The Athletic journalist Gregg Evans has said that he expects either Mbwana Samatta or Keinan Davis to start Aston Villa’s EFL Cup semi-final second leg against Leicester City on Tuesday night.
Samatta, who recently secured a move to Villa Park from Genk, was not available to make his debut against Watford in the Premier League last week having not been registered in time.
As a result, the centre-forward is still waiting for his first appearance in Villa colours, although Evans has suggested that the 27-year-old is in line to start against Brendan Rodgers’ side in Tuesday’s cup fixture.
That said, The Athletic journalist has suggested that Davis is also under consideration to make the starting XI having recovered from a hamstring problem.
The 21-year-old forward has not played since the end of October, though, and it would therefore be slightly surprising if he was thrown into the side against the Foxes.
Did he really play for us?! No Villa fan has managed to name all of these obscure Villans….
The last-four clash is delicately poised following a 1-1 draw in the first leg at the King Power Stadium earlier this month.
Evans’ tweet on the subject can be seen below:
Meanwhile, a number of Villa supporters have had their say on a report linking their club with a move for this former Liverpool ace.