Aston Villa will be under the lights once again on Monday evening when they face Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.
The Villans are unbeaten in their last three Premier League games, winning once and drawing twice, and sit 14th in the table.
Steven Gerrard’s side will be without four players for their trip to bottom-of-the-league Forest, with Ludwig Augustinsson ruled out for three weeks after suffering a hamstring injury in Villa’s 0-0 draw with Leeds United last Monday.
The Swede joins Lucas Digne, Boubacar Kamara and Diego Carlos as players unavailable to Gerrard.
However, the Villans’ boss will have several names back in contention on Monday, with Matty Cash likely to return from injury, while Calum Chambers is also fit.
“Matty Cash is back in full training and he’s available for Nottingham Forest,” Gerrard said in his pre-match press conference on Thursday.
“Calum Chambers has done half of the session today and he’ll continue to pick training up from now until Monday. He’s got a decent chance to be involved.
“Ludwig Augustinsson will be out for around three weeks – he’s got a hamstring injury on the back of the Leeds game.
“We’ve also got Leon Bailey, who has got a small muscle issue. He’s a doubt for the weekend but he’s not totally ruled out.
“In terms of Lucas Digne, it’s a complicated one that’s going to rumble on for a few more weeks before we can assess it. I’ll have some news on Digne in a couple of weeks, but he won’t be available for Forest.”
With that being said. Let’s take a look at who we think Gerrard will select in his starting XI against Forest on Monday…
1. Goalkeeper - Emiliano Martinez
The shot-stopper has started all of Villa’s games this season and is expected to remain between the sticks.
2. Right-back - Matty Cash
Returned to training this week after a hamstring injury and is likely to feature due to other injuries in the sqaud.
3. Centre-back - Ezri Konsa
The defender has played ever game for Villa this campaign and is expected to retain his place on Monday.
4. Centre-back - Tyrone Mings
Has missed just two league games so far and is likely to partner Konsa at the centre of defence.