Bolton Wanderers will welcome Aston Villa on Tuesday night as both teams look to secure a victory at the University of Bolton Stadium. Bolton suffered a 2-0 loss at the hands of Sheffield Wednesday last weekend. Similarly, the Villans were beaten 3-1 by Crystal Palace recently which has drained their confidence ahead of this cup game.
Bolton Wanderers vs Aston Villa: Talking Tactics
Ian Evatt could opt for a 3-4-1-2 formation and might ask his players to defend their penalty box well and try to expose Aston Villa’s defensive weaknesses on the counter.
Steven Gerrard will set his men up in a 4-3-3 formation and could ask them to dominate the ball and create some decent opportunities to win this cup clash on the road.
Team News
Bolton Wanderers
Eoin Toal is unlikely to be ready in time for this game. Otherwise, Evatt doesn’t have any other injury headaches in midweek.
Bolton Wanderers Predicted XI
Trafford; Johnston, Santos, Jones; Bradley, Morley, Williams, John; Dempsey; Kachunga, Bodvarsson
Aston Villa
Diego Carlos remains absent with a long-term injury. Furthermore, Kortney Hause will also be sidelined for this contest because of injury.
Aston Villa Predicted XI
Olsson; Young, Chambers, Mings, Augustinsson; Luiz, Nakamba, Ramsey; Buendia; Ings, Archer
Key Men
Bolton Wanderers
George Johnston, Ricardo Santos and Gethin Jones would all need to be at the top of their game if Bolton are to stop the Villans from scoring in midweek.
Aston Villa
Danny Ings and Cameron Archer will have to carry most of the creative burden for the West Midlands club in the final third. It would be up to Douglas Luiz and Marvelous Nakamba to dominate possession in midweek and help their teammates push on in search of the win this Tuesday night.
Bolton Wanderers vs Aston Villa: Streaming Links
| Country | Broadcaster |
| United Kingdom | Sky Sports |
| USA | ESPN+ |
| India | NA |
| Canada | DAZN |
| Spain | DAZN |
| Italy | DAZN |
| Germany | DAZN |
| Australia | beIN SPORTS |
| New Zealand | beIN SPORTS |
