Preston North End vs. Aston Villa team news: Unai Emery makes Ollie Watkins decision for FA Cup quarter-final tie

Unai Emery hinted that he would assess the players returning from international duty and that rotation was an option given the fixtures that Villa have on their schedule. The most notable decision made by the Spaniard is leaving Ollie Watkins on the substitutes' bench, the forward having been nursing a minor injury during the international break. Preston North End XI: Cornell; Meghoma, Storey, Hughes, Gibson, Brady; Whiteman, Thordarson, Frokjaer-Jensen; Keane, Riis Subs: Stowell, Lindsay, Bauer, Pasiek, Tarry, Carroll, Mawene, Evans, Osmajic Aston Villa XI Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne; Tielemans, Kamara; Asensio, Rogers, Ramsey; Rashford Subs: Olsen, Bogarde, Maatsen, Garcia, Torres, Onana, Malen, Watkins, McGinn More to follow.

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