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title: "Aston Villa fans reveal who they want to start against Arsenal"
canonical: "https://readastonvilla.com/2019/09/20/aston-villa-fans-reveal-who-they-want-to-start-against-arsenal/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Alex Murray"
section: "Features & Analysis"
published: "2019-09-20T18:00:38Z"
modified: "2019-09-20T18:00:38Z"
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# Aston Villa fans reveal who they want to start against Arsenal

Aston Villa fans have named who they want to play against Arsenal this weekend, with some fans selecting a surprising squad.

Twitter account @AstonForza named who they want to play against Arsenal, with the surprise move of putting John McGinn on the wing.

> Twitter: The team I’d like to see against Arsenal. ? #avfc https://t.co/WTMK9liJIu (@astonforza)

This team got a mixed reaction from some Villa fans, with many asking why McGinn is out wide.

> Twitter: @astonforza McGinn on the wing? https://t.co/kzXl4LaCqZ (@RHUTV170)

> Twitter: @EliElGhazi Narrow so not fully out wide. Guilbert provides width on overlap ? (@astonforza)

Chris rreckons Conor Hourihane has to play.

> Twitter: @astonforza Got a lot of time for this but for me @ConorHourihane has to be in it (@KeeperHodge)

Nick reckons Villa need to play a narrow 4-2-3-1.

> Twitter: @astonforza 4231 narrow. Gets our best players higher up the pitch and in support of Wes (@nickstevens\_39)

@fpl\_29 doesn’t know how playing that formation would play out for Villa.

> Twitter: @astonforza I like the idea, not sure how it would play out tho. I reckon hourihane over Luiz could Bridge the gap… https://t.co/L4c9awZfqs (@fpl\_29)

### Read ASton Villa’s Verdict

It’s certainly an interesting decision to play McGinn out wide, but it may be to Villa’s benefit.

The Scot is already getting forward a lot, and putting him further forward may just be the thing Villa need to do to get some more goals.

However, I doubt Dean Smith will be making too many changes ahead of the clash.