side, Jota set up Wesley’s opener with a tremendous through ball which cut open the Everton defence. The former Birmingham man bagged himself 11 assists for the Blues last year ([as per WhoScored.com](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/10447/History/Jota)) and should keep retain his place.

***How would you line up? Join the discussion by commenting below?***