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Manchester United loanee makes Aston Villa debut against Tottenham
SAM JOHNSTONE will make his Aston Villa debut against Tottenham today.
Sam Johnstone joined Aston Villa on loan for the rest of the season
The 23-year-old goalkeeper only joined Aston Villa on loan until the rest of the season on Thursday but has already made Steve Bruce's first-team.
The Manchester United academy graduate replaces Mark Bunn between the sticks for Villa's FA Cup third-round clash with Tottenham.
Sam Johnstone to make Aston Villa debut against Tottenham
Elsewhere, Miles Jedinak, Aaron Tshibola and Gabby Agbonlahor come in for Ashley Westwood, Gary Gardner and Ross McCormack from the 1-0 defeat to Cardiff last time out.
Aston Villa: Johnstone, Hutton, Chester, Baker, Amavi, Jedinak, Tshibola, Adomah, Bacuna, Grealish, Agbonlahor
Subs: Gollini, Elphick, Westwood, Cissokho, Green, Davis, McCormack
Mauricio Pochettino and Steve Bruce face each other in FA Cup third round
Mauricio Pochettino has made a host of changes for today's visit of Villa, with Michel Vorm, Kieran Trippier, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Kevin Wimmer, Ben Davies, Harry Winks, Mousa Sissoko, Son Heung-min and Vincent Hanssen all coming in.
Tottenham: Vorm, Trippier, Carter-Vickers, Alderweireld, Wimmer, Davies, Dier (C), Winks, Sissoko, Son, Janssen
Subs: Pau Lopez, Walker-Peters, Vertonghen, Wanyama, Dele, Onomah, Nkoudou