Aston Villa will travel to Yorkshire to take on Hull City at the KCOM Stadium after dropping some crucial points in the league in recent weeks. Steve Bruce will hope that his side can bounce back against the Tigers on Saturday and bag all three points which will help them in their quest to finish in one of the playoff places at the end of the regular season. The Villans currently find themselves in 4th place in the league standings, with a tally of 69 points in 38 league matches. They are still well in contention to secure a top 6 finish going into the final stretch of the season.
The recent history of the fixture makes a grim reading for the West Midlands outfit as the Tigers are undefeated in their last two league meetings versus the Villans. Steve Bruce is expected to revert back to a 4-4-2 formation and will be sweating on the fitness of Neil Taylor, who is in a race against time to be fit for this clash.
4-4-2 Aston Villa Predicted Lineup Vs Hull City
Defence
Sam Johnstone will start in goal for Villa and might be protected by a back four of James Chester and John Terry in central defence while Ahmed Elmohamady plays at right-back and Neil Taylor operates on the left side of the backline.
The Villans defence has conceded four goals in their last two league matches and Villa boss Steve Bruce will be hoping that his backline can keep things tight at the back when they take on Hull City on Saturday.
Midfield
Jack Grealish and Conor Hourihane could be deployed as the holding midfielders at the centre of the park. Hourihane got his name on the scoresheet versus Sheffield Wednesday last month and will hope to repeat the feat against Hull City as well.
Albert Adomah might start on the left flank once again and hope to use his pace to cause some damage in the opposition half. Robert Snodgrass will look to cut in on his stronger left foot and create some chances while operating on the right side of the midfield. Adomah is leading the goal-scoring charts for the Villans with 15 goals and six assists to his name this season. He will be a huge threat to the Hull City defence and will be expected to find the back of the net on Saturday.
Attack
Scott Hogan and Lewis Grabban could be deployed to the lead the lines for the Villans up top. The duo have shown signs of promise in recent months and will hope to get their names on the scoresheet when they lace up to face the Tigers on Saturday.
