Coutinho taken out, Chambers and Ramsey back in - Aston Villa predicted XI vs Burnley

Aston Villa will a massive say at both ends of the Premier League table over the next four days. On Thursday, Steven Gerrard will face off against relegation-threatened Burnley at Villa Park before travelling up to the Etihad for Sunday’s title decider against Man City.

For Villa, Gerrard will be desperate to finish above where they currently sit in 14th with a top-half finish now appearing unlikely following last weekend’s 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace. Villa can, though, go within just a point of 10th-placed Leicester with a result over Mike Jackson’s Clarets (8pm kick-off).

Looking ahead to Villa’s final home game of the season (P18 W6 D4 L8), Gerrard looks set to be without centre-back Ezri Konsa. The 24-year-old picked up a significant knee injury against Palace and his season appears over. Calum Chambers will be the like-for-like change to come in and partner Tyrone Mings at centre-back.

That could pose a problem for Gerrard, though, knowing Chambers was key in the win at Burnley previously playing at the base of Villa’s midfield. Marvelous Nakamba could retain his place as Villa’s No.6 on Thursday but, last time out, underwhelmed with perhaps Douglas Luiz dropping in which will allow for the fit-again Jacob Ramsey to return to the starting XI.

In terms of Villa’s potential line-up, Emi Martinez will be in goal once again with fans’ player of the year Matty Cash, Chambers, Mings and Lucas Digne making up the back four. In midfield and, should Gerrard retain his diamond shape, Douglas Luiz could well sit as the No.6 ahead of Nakamba and Tim Iroegbunam with John McGinn and Ramsey either side as the two eights. In the playmaker role, Emi Buendia appears to be a shoo-in to start ahead of Philippe Coutinho. Buendia