Aston Villa Team News

Villa had taken seven of their eight Premier League points in the previous three rounds.
They won 1-0 at Newcastle United in their latest league match.
A 3-1 win over Viking FK on Wednesday made it three Champions League wins from three.
Amadou Onana, Matteo Ruggeri and Aaron Wan-Bissaka were ruled out injured.
Johan Manzambi and Modou Keba Cisse were listed as minor doubts.

Manchester City Team News

City had won each of their first seven Premier League games and led Arsenal by three points.
They beat Ipswich Town 3-2 in their latest league outing.
A rotated City side won 5-1 at AEK Athens in midweek.
Antoine Semenyo was ruled out for about eight weeks with a knee injury.
Erling Haaland was described by Enzo Maresca as fully available after missing the AEK match.

Predicted Lineups

Aston Villa (predicted): 4-2-3-1 — Suzuki; Cash, Lindelof, Torres, Maatsen; Kamara, Gomes; McGinn, Manzambi, Buendia; Jackson

Manchester City (predicted): 4-3-3 — Donnarumma; Nunes, Dias, Guehi, O'Reilly; Anderson, Bouaddi, Fernandez; Foden, Haaland, Doku