Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has named his starting XI to face Manchester City in the Premier League this afternoon.

He has made six changes from the team that lost 2-1 to Go Ahead Eagles in the Europa League on Thursday night.

Emi Martínez starts in goal behind a defence of Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Pau Torres, and Lucas Digne.

Boubacar Kamara and Amadou Onana operate in the double pivot, while John McGinn, Emi Buendia, and Morgan Rogers support striker Ollie Watkins.

Villa are targeting their fourth consecutive Premier League victory and a return to winning ways after suffering a shock defeat in the Netherlands in midweek.

The only team in top-flight history to begin a season with a five-game winless run and then win their next four matches were Preston North End in 1936–37.

Villa have won their last two home league games against City, and they last achieved a longer winning streak over them between 1960 and 1975 (five matches).

Villa starting XI vs Man City: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne, Kamara,...