{"id":1366420,"date":"2024-10-22T10:54:35","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T09:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1366420"},"modified":"2024-10-22T18:15:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T17:15:29","slug":"aston-villa-vs-bologna-predicted-xis-team-news-and-probable-line-ups","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/aston-villa-vs-bologna-predicted-xis-team-news-and-probable-line-ups\/","title":{"rendered":"Aston Villa vs Bologna predicted XIs: Team news and probable line-ups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Things couldn\u2019t be going much better for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/clubs\/aston-villa\/\">Aston Villa<\/a>, who head into Tuesday\u2019s Champions League clash against Bologna unbeaten in their last nine games.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An impressive 3-1 win at Fulham on Saturday saw them move up to fourth in the Premier League standings and now they look to maintain their winning run in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Unai Emery\u2019s men have won both of their opening Champions League games without conceding a goal, against Young Boys and Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n<p>That start has left them sixth in the new league format and now they look to continue their fine form when they play host to Bologna on Tuesday evening (20:00 \u2013 TNT Sports 1).<\/p>\n<h2>Emery continues to prove doubters wrong<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s fair to say Emery has worked wonders at Villa Park and the club are now reaping the benefits of the manager\u2019s experience and knowhow.<\/p>\n<p>Winning the Europa League three times with Sevilla, as well as claiming a Ligue 1 title success with PSG highlights Emery&#8217;s pedigree.<\/p>\n<p>There were question marks hanging over him when he was appointed by Villa in November 2022 due to a disappointing 18-month stint at Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>The 52-year-old has proved the doubters wrong, though, and he has a 55.32% win rate as Villa boss.<br \/>\nA 1-0 success over Bayern in Gameweek Two has been the highlight of his tenure to date and he will expect another success on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Villa face a Bologna team who have collected just one point from their opening two games, in what is their first experience of the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>The Italians showed in their last match at Liverpool that they can pose a threat, but they leak goals, conceding 11 in their opening eight Serie A games this season.<\/p>\n<p>Vincenzo Italiano\u2019s men go into this clash having drawn their last three games in their domestic league, including a 2-2 share of the spoils at Genoa last weekend.<\/p>\n<h2>Aston Villa vs Bologna Team News<\/h2>\n<p>Villa are expected to make at least a couple of changes from the side who started the game at Craven Cottage on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>John McGinn was named on the bench against Fulham and could start in midfield, while Ezri Konsa is pushing for a role in the back four.<\/p>\n<p>Ross Barkley is another who Emery will be considering, while youngster Jaden Philogene is available despite his red card on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Bologna are still without long-term injury victim Lewis Ferguson, but Swiss international Dan Ndoye could return after a spell on the sidelines.<\/p>\n<p>Rules state Englishman Samuel Iling-Junior can play against his parent club, but he missed the Genoa game with an injury and is doubtful.<\/p>\n<p>Forward Nicolo Cambiaghi (knee) and midfielder Michel Aebischer (adductor) could also miss out.<\/p>\n<h2>Aston Villa vs Bologna Predicted XI<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Aston Villa:<\/strong> Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne; Onana, Tielemans; Bailey, Rogers, McGinn; Watkins.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Bologna:<\/strong> Skorupski; Posch, Beukema, Lucumi, Lykogiannis; Freuler, Moro, Urbanski; Orsolini, Castro, Ndoye.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Things couldn\u2019t be going much better for Aston Villa, who head into Tuesday\u2019s Champions League clash against Bologna unbeaten in their last nine games. 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