Crystal Palace v Aston Villa
\nKick Off: 15.00 GMT
\nVenue: Selhurst Park<\/p>\n
Aston Villa head down to South London for their second away fixture of the Premier League season to take on Patrick Viera\u2019s Crystal Palace.<\/p>\n
Steven Gerrard will be hoping his side can build on their 2-1 victory over Everton<\/a> last weekend but it won\u2019t be easy against a very good Palace side.<\/p>\n Villa were far from perfect last week but there were signs of the side I believe Gerrards wants us to be. The big question as it always seems to be at the moment is Phillipe Coutinho or Emi Buendia?<\/p>\n Crystal Palace on the other hand are a much-improved side since Viera became manager in July 2021. Before they seemed content with surviving but now, similar to ourselves they have ambitions and want to climb to the higher levels of the Premier League.<\/p>\n This was highlighted when they made the Semi-Final of the FA Cup last season, only to lose out to Chelsea on the day.<\/p>\n The Eagles also finished two places ahead of Villa in the Premier League in 12th position.<\/p>\n Villa picked up four points from a possible six against Palace last season with the three points coming at Selhurst Park.<\/p>\n Diego Carlos had surgery this week and it reportedly went well. The boss is still hopeful that the defender will play a big chunk of the season once he recovers this season. Somewhat optimistic given the injury but they are the experts.<\/p>\n Calum Chambers and Ezri Konsa will have been hoping to impress Gerrard in training as they look to replace Carlos in the starting eleven.<\/p>\nAston Villa Team News<\/h3>\n