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title: "Gerrard must start Calum Chambers v Man City"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Crippy Cooke"
section: "Aston Villa News"
published: "2022-05-22T09:02:09Z"
modified: "2022-05-22T09:02:11Z"
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# Gerrard must start Calum Chambers v Man City

Aston Villa travel to the Etihad Stadium to face Manchester City in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon and won’t have Ezri Konsa for a second consecutive game after he picked up a [knee injury](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-injuries-man-city-18896713). Villa revealed on their [official website](https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2022/may/22/match-pack--manchester-city/) that Kortney Hause remains an absentee too, so Steven Gerrard has to start Calum Chambers alongside Tyrone Mings.

The 27-year-old [joined](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/calum-chambers/transfers/spieler/215118) Villa on a three-and-a-half-year deal from Arsenal in January and has gone on to make [10 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/calum-chambers/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/215118) in all competitions, scoring one goal. Chambers quickly moved ahead of Hause in the pecking order and could get extended playing time until Konsa returns, so this is a great chance to prove his worth to Gerrard.

Chambers has started four of Villa’s last five Premier League games, once in a makeshift defensive-midfield role, so he’s more than just a squad player. The England international replaced the injured Konsa midway through Villa’s 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace and played a full 90 minutes in their 1-1 draw with Burnley, so he should keep his place.

Man City are no slouches and boast three consecutive home wins ahead of Sunday’s clash, so Chambers could be in for a busy afternoon.

***[In other news, Gabriel Agbonlahor says Philippe Coutinho could lure Kalvin Phillips to Aston Villa](https://readastonvilla.com/2022/05/21/gabriel-agbonlahor-says-phillipe-coutinho-could-lure-kalvin-phillips-to-aston-villa/)***