How are Villa shaping up?

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Aston Villa will start life in the Sky Bet Championship with a trip to Hillsborough to face Sheffield Wednesday on Sunday, live on Sky Sports 1 HD from 4.15pm.

Roberto Di Matteo has taken the reins at Villa Park after their relegation last season, so how are they shaping up for the new campaign? And how could they line up against the Owls?

The new boss has experimented with a number of different formations and line-ups during pre-season. We examine his options and look at what Villa’s starting line-up might look like on Sunday…

Goalkeeper

Italy U21 international Pierluigi Gollini will be first-choice goalkeeper this season. Villa paid in the region of £4.25m to sign Gollini from Hellas Verona, who he joined from Manchester United in 2014. The 21-year-old replaces Brad Guzan, who has joined Premier League new boys Middlesbrough.

Defence

With Micah Richards and Joleon Lescott out of favour …

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