Bree for Hutton
Villa should axe senior defender Alan Hutton from the team and replace him with James Bree.
Hutton, 32, has been a loyal servant to the club and had his moments of dependability under Bruce, but delivered a poor display against Cardiff and his errors proved costly.
Bruce has the depth in his squad so shouldn’t be afraid to bring defender Bree into the starting XI at right-back.
The 19-year-old is still an emerging talent and needs game time if he is to recapture the form he showed at Barnsley.