OPINION
Aston Villa suffered a crushing defeat to Cardiff in their last match and need to make a few changes to their side for the upcoming clash against Reading on Tuesday.
The Midlands giants suffered a crushing 3-0 away defeat to Cardiff, with Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (two) and Junior Hoilett on the scoresheet.
Steve Bruce’s side now have just one point from their opening two Championship matches, despite managing a League Cup win over Colchester in-between.
They were regarded as one of the favourites in pre-season for promotion and will need to vastly improve their performances if they are to fulfil that ambition.
Villa were played off the park against a slick Cardiff side at the weekend and manager Bruce needs to make a few alterations to his side for the trip to Reading.
This Is Futbol has picked out three changes that Bruce should make to his starting line-up to improve their team.
Here are those three changes, including why this senior defender should be axed.