Burnley v Aston Villa team news as Jackson rings the changes - Dubravka dropped

Mike Jackson has rung the changes for Burnley’s clash against Aston Villa this afternoon – including dropping goalkeeper Martin Dubravka for the first time this season.

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Max Weiss comes in for Dubravka in goal to make his first Premier League start, with one clear eye on the Championship next season.

Dubravka, who has started every league game up until this point, is out of contract this summer and is expected to move on.

Elsewhere, Axel Tuanzebe, Lucas Pires, Florentino Luis, Lesley Ugochukwu and Hannibal all come into the side.

Making way are Hjalmar Ekdal, Bashir Humphreys, Quilindschy Hartman, Josh Laurent and James Ward-Prowse.

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Weiss makes his first Premier League start in place of Martin Dubravka (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images)placeholder image
Weiss makes his first Premier League start in place of Martin Dubravka (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images)

Jordan Beyer, Connor Roberts, Josh Cullen and Enock Agyei all remain sidelined, while the likes of Joe Worrall, Marcus Edwards, Mike Tresor and Ashley Barnes are left out.

As for Villa, former Claret loanee Ian Maatsen starts as Unai Emery makes three changes from their Europa League semi-final win over Nottingham Forest on Thursday night.

TEAMS

Burnley: Weiss, Walker, Tuanzebe, Esteve, Pires, Florentino, Ugochukwu, Hannibal, Tchaouna, Anthony, Flemming

Subs: Dubravka, Humphreys, Hartman, Laurent, Ward-Prowse, Bruun Larsen, Amdouni, Broja, Foster

Villa: Martinez, Cash, Lindelof, Konsa, Mings, Maatsen, Barkley, McGinn, Tielemans, Rogers, Watkins

Subs: Bizot, Torres, Digne, Luiz, Bogarde, Bailey, Buendia, Sancho, Abraham

Referee: Anthony Taylor

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