[TheFunkyJoker]

I’d like to see us go back to basics for Villa. Scrap 3 centre backs and go with 4-2-3-1 in the first leg. This will match us up against Villa’s 4-3-3/4-1-4-1.

Johnstone
Holgate - Dawson - Hegazi - Gibbs
Livermore - Johansen
Phillips - Harper - Rodriguez
Gayle

Not sure how I feel having Harper as an attacking midfielder. Personally I would have something more along the lines of a 424.

Johnstone
Holgate - Dawson - Hegazi - Gibbs
Livermore - Johansen
Phillips - Gayle - J. Rod - Montero/Murphy

Can also be fluid with this set up as 1 of Gayle or Rod can drop back to Attacking Midfielder for a 4231, or we could even drop back to a 442 when defending.