If you’d have said before the season that Barnsley v Aston Villa would be a battle between the 7th and 17th placed sides in the table, most people would have thought that it would be Villa sitting just outside the playoff positions, but that’s not the case.
With just one win and six draws to show from their nine games, Villa could do with a victory to kick-start their season, but three points won’t be easy to come by as they make the journey north.
Barnsley are an erratic side, the’ve won five and lost four games, including two defeats on the spin, so Villa should be confident of getting a result, but mustn’t think that the game will be a walk in the park.
Ahead of the game at Oakwell, we’ve tried to predict the starting line-up that Roberto Di Matteo will select. It was a tricky task too!
Here’s the team we think he’ll pick in a 4-2-3-1 formation:
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