Villa are one of several Premier League sides impacted by the international break, with South American duo Emiliano Martinez and Douglas Luiz highly uncertain due to their late returns from World Cup Qualifying.

Jed Steer could be handed a rare opportunity in goal if Martinez does not make it, while Luiz's possible absence could lead Smith to switch to a four-man defence with Jacob Ramsey and John McGinn pairing up in midfield.

Emiliano Buendia would benefit from such a move, but Bertrand Traore picked up an injury over the international break and joins Leon Bailey and Morgan Sanson as doubts for this contest.



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维拉是受国际比赛影响的几支英超球队之一，由于世界杯预选赛的后期回归，南美二人组马丁内斯和路易斯高度不确定。

如果马丁内斯不能进球，杰德·斯蒂尔将会得到一个难得的进球机会，而路易斯的缺席可能会导致史密斯转变为四人防守，雅各布·拉姆齐和约翰·麦克金搭档中场。

埃米利亚诺·布恩迪亚将受益于这样的举动，但伯特兰·特拉奥雷在国际比赛期间受伤，并加入莱昂·贝利和摩根·桑森的质疑。